Church Update 

The Church Update portal is available for church officers to view and update the data we hold for their church. Log in to the system is not transferable. Therefor,e if your church secretary/administrator has changed, or if you have not registered before, please email churchupdate@baptist.org.uk to request a link to the system. 

Using Church Update
If you have already registered to use Church Update, click here to sign in to the system.

User Guide
Once logged in, you will be able to view the church information we currently hold (though not your ministers) and make any necessary amendments.  Please refer to the 'Guide to Church Update' for assistance with navigating the system. 

Updates Throughout the Year
The Church Update is open all year round, allowing you to view the information we hold and update it as necessary.

DBS Verifiers

Please note, due to legislative requirements, you are not able to use Church Update to change your DBS Verifiers, although you will be able to see who we currently have listed in that role for your church. Please continue to use the existing process to notify us of any changes.
 

Church Annual Returns

The Annual Returns process allows church officers to supply details of church membership and attendance.

See here for the information we asked you to provide. 

2025 Annual Returns
This year's Church Annual Returns will see a change of provider to Hubb.church, who have been our website partners for the last 12 years.

Later in the year, Hubb will send emails to your Annual Returns Notifier, first with information about how the new system will work, and secondly to invite Notifiers to create a secure password, ready to log in and submit the return. The Annual Return Notifier is usually the Church Secretary, but could be your Administrator, Treasurer, Minister, or some other responsible person.

Please note this will only be for the annual return data (ie numbers of your church members and church contacts etc).

Action for Church Secretaries: Please let us know at churchupdate@baptist.org.uk, as soon as possible, if your annual return notifier has changed since last year, to help us prepare for this year's return.

Many thanks 

We have a page of statistical information from the BUGB Annual Returns

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