CareNote Updates – July 2025

Diverse group of five people standing in bright church foyer holding tablets and papers, with thumbs-up icons above heads.
Church volunteers gathering after service to discuss care requests and coordinate outreach efforts within their community.

This month's CareNote updates include a comprehensive care assignments system, enhanced note privacy controls, and improved self-service importing. As always, we're committed to helping your care ministry teams respond more effectively and work more efficiently.


Core Platform Improvements

Enhanced Care Assignments System

We've completely redesigned how care assignments work in CareNote to give you better control and visibility over who's caring for whom. The new system makes it easier to track ongoing care relationships and ensures nothing falls through the cracks.

Improved Note Privacy & Visibility

You now have granular control over who can see specific notes within your care requests. This enhancement helps maintain appropriate confidentiality levels while keeping your team informed—perfect for sensitive pastoral care situations.

Better Email Communication

Email notifications now include the sender's email as the reply-to address, making it easier for your team to respond directly to updates. Care request titles also display more clearly in availability emails, helping volunteers quickly understand what they're being asked to help with.


New Features

Self-Service CareNote Import

Churches can now import their CareNote data independently with automatic team and user assignment. This streamlines the onboarding process and gets your care ministry up and running faster with less back-and-forth setup time.

Category Reassignment Tools

A new administrative page helps you easily reassign categories when restructuring your care ministry organization. This feature is especially helpful when consolidating similar care categories or reorganizing your ministry structure.

Enhanced Profile Quick View

Administrative users can now see comprehensive profile details in the quick view, with conditional sections that show relevant information based on the person's involvement in your ministry. This saves time when reviewing care histories or making assignment decisions.


Behind-the-Scenes Improvements

We've made numerous refinements to ensure CareNote runs smoothly:

  • Improved error handling to prevent workflow interruptions when loading profiles
  • Enhanced security through updated system dependencies
  • Eliminated duplicate notifications that could overwhelm team members
  • Fixed display issues in dashboard views to ensure accurate information
  • Streamlined category filtering to show only relevant milestone categories

2025 CareNote Change Logs:

CareNote Updates – October 2025
CareNote October updates: AI-powered briefings, automatic group assignment, enhanced PCO sync, and improved team management for more effective care ministry.
CareNote Updates – September 2025
September CareNote updates: enhanced volunteer management, improved note visibility controls, JSON import support, and CSV export for care reports.
CareNote Updates – August 2025
New Church Community Builder integration, team notification controls, auto-close care requests, and streamlined dashboards in CareNote’s August update.
CareNote Updates – July 2025
July CareNote updates: redesigned care assignments, enhanced note privacy, self-service importing, and improved team communication for more effective ministry.
CareNote Updates – June 2025
June 2025: New care request tags, multi-campus support, Prayer List reports, and enhanced PCO integration to help your care ministry work more effectively.
CareNote Updates – May 2025
CareNote May updates: volunteer roles, Missing Care Reports, bulk email templates, and better Planning Center sync for more effective ministry coordination.
CareNote Updates – April 2025
CareNote April updates: enhanced team availability, improved ParishSoft sync, AI trial tools, custom workflow dates, and better dashboard analytics.
CareNote Updates – March 2025
March CareNote updates: mobile-responsive design, enhanced notifications, improved Planning Center sync, and better timezone handling for your care ministry.
CareNote Updates – February 2025
February CareNote updates: new Group View Dashboard, enhanced User Dashboard, improved Pastor on Call scheduling, and better care coordination tools.
CareNote Updates – January 2025
CareNote January updates: Enhanced group care coordination, AI-powered notes with sentiment analysis, and improved PCO integration for smoother workflows.