About Attendance

The Attendance portion of Church Windows is an easy and powerful way to keep track of attendance at Church functions and for Church Groups and Classes. Attendance Entry for a specific Group, Class, or Event is simply a matter of "check marking" the names of those who attended that day. To learn how to get started, see Attendance Setup.  

This component of the software can do several things, it can:

• Record the names of the people who attended Events or Groups / Classes.
• Track the total attendance at Events or Groups / Classes (since the "head count" often differs from the number of names you have).
• Record an additional facet of people's attendance at an Event, such as whether or not they participated in Communion.
• You may also Re-label Permanent Fields including "Communion" and use it for anything else you'd like to track.
• Copy Attendance from one date / Event / Group / Class to another — you do not have to re-select each person who attended on the new date, so you save time and keystrokes!
• Track up to six items of Additional Information for a Group / Class, such as how many children learned their Bible verses for the day, or how many people brought their Bibles to class.
• Maintain General Meeting Notes about that Event or Group / Class: perhaps you will comment on how well the class went, or whether or not you had good participation in the discussions or activities. You might make a note of the major items of discussion at a committee meeting, or note that Mr. or Mrs. XXX appears to be an effective group leader.
• Identify Lesson Studied so you can track topics or Bible verses used as the basis for class.
• Identify Attendance Factors — things that might have affected attendance at this Event, or Group / Class meeting. Was there inclement weather? Perhaps it was a holiday weekend?
• Advance Groups / Classes to move people from one class to the next efficiently.
• Produce Attendance Reports on individuals attending, group totals, those who have not attended within a given time frame and more.
  
  

What is the difference between an Event and a Group / Class?

• An Event is something that everyone in the People database is eligible to attend, such as Sunday worship or a concert.
• People are enrolled in a Group or Class, although a not-enrolled individual may also attend.
• Before you can record attendance you must begin by Add Groups / Classes and you must Add, Edit, or Delete Events.