Peachtree City United Methodist Church Launches 'The Compass' with DiscipleConnect™

Atlanta, GA (August 2005) Peachtree City United Methodist Church has launched a new interactive website dubbed The Compass. A dynamic, fast growing congregation, church leadership realized that an essential component for a thriving faith community is the ability to communicate effectively the ministries of the church to both the members and the community at large.

The Compass is powered by elliptIQ's DiscipleConnect faith community network application. While much of the site is available to all public users, certain areas are password protected allowing for privacy in areas such as the member directory and user identification in bulletin boards, surveys and form submittal.

In making their selection of DiscipleConnect, church leadership has acknowledged the benefits of enhancing communication and reducing the cost of printed information. With no programming knowledge, required staff time is minimized due to the significant ease of administration of the DiscipleConnect content management system. The advanced editing system allows for significant layout and presentation flexibility as well as delegation of administration rights. Frequent product upgrades and enhancements assure church leaders that the service that they have chosen will continue to meet the communication needs of the church for many years to come.

"Peachtree City UMC is a dynamic community where faith meets life each day," said Chuck Hodges, Senior Pastor. "It is crucial that we communicate effectively with our members and the public if we are to achieve our mission of 'making disciples for Jesus Christ.' DiscipleConnect is a highly effective tool in presenting a wealth of meaningful information in a format that is easy to use and administer."

"We are very pleased to have been selected to play a role in the exciting vision of Peachtree City United Methodist Church," remarked Elliott Stotler. "By utilizing DiscipleConnect church leadership has committed to providing for the communication needs of the church both now and for many years to come. Not only will they be dramatically increasing both the quality and quantity of information available but they will also be in a position to greatly decrease the expense of printing and mailing much of the materials found in a typical church."

About Peachtree City UMC:

Located in Peachtree City, Georgia, Peachtree City UMC is a church 'passionately committed to making disciples for Jesus Christ.' With worship attendance nearing the 1500 person range, available ministries are significant and broad reaching.

For more information about Peachtree City UMC, visit the website at www.ptcumc.org.

About elliptIQ:

For six years, elliptIQ's network application that powers DiscipleConnect has been providing the latest in meaningful social connectivity. elliptIQ's team includes innovative technology developers as well as lay leadership in the local church and is focused on continually enhancing DiscipleConnect with leading edge features that keep faith communities at the forefront of connectivity now and in the future.

For more information on elliptIQ and DiscipleConnect, please call 770.980.4071 or visit www.discipleconnect.com.