ACCESS ACS ONLINE
What is Access ACS, and
who can use it?
Access is a feature of our ACS
computer system that has maintained
I.P.C.’s database of membership
records, mailing lists and financial
data for a number of years. Access
ACS allows all members and regular
attendees of I.P.C. to view and manage
their own data, including setting up and
managing online giving. In addition,
there are capabilities for coordinating
ministry groups and activities which
will be active in the coming months.
The only requirement for using Access
ACS is that you must already be in the
I.P.C. database with a current email
address on file. If you’re not certain
whether you’re in the database with
a current email address, or if Access
ACS doesn’t recognize you, just send
an email from the address you wish to
have on file to [email protected]
and we will ensure that you’re properly
entered!
Access will let you do the following
things:
• View or update your member
profile.
• Add family and individual pictures
to your member profile.
• If you’re a ministry group leader,
print, view, or email members of
your group.
• View and respond to outreach
opportunities.
• Register online for events.
• Make either single donations or
contribute to your pledge online.
• Search, review, and submit interest
in serving opportunities in the
church.
More features will be added in time,
depending upon demand!
Logging in to Access
We invite you to become an Access
user by going to the Member Login
page found at www.ipcsav.org on
the top right, clicking on myIPC and
then clicking on the “Need a login?
Click Here!” button. Enter your email
address and name as they appear in
I.P.C. records.
In the Account Sign Up screen,
enter your first name, last name,
and email address. The suffix field
is optional. When you have entered
the information, click the “Find Me”
button. Note: your First Name, Last
Name and email address MUST match
with our database or you will not be
given an account. If you do not have
an email address on file, then please
email this information to directory@
ipcsav.org.
If Access ACS doesn’t recognize
your email address and name, email
[email protected] with the
information as you would like to use
for this purpose, and we will adjust
your records appropriately.
When you have successfully completed
the Account Sign Up, you will receive
an email containing your username and
temporary password for logging into
Access. When you have received it,
return to the Member Login page and
log in. You will be required to change
your password on your first successful
login to a password of your choice.
To protect your data, Access requires
that passwords follow these rules:
• It may not contain parts of your
username or e-mail.
• It may not include any of the
following characters: < & > / \ ; % ‘
• It must contain two or more
numbers.
• It must contain both lower and
upper case characters.
• It must be over 8 characters long.
The system will also recognize you by
a “User Name,” which will be your first
and last name from the I.P.C. records,
concatenated without a space (plus, of
course, your password). Record your
password in a safe place! If you forget
your password, the Member L ogin
screen will send you a temporary login
so you can set a new one. However, it
must be substantially different from
your last two previous passwords!
Managing your
personal data
Once you have logged in, you may
view your personal data and edit it
as you wish. You can even upload a
photo, if you wish! Photos must be
in .jpg format. You may also review
your recent giving record. If you edit
any of your data, your edits will be
registered in the database the next
time the database is updated, which
may be as long as a day or so. If you
need assistance with uploading photos,
contact Josh Espinosa at josh@ipcsav.
org, or 421-8111.
Should you need assistance, click
on the “More info” link in the upper
right corner of the page, and Access
documentation will open in a separate
window. If you need further assistance,
click on the “Report a Problem” link
and you will be able to write a message
to one of us who maintain this system.
We will try to help you as soon as
possible!
Online giving
The “Giving tab” lets you set up,
monitor and manage your giving to the
I.P.C. If you have submitted a pledge,
your progress toward that pledge will
be shown, as well as any other gifts to
special funds such as flowers or music.
This screen lets you specify either a
one-time gift, or set up a recurring
donation. The continuation screens
let you specify the payment method
(credit card or bank account direct
transfer), as well as selecting the fund
to which your donation should go. If
you wish, you may distribute a single
gift among multiple funds.
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