Share your Events and Blogs on Facebook
In your ChurchDesk Calendar, you can easily share your events on your church's Facebook page. With a single click, you can share the event instantly. If the event is a long time away, you can also schedule when to share it - ChurchDesk will take care of sharing it.
When you want to share your event on Facebook, you can do so when the event is created. You can also choose to do it afterwards when you are sure that the event is set up correctly.
Can everyone connect our Facebook page to ChurchDesk?
No - You need to be the administrator of the Church Facebook page. You must also have the right to be able to publish. In your role, this will be at the bottom under Calendar rights.
click on your name in the top right corner and then go to ChurchDesk settings
Click on Other on the left side and scroll down and click on the Setup button
Now click the Connect button to establish a connection to Facebook.
If you are not logged in to Facebook, you will be asked to do so to authorise the connection between the church's Facebook page and ChurchDesk.
Then simply select the correct Facebook page and you're ready to share events from the calendar directly to Facebook.
*NOTE! You must be the administrator of the church's Facebook page to be able to connect and create event sharing to it.
Under ChurchDesk Settings, you can see if your connection to Facebook has ‘fallen off’. If you have previously shared events on Facebook and suddenly it's not possible to do so anymore - check here if you need to reconnect
When you subsequently create events in the Calendar, write a description and choose a nice picture, you can also plan when to share the event on the church Facebook page.
*Note: The visibility of the event must always be ‘public’ before you can share it on Facebook
Scroll down to Share as an update on your Facebook page*
Tick if you want to share the event on Facebook
Select when you want to share the event (we have pre-selected ‘Share now’), but you can choose whatever suits you best.
Now write a message that will catch people's attention in the ‘Write Facebook post’ field.
Then save the event and ChurchDesk will make sure to share your event at the chosen time.
|| If you later realise that the event should not be shared on Facebook, you can open the event and uncheck ‘Share as update on Facebook’. Of course, this must be done before the scheduled day of sharing.
If you have already created an event in your calendar and would like to share it, it's very easy to do so.
Double-click on the event to enter the editor
Scroll down and tick "*Share as post on your Facebook page"*
Select when you want to share the event (we have pre-selected ‘Share now’)
Now write a message that will catch people's attention in the ‘Write Facebook post’ field.
Press ‘Save’ - ChurchDesk will make sure to share your event at the selected time
If you want to share a blog on your Facebook page, simply tick the checkbox in the blog's publishing settings:
The blog post will be shared on Facebook when the post is published. Under Schedule you can choose when to publish the blog post.
You can also do this after the blog has been published by going to Home page, then to Blog posts and clicking on the title of the blog post. Then follow the steps above.
If you don't have a Facebook page, we recommend that you create one. Although you may already send out newsletters and distribute the church bulletin, it's also a good idea to be visible on Facebook, as the vast majority of people are present here.
It's quite easy to create a Facebook page. Just click on this link and see how to do it.
When you want to share your event on Facebook, you can do so when the event is created. You can also choose to do it afterwards when you are sure that the event is set up correctly.
Connect Facebook page to ChurchDesk
Can everyone connect our Facebook page to ChurchDesk?
No - You need to be the administrator of the Church Facebook page. You must also have the right to be able to publish. In your role, this will be at the bottom under Calendar rights.
click on your name in the top right corner and then go to ChurchDesk settings
Click on Other on the left side and scroll down and click on the Setup button
Now click the Connect button to establish a connection to Facebook.
If you are not logged in to Facebook, you will be asked to do so to authorise the connection between the church's Facebook page and ChurchDesk.
Then simply select the correct Facebook page and you're ready to share events from the calendar directly to Facebook.
*NOTE! You must be the administrator of the church's Facebook page to be able to connect and create event sharing to it.
Under ChurchDesk Settings, you can see if your connection to Facebook has ‘fallen off’. If you have previously shared events on Facebook and suddenly it's not possible to do so anymore - check here if you need to reconnect
Create your event and ‘Share on Facebook’
When you subsequently create events in the Calendar, write a description and choose a nice picture, you can also plan when to share the event on the church Facebook page.
*Note: The visibility of the event must always be ‘public’ before you can share it on Facebook
Scroll down to Share as an update on your Facebook page*
Tick if you want to share the event on Facebook
Select when you want to share the event (we have pre-selected ‘Share now’), but you can choose whatever suits you best.
Now write a message that will catch people's attention in the ‘Write Facebook post’ field.
Then save the event and ChurchDesk will make sure to share your event at the chosen time.
|| If you later realise that the event should not be shared on Facebook, you can open the event and uncheck ‘Share as update on Facebook’. Of course, this must be done before the scheduled day of sharing.Share an already created event on Facebook
If you have already created an event in your calendar and would like to share it, it's very easy to do so.
Double-click on the event to enter the editor
Scroll down and tick "*Share as post on your Facebook page"*
Select when you want to share the event (we have pre-selected ‘Share now’)
Now write a message that will catch people's attention in the ‘Write Facebook post’ field.
Press ‘Save’ - ChurchDesk will make sure to share your event at the selected time
Share a blog on Facebook
If you want to share a blog on your Facebook page, simply tick the checkbox in the blog's publishing settings:
The blog post will be shared on Facebook when the post is published. Under Schedule you can choose when to publish the blog post.
You can also do this after the blog has been published by going to Home page, then to Blog posts and clicking on the title of the blog post. Then follow the steps above.
Don't have a Facebook page? Here's how to create one
If you don't have a Facebook page, we recommend that you create one. Although you may already send out newsletters and distribute the church bulletin, it's also a good idea to be visible on Facebook, as the vast majority of people are present here.
It's quite easy to create a Facebook page. Just click on this link and see how to do it.
Updated on: 13/05/2025
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