REALM

Your personalized pathway to all things Ascension!

  • What is Realm?

     Realm primarily serves the administrative needs of our staff, but it also offers some exciting opportunities to support how you are involved in our church. This will improve work life for our ministry staff and make it easier for our church family to connect, keep up with what’s happening, and grow as a connected community of believers.


    Realm allows you to manage your personal information and who can see it, control your giving, and keep in touch with the groups that matter to you. 

  • Why use Realm?

    Being the church doesn’t just happen at the church. Realm helps us serve you better and leads this church well between Sundays. Everyone can be connected from anywhere at any time, right from our mobile devices. It engages everyone in the life of our church by supporting the healthy relationships essential to our church’s mission. We’ll stay organized, and you’ll stay informed about all of the opportunities for fellowship. When we share life together, we will grow together.


  • What about my privacy?

    Your privacy is one of our greatest concerns. Realm is only made up of the people in your church; it’s not like a social network that’s open to everyone. Realm keeps your data safe and gives you control over what information you share and who can see it.

    Your information is your information.


    1. You have complete control over who can see your contact and personal information.


    2. Contact information is never public or searchable on the Internet. A login always protects any information you make visible to your church family.


    3. Authorized staff will always have access to your profile information.


    4. You and certain authorized staff may update your profile information. Sometimes, your group leader may update your contact information if you have made it visible to group leaders.


    5. For safety reasons, sharing contact and personal information for children under 18 is limited.

    Parents determine whether or not to display their child’s name in the church directory.


    6. Children under 13 may not participate and will not be able to sign in.


  • What about giving?

    Giving should be easy, and Realm places giving right in the palm of your hands. You may set up recurring gifts, view your giving history, and make changes at any time. Realm automatically records all electronic gifts and adds them to your giving record, making it easy for you to give.


How Do I Join?

Follow a few simple steps. 


If you haven’t received an invitation to join Realm yet:


  1. Send Sara Sheppard (sara@knoxvilleascension.org) an email to receive an invite to join Realm.
  2. To download the mobile app, go to Apple iTunes or Google Play Store and search for Realm Connect.
  3. Your Realm login works on your home computer and on your mobile devices, so when you sign into Realm, use the login you created in step 1 for the computer or the app.
  4. Check to make sure that we have your address and other personal information entered correctly under My Profile. If anything is incorrect, you can change it. 
  5. If you have any questions, contact Sara Sheppard (sara@knoxvilleascension.org).


Realm Connect App

Let’s Connect!


Stay connected to our church wherever you go by downloading the free Connect - Our Church Community app for iPhone and Android devices. Use it to communicate with your groups, RSVP to events, manage your giving, update profile information, and more. It makes it easier for us to connect throughout the week and know what’s happening.


News—Keeps everyone up-to-date with the latest posts, photos, and events for your group and your church as a whole


Posts—Post messages to your group and comment on posts by others in your group • Photos—Capture your moments together and share them with your group


Events—See event details (date, *me, location, etc.), submit your RSVP, and sign up to bring something


Files —Access your group’s shared files • Messages—Send your entire group, or select individuals, a message that starts a conversation


Participants—See names and basic profile details for the people in your church or group, based on their privacy preferences


Notification Settings—Manage your preferences for group notifications and emails