Planning Center Groups Reviews & Product Details

Planning Center Groups makes it easy to create and manage groups. It was also straightforward to implement and integrate into our church’s small-group experience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nothing specific comes to mind. Overall, we’ve had a good experience using Groups. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Easier for people to get connected to others in the church and find a group that fits their schedule and location. They don't have to contact anyone over the phone, they can just use their app to join a group. Also current groups are able to communicate with each other in there instead of using external software or the dreaded text chain. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nothing i dislike, but it can be frustrating for the end-user if there are no community groups available to join. that's on our end in needing to recruit more group leaders, but it is a reality and it can be a bad look. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I love that it integrates with Church Center and that you can have users take attendance, etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

We're a multi-site church, and you can only assign one campus to a certain group. It would be helpful if we could tag two campuses. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Works seamlessly with other Planning Center applications. Plenty of options and app provided for church members to communicate with each other through PCO. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Needs a few more features to make it as robust as it could be. Does require some training for new users, but their tutorial videos are very helpful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It connects with the database so it is easy to add people into the groups. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The events from registration don't sync well with groups. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The app works as intended. People can join groups (either public or private), leaders can text and email their members, and tracking assistance is a great bonus. As always, Planning Center support and team are always ready to help. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

This may not be an issue to most churches, but it was a dealbreaker for us. Long story short, our church encourages every member to open and lead a small group themselves, so they can preach the gospel in their neighborhoods, schools and workplaces. This mean that we have a lot (1000+) of active small groups.

While each leader could manage their group once it exists, creating them, sorting them, and finding them was like finding a needle in a haystack. The app has some filters, but none of them was tailored towards our needs.

Reports are good, but they only give a very general overview. Again, we need a way of filtering and reporting on a more specific level. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I can have members all in one place and contact them without using separate software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I haven't found anything yet that I dislike. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's easy to use and is a great way to keep our groups organized! We can use it for a variety of groups. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I would like to see the ability to email our groups through the church center app. Also, you can't put someone in a group without that individual having the ability to see that group on their church center app. Some groups we would like to use for church staff only and wish we could disable the ability for individuals to see that they are "in" that group. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I love having the ability to create groups for people and have a secure place for them to connect together and have all the information they need. Also being able to send out mass info to the right people who are always selected ahead of time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The interface can sometimes get frustrating to use and get used to, especially with 3 other planning services being similar but different at the same time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I love the most about Planning Center Groups is that I can put teams of people I manage into specific groups, I can then communicate via email with that specific group, I can create meeting times for those groups, and it makes it so much easier to manage my teams, also I love that the names and photos of the groups are customizable! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The only think I dislike about Planning Center Groups is that once in a while, one or two team members won't get an email I send, because their email address isn't considered valid, but I've only run into this once or twice, and could have even just been a fluke in the system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.