Realm 101
What Is Realm?
It’s the digital portal to your church life.
Realm is the digital heartbeat of our community. It’s a tool built for churches that connects us and keeps us organized, together.
No more hunting for someone’s phone number or your giving statements. With Realm, it’s all in one place!
With Realm you can:
- Manage your church life with ease.
- Simplify everything, from giving to event registration.
- Access member directories and giving statements, update your info, and stay connected to participating groups.
It’s a great way to share our church life – together.
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Realm Connect App
Want to Access Realm?
It’s easy!
Access Realm through your smartphone or on your computer.
Get the app: Download the free Realm Connect App onto your iPhone or Android phone. It’s the easiest way to connect.
On your computer. Don’t like using apps? That’s OK! You can log in online at onrealm.org/BradleyHillsChurch.
Is It Private?
Realm is safe, private, and secure.
Realm is a highly respected and secure platform used by thousands of churches. Our church’s portal was developed just for Bradley Hills. Your data is not public or searchable on the internet.
- Just for us: Your information can only be seen by Bradley Hills members.
- Access is controlled: Only church members invited by staff can join.
- You control your privacy: You decide what information to share and with whom. By default, only your groups and staff can see your contact and personal information. You decide whether to share it with the entire church.
Visit privacy in Realm for more information.
How Do I Get Signed Up?
The Church Office starts the process.
BHPC staff will set up a Realm account for you. You need an email invitation to sign in the first time and set up your password.
New members. You will automatically receive an email invitation to sign in.
Existing members who haven’t signed in. If you’ve never signed in to your Realm account and set up your password, email Kristen Abbott for an email invitation or contact the Church Office at 301-365-2850.
Already set up your password? Your account is waiting for you! Sign in anytime on our Realm page. Tip: There’s a “Forgot Your Password” link once you click on “Sign In.”
What Should I Do First?
Set up your profile.
The first thing you should do is check and update your profile. Then you’ll be up-to-date and ready to connect.
Here’s how:
- Find your profile. Click on your name and go to MY PROFILE.
- Add a photograph. Upload a personal or family photograph — it’s a great way for people to find you at church. Tip: Use your family photo for every member of your family. Makes for a quick set up.
- Check your profile Information. Use EDIT PROFILE to verify or update your contact and personal information.
- Manage your privacy. Under your profile, use MANAGE PRIVACY to set the information you want to share with the congregation.
- Edit family member profiles. You can update your family information too, using the steps above.
What About Giving?
Realm simplifies giving.
Realm makes giving easy and safe. With Realm, you can quickly:
- Make one-time or recurring donations.
- Manage pledges and event payments.
- View and update your giving history.
- Print out statements.
All your electronic gifts are automatically recorded, keeping your giving records organized and accessible.
Is Realm on Our Website?
A link to Realm is on the bottom of every page.
Realm is represented by a “cloud” icon on Bradley Hills’ website.
Look for the Realm logo at the footer on every page.
More Realm How-Tos
Change Your Privacy Settings. To control your privacy settings in Realm, sign in to your account. In the upper right corner, click on your Profile, and then choose PRIVACY.
Forgot your Password? Go to our Realm page, click on SIGN IN, and then FORGOT MY PASSWORD.
Manage Notifications. Sign into your account, and click on your name in the upper right. Use NOTIFICATION SETTINGS to choose how often you receive notifications from your groups.
We recommend setting notifications to NEW CONTENT ONLY, but you may also opt for DAILY DIGEST, which consolidates all email activity into one email per day.
Privacy in Realm
You may have privacy concerns about the information you provide and the safety of your data in Realm. We wish to put your mind at ease.
Your information is your information.
- You have complete control over who can see your contact and personal information.
- Contact information is never public or searchable on the internet. Any information you elect to make visible to your church family is always protected behind a log-in.
- Only authorized staff will have access to your profile information.
- You and certain authorized staff may update your profile information. In some cases, your group leader may update your contact information if you have made it visible to group leaders.
- For safety reasons, sharing contact and personal information for children under 18 is limited. Parents determine whether or not to display their child’s name in the church directory.
- Children under 13 may not participate and will not be able to sign in.
What people may see. By default, the viewing of your contact and personal information is limited to members of groups you are in, group leaders, and staff members.
If you choose to, however, you can make your information visible to the entire church.
If you prefer to be more private, you can customize how people see specific information, both in your contact information and your personal information.
• Contact Information: Name, Address, Phones, and Email.
• Personal Information: Marital Status, Family Position, Member Status.
You also have the option of sharing your birthday, gender, allergy information, and skills with people in your church.
Note: If you are a group leader or host an event, certain contact information may be visible regardless of the settings you choose.
How to change your privacy settings. To control your privacy settings in Realm, sign in to your account. In the upper right corner, click on your Profile and then choose PRIVACY.
Have more questions or concerns? Email Kristen Abbott or contact the Church Office at 301-365-2850.
