Church general settings

Quick start

1. Open Settings → General (/settings/church). Church admins only.
2. In the General section, update your Church name and Denomination.
3. Click Save changes when the button becomes active.
4. Scroll to Preferred Bible translations and select the translations your church uses.
5. Click Save changes in the Bibles section.
6. Under Presenting, choose what Start does when preview is not on the first slide, then click Save changes.

You should see a success toast after each save, and your church-wide preferences should be active.

Deep dive

Who can edit

Only church admins can open and save Church general settings. Members see an admins-only message on this page.

General section

The General card contains:

• Church name — required; shown across WorshipDeck for your organization
• Denomination — optional dropdown; helps align content defaults where applicable

Save changes stays disabled until you modify a field (dirty state). The name cannot be empty.

Each section has its own Save changes button — saving General does not save Bibles, and vice versa.

Preferred Bible translations

The Preferred Bible translations section lists available translations. Select every version your church commonly uses.

These preferences are shared with every member of your church. When someone inserts scripture in a presentation, WorshipDeck uses these translations as defaults.

Use the picker to add or remove translations, then click Save changes.

Presenting

The Presenting section controls what happens when an operator clicks Start while preview is not on the first slide:

Option	Behavior
Start from beginning	Starts live from the first slide
Start from current slide	Starts live from the slide currently selected in preview
Ask every time	Opens Start from where? so the operator chooses

Choose one option, then click Save changes. This setting applies across the church. An operator can also select Don't ask me again in the start dialog to save a choice here.

After you save

Changes apply immediately for new scripture inserts, church-wide displays of your church name, and future live starts. Existing presentation content is not automatically rewritten.

Preferred translations feed Bible pickers in the presentation editor, sermon notes, and verse insert flows. See Sermon notes overview for manuscript and AI workflows.

Related setup

Use Getting started for the full Get ready checklist. After general settings, invite your team under Members. See Settings overview for the recommended setup order.

Tips

• Set preferred Bibles before your team builds sermon or scripture slides — saves rework later.
• Choose your denomination; it can improve catalog defaults and AI context.
• If you change your church name, notify your team so they recognize the organization in WorshipDeck.
• You can return anytime to add more Bible translations as your church adopts new versions.
• Use Ask every time when operators sometimes rehearse from the middle but normally start services from the beginning.

[!note] Profile, security, and appearance are personal account settings — not covered here. Open them from the Account group in Settings.

Troubleshooting

Save changes is disabled

• Edit at least one field in that section. The button enables only when there are unsaved changes.

I cannot open Church settings

• Confirm you are a church Admin. Ask another admin to update your role under Members.

Bible translations do not appear in the picker

• Contact WorshipDeck support if expected translations are missing from the catalog.

Changes did not stick after save

• Wait for the success toast, then refresh the page. If the problem continues, check your network connection and try again.