Answers to common questions about using Agape Social.
Click Profile in the top menu, then Edit Account Settings. You can change your username, slogan, bio, birthdate, location, gender, Buy Me a Coffee link, favorite Bible verse, and avatar. Choose whether birthdate, location, and gender are public or private. Use Edit Photos on your profile to manage profile photos.
When your status is Active, others see your username, role, bio, avatar, slogan, favorite Bible verse, profile photos, and recent Sparks. They also see any birthdate, location, or gender you mark public. If you add a Buy Me a Coffee link, others see that button. Public birthdates show the month and day only; your birth year is never shown. Your first name, last name, email, and phone number are always private. If you set Do Not Disturb in Account Settings under Availability, others still see your username, bio, avatar, Buy Me a Coffee button, and public birthdate, location, and gender, but not your slogan, photos, favorite verse, or recent Sparks.
In Account Settings, use Add Favorite Bible Verse to pick a book, chapter, and verse range. It appears on your profile when your status is Active. You can also click the yellow star next to any Bible verse while browsing the site to save that single verse to your profile.
Click your avatar on your profile or in Account Settings to upload a new image. Supported formats are JPEG, PNG, WebP, and GIF up to 5 MB. The upload starts after you pick a file. You can delete your avatar in Account Settings. On your profile, choose Edit Photos to add, title, or remove photos. Each photo can also have a description up to 280 characters.
Yes. Bio is limited to 900 characters and slogan to 125 characters. Location is limited to 125 characters. Character counters show how many characters remain as you type.
In Account Settings, enter your new email and save. A 6-digit code is sent to your current email address. Enter that code on the settings page to confirm the change. Codes expire after 15 minutes. Until you confirm, your login email stays the same.
Open Account Settings and use the Appearance section. Choose a theme (light, dark, sepia, high contrast, ocean, forest, or midnight) and a font size from small through extra large. Your choices save automatically and apply across the site.
Bookmarks let you save Sparks, Bible verses, and profile photos to find later. Click the bookmark icon on a Spark, photo page, or Bible passage to add or remove a bookmark. Open Bookmarks from the Navigation menu to see everything you saved, grouped by type. Only you can see your bookmarks.
Open Invite Friends from the right sidebar and click Open Invite Center. Your personal 6-digit invite code and signup link are shown there. When someone creates an account with your code, they automatically follow you. You can send up to 20 email invites per day from the Invite Center. Use Share by Social Post to copy a ready-made message for X, Facebook, or other platforms.
You can have up to 10 profile photos. Each photo can have a title and supports Agape, Amen, and Praying reactions plus comments on its detail page.
In Account Settings, choose Deactivate Account to log out and pause use of the site while keeping your profile and content, or Delete Account to permanently remove your account. Permanent deletion cannot be undone. If you only need a break, Do Not Disturb under Availability may be a better option. To reactivate, sign in with your email and password, open Reactivate Account, and choose a new password before you can post or comment again.
A verified member has confirmed both email and phone number. A verified badge then appears next to your username across the site. Phone number is optional, but you cannot earn the badge without it.
First, verify your email. After you create an account, open the confirmation link sent to your inbox. If you did not receive it, use Resend Verification in the banner at the top of the site, or open Account Settings and resend from Manage email addresses. Check your spam folder if needed. Second, verify your phone. Add your phone number in Account Settings and save. Open Validate phone number, click Request Verification Code, and wait for processing. Validation is handled manually and can take a few days. Once you receive your code, enter it on the Phone Validation page. Codes expire after seven days.
Every account starts as a Member. An Administrator can assign the Minister role so someone may publish a Minister Blog. Administrators manage the site. Roles are separate from the verified badge, which requires confirmed email and phone regardless of role.
With a verified email, you can post Sparks, comment, and join Agape Groups. A reminder banner appears until email verification is complete. To create Agape Groups or a Minister Blog, you must also verify your phone (full verification). Each Minister may have one Minister Blog; Administrators are not limited to one blog. If you change your phone number, phone verification resets and you must validate the new number to stay fully verified.
The Newsfeed is your main home page after you log in. It shows recent community Sparks that are not tied to an Agape Group.
A Spark is a short faith-centered post: an encouragement, testimony, scripture thought, or update you share with the community. Sparks can include text up to 500 characters and an optional image up to 5 MB.
