Each church can have up to five editors.
Each person should register for their own individual account, from which they can request to become an editor for any number of churches.
An existing editor for the church needs to approve each editor access request.
How to become a church editor
Step one: Register
If you already have an account on ACNY, move on to step two.
- Go to A Church Near You and choose the Editor login button in the top menu
- Click on the link to register a new account
- Fill in the form and click Register
Step two: Request to edit the church
Once you click Register as part of Step 1, you will be automatically sent to the Churches and Benefices page, ready for Step 2. If this doesn’t happen, or if you are completing Step 2 at a later date, simply click Churches and Benefices on the top menu.
- From the Churches and Benefices page, search for the church’s location in the Postcode or place box.
- Click on the name of the church you want and then Visit page.
- Click Edit this church in the church menu.
- Fill in the form to say who you are and why you would like access.
- Click the Request access button.
Step three: An existing editor approves your request
When you request to edit a church, an email is sent to the church’s existing editor(s). The email tells them to approve your request and assign you an editor role.
We’ll email you to tell you when you have been approved.
Then, when you log in, the church will be listed under Churches and Benefices in the top menu when logged into your account.
Troubleshooting
No existing editors
If you request to become an editor of a church that has no existing editors, we get an automatic email to tell us to reach out to you to arrange manual approval, so don’t worry, we’ll be in touch shortly.
If you want, you can also contact us.
Existing editors away
If there are any existing editors for your church, but they have moved away, are on holiday or are sick, there may be a delay in them approving you. So, to help limit any delays, the editor help centre gets notified if anyone has been waiting more than 10 calendar days. At this stage we will reach out directly to arrange manual approval.
If you want, you can also contact us.
Notification not received by the editors
If an existing editor has not got an email about your request to edit the church, they should still be able to log in and approve you, provided they are standard editors (not Publishers or Champions), following these instructions.
Editor unable to approve your request
If an editor is unable to work out how to approve you after they have read the instructions just tell them to contact the editor help centre saying they’re happy for you to have access, and we’ll sort the rest.
New to A Church Near You? Try a webinar
We regularly run A Church Near You webinars, they’re a quick and popular way to learn how to edit your church’s pages.