diff --git a/src/app/app-config.service.spec.ts b/src/app/app-config.service.spec.ts
index 93397aaf2..f681b54f9 100644
--- a/src/app/app-config.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/app-config.service.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { HttpClient } from "@angular/common/http";
 import { TestBed } from "@angular/core/testing";
-import { AppConfig, AppConfigService } from "app-config.service";
+import { AppConfig, AppConfigService, HelpMessages } from "app-config.service";
 import { of } from "rxjs";
 import { MockHttp } from "shared/MockStubs";
 
@@ -119,7 +119,8 @@ const appConfig: AppConfig = {
   shoppingCartOnHeader: true,
   tableSciDataEnabled: true,
   fileserverBaseURL: "",
-  fileserverButtonLabel: ""
+  fileserverButtonLabel: "",
+  helpMessages: new HelpMessages(),
 };
 
 describe("AppConfigService", () => {
@@ -159,4 +160,5 @@ describe("AppConfigService", () => {
       expect(config).toEqual(appConfig);
     });
   });
+
 });
diff --git a/src/app/app-config.service.ts b/src/app/app-config.service.ts
index 4bcfc1cd7..b64383d9a 100644
--- a/src/app/app-config.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/app-config.service.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,20 @@ export class RetrieveDestinations {
   option = "";
 }
 
+export class HelpMessages {
+  ingestManual: string;
+  gettingStarted: string;
+
+  constructor(
+    gettingStarted = "gives a brief description on how to get started using the data catalog.",
+    ingestManual = `provides detailed information on how to make your data available to the
+    catalog as well as archiving and retrieval of datasets.`
+  ) {
+    this.gettingStarted = gettingStarted;
+    this.ingestManual = ingestManual;
+  }
+}
+
 export interface AppConfig {
   accessTokenPrefix: string;
   addDatasetEnabled: boolean;
@@ -57,6 +71,7 @@ export interface AppConfig {
   tableSciDataEnabled: boolean;
   fileserverBaseURL: string;
   fileserverButtonLabel: string | undefined;
+  helpMessages?: HelpMessages;
 }
 
 @Injectable()
diff --git a/src/app/help/help/help.component.html b/src/app/help/help/help.component.html
index 1cf10cb6e..ad6fa1f7d 100644
--- a/src/app/help/help/help.component.html
+++ b/src/app/help/help/help.component.html
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     </mat-card-header>
     The
     <a href="{{ gettingStarted }}" target="blank">Getting Started Guide</a>
-    gives a brief description on how to get started using the data catalog.
+    {{ helpMessages.gettingStarted }}
   </mat-card>
 </p>
 
@@ -65,8 +65,7 @@
     </mat-card-header>
     The
     <a href="{{ ingestManual }}" target="blank">Ingest Manual</a>
-    provides detailed information on how to make your data available to the
-    catalog as well as archiving and retrieval of datasets.
+    {{ helpMessages.ingestManual }}
   </mat-card>
 </p>
 
diff --git a/src/app/help/help/help.component.spec.ts b/src/app/help/help/help.component.spec.ts
index b36a23b96..f03b03ba8 100644
--- a/src/app/help/help/help.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/help/help/help.component.spec.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 import { ComponentFixture, TestBed, waitForAsync } from "@angular/core/testing";
 import { HelpComponent } from "./help.component";
 import { MatCardModule } from "@angular/material/card";
-import { AppConfigService } from "app-config.service";
+import { AppConfigService, HelpMessages } from "app-config.service";
 
 const getConfig = () => ({
   facility: "ESS",
+  gettingStarted: true,
+  ingestManual: true
 });
 
+const helpMessages = new HelpMessages();
+
 describe("HelpComponent", () => {
   let component: HelpComponent;
   let fixture: ComponentFixture<HelpComponent>;
@@ -42,4 +46,45 @@ describe("HelpComponent", () => {
   it("should create", () => {
     expect(component).toBeTruthy();
   });
+
+  it("should have default messages", () => {
+    const compiled = fixture.debugElement.nativeElement;
+    expect(compiled.innerHTML).toContain(helpMessages.gettingStarted);
+    expect(compiled.innerHTML).toContain(helpMessages.ingestManual);
+  });
+
+  describe("should have custom messages", () => {
+    let customHelpMessages: HelpMessages;
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      fixture = TestBed.createComponent(HelpComponent);
+      component = fixture.componentInstance;
+      customHelpMessages = { gettingStarted: "someGettingStart", ingestManual: "someOtherIngest" };
+      component.appConfig.helpMessages = customHelpMessages;
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+    });
+
+    it("should have custom messages", () => {
+      const compiled = fixture.debugElement.nativeElement;
+      expect(compiled.innerHTML).toContain(customHelpMessages.gettingStarted);
+      expect(compiled.innerHTML).toContain(customHelpMessages.ingestManual);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("should set only one custom message", () => {
+    let customHelpMessages: HelpMessages;
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      fixture = TestBed.createComponent(HelpComponent);
+      component = fixture.componentInstance;
+      customHelpMessages = new HelpMessages("someGettingStart");
+      component.appConfig.helpMessages = customHelpMessages;
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+    });
+
+    it("should set only one custom message", () => {
+      const compiled = fixture.debugElement.nativeElement;
+      expect(compiled.innerHTML).toContain(customHelpMessages.gettingStarted);
+      expect(compiled.innerHTML).toContain(helpMessages.ingestManual);
+    });
+  });
+
 });
diff --git a/src/app/help/help/help.component.ts b/src/app/help/help/help.component.ts
index 3b42a48e1..336bda220 100644
--- a/src/app/help/help/help.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/help/help/help.component.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Component, OnInit } from "@angular/core";
-import { AppConfigService } from "app-config.service";
+import { AppConfigService, HelpMessages } from "app-config.service";
 
 @Component({
   selector: "help",
@@ -12,11 +12,16 @@ export class HelpComponent implements OnInit {
   ingestManual: string | null = null;
   gettingStarted: string | null = null;
   shoppingCartEnabled = false;
+  helpMessages: HelpMessages;
   constructor(public appConfigService: AppConfigService) {}
 
   ngOnInit() {
     this.facility = this.appConfig.facility;
     this.ingestManual = this.appConfig.ingestManual;
+    this.helpMessages = new HelpMessages(
+      this.appConfig.helpMessages?.gettingStarted, 
+      this.appConfig.helpMessages?.ingestManual
+      );
     this.gettingStarted = this.appConfig.gettingStarted;
     this.shoppingCartEnabled = this.appConfig.shoppingCartEnabled;
   }