{"id":9437,"date":"2025-08-28T10:25:05","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T09:25:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=9437"},"modified":"2025-09-16T08:04:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T07:04:32","password":"","slug":"how-to-get-a-free-churchtools-for-my-church-profile","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/website-and-finder\/representing-my-church-finder\/how-to-get-a-free-churchtools-for-my-church-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"How to get a free ChurchTools for my church profile?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Would you like to publish a profile for your church in the Finder, but don&#8217;t want to work with ChurchTools beyond that? <br>We offer you a ChurchTools system with a free combo license.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to work more with ChurchTools at a later date, you can book the right plan for you in your system at any time for a fee. All data will be retained and you can simply continue working.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Apply for a free ChurchTools system<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>First get a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ccp.church.tools\/register?cta=finder\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/ccp.church.tools\/register?cta=finder\">free ChurchTools system <\/a><\/strong>you can create your Finder profile with. Fill in all the required fields. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You will then receive an e-mail with the <strong>access data<\/strong> for your ChurchTools system. Remember to change your password the first time you log in. <\/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:#3e70ce;border-left-width:0.5rem;background-color:#f3f5f7;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>Note<\/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 like, register for the <strong>test phase of your ChurchTools website<\/strong> in the same step. With ChurchTools Website, you can easily present your church in your own individual way using ready-made layouts. You can use the editor to display people, groups and dates on the website with just a few clicks and update them directly from ChurchTools.  <\/p>\n<\/aside>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Create profile, verify system and have it published<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As soon as you have logged in, you can get started. <a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/website-and-finder\/public-relations\/how-do-i-create-and-edit-our-public-profile\/\">Create your profile<\/a> and show people who you are and how you live your community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you have completed your profile, click on the <a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/website-and-finder\/public-relations\/how-do-i-verify-our-profile-for-a-test-system-or-free-system\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/de\/help\/website-und-finder\/oeffentlichkeitsarbeit\/wie-verifiziere-ich-unser-profil-fur-ein-testsystem-oder-kostenloses-system\/\">Verify and publish<\/a> button to have your system checked and your community profile published in the Finder.<\/p>\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<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Read more<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/website-and-finder\/public-relations\/how-do-i-create-and-edit-our-public-profile\/\">How to create and edit our public profile?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/website-and-finder\/public-relations\/how-do-i-verify-our-profile-for-a-test-system-or-free-system\/\">How to verify our profile for a test system or free system?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/website-and-finder\/first-steps-website\/getting-started-with-churchtools-website\/\">Getting started with ChurchTools Website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Would you like to publish a profile for your church in the Finder, but don&#8217;t want to work with ChurchTools beyond that? 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