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Basics

User Account​

5 Types of Records​

There are 5 closely-related records which are primary in MinistryPlatform:

Contact - Everyone. Holds personal information such as gender, birthday, mobile phone, email. Household - Almost Everyone. Holds information such as multiple contacts, physical address, home phone and congregation. Donor - Anyone who has given money. Holds information such as Donations, pledges. Participant - Anyone involved in the life of the Church. Holds information such as participation in Groups and Events. User - Anyone who creates an account online or those who have right to the platform. Holds username and password.

As long as a contact is added using the Add/Edit Family tool they will get a contact record, participant record, and a household record.