{"id":37477,"date":"2025-11-10T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/help\/non-knowledgebase\/uncategorized\/how-do-i-create-a-new-group\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T11:16:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T10:16:59","password":"","slug":"how-do-i-create-a-new-group","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/churchtools-modules\/gruppen-meine-gruppe\/how-do-i-create-a-new-group\/","title":{"rendered":"How to create a new Group?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>To organise how people in your church get together and work together, you can create groups in ChurchTools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To do this, navigate to the <em><strong>Groups module<\/strong><\/em> (1) and click on <em><strong>+ Create group<\/strong><\/em> (2).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Groups_Create-group.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Groups_Create-group-1024x196.png\" alt=\"Groups - Create group\" class=\"wp-image-44020\" srcset=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Groups_Create-group-1024x196.png 1024w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Groups_Create-group-300x57.png 300w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Groups_Create-group-768x147.png 768w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Groups_Create-group-1536x293.png 1536w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Groups_Create-group-360x69.png 360w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Groups_Create-group.png 1770w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then fill in all the information about your new group: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>(1) Title of the group<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(2) What type of group does the group belong to?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(3) Which campus does the group belong to (optional)?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(4) To which category does the group belong (optional)?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(5) Should the group be assigned to a parent group (optional)? The campus of the parent group will be displayed. This makes it easier for you to select if you have parent groups with the same title in multiple campuses.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(6) For whom should the group be visible (optional)?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(7) What status should the group have?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(8) What role should be automatically assigned to you when creating the group (optional)?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Groups_Create-group_parameter.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"904\" height=\"892\" src=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Groups_Create-group_parameter.png\" alt=\"Groups - Create group - parameter\" class=\"wp-image-44022\" style=\"width:544px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Groups_Create-group_parameter.png 904w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Groups_Create-group_parameter-300x296.png 300w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Groups_Create-group_parameter-768x758.png 768w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Groups_Create-group_parameter-360x355.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 904px) 100vw, 904px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you have entered everything, save (8) your new group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group ct-box ct-box-blue has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-002f1c27 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:8px;border-left-color:#22c55e;border-left-width:0.5rem;background-color:#dcfce7;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0.5rem;margin-right:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0rem;margin-left:0.5rem\"><strong>Tipp<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0rem;margin-right:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0.5rem;margin-left:0.5rem\">If you don&#8217;t yet know what is behind group types, group visibility or group statuses, etc., take a look at our help pages on these topics:<br>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/churchtools-modules\/basics-groups\/how-do-i-manage-group-types\/\" data-type=\"docs\" data-id=\"7232\">How to manage group types?<\/a><br>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/churchtools-modules\/basics-groups\/what-is-the-hierarchy\/\" data-type=\"docs\" data-id=\"7200\">What is the hierarchy?<\/a><br>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/churchtools-modules\/basics-groups\/what-are-the-group-visibilities-and-what-do-they-do\/\" data-type=\"docs\" data-id=\"7207\">What are group visibilities and what do they do?<\/a><br>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/churchtools-modules\/basics-groups\/what-are-group-statuses-and-what-effects-do-they-have\/\" data-type=\"docs\" data-id=\"7208\">What are group statuses and what effects do they have?<\/a><br>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/churchtools-modules\/basics-groups\/what-are-castors-and-what-can-i-use-them-for\/\" data-type=\"docs\" data-id=\"7210\">What are roles and what can I use them for?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group ct-artikel-zum-weiterlesen has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-89fd719a wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:8px;background-color:#f9fafb;margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:24px;padding-top:32px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:32px;padding-left:24px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Read more<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/churchtools-modules\/about-the-groups-module\/what-are-group-types-and-what-can-i-use-them-for\/\" data-type=\"docs\" data-id=\"35586\">What are group types and what can I use them for?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/churchtools-modules\/basics-groups\/how-do-i-manage-group-types\/\" data-type=\"docs\" data-id=\"36635\">How to manage group types?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/churchtools-modules\/about-the-groups-module\/what-are-castors-and-what-can-i-use-them-for\/\" data-type=\"docs\" data-id=\"36630\">What are roles and what can I use them for?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To organise how people in your church get together and work together, you can create groups in ChurchTools. To do this, navigate to the Groups module (1) and click on + Create group (2). Then fill in all the information about your new group: Once you have entered everything, save (8) your new group. 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