{"id":9449,"date":"2025-08-15T09:43:22","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T08:43:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=9449"},"modified":"2026-03-27T11:27:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T10:27:38","password":"","slug":"why-is-my-church-not-listed-in-the-finder","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/website-and-finder\/representing-my-church-finder\/why-is-my-church-not-listed-in-the-finder\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is my church not listed in the Finder?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The profile of your church is not yet displayed in the Finder? Here we explain why this is the case and how you can change it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">You already work with ChurchTools and have a valid licence?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Check if your profile is published<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open the <em>Public Relations<\/em> in your ChurchTools via the <em>Manage menu<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select your Church or Campus profile that you are missing in the Finder in the left-hand menu column.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If the selected profile is not yet published, you can do this by clicking on the <em>Publish<\/em> button.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"142\" src=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-13.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-13.png 940w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-13-300x45.png 300w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-13-768x116.png 768w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-13-360x54.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Your church doesn&#8217;t have ChurchTools yet?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Then get a <a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/website-and-finder\/representing-my-church-finder\/5-apply-for-free-finder-installation\/\" data-type=\"docs\" data-id=\"9437\">free Finder installation<\/a> to create your profile. You get this installation with a free Combo licence. As soon as you want to work more with ChurchTools, you can always pay for the plan that suits you best in your ChurchTools. All data will remain intact and you can simply continue to work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As soon as you have your ChurchTools, you can get started:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. <a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/website-and-finder\/public-relations\/7-create-and-edit-profile\/\" data-type=\"docs\" data-id=\"9512\">Create your profile<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Get it <a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/website-and-finder\/public-relations\/7-confirm-churchtools-installation-and-publish-profile\/\" data-type=\"docs\" data-id=\"9511\">verified and published<\/a><\/h3>\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\/representing-my-church-finder\/how-do-i-manage-our-public-finder-profile\/\">How to manage our public Finder profile?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/website-and-finder\/representing-my-church-finder\/how-to-get-a-free-churchtools-for-my-church-profile\/\">How to get a free ChurchTools for my church 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<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The profile of your church is not yet displayed in the Finder? Here we explain why this is the case and how you can change it. You already work with ChurchTools and have a valid licence? Check if your profile is published Your church doesn&#8217;t have ChurchTools yet? 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