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Get Your Church Started with B1

A complete onboarding guide for new churches — from creating your account to importing your member directory and configuring your first features. Follow these steps in order to get your church up and running on B1.

Before You Begin

  • A valid email address
  • Your church logo and branding assets (colors, images) — recommended but not required to start

Step 1: Create Your Account​

Register your church and become the first administrator.

Follow the Create Account guide to:

  1. Go to b1.church and register with your email
  2. Verify your email address
  3. Choose "Create a new church" and enter your church name
  4. You automatically become the Domain Admin with full access to everything

Step 2: Configure Church Settings​

Enter your church's basic information and branding.

Follow the Church Settings guide to:

  1. Enter your church name, address, phone number, and email
  2. Set your subdomain (this becomes yourchurch.b1.church)
  3. Upload your church logo and images
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Your subdomain appears in your website URL and giving page URL, so choose something short and recognizable (e.g., "grace" for Grace Community Church).

Step 3: Set Up Roles & Invite Your Team​

Control who has access to what and bring your team on board.

Follow the Roles & Permissions guide to:

  1. Create roles for your team (e.g., "Pastor", "Office Admin", "Finance Team", "Worship Leader")
  2. Assign specific permissions to each role so people only see what they need
  3. Invite team members by adding them and assigning roles
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You don't have to do everything yourself. Invite your office staff, pastors, and ministry leaders early so they can help set up their areas.

Step 4: Import Your People​

Bring your existing member directory into B1.

Follow the Importing Data guide. You have two options:

  1. CSV Upload — export from your current system or spreadsheet, format as CSV, upload to B1
  2. Breeze Migration — one-click import that brings over people, photos, groups, donations, and attendance
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Migrating from Breeze? The import tool brings everything over in one step — people, photos, groups, donations, and attendance history. It's the fastest way to get started.

Step 5: Configure the Mobile App​

Customize the B1 Mobile app experience for your congregation.

Follow the Mobile App Settings guide to:

  1. Customize which tabs appear in the B1 Mobile app for your members
  2. Set tab names, icons, and types (Bible, Live Stream, Donation, Website, etc.)
  3. Control which features are visible to your congregation

Step 6: Start Setting Up Features​

Now that your foundation is in place, follow these guides to set up specific features:

You're Done!​

Your church is set up on B1. Your team has access, your people are imported, and you're ready to start using the features that matter most to your ministry. Explore the feature guides above to set up each area.