--- title: How to create and edit our public profile? description: "In your public profile, you give people an impression of your church community. Here you can share important information and briefly describe who you are and what makes you special. To create or edit public profiles, go to [Public Relations](https://staging.churchtools.academy/en/help/website-and-finder/public-relations/overview-of-public-relations/)…" url: "https://staging.churchtools.academy/en/help/website-and-finder/public-relations/how-to-create-and-edit-our-public-profile/" updated: "2026-03-27" category: Public Relations tags: - screenshot missing/outdated --- # How to create and edit our public profile? In your public profile, you give people an impression of your church community. Here you can share important information and briefly describe who you are and what makes you special. To create or edit public profiles, go to [Public Relations](https://staging.churchtools.academy/en/help/website-and-finder/public-relations/overview-of-public-relations/) in your ChurchTools. ## 1. Call up church profile and campuses profiles Under *Public profiles* (1) you will find your *church profile* (2) and your *campuses profiles* (3) if you have created additional [campuses](https://staging.churchtools.academy/en/help/system-settings/general-system-settings/how-do-i-create-and-edit-a-location/) in the *system settings*. [![](https://staging.churchtools.academy/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Public-profiles-Settings-CleanShot-2025-09-03-at-15.11.49@2x.png)](https://staging.churchtools.academy/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Public-profiles-Settings-CleanShot-2025-09-03-at-15.11.49@2x.png) ## 2. Store information in the profiles If community information is already stored in the *system settings*, you will find it here in your profile. If you change something, these changes will be applied in both directions. ### URL (community profile only) The URL of your community profile is automatically suggested as `find.church.tools/beispielkirche`. If you would like to use a different URL, you can edit it here. Only lowercase letters from a-z, numbers and hyphens are allowed. Do not use umlauts, special characters or spaces. If the URL you are entering is already taken, you will be notified immediately. ### General information In the first block you enter the name and abbreviation of your church. The *full name* is displayed at login, among other things. The *abbreviated name* appears, for example, in the top left of the blue menu bar and in the subject of system emails. The *abbreviation* of a campus is used in the list of people, for example. You can add and edit your *logo* and an appealing *cover image* in the next section. While the logo appears in various places, the cover image is mainly used in the [ChurchTools Finder](https://find.church.tools). The *address* you enter here will be displayed on a map in the [ChurchTools Finder](https://find.church.tools). In the last block of this section, you can enter contact details such as your *website*, *e-mail address* and *telephone number*. ### About your community In the *short introduction*, you can describe your congregation in up to 800 characters. You can also indicate whether your congregation belongs to a particular *denomination* and select whether it *belongs* to an association, federation, regional church or diocese (see note). Choose up to three appropriate *tags* that describe your community well. **Note** If your federation, association etc. is missing from our selection list, please send an e-mail to our [support](https://contact.church.tools) team. ### Social media links Enter the links to your social media platforms here. You can of course sort the list according to your preferences. ### Regular church services Here you have the opportunity to enter the day of the week, interval and time for your *regular church services*. You can also enter a brief comment about the service. In the next block you can add the average *number of visitors per service* and a *picture*. Below this, you can link to suitable *group homepages*. Information on group homepages can be found in our guide [How do I customize the group homepage of my parent group?](https://staging.churchtools.academy/en/help/churchtools-modules/settings-groups/how-do-i-customize-the-group-homepage-of-my-parent-group/) ### Gallery You can add and sort up to 8 pictures in your gallery to show who you are and what you are up to. ChurchTools arranges the pictures for you depending on which display device they are shown on. ### Presented group homepages Here you can link and sort group homepages for easy contact and registration for events. ### Presented persons In the last section, you have the option of adding individual *people* to your community to introduce them. You can also enter an appealing *title* that will be displayed above the people in the public profile. #### Article to read more - [How to customize the group homepage of my parent group?](https://staging.churchtools.academy/en/help/churchtools-modules/settings-groups/how-do-i-customize-the-group-homepage-of-my-parent-group/) - [How to manage our public Finder profile?](https://staging.churchtools.academy/en/help/website-and-finder/representing-my-church-finder/how-do-i-manage-our-public-finder-profile/) - [How to verify our profile for a test system or free system?](https://staging.churchtools.academy/en/help/website-and-finder/public-relations/how-do-i-verify-our-profile-for-a-test-system-or-free-system/)