Your church account

Updated October 11, 2026

Members and friends are welcome

A website account helps you manage messages and giving. It does not establish formal church membership or grant access to the staff portal. Verified accounts matched to one active member household can view a limited member directory after setting a password.

Verification and matching

We send a single-use link to verify your email. Email verification links expire after 30 minutes. Phone verification uses a separate text code. If you choose to add a mobile number, we verify it separately by text. Verified contact details are matched to existing member or subscriber records so you can manage the corresponding subscriptions. Shared or conflicting records can be reviewed by staff. Ambiguous matches do not grant directory access. The member directory shows active household names, directory photos, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses to confirmed members for church fellowship; it excludes birthdays, children’s details, staff history, and subscription records.

Household directory privacy

In My Church, choose Directory privacy on your household card to hide your household from other members, or hide its address, email addresses, phone numbers, or photo. Authorized staff can manage the same settings in the staff directory and still see the full record for church administration. Your own household card remains available to you. These settings do not change notifications, membership, or giving. The member directory requires sign-in and a confirmed member match; it is not a public website directory.

One My Church login

Staff sign in with their existing staff username and password. After verifying their personal email, staff can connect notifications and giving to that login without a second password. An existing staff-to-member link can reuse unambiguous matching email and mobile details without another code. Missing staff fields can be filled from that member record; conflicting details are not overwritten. Otherwise connecting requires both a current staff sign-in and email verification. Email codes alone do not grant staff privileges. Staff passwords can be changed in the staff section, reset using the emailed link on My Church, or reset by an administrator.

Passwords and recovery

Members create a password after verification. We store a salted password hash, never the password itself. Returning visits can use your email and password. A fresh email verification link can authorize member password setup. The My Church sign-in page also offers an emailed password reset link for eligible member and staff accounts. Reset links expire after 30 minutes, can be used once, and are replaced by newer requests. Shared or ambiguous email addresses require administrator help. Changing your password signs out other devices. Directory access is checked against current member records on every request.

Your notification choices

Creating an account does not subscribe you to announcements. Existing subscriptions are preserved; you can update them after sign-in. When both email and texts are enabled, normal announcements use email and urgent announcements also use text. If only text is enabled, normal announcements may be sent by text. Text frequency varies; message and data rates may apply. Reply STOP to stop texts. Contact the church for help reconnecting a stopped number.

Giving

Gifts made while signed in are associated with your account. Stripe handles card details. Earlier or guest gifts are managed through Stripe verification, rather than being automatically imported based only on an email match. See our giving privacy and terms.

Account records

The church stores your verified contact details, account name, subscription choices, verification and access records, and links to matching church records. Essential cookies keep you signed in. Selecting “Remember me on this device” keeps that sign-in for up to one year, including after closing the browser or app. Signing out, clearing cookies or app data, password resets, or account access changes can end it sooner. Leave this option off on shared devices. Account information is restricted to you and authorized administrators. Records are retained as needed to provide these services, document subscription choices, prevent abuse, and meet church recordkeeping obligations.

For corrections, account closure, or questions, contact Christ Lutheran Church, 5245 Hadley Road, Goodrich, MI 48438. Never send sign-in codes or payment card details through the contact form.