What is a Campus?
A campus is a location or site your church operates (name, order, optional Primary). Campus records matter most when multi-campus is on for Plus—they power WORKSPACE, global vs campus-owned campaigns, and campus schedules.
Full guides: Multi-campus (Plus) · Workspace (Global and campus).
Single-campus vs multi-campus
Single-campus (default)
If you are not on Plus, or multi-campus is not enabled, the app behaves like one location: church name in the top nav (no WORKSPACE switcher), no global vs campus campaign chrome, and no Global Schedule / campus schedule tabs.
Multi-campus (Plus + enabled)
Requires both Plus and the tenant multi-campus flag (not automatic on upgrade). Then you get:
- WORKSPACE → Switch workspace: Global (when allowed) and each campus
- Global vs campus-owned campaigns/communications (blue/globe vs gray/map)
- On global campaigns: Global Schedule plus optional campus schedule branches, locks, and related flows
With one campus after enablement, many Global coordination features stay limited; organization-wide members can still open Global in WORKSPACE. Campus-limited users with one campus see a static campus name.
Training line: Global is shared across campuses. Campus is specific to one location.
Campuses panel
Sidebar Campuses (needs campus.view—Owners, Admins, Managers, Editors, Viewers with campus view). When multi-campus is on, open the panel from the Global workspace. Viewers don’t get the full structure sidebar; managing create/edit/delete needs campus create/edit/delete (Owners, Admins, Managers—Editors are view-only).
Actions: New (Campus name → Add), drag to reorder, row ⋮ → Edit, Set as primary / Remove as primary, Delete. Delete is blocked while the campus is still assigned to any campaign.
Plus, multi-campus not on yet: The same panel can show activation (Is your church ready for multi-campus? → Get Started → name campuses → Turn on multi-campus), or stay on one location.
Essentials users see an upgrade path for the multi-campus feature (nav can prompt Plus).
Related terms
- Campaign · Communication — Global or campus-scoped when multi-campus is active
- Workspace (Global and campus) · Multi-campus (Plus)
- User Permissions and Roles — Global access vs specific campuses
Frequently asked questions
Q: Is every Plus church automatically multi-campus in the UI?
A: No. You need Plus and multi-campus enabled and set up. Until then, Communicate stays single-campus style.
Q: Who sees the Global workspace?
A: People with organization-wide membership when multi-campus is on. Campus-limited users never see Global—only their campuses. Owners and Admins are always organization-wide when multi-campus is on.
Q: Can I delete a campus?
A: Yes when allowed—not while that campus is still on any campaign. The app shows an error if delete is blocked.
Q: What is a campus schedule?
A: On a global campaign, a campus schedule is a branch of the Global Schedule so one location can customize locally. Campus-owned campaigns use a single schedule (no those tabs). Product labels include Campus Schedule / create-campus-schedule prompts—see Multi-campus (Plus).