The Faith Formation Dashboard lets your parish invite students, add catechists, organize classes, and assign Hallow prayers — all from one place on the web.
It's available to parishes with a Faith Formation (Religious Education - RE) add-on. Your Parish Success Lead sets up your first admin, usually the Director of Religious Education (DRE) or another staff member.
To open the dashboard: sign in to hallow.com on a computer and select the Dashboard icon at the top of the screen. Then choose your Faith Formation program from the dropdown in the top-left corner.
The dashboard has three tabs on the left: Dashboard, Classes, and Members.
To switch between dashboards, click the name of the dashboard you are currently viewing. A pop-up menu will appear. Select the dashboard you want to view from the list. If you don't see it, scroll down to find it.
Who's who in the dashboard
The dashboard uses a few school-style terms. Here's what they mean for your parish:
Term in the dashboard
| Who this is at your parish
| What they can do
|
Admin
| Your DRE or Faith Formation staff, set up by Hallow
| Manage the whole program: invite students, add teachers, create classes
|
Teachers
| Your catechists, paid or volunteer
| Get a free Hallow subscription and Teacher Resources; can create and run their own classes
|
Students
| Children and teens enrolled in your program
| Get free access on their Kids Profile or own account; see assignments on their Home screen
|
Who should be added? Only catechists and students under 18 enrolled in your program. Parents should be added only if they serve as catechists. OCIA participants and homeschool families aren't part of the Faith Formation Dashboard.
The article below tells you how to add admins, catechists and students to your program.
See how your program is praying
The Dashboard tab shows engagement across your whole Faith Formation program.
Prayers Completed chart — switch between the last week (1W), month (1M), 3 months (3M), year (1Y), or all time (All).
Summary stats — Prayers Completed, Total Minutes Prayed, Total Prayer Requests, Total Members, and Active Members (as a percentage).
Most Popular — the prayers and content your community is using most.
The stats cover your whole program, including students and teachers.
Classes: organize students into groups
Classes let you group students — by grade, sacrament prep, or catechist — and assign them Hallow prayers.
Anyone in your program — an admin or a catechist — can create a class. Admins are automatically added as staff on every new class, so your DRE can see what's happening in each one.
Creating a class
Go to Classes and select + Add Class (or + Add once you have classes).
Choose a class image, then enter a Class Name (for example, "2nd Grade – First Communion") and a Description (for example, "Sundays 9 AM, Room 4").
Select Add Class.
Your classes appear in a list showing each class's members, assignments, created date, and status.
Adding students to a class
Open the class and go to its Roster tab.
Select + Add Members, check off the students you want, and add them.
If you see "Church Roster Is Empty," no students have joined your program yet. Share your invite link from the Members tab first.
Adding staff to a class
The person who creates a class and your program's admins are added as its staff automatically. To add another catechist, open the class, go to the Teacher tab, and select + Add.
Everyone on a class's staff can manage it: add students, create assignments, and add other staff. The class creator can also remove the auto-added admins if they're not needed.
Classes created before August 1, 2026 didn't get admins added automatically. Add them from the class's Staff tab if needed.
Assignments: give your class prayers to complete
Open the class and go to its Assignments tab.
Select + Add Assignment and search for the prayer or series you'd like to assign.
Check off the sessions you want and set a due date for each.
Select Add Assignments.
Assignments are due at 11:59 PM on the date you choose. They go to every student in the class at once.
Students find their assignments in an Assignments row on their Home screen in the Hallow app. Completing the session anywhere in the app counts. If a class has even one student on a Kids Profile, only Kids Library content can be assigned.
To track progress, open an assignment to see the percentage completed and the date each student finished.
FAQs
Is the Faith Formation Dashboard the same as our parish page?
No. Your Faith Formation program is separate from your parish's page in the Church tab. Families don't need to join both, and your parish's Youth Access setting doesn't affect Faith Formation enrollment.
Can I see classes my catechists created?
Yes. Admins are automatically added as staff on every new class, so you'll see it in your Classes list. For classes created before August 1, 2026, ask the class creator to add you from the class's Staff tab.
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