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Track Church Attendance

Set up attendance tracking for your services and groups — from configuring campuses and service times, to recording attendance manually or via the self-service check-in app, to viewing trends in reports. By the end, you'll have a complete picture of who's attending and when.

Before You Begin

Step 1: Configure Campuses & Services​

Define where and when your church meets.

Follow the Attendance Setup guide to:

  1. Add your campus (e.g., "Main Campus")
  2. Add service times (e.g., "Sunday 9:00 AM", "Sunday 11:00 AM", "Wednesday 7:00 PM")
  3. Assign groups to each service time to define what classes/ministries meet during that service

Step 2: Enable Group Attendance Tracking​

Turn on attendance tracking for the groups you want to monitor.

Follow the Creating Groups guide to:

  1. Edit each group you want to track and turn on "Track Attendance"
  2. Associate groups with service times so attendance is recorded against the right service
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Not every group needs attendance tracking. Enable it for groups where you want to monitor participation — children's classes, small groups, Sunday school, etc.

Step 3: Record Attendance Manually​

Check off who attended each service and group.

Follow the Tracking Attendance guide to:

  1. Navigate to Attendance, select the date and service
  2. Check off who attended each group
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Manual tracking works great for adult services, small groups, and any situation where a check-in kiosk isn't practical.

Step 4: Set Up Self Check-In (Optional)​

Let members check themselves in using a tablet kiosk.

Follow the Check-In guide to:

  1. Install the B1 Checkin app on a tablet for self-service check-in
  2. Members search for their name and check in themselves and their family
  3. Check-in attendance records appear alongside manually entered records — no difference in the data
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For a complete children's ministry setup including hardware and printer configuration, see the Children's Check-In Guide.

Step 5: View Attendance Reports​

See the big picture of participation across your church.

Follow the Attendance Reports guide. Three report views are available:

  1. Attendance Trend — see attendance over time to spot growth or decline
  2. Group Attendance — compare totals across groups
  3. Daily Group Attendance — day-by-day breakdown for detailed analysis
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Reports combine both manually recorded and self-check-in attendance. There's no difference in how the data appears — both methods feed into the same reports.

You're Done!​

Your attendance tracking is set up. Whether you record attendance manually, use the check-in app, or both — all the data flows into the same reports so you have a clear picture of participation across your church.