The Groups list shows all groups in your church with their name, status, assigned leaders, member count, and description. A search bar at the top filters the list in real time by name or description.

An archive filter dropdown lets you choose whether to show active groups only, archived groups only, or all groups. By default the list shows only active groups.

Click any row to open that group's detail page. If you have group management access, an Add Group button appears in the upper right.

Click Add Group from the groups list. Enter a name for the group (required) and an optional description, then click Create Group. You will be taken to the new group's detail page where you can begin adding members and leaders.

From the group's Info tab, click Edit Group in the Quick Actions card. Update the name and description as needed, then click Save. You will be returned to the group's Info tab.

Open the Members tab on the group detail page. A list of current members appears on the left, with an Add Member form on the right. Search for a person by name and click Add to Group to add them.

To remove a member, click the Remove button next to their name in the member list. The person is removed from the group immediately. If they are also a leader of the group, they remain a leader — leaders and members are managed independently.

If you try to add someone who is already a member, a message will tell you they are already in the group.

Leaders are people who have a designated leadership role in the group and appear prominently on the Info tab. From the Info tab, click Add Leader and search for a person by name.

Adding someone as a leader automatically adds them as a member of the group if they are not already one — a leader is always a member.

To remove a leader, click Remove next to their name in the Leaders card. A confirmation dialog will appear with an option to also remove them as a member. By default, removing a leader does not remove them from the member list — uncheck that box if you want to remove them from the group entirely.

Archiving a group hides it from the default view but preserves all of its data — members, leaders, and linked event history remain intact. From the Info tab, click Archive Group in the Quick Actions card to toggle the archived state.

Archived groups can be found using the 'Archived Only' filter on the groups list. Click Unarchive Group from the detail page to restore a group to the active list.

Deletion is permanent and cannot be undone. It should only be used for groups that were created by accident, such as duplicates. For groups that are simply no longer active, archiving is the right choice.

Click Hard Delete Group in the Quick Actions card. If the group is linked to events, you will be given a choice: keep the events and simply remove the group link, or delete the group along with all of its linked events and all attendance data for those events. Choose carefully — deleting events also permanently removes attendance records.

The Events tab on the group detail page shows all events that have been linked to this group, sorted newest first. Clicking an event navigates to its detail page.

Events are linked to groups when an event is created or edited — you specify a linked group on the event form, not here. When a group is linked to an event, the event's attendance tracking will use that group's members as the default attendance list.