Church App & Church Podcast
Church App
All church members have access to our church app. To access the directory and your giving history, you must create an account using ShelbyNext in step one. If you already have an account, you can download the app using the direct links above or the link in step two.
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Step 1: Create on Online Church Directory Account
1. Visit https://fbca.shelbynextchms.com/
2. Click “Forgot password?”
3. Enter your email address into the bar and click the button “Send Password”
4. Check your email for your new username and password
5. Return the the ShelbyNext site and click “login”
6. Enter your username and password, then click “Login”
7. If you do not have an email address on file with the church, contact the Casey Callahan at ccallahan@fbca.net.
Step Two: Downloading the Church App
1. Click here to access the App Store and Play Store. You can also go to the App Store on your Apple devices and search “First Baptist Church Asheville” or the Play Store on your Android devices and search for “FBCAsheville” with no spaces. Look for our app with the dome logo.
2. Download the app to your phone. You will likely need to enter your app store password to download.
3. You will also need to login to the app with your username and password that you created in step one the first time you open it.
How to Use the Church App
At the top-right of the screen, there are three icons. From left to right, they are check-in, messages, and your profile. The most important of these three is profile which looks like a person’s silhouette.
- Change details on your profile by tapping the “Edit Your Profile” button.
- To change your picture, click on the picture with a plus sign. Then select either “Choose from Library” (which will be from your pictures on your phone) or “Take Photo” (which will open up your camera to take a photo)
- You may also change any contact information here.
- Click the blue SAVE button at the bottom to save your changes, or tap cancel to return to the previous screen.
At the bottom of the screen, you’ll see five sections: discover, events, calendar, videos, and more.
- The Discover section will have the latest church video to watch and some upcoming events.
- The Events section will show you important upcoming events.
- The Calendar section will show you what’s going on in the church. You will see events for church members, like choir practice, alongside public events like pickup basketball, Zumba, literacy tutoring, and Al-Anon.
- The videos section shows you a list of recent church videos. Here you can watch worship recordings, Tad Talks, and Spark videos that you may have missed or want to rewatch.
- The more section has three sections: giving, contact, and groups.
- Giving will let you give to FBCA within the app and check your giving history. You must log in to see your giving history and the directory. On the reverse side of this document, look under Step Two. Follow the instructions in #4 to log in to the app.
- Contact sends an email to the pastoral staff. There is also an option to submit a prayer request here. These submissions also go to the pastoral staff.
- Groups will show you what church groups you are a part of. This includes your Bible study group and any council or team you’re a member of. These groups will list contact information for the other members of this group. If you don’t see your group listed, contact Casey Callahan at ccallahan@fbca.net.
Note: For some Apple users, your bottom have instead events, calendar, giving history, and more. You may need to update your app. Once your app is updated to the most recent version, your app will look as described above.