Set Up Facebook Login

Attenders can log in to your Church Online Platform using their Facebook credentials. When they do, Facebook authenticates them, and a user account is automatically created within the Church Online Platform. This involves a two-step process between Facebook and the platform.

Setting up the Facebook App

  1. Go to developers.facebook.com and create an account, if needed.
  2. Click My Apps.
  3. Click Create App.
  4. When prompted with "What do you want your app to do?", choose Allow people to log in with their Facebook account.
  5. Follow the set-up instructions:
    1. App Name: You can use your church name.
    2. Contact Email: Enter your personal or church email.
    3. Business Account: Select one, if needed.
    4. Click Create App.
  6. Set up Facebook login.
    1. Click Products in the left side menu.
    2. Click the Configure menu under the Facebook Login Product.
    3. Click on Settings. (NOTE: Do not use the Quickstart guide.)
    4. In the Valid OAuth Redirect URLs section, enter your Church Online Platform URL and Custom Domain (if you are using one), and add /auth/facebook/callback.
      Example: https://churchname.online.church/auth/facebook/callback
      Custom Domain Example: https://live.churchname.com/auth/facebook/callback
      1. Click Save Changes.
  7. Get App Settings.
    1. Go to the side menu and click App Settings > Basic.
    2. Select Show and copy the App ID and App Secret for a later step. Keep the Facebook developer tools page open.
    3. Proceed to add your privacy policy URL.
    4. Add your User Data Deletion URL. (i.e. This can be the same as your privacy policy URL if is your policy specifies the information.)

Setting up the Facebook Login within the Church Online Platform

  1. Log in to the Admin in your Church Online Platform account.
  2. Go to Admin > Integrations > Facebook.
  3. Paste the Facebook App ID and App Secret you copied earlier into the correct fields.
  4. Click Save.

Turn on the Facebook Application

  1. Once you have the Facebook integration set up in the Church Online Platform, navigate back to the Facebook developer tools page.
  2. Navigate to Go live in the left menu.
  3. Fill in any required fields.
  4. Click Go live at the bottom of the screen.

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