There are 5 closely-related records which are primary in MinistryPlatform:

• Contact - Everyone. Holds personal information such as gender, birthday, mobile phone, email.
• Household - Almost Everyone. Holds information such as multiple contacts, physical address, home phone and congregation.
• Donor - Anyone who has given money. Holds information such as Donations, pledges.
• Participant - Anyone involved in the life of the Church. Holds information such as participation in Groups and Events.
• User - Anyone who creates an account online or those who have right to the platform. Holds username and password.

A person always has a Contact record and a Household record regardless of the entry point of that record into the database. Depending on how a person enters into the database, they may also have a Donor, Participant and/or User record.