We'd love to help your transition from PowerChurch into Breeze go as smoothly as possible. If you get stuck along the way, have any questions, or would prefer to have us import your data (at no additional cost), don't hesitate to reach out to our support team.

Exporting Data from PowerChurch

After logging into PowerChurch, click "Utilities" in the top menu bar.

1. Choose "Export to Access MDB".
2. Uncheck boxes that aren't needed.
   • Typically, the data that is needed is:
     • Membership
     • Activities & Skills
     • Attendance
     • Contributions (Contains both Contribution records and Pledge records)
     • Events

3. Click "Browse" to choose save location for MDB file - ensure it's on your computer, not the remote server.

4. Click "Start" and wait for the job to finish.

Importing Data into Breeze

1. Sign in to your Breeze account and click the Gear Icon (Account Settings button) in the top right corner.
2. Select Bulk Tasks from the dropdown menu.
3. Click the category on the left that you'd like to import (e.g. People, Giving, Tags, etc).
4. Download and open the template file.
5. Remove the sample data and populate the template file by copying and pasting the applicable columns from your Power Church exported file(s). Important: Keep the first row of the template file intact (this contains the column headers).
6. Save the file as a .CSV file type.
7. When finished, use the same screen to upload your file to complete the import.