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Switch your plan on so you can publish and send

Until your plan is on, Aligned Church lets you build but not go live: publishing your site, sending texts and emails, connecting accounts and importing your people all wait for it. Switching it on takes a card on file and about two minutes, and the card isn't charged today.

About 2 minutes Part of Aligned ChurchUpdated September 29, 2026
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Press **Add your card** on your Getting set up checklist

1/4 · Press Add your card on your Getting set up checklist

Before you start: You're your church's account owner, and you've made the giving choice (Aligned Giving or bring your own) in Setup.
  1. 3Enter your card in the secure formYour card is saved, not charged. The numbers go straight into the secure form and never reach Aligned.

Good to know

  • A card on file switches your plan on. The $0 price is its own thing: it comes once your Aligned Giving is set up, meaning approved and able to take gifts. Settings → Plan always shows where you stand, and nothing changes without an email first.
  • Need longer to get giving set up? On the Aligned Giving path, the email Aligned sends before any first charge has a one-time button that gives you 30 more days.
  • Change your modules or cancel any time in Settings → Plan. There's no contract.
  • Only the account owner can activate. A staff member who tries is asked to check with the owner.

If it’s not working

Save my card & activate stays grey

Tick I accept the Aligned Church plan terms. above it. If the card form still says it's loading, give it a moment: the button wakes up once the secure form is ready.

It says “The card was not accepted, so nothing was charged.”

Check the number, expiry and ZIP and try again, or use a different card. Nothing was charged.

It says “Our plan terms were updated.”

The terms changed after you opened the page. Reload, read them, tick the box again and save. Your card wasn't sent, so nothing was charged.

It says my plan is already switched on from my giving application

Sending your Aligned Giving application already switched your plan on, so there's nothing to do here. Nothing was charged.

I closed the panel before my card saved

Nothing is lost. Add your card stays lit on your checklist; press it to pick up where you left off.

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