On the Newsfeed, use the Share a Spark form at the top. Write your message, optionally attach an image, and click Post. You need a verified email address to post. New members receive a welcome Spark on their profile when they create an account.
Yes. On the Newsfeed and Following tabs, use the sort controls for Newest, Popularity (based on Agape, Amen, and Praying reactions, comments, and bookmarks, minus a penalty when you hide a Spark), or Most Views. Your choice is remembered. To hide a Spark from your feed, use the hide icon on its card. Open the Hidden Sparks tab on the same feed bar to review hidden posts and restore them.
Yes. On a Spark you wrote, open its detail page and use Edit or Delete. For your own comments, use Edit or Delete next to the comment. Deleting a Spark also removes its comments.
Each Spark supports Agape, Amen, and Praying reactions. Open a Spark to read the full post and add a comment up to 500 characters.
Type # followed by a topic word in a Spark or comment (letters, numbers, and underscores only). Hashtags become clickable links to a topic page showing related Sparks and comments. You can use up to 20 hashtags per post. Global Search also finds topics when you search for #prayer or similar.
Type @ followed by a username, Agape Group slug, or Minister Blog slug in a Spark or comment. Suggestions appear as you type. In Agape Group Sparks and comments, suggestions are limited to members of that group. Up to 20 mentions are supported per post.
No. Sparks posted inside an Agape Group appear only on that group's page. Use the Newsfeed for community Sparks that are not tied to a group.
Visit their profile and click Follow or Unfollow. You can also discover members from People to Follow on the Members page, or open Members in the Navigation menu. The People I Follow tab on the Members page lists everyone you follow.
Both are tabs on the main feed bar. The Newsfeed shows recent community Sparks from across the site. Following shows only non-group Sparks from people you follow.
Agape Groups are spaces for churches, ministries, organizations, and interest communities to gather and share Sparks. Each group has a name, description, category (Church, Organization, or Ministry), and optional cover image.
Click Agape Groups in the left sidebar to browse groups. Open a group and use the join control on its page. You need a verified email address to join. Most groups let anyone join instantly. Some require owner approval (Request to Join) or an invite only. If you receive an invite, Accept Invite appears on the group page. Groups you belong to show a Member badge on the groups list.
Only fully verified members can create Agape Groups. Open Agape Groups and click Create Agape Group. You must have verified both email and phone first. There is no limit on how many groups you may create. Fill in the name, category, description, and optional cover image. The group URL is generated from the name.
Public groups let anyone view Sparks and members on the group page. Private groups hide content from non-members; only the header and join option are visible until you join. The group owner can switch between public and private from the group page. This is separate from join policy settings such as invite only or owner approval.
The member who creates a group becomes its owner. Owners can manage join settings, invite members, review join requests, kick or ban members, pin announcements, and edit group details. Open Manage Members on the group page for the full panel. Other members can leave at any time. Only the owner can delete the group.
On Manage Agape Group, owners choose a join policy: Anyone can join (default), Invite only, or Owner approval required. For invite-only groups, the owner also sets who may send invites: Owner only, or Owner and members.
For invite-only groups, the owner or allowed members send invites from Manage Agape Group. Search for a member by username and click Send Invite. The invited person sees Accept Invite and Decline on the group page. Pending invites can be revoked. Banned users cannot accept invites.
Kick removes a member but does not block them from rejoining if the group allows it. Ban removes the member and prevents them from joining again until the owner unbans them. Only the owner can kick or ban members.
Group owners can pin important Sparks as announcements. On a group Spark, use the pin control in the reaction row. Pinned announcements appear in a carousel at the top of the group page.
Only members of that Agape Group can comment on Sparks posted inside it. Sparks on the public Newsfeed follow the usual rules for all signed-in members with verified email.
No. Agape Social is ad free. We do not sell ad space or display third-party advertising. Our goal is to keep the community focused on faith-centered fellowship without commercial distractions.
Running the platform has real costs, including hosting, security, and development. Sponsors voluntarily help cover those expenses so the community can stay online and ad free.
Click Become a Sponsor in the Sponsors section on the right sidebar. Fill out the form with your name, email, amount, and an optional message, then submit. Accounts under review cannot submit sponsorships until review is complete.
