Auto EventBrite when creating a Public Ward Calendar

[rookhuy2]

Recently, my local Singles Adult (MSA) ward experienced some unexpected disruption during a planned singles-only Easter egg hunt.
Families with children (who were not part of the intended audience) showed up unannounced, creating confusion and challenges (the activity coordinators wants to be released due to this duress) .

The Singles Adult ward was initially puzzled as to how these families had even learned about the event, especially since no one in the Singles Adult ward had posted it via Eventbrite.
After some investigation, we discovered that whenever someone marks an activity as “public” on the Church calendar, it automatically generates a public-facing listing on Eventbrite.
This happens without any clear indication on the Church site, and importantly, without syncing any updates made to the event’s details (such as time, name, or location).

This automatic Eventbrite integration has caused more confusion than benefit for the Singles Adult ward.
While the Singles Adult Ward value the Church website’s RSVP functionality and the ability to promote public events, the Singles Adult ward strongly believe the Eventbrite listing should not be the default or at least be a clear option to opt out.
The current setup introduces unnecessary confusion and potential miscommunication for both organizers and attendees.

Is there currently any way to disable or remove the Eventbrite integration for public events?
Additionally, why hasn’t this feature been more broadly communicated, and are there any training or documentation available to help us and our local leaders manage it effectively?

P.S. I've scoured the internet and this forum and the only thing that even mentions Eventbrite in relevance to this situation is this viewtopic.php?t=45489.

[russellhltn]

There hasn't been much in the way of details on this new functionality.

Even if it was possible to remove the EventBrite event, it would still be posted on a public-facing web page designed to be found by search engines. So I don't know as it would change the net result. Bottom line, the "Public" checkbox means "General public", NOT general membership.

You didn't say what the intended audience was for. If it was just the ward members, put it on a non-private calendar and don't check "Public". If it was for the sake singles, then I'd approach a stake calendar administrator about adding the event to the stake singles calendar (assuming there is one). If this was multi-stake, then you'd need to get word to each of the stake singles calendar editors - there's currently no system for multi-stake events.

Or was this intended to be seen by the general public, but the target audience (Singles, age 18-35) wasn't clearly communicated?

[hilaryparry]

I'm not sure where you are located, but in the NASW area, there was a huge push to inform church membership of this function, with a couple of online trainings for all ward and stake tech specialists. Since we are all volunteers, I'm sure the word spread slowly, but there is a training section on the church website, which you probably no longer need.

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/ser ... g?lang=eng.

I actually came to this thread to see if anyone knew how long of a delay there is before an event appears on EventBrite.

[russellhltn]

in the NASW area, there was a huge push to inform church membership of this function,

I'm curious as to who was included in this push. As a STS, I've heard nothing at the local level.

[ddoug1]

Even in the "NASW" area Activity Sharing information is kindof sketchy. A high councilor breezed into a Mission Correlation meeting, announced Activity Sharing was available, brief explanation and that was it.
Two weeks ago Sis D and I were in the SLC area and I met a brother involved in designing the new Member Tools Activity Sharing Tile. He showed me what it was and, I had never played with the Tiles, showed me how to bring the Tile up.
I am thinking that the Activity Sharing tool is still evolving. It can be easily confusing. Is it the ward's web page? Or is it a ward web site? Or is the calendar necessary to use AS?
There still needs to be some coorelation. Questions answered, like EventBrite intergration. Etc.
The emphasis for us is encouraging the members to use AS as a missionary tool.
-- Teaching the leaders to create an Activity (or is it an Event) with lots of information.
-- Teaching the members to find the AS tool or resource and share, as appropriate, with others.

As a side note, check out the Fall Fesitival/Chili Cook off for the Boulder Springs Ward (Oct 17, 2025). Excellent description. Lots of fun information.

Elder Douglas