Native Planning Center sync

Make it easier to welcome first-time guests

Turn guest Wi-Fi check-ins into useful church guest records. Connect submitted contacts to Planning Center and see repeat check-ins over time.

Built for church hospitality teams · UniFi integration · Planning Center People

The visitor loop

A guest submits their contact information to connect. Later check-ins help your team recognize repeat visits. The examples below use sample data.

Welcome! Join our guest Wi-Fi
First name
Email or phone
Connect
First visit — contact captured
PLANNING CENTER · PEOPLE
✓ Checked People for a match
+ New person created: Sarah M. (sample guest)
✉ Email & phone attached
📝 Note: “Checked in via guest Wi-Fi”
Existing matching contact? Reuse its People record.
Saved to your church’s account
Welcome back, Sarah! (demo)
Her submitted contact matches a previous check-in — shown as a returning guest.
Next Sunday — another guest check-in

New vs returning, every week

Review submitted guest check-ins by week, with first-time and returning contacts clearly separated.

Sample dataat a glance
412check-ins
37first-time
375returning
Returning First-timeSix Sundays, one glance.

Everything the loop needs

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Capture guest check-ins

Name and email or phone, collected in the connect flow they were doing anyway. No app, no QR card, no follow-up begging.

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Planning Center matching

When Planning Center is connected, each submitted check-in is matched against People by email or phone; existing contacts are reused and new ones can be created with a visit note. Sync status stays visible.

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Understand repeat check-ins

See when submitted guest contacts appear again. These records show portal activity, not everyone in the building or a complete attendance count.

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Guest dashboard

First-time and returning guests each week, return rate, guest journey and arrival times, with weekly return cohorts in Reports.

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Your brand on the splash

Live design editor with a real-time phone preview — photo backgrounds, colors, a verse, your logo.

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BYO UniFi or preconfigured

Configure a supported UniFi network with our setup guide, or ask about a $399 pre-configured UniFi Express. Confirm availability and compatibility before ordering.

Get started in three steps

  1. 1

    Connect Planning Center

    Connect with OAuth when configured, or a personal access token. Import members to match their submitted email or phone.

  2. 2

    Point your router at us

    A personalized setup guide covers your UniFi connection — firewall rule, hotspot, walled garden, and a real-device test.

  3. 3

    Design your splash

    Logo, colors, photo, a verse — the live editor previews the real portal as you type. Guests see it next connect.

Sharing a building with another congregation?

An approved weekly schedule can switch the portal between congregations on a shared network. Each church keeps separate branding, guest records and Planning Center credentials.

How shared buildings work

Simple pricing

Start with a free 30-day Standard trial. No card required. Online checkout isn't open yet: to continue after your trial, email hello@churchportalkit.com and we'll confirm your plan and price in writing before anything is charged.

Starter

$19/mo
  • 1 campus · 1 SSID
  • 200 identified contacts/month
  • Usage warnings; no guest cutoff or automatic overage fees
  • Planning Center sync
  • Live design editor
Start free

Pro

$79/mo
  • Unlimited campuses & SSIDs
  • Everything in Standard
  • API access for your workflows
Start free

Optional hardware: pre-configured UniFi Express — $399 one-time, software billed separately; ordered by email while online ordering is unavailable, with availability confirmed first. Monthly subscriptions; annual billing is not available.

Know who was new — and who came back

Connect submitted guest contacts to Planning Center and track repeat check-ins. Starting this Sunday.

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