Display Church vs Pushpay/CCB
In the age of digitalization, having an easy-to-use, customized, and professional embedded church calendar is crucial to engaging your congregation, organizing events, and facilitating management.
Two widely used options available for churches are Pushpay/CCB and Display.Church. While many things are similar, there are some important differences.
Before we begin: ‘Thank you!’ Pushpay/CCB for giving us the opportunity to integrate with you. It’s because of your provision of a calendar option that we’re able to collect all the necessary details to display our partners' church events.
Thank you, Pushpay/CCB, for being such an amazing partner!
Comparison
The main difference is that Pushpay/CCB offers a wide range of church-centric services while Display.Church specializes in calendar or group views and event alerts.
 Display.Church |
 Pushpay/CCB |
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| Calendar templates | 7 different views | Basically 2 views |
| Group widget templates | 4 different views | Basically 1 view |
| Embed options | Calendar views, group widgets, event alerts | Calendar views, group widgets |
| Calendar filtering | Show/hide private event, Show events with images only, Merge recurring events, by group / campus / department / location *NEW* Powerful Advanced Filtering: Mix and match all options to create virtually any filtering combination you need. |
Campus |
| Group widget filtering | Show public and/or private groups Filter by group type/ area / campus / department / meeting day / meeting time / childcare / registration status *NEW* Powerful Advanced Filtering: Mix and match all options to create virtually any filtering combination you need. |
Campus, department, type |
| Customize colors & fonts | Over 100 customizable options | No |
| Removing the calendar | Remove the calendar without modifying the website | Must remove the code from the website |
Pros and Cons
Display.Church
Pros
- Versatile with multiple calendar and group widget views
- Automated event alerts
- Advanced filtering options during calendar and groups widget creation
- Full customization with colors and fonts, ideal for branding
- Simple process to remove or unpublish calendar
Cons
- May require more time to get familiar with the interface and features
- Need to buy a plan
Pushpay/CCB
Pros
- Easy-to-use and simplified user interface
- Popular and widely recognized in the industry
- Included in plan
Cons
- Limited to two calendar views and 1 group widget view
- No event alerts
- Limited filtering during calendar and group widget creation
- No font or color customization
Choice of Calendar Views
Pushpay/CCB offers two main embeddable calendar views: Monthly and Monthly Events + List. These views cannot be customized.
Display.Church provides multiple embeddable views for different needs (7 templates at the moment), making it a more versatile option.
In addition, we offer 4 templates to display your small groups, and 1 template that creates an event alert banner.
Group Widgets
CCB offers 1 very good group widget view with the ability to display lots of important information. During creation of this view, limited filtering is available.
Display.Church offers 4, fully customizable group views:
- Filtering - Public/Private: Choose to display one or both types of groups in the same view.
- Design & branding: Choose which information to display/hide. Select font, font sizes, and colors which match your church branding.
Event Alerts
Event ALERTS is an automated, 'set it and forget it' statement which gives information about an upcoming (or happening now) event. This innovative tool drives conversion and saves you time. You can customize when and where to the event highlight display based on different settings, and you won't have to manually update – the highlight will disappear once the event is over!
Note: Beta testing phase
Filtering Options
The Pushpay/CCB platform offers limited filtering when creating a calendar.
Display.Church offers more advanced filtering options.
- For calendars, your options are: showing private events, displaying events with images only, merging recurring events, and filtering by group, campus, department and location.
- For groups, your options are: public/private, group type, area, campus, department, meeting day, meeting time, childcare, publicly listed, and registration status.
In addition, our *NEW* Powerful Advanced Filtering lets you mix and match your filtering options (according to your integration) in an infinite number of combinations using the connectors:
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Customizing Colors and Fonts
Pushpay/CCB doesn't offer font or color customization.
Display.Church allows complete color and font customization to suit your church's branding. You can play around with over 100 customizable options.
Removing the Calendar
To remove a Pushpay/CCB embedded calendar from your website, you need to go to your website and remove it from the website code.
Removing the Display.Church calendar is much easier and more convenient. You just unpublish it without modifying the website. Your calendar waits for you in case you wish to use it again. For example, for special events calendars such as Christmas, Easter, VBS, etc.
Testimonial
[Before using Display.Church,] events were in our church app via an RSS feed embedded in the app (no color customization, no registration links, no graphics for events). We also had CCB’s integrated public calendar with no customization of views and not mobile friendly. [Our goals in using Display.Church were to] improve the visual appeal of the calendar and add registration function to app. We also wanted to automatically pull in upcoming events specific to certain groups in CCB and not have to manually update the website for every new event; also have a visually appealing calendar option on the website. We have been able to customize calendars specific to certain pages of our website and everything is mobile friendly!
Kylar Christison, Facilities Manager, A&M Church of Christ
Awesome Features For Today's Organizations
Typography
Choose the font type, weight, and size for each major element to ensure it matches your
styling and branding.
Colors & Layout
Choose the colors and calendar layout type to
match your specific needs.
No Coding
Set up a calendar view or event alert in 5 minutes or less. No coding required. A one-time add of one line of script to your website enables embedding. Links and QR codes are auto-generated -> just 'copy/paste' for 'click/scan and go'.
Automatic Syncing
We'll ensure your Revisual calendar(s) are always updated as per your Google data. We sync calendar views once or twice per day (according to your plan). You can manually sync from Revisual at any time as needed.
Responsive Design and Mobile App Ready
Your calendar views and event alerts meet your viewers on whichever device they are using. Our widgets work on the most modern websites and respond nicely on all devices. Your people can see your widgets via their desktop and mobile browsers.
How it Works
1. Sign up & Integrate
Sign up and Integrate your Google Calendar account or Church Management Software Account.
2. Customize (No Coding)
Choose the calendar type, group widget, or event alert you want. Customize the design.
3. Publish and Embed
Publish and embed your calendar, groups widget, and/or event alert on your website.
