Next-Gen Custom Widgets
Unique widgets that go beyond the standard widgets that ship with MinistryPlatform. Present your data the way you want.
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Note: Custom Widgets available on this site are intended to illustrate how custom widgets can be developed. They do not represent official MinistryPlatform components and are provided AS IS, without warranty. Feel free to use these. They are not officially supported by ACST.
Custom Widgets put your MinistryPlatform data directly onto your website's pages — the same events, milestones and parish records your staff already maintain, kept current without exporting anything or updating it twice.
Every widget below is running against live MinistryPlatform data, so what you see is what your visitors would see. Select one to try it, then follow its installation guide for the scripts, settings and troubleshooting you'll need to deploy it.
Once prepared, most widgets just need a HTML block pasted onto a page. Before you get to that point you'll need to go through some initial setup, configuration, and deployment. Start with the Get Started button below to learn more.
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Prepare to deploy Next-Gen MinistryPlatform Custom Widgets on your website. There are some steps you'll need to complete first. Begin here before deploying anything below.
Your parish calendar on your own site, in month, week, day or list view. It draws from the events you already approve for the web, so publishing an event in MinistryPlatform is all it takes to see it here.
Looking for a space to use at the parish? First check to see what's being used. Then request an available space. A staff member will follow up within 2 working days to formally accept or decline your request. For non-parish groups space rental is $50/hour for small spaces or $250/hour for the parish hall.
A public calendar of every scheduled Mass, colour-coded so parishioners can see at a glance which ones still have an intention available. Selecting an open Mass takes them straight to the request and payment form — no call to the office. A "Find Next Available Mass" button jumps them to the next open date.
A sign-up calendar for adoration hours. Parishioners sign in, filter to the days and times that suit them, and claim one hour or several in a single click. Covered hours show the committed adorer; open hours stay green until someone takes them. Registrations write straight back to MinistryPlatform.
Journeys and Milestones
Shows a parishioner every step in their journey — Confirmation, OCIA, marriage preparation, volunteer formation — with a green check and the date against what's already complete. A Get Started button points to the next step's form or event, and submitting it records the milestone automatically.
The same view for a whole household, with a section for each family member. Parents can follow a child's sacramental preparation and their own progress on one page.
Organization Directories
A public directory of every organization (parish, school, cemetery, etc.) you mark Available Online. Visitors search by name, browse A–Z or by city, or find the one nearest their ZIP code — all plotted on a map with directions. No login, no mapping API key, no billing account.
The page behind every entry in the directory: photograph, address, phone, pastor, office contact, weekly Mass schedule, map and directions. One embed serves every parish in the diocese.
Faith Formation
Show all of the past and present Faith Formation groups and events for everyone in the family.
A read-only record of the sacraments received by everyone in a household — baptism, first communion, confirmation, marriage — drawn straight from MinistryPlatform. Parishioners sign in to see their own family's, so the office stops fielding requests for dates and certificates.