Migration Guide
Switch from Planning Center to CHOS
Move Available People and Services first, then evaluate Volunteers Beta, Check-ins Beta, Rehearsals Beta, Notifications Beta, and AI Assistant Beta under supervision. Planning Center import remains Preview, not a production migration promise.
What to verify before moving from PCO
- Confirm Planning Center's current modules, plan limits, fees, and contract terms directly before comparing cost
- List the People and Services workflows your team wants to evaluate in CHOS
- Evaluate AI Assistant Beta only with permission-scoped active-module questions and staff review
- Test both interfaces with the staff who will operate the weekly workflow
- Keep Planning Center active for every workflow CHOS has not verified and replaced
Migration summary
How to evaluate PCO alongside CHOS
CHOS is church management software for a focused first pilot with Available People and Services plus Beta Volunteers, Check-ins, Rehearsals, Notifications, and AI Assistant. Keep Planning Center active for Preview and Unavailable workflows.
Switch selected workflows only if your church fits the one-campus, under-300 first-pilot boundary.
Keep PCO active until Available People and Services reproduce the selected workflow with your own data.
Switch selected workflows if AI Assistant Beta can answer your permission-scoped active-module questions without manual reports.
Do not move Preview, Unavailable, or unproven Beta workflows out of the incumbent system.
Move from
Planning Center
This is a partial-workflow migration guide. Keep the current platform active for capabilities CHOS has not released.
Move to
Connected church operating system for weekly ministry workflows
People and Services are Available. Volunteers, Check-ins, Rehearsals, Notifications, and AI Assistant are Beta.
Starting price
$39.99/month
Flat pricing for every feature in the current release, with no per-member fees or module upsells
Best for
One-campus churches under 300 people with one weekly service pattern and a trusted small staff team
Verify the incumbent product and the selected replacement workflow with current vendor information and your own data.
What you get with CHOS
River City Church / Overview
Sunday operations
247 people · Central Campus
Sunday Worship
Sun, Jul 26 · 9:00 & 11:00 AM
Next action
Resolve 2 overdue follow-ups.
Ready to confirm
15
Unfilled positions
6
Plan drafts
0
Plans this week
2
Church pulse
218 averageThis week
Sunday Worship
Sun, Jul 26 · 9:00 & 11:00 AM · Central Campus
Next action · Volunteers
Resolve 2 overdue follow-ups; 15 assignments still await a reply.
Ready to confirm
15
Assignments awaiting reply
Unfilled positions
6
Open slots · next plan
Plan drafts
0
All upcoming plans published
Plans this week
2
Services on the calendar
Church pulse
218 averageAverage weekly attendance, last six weeks.
Follow-up
Staff signal
Sunday is published. 6 positions still need someone; 7 prayer requests remain active.
218 average weekly attendance · 5 prayers answered
How to switch in 9 steps
- 01
Start your free 14-day CHOS trial at thechos.app
- 02
Export your people data from Planning Center People
- 03
Add your congregation to CHOS People manually or through a reviewed CSV workflow; Planning Center import is Preview
- 04
Set up Available service types and templates, then test Beta volunteer teams under supervision
- 05
Build your song library in CHOS (add songs as you plan your next service)
- 06
Invite your staff and set permissions
- 07
Run CHOS alongside Planning Center until your staff have verified every selected workflow with your own data
- 08
Keep Planning Center active for volunteer scheduling, rehearsals, notifications, and any AI-dependent process until the supervised CHOS Betas prove the workflow your team needs
- 09
Cancel only People or Services workflows you have safely replaced; keep Planning Center Check-Ins for child-safety operations, plus Giving, Groups, and Registrations until CHOS releases and verifies those capabilities
Learn more
Ready to make the switch?
Start your 14-day free trial. No credit card required. You can run CHOS alongside PCO during the transition.
$39.99/month after trial for the current first-pilot offer. Verify billing and cancellation terms at checkout.