Planning Center Calendar
Church management software
Church software
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$15 per month
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- Arts, entertainment, and recreation
- Public sector and nonprofit organizations
- Education and training
What is Planning Center Calendar
Planning Center Calendar is a church-focused scheduling and event calendar application used to plan services, ministries, and facility usage. It supports event creation, resource and room scheduling, and coordination across teams, and it integrates with other Planning Center modules for people, services, and communications workflows. The product is typically used by church administrators, ministry leaders, and operations teams that need a shared source of truth for events and availability.
Purpose-built church event planning
The product centers on church-specific scheduling needs such as recurring services, ministry events, and multi-team coordination. It supports organizing events with roles, assignments, and related details that are common in church operations. This focus reduces the need to adapt generic calendar tools for ministry workflows.
Integrates within Planning Center suite
Planning Center Calendar connects with other Planning Center products, enabling shared data and linked workflows across scheduling, people records, and service planning. This can reduce duplicate entry when events, volunteers, and service plans overlap. For churches already using Planning Center modules, Calendar typically fits into existing administration patterns.
Resource and facility scheduling
The product supports scheduling rooms and resources to help prevent double-booking and clarify availability. This is useful for churches managing multiple ministries, campuses, or shared spaces. Centralized scheduling can improve coordination between staff and volunteer leaders.
Not a full ChMS alone
Planning Center Calendar focuses on scheduling and does not replace broader church management functions by itself. Capabilities such as donations, member directory management, and mass messaging typically require additional modules or separate systems. Organizations seeking an all-in-one solution may need to assemble multiple components.
Best value inside ecosystem
Many benefits depend on using other Planning Center products and adopting its overall workflow. Churches using different systems for giving, communications, or member management may face integration or process gaps. This can increase the effort required to maintain consistent data across tools.
Limited for non-church use cases
The product’s structure and terminology are optimized for church operations rather than general-purpose event management. Organizations outside the church context may find features and workflows less aligned with their needs. Even within churches, highly customized scheduling requirements may require workarounds.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 managed room | Free | Unlimited events, unlimited resources, unlimited administrators; Calendar is free to create events and add admins. (Shown on official product page.) |
| 5 managed rooms | $15/mo. | Unlimited events, resources, and administrators. |
| 15 managed rooms | $32/mo. | Unlimited events, resources, and administrators. |
| 30 managed rooms | $69/mo. | Unlimited events, resources, and administrators. |
| 50 managed rooms | $115/mo. | Unlimited events, resources, and administrators. |
| 75 managed rooms | $179/mo. | Unlimited events, resources, and administrators. |
| (unnumbered) managed rooms | $239/mo. | Page shows an additional higher tier listed as “Managed rooms” with $239/mo; the page does not display the room-count label for this tier in the rendered HTML. |
Notes: Pricing is based on the number of rooms you manage; Calendar allows unlimited events at every tier. Pricing and free-trial terms are shown on Planning Center’s official site.
Seller details
Planning Center
Carlsbad, CA, USA
2006
Private
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