12/19/2004 - Church Secretary 32 version 7.0 is complete. You can download version 7.0 now!
The next version of Church Secretary is now available. This version has many changes and new features and is the first where I am including integrated backup and restore features. A new Explorer Bar offers another way to navigate between the screens and reports in the program in addition to the conventional drop down menus. I have made some changes to the database format in the next release, so unfortunately anyone who is using an earlier version will not be able to just immediately begin using their "old" data files. However, I will offer free data conversion services for the first month or two after version 7.0 is released and will help any registered user of version 6.0, 5.0 or 4.1 to convert their existing data to the new format.
Download a fully functional 30 day version and try before you buy. You can also view the on line help for the new version in your browser.
The price of the program is now $129 per church, but I still believe this program will continue to be a real value to churches of all sizes. Registered users of any earlier version will receive a free upgrade to version 7.0 for the asking, but a new password will be required. Contact me for more information if you have any questions.
Version 7.0 includes a wide variety of themes or styles to let you change the look of the program and a theme editor will be included to let you change the background images and colors if you prefer. Some samples are shown below.
The Query Wizard has also changed in version 7.0 and includes a new Quick Filter button to make it easier to quickly filter the data displayed on a browse screen when you only want to search a single field.
There are many new changes in the next version and I am working hard to make sure it is the best version ever.
Church Secretary 32 received a rating of 9 out of a possible 10 at altrue.com - you can read the review by clicking HERE. While I am proud of the rating this program received, if our church software does not meet your needs, and you have a little more money in your budget for software budget, you might want to check out the competing product that received a rating of 10 from altrue.com. You can read their review of Pastor's Helpmate 2000 by clicking HERE.
This program is similar to Church Secretary 32, but has just one purpose - to make the job of keeping up with the items available for loan in your church library easier. Registration is just $25.