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Sync with Planning Center

Two-way integration with PCO for people, lists, notes, and automated form processing.

“Connect with Planning Center and track Pastoral Care”

— What churches tell us they need

How it works in CareNote

CareNote offers deep integration with Planning Center Online. Connect once, and your people, lists, and forms flow seamlessly between systems.

Setting up the integration

1

Connect your PCO account

Go to Team Settings and click “Connect Planning Center” to authorize via OAuth

2

Import your people

CareNote syncs your PCO People database automatically

3

Configure form automations

Go to Admin → PCO Forms to set up automatic care request creation from form submissions

What syncs

People (PCO → CareNote)

Profiles sync from Planning Center People, keeping contact info and demographics up to date.

Lists (PCO → CareNote)

PCO Lists sync to CareNote, so you can import groups like “Shut-ins” or “New Members” automatically.

Notes (CareNote → PCO)

Care updates can optionally sync back to Planning Center as notes, keeping PCO as your system of record.

Forms (PCO → CareNote)

Form submissions automatically create care requests. Map form fields to categories and assignees.

What you get

  • One-click OAuth connection to Planning Center
  • Automatic people sync—no duplicate data entry
  • Form automation for prayer requests, care needs, etc.
  • Notes sync back to PCO
  • List import for targeted care groups

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