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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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