Individuals, churches, and organizations can sponsor Agape Social. Choose the sponsor type on the form. If you are logged in, your name and email may be filled in automatically.
Active sponsors may appear in the Sponsors section on the right sidebar with their sponsor type. New submissions are reviewed and may show as pending until payment is confirmed.
Use Bible Search in the left sidebar to browse books, chapters, and verses from the King James Version (KJV). You can search by word or phrase, look up a reference by book and chapter, open well-known stories from Bible Stories in the left sidebar, and use the share button to post a verse as a Spark or copy it. When you use Global Search, a link at the bottom of the results opens the Bible with the same search words.
Reading Plans guide you through Scripture over a set number of days. Open Reading Plans from the left sidebar to browse available plans, enroll in one, and mark each day's reading complete as you go. Your progress is saved to your account.
When you are signed in, your recent Bible searches are saved automatically. Open Search History from the Bible Search page to rerun past searches quickly.
Verse of the Day appears in the right sidebar with a daily KJV passage. Use the share button to post it as a Spark or open it in Bible Search.
While viewing any passage or chapter, click Share Verse. You can post it directly as a new Spark with optional commentary.
The Minister Blog lets Ministers publish longer posts such as devotionals, teachings, and encouragement. Each blog contains articles. Blogs and articles start as drafts and must be published before others can see them. Anyone can read published blogs. Signed-in members with verified email can comment.
Ministers who have verified both email and phone can create one Minister Blog. Click Create Minister Blogs on your profile or the Minister Blogs page. The blog is saved as a draft; choose Publish to make it visible. Administrators may create multiple blogs without the one-blog limit.
Click Create Minister Blogs and enter a title, description up to 5,000 characters, and an optional cover image. The blog URL is created from the title and cannot be changed later. To update the description or cover image after publishing, use Edit Blog on your Minister Blog page.
While viewing your published blog, click New Article. Articles have a title, body up to 10,000 characters, and an optional cover image. Articles are saved as drafts. Open the article page and choose Publish to make it visible. You can unpublish an article at any time. Articles support Agape, Amen, and Praying reactions like Sparks.
Yes. On a blog's article list, use the sort controls for Newest, Popularity, or Most Views. Article sort is remembered separately from your Newsfeed sort.
When you are logged in, use the search box in the top navigation bar. Enter what you are looking for and press Search or Enter. Results are grouped by type: Topics, Sparks, Spark comments, Agape Groups, Blogs, Blog comments, Photos, Photo comments, Users, and Sponsors. Each section shows a preview; click View More for additional results. Searching with # followed by a word finds Sparks tagged with that hashtag. Private Agape Group content and banned, suspended, or deleted accounts are excluded.
Open Feedback from the About Us section in the left sidebar. Choose a type (Bug Report, Enhancement, Question, Compliment, or Other), enter a subject and details, and optionally attach a screenshot up to 5 MB. Submissions are reviewed by administrators. You can submit up to 5 feedback items per hour. Use the My Feedback link on the Feedback page to track your past submissions and their status.
An account under review has limited activity while administrators check a report or policy concern. Posting Sparks, commenting, reacting, joining or creating Agape Groups, blogging, sharing Bible verses, and submitting sponsorships are disabled until review ends. You can still browse, update most profile settings, leave Agape Groups, and delete your own content where allowed.
Suspended or banned accounts cannot log in. Suspension is usually temporary for serious Community Rules violations; a ban is permanent. If you believe a penalty was made in error, contact site administrators through an alternate email if you still have one on file.
Sparks, Spark comments, photos, photo comments, and profiles have a Report option. Choose the reason that best matches the Community Rules. Reports go to the moderation team for review.
Moderators review reports and may remove content, warn the user, or apply account penalties for serious violations. You will see a confirmation that your report was received. Repeat or bad-faith reports may be ignored.
Agape Social follows biblical principles of love, truth, and respect. Detailed guidelines are on the Community Rules page in the About Us section. Key points include keeping content clean and lawful, no hate speech or bullying, protecting personal information, no spam, treating others with kindness, and keeping posts aligned with Apostolic Pentecostal doctrine. Violations may lead to warnings, account review, suspension, or permanent bans.