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# Member Directory connects your church

> Members can browse a privacy-first church directory, control what they share, and staff can manage households, approvals, and reminders.

# Member Directory connects your church

*June 27, 2026*

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The Member Directory gives each church a privacy-first way for members to find and connect with one another.

## What's New

* Members can browse and search the church directory from the mobile app, and keep browsing offline from the last list they loaded.
* Member profiles show only what each person has chosen to share.
* Contact details, location, birthday, and household are private by default.
* Members control their own visibility: a master directory switch, whole-profile visibility (everyone, leaders only, or hidden), and per-field settings — reachable from both the directory and the profile page.
* Members can open a household to see a family together, and see a "Birthdays this week" view.
* Members can set a profile photo and see their household (read-only) when editing their profile.
* When a church requires approval, sensitive profile edits are submitted for staff review with a clear confirmation, while other changes save right away.
* Staff can configure the directory, manage households (adding members by searching for them by name or email), and designate directory leaders from the web dashboard.
* Staff can require approval for sensitive profile edits and review them in a change-request queue.
* Churches can opt in to a daily birthday and anniversary digest for directory leaders.
* Children are excluded from the directory by default.

## Why This Matters

Connection is hard when people can't find each other, but a directory shouldn't come at the cost of privacy. The Member Directory lets members reach the right person while staying in control of what they share — and gives staff the tools to keep households organized and sensitive changes reviewed.