The Planning Center integration
that works both ways.

Pull your whole service into a beautiful page in 30 seconds — then capture prayer requests, first-time guests, and next steps right on the page and straight into Planning Center People.

Not on Planning Center? Preachly still works with manual pages, saved responses, email notifications, and custom database integration paths when needed.

Your service, in

Import your whole service in 30 seconds

Authorize Planning Center once, pick a plan, and Preachly.io builds the page for you — no copy-paste, no manual entry. Re-import anytime to refresh songs and scripture without touching your slides, notes, or analytics.

What comes across

Worship songs — with Spotify & Apple Music links
Scripture references — tapping into the Bible App
Series artwork at full resolution
Sermon title, speaker & service details
Any service type your church plans

Authorize → pick a plan → publish. Secure OAuth 2.0 — we never store your password.

Your people, out

A direct line to Planning Center People

Add a digital connect card to any page. When someone submits — a prayer request, “I’m new,” or a next step — it flows straight into the People database your team already lives in. Planning Center fills your page; now your page fills Planning Center.

What happens on submit

Creates or updates the person (deduped by email), with their note attached
Optionally routes them into the follow-up workflow you choose
Emails your team instantly — nothing slips through the cracks
No app, no login, no leaving the page

Built for first-time guests, prayer requests, and next steps. See digital connect cards →

~30s

Typical plan import

100%

Of your service data

Manual entry required

∞

Service plans you can import

Planning Center Online has become the industry-standard service planning platform for churches of all sizes, serving over 100,000 congregations worldwide. Its comprehensive toolkit — from planning worship sets to managing volunteer schedules — makes it the go-to choice for church operations teams.

The Preachly.io and Planning Center Online integration bridges the gap between planning and sharing. Once a service is planned in Planning Center Online, one click in Preachly.io imports all the essential data: worship songs with streaming links, scripture passages with Bible app references, series artwork, speaker names, and event details. No copy-pasting, no manual data entry, no version mismatches.

This integration saves churches time every single week. What used to take 10–15 minutes of manual data gathering and formatting now takes less than a minute. For a church holding multiple services per week, that's hours of staff time reclaimed annually. For busy pastors and worship leaders, it means more time on spiritual preparation and less on administrative overhead.

Security and privacy are built in. The integration uses industry-standard OAuth 2.0 authentication, meaning Preachly.io never stores your Planning Center password. You authorize once and can revoke access at any time directly from your Planning Center account, and we only access what's necessary.

And the integration runs both directions. Beyond importing your service, Preachly.io can send data back into Planning Center People. Add a Connect Card to any page — a prayer request, a "plan a visit," a next-steps form — and when someone submits, Preachly.io creates or updates that person in your Planning Center People (deduplicated by email), attaches their message as a note, and can drop them into the follow-up workflow of your choice. Your team is emailed instantly, so first-time guests and prayer needs are captured the moment they happen, right from the page your congregation is already looking at — no separate app, no login, no copy-pasting names into a spreadsheet.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does the Planning Center integration work both ways?

Yes. Beyond importing your service, Preachly.io captures responses back into Planning Center. Add a digital connect card to any page — a prayer request, first-time guest card, or next-steps form — and when someone submits, Preachly.io creates or updates that person in Planning Center People (deduplicated by email), saves their message as a note, can route them into a follow-up workflow, and emails your team instantly.

What is a digital connect card?

It's a form people fill out right on your Preachly.io page — no app, no login, no leaving the page. Use it for first-time guest cards, prayer requests, next steps, or serving interest. Every submission emails your team and, for Planning Center churches, lands in Planning Center People for follow-up.

How do first-time guests and prayer requests get into Planning Center People?

When someone submits a connect card, Preachly.io adds or updates them in Planning Center People automatically, attaches their note, and can drop them into the Planning Center workflow you choose so a team member is assigned to follow up. Churches without Planning Center still get an instant email and a saved record.

How does the Planning Center integration work?

Authorize Preachly.io via Planning Center OAuth and select your service plan. Preachly.io can typically import the available worship songs, scripture references, series artwork, speaker names, and event details in about 30 seconds. You can then review, customize, and publish.

What data gets imported from Planning Center?

Preachly.io imports worship songs with artist names (plus Spotify and Apple Music links), scripture references, series artwork at full resolution, sermon title and description, speaker information, event date/time, and all other plan details. If you upload sermon slides to Preachly.io, they appear alongside the imported data.

Is Preachly.io a replacement for Planning Center Online?

No. Preachly.io is the audience-facing distribution layer that Planning Center doesn't have. PCO is for planning your service internally — Preachly.io is for sharing it with your congregation instantly. They work together perfectly.

How long does the import really take?

The plan import itself typically takes about 30 seconds after authorization. Click 'Import from Planning Center', authenticate once, select a service plan, then review the imported details before publishing.

Is my Planning Center data secure?

Yes. We use OAuth 2.0 — the same standard used by Google, Stripe, and Microsoft. Preachly.io never stores your PCO credentials, only a revocable access token. You can disconnect anytime from your Planning Center settings.

Can you share sermon slides from Planning Center?

Planning Center doesn't host sermon slides — that's what Preachly.io does. You upload your sermon slides to Preachly.io alongside your imported PCO plan data, and your congregation gets everything in one shareable link or QR code.

How is Preachly.io different from Planning Center's Church Center?

Church Center is an internal member community inside Planning Center. Preachly.io is a public-facing, QR-code-scannable service companion. It works with any church (not just PCO users) and is built specifically for what happens after the service.

What if my church uses a different service planning tool?

Planning Center integration is our deepest native path today, but Preachly.io still works for churches using other planning tools or databases. You can build pages manually, connect cards still save and email every response, and custom database integrations are available when a church needs a direct connection.

Can I re-import a service plan to update it?

Yes. You can re-import the same PCO plan anytime to refresh the worship songs, scripture, or other details. Or import a different service plan — there's no limit to how many services you can import.

Do I lose my Preachly.io content if I re-import from Planning Center?

No. When you re-import, Preachly.io updates the PCO-linked data (songs, scripture, artwork) but preserves your uploaded sermon slides, notes, custom links, and analytics history.

The Planning Center integrationthat works both ways.