KBC Connect Coming soon

A guide to the church app.

The devotional, the Bible, sermons, events, prayer, and giving — everything the church puts out, in your pocket. Here is what the app does and how to use it.

The app is not in the App Store yet — it is still being tested. This guide is here so you know what is coming.

Today

Open the app and the day is laid out for you — everything you need to know at KBC, in the order you need it.

  • The next thing happening at the church sits at the top — tap it for the details.
  • The Victory Verse — the month’s memory verse from the bulletin — is right below it. Tap the verse to open it in the Bible.
  • Today’s devotional follows, with its key verse and photograph. Tap “Read more” for the whole piece and its closing application.
  • Today’s reading plan is listed further down. Tap a portion to read it, and mark it read where you finish — your streak counts the days you complete all of them.
  • The latest sermon and quick tiles for Prayer and the eBulletin round out the page.
Today in the KBC Connect app

Bible

A full King James Bible built for study. It remembers where you were and opens there next time.

  • Swipe left or right to turn chapters, or use the chapter buttons at the foot of the page.
  • Tap any verse to see study notes and commentaries — Pastor Burns’s notes carry the house icon, and six classic commentaries sit beside them. Markings and pictures connected to the verse appear there too.
  • Tap the play button to hear the chapter read aloud. It keeps reading into the next chapter, keeps playing with the screen locked, and the page follows along.
  • The AA button sets the text size and audio options; search finds verses and topics across the whole Bible.
Bible in the KBC Connect app

Sermons

Watch or listen to every message, going back through the archive.

  • Sermons with both a video and a recording have a Video / Audio switch above the player — turning to video pauses the recording so you never lose your place.
  • Audio keeps playing when you leave the page or lock your phone. A small player bar appears at the bottom of the app with play, pause, and how far along you are.
  • Tap “Say Amen” under a message that spoke to you — the count is shared with the whole church.
Sermons in the KBC Connect app

Events

What’s coming up at the church, month by month.

  • Upcoming events are listed with their posters; tap one for the time, the details, and directions.
  • Events that take sign-ups have the sign-up right on the page.
Events in the KBC Connect app

Prayer

The church’s prayer list, and a rhythm for praying through it together.

  • Find it under More → Prayer. Each hour the app shows ten requests — every phone shows the same ten, so the whole church prays together through the list.
  • Tap “I prayed for them” when you have. The count beside each request shows how many prayed this week.
  • Buttons at the foot open the request form and the prayer chain sign-up.

Notifications

The app can nudge you — every switch is off until you turn it on.

  • More → Notifications: new sermons, new Bible studies, this week’s events, and a daily reading reminder at the time you choose.
  • The hourly prayer prompt has two styles — one name each hour, or one nudge for the hour’s ten requests. Tapping the notification opens straight to the prayer with an “I prayed” button.
  • The bell at the top of Today holds everything announced recently. Swipe a notice to clear it, or clear them all from the top of the list.
Notifications in the KBC Connect app

Give

Give to the ministry from the app, one time or monthly.

  • More → Give: choose an amount, one time or monthly, and where you’d like it directed. Payment is handled securely by Stripe.
  • The e-transfer address and the mailing address are on the same page, with a copy button.
Give in the KBC Connect app

Your account

The same account as the website — one sign-in, one reading streak.

  • Sign in from the avatar at the top of Today. Your reading streak, ticks, and totals are the same numbers the website’s leaderboard shows.
  • You can delete your account from the Account page at any time; it asks for your password and tells you exactly what goes.

Apple Watch

KBC Connect is on the wrist too, built around one thing: praying for one another.

  • The watch app shows one person from the prayer list every two hours — every watch shows the same person, taking turns through the list — with a button to say you prayed.
  • Add the praying-hands complication to your watch face to see who’s next at a glance.
  • Prayer prompts from your phone appear on the wrist automatically when your phone is locked.
Apple Watch in the KBC Connect app

The eBulletin

The weekly eBulletin, readable in the app the moment it’s sent.

  • More → eBulletin opens the current week’s issue — the same one the mailing list receives on Saturday morning.

Questions the guide doesn’t answer? Contact the church office