{"id":97294,"date":"2020-11-19T12:46:40","date_gmt":"2020-11-19T10:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/help\/non-knowledgebase\/uncategorized\/migrate-existing-churchtools-to-digital-church-management\/"},"modified":"2026-10-15T09:32:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T07:32:48","password":"","slug":"migrate-existing-churchtools-to-digital-church-management","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/framework-agreement-partner\/evangelical-regional-church-in-wuerttemberg\/migrate-existing-churchtools-to-digital-church-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Migrate Existing ChurchTools to Digital Church Management"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This guide explains how ChurchTools administrators from congregations of the Evangelical Regional Church in W\u00fcrttemberg can migrate existing ChurchTools systems to Digital Congregation Management.<\/span><\/p>\n\n

My congregation already uses ChurchTools\u2014how can we continue to use it<\/strong><\/span>? <\/strong><\/span> <\/h2>\n\n

The existing ChurchTools system needs to be migrated to the ELKW portal. In this article, we’ll show you how to do that. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n

Can I continue to use ChurchTools via the same link as before?<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n\n

No, once you have accessed ChurchTools via the Digital Parish Management system on the ELKW portal, you will no longer be able to access it using the previous link\u2014only through the ELKW portal. People who access it as before (i.e., not through Digital Parish Management) can continue to use the existing link. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n

Integration with Digital Municipal Management<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n

The following steps explain how to integrate your existing ChurchTools with Digital Church Management.<\/span><\/p>\n\n

Step 1: <\/strong><\/span>In order for your ChurchTools to be connected to the Digital Congregation Management system, the Evangelical Regional Church requires a statement of consent from you. This statement must confirm that the current URL (the link to your ChurchTools) may be moved. This will ensure that your ChurchTools is accessible in the future both to external users and through the Digital Congregation Management system. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n

Please send an e-mail to gemeindemanagement@elk-wue.de<\/a> that includes the following:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n