Church Texting Service for Mass Text Messaging

Text Blasts

Churches can use text blasts to promote upcoming events or follow up with members after church activities. Great for engagement and promotional messages!

Two-Way SMS

Harness the power of two-way SMS to build closer relationships with your congregation. Chat 1-on-1 with members to handle questions or other requests.

Automated Messaging

Set up automated messaging to increase operational efficiency with less work for your church staff.

Text to Join

Churches can use Text to Join to collect more phone numbers and grow their SMS subscriber list.

Multiple User Support

Have more than one person running church communication? Textedly allows for multiple user support so several team members can assist with member communication and SMS marketing.

Scheduled Text Messages

Use scheduled text messages to plan out important announcements in your calendar. You can schedule mass text or individual messages with members.

• Instant contact with the whole congregation
• Managing responses from the Textedly dashboard
• Quick welcome messages for new members
• Updates on schedule changes
• Event reminders
• Messages targeted to segments of the congregation
• Survey links
• Feedback requests
• Volunteer, donation, or emergency requests
• Maintain connection with the congregation throughout the week
• Fast, instant communication with equally fast response potential

Sign Up for a Church Text Platform

This is easily done with a few clicks of the mouse. Just research the church text service platforms available, and decide which one best suits your needs. With Textedly, there is no software to download and mass texting for churches is easy.

Upload Current List of Contacts

Text message subscribers must give their permission for receiving texts from your church or ministry. Once you have the list of those wishing to be included and after confirmation that they have opted in, you can start uploading their names and phone numbers into the system. You can add or delete these at any time, according to the individual's requests, as people may be newcomers or move out of the area.

Compile Text Templates

To send pertinent messages to various groups within the database of names and phone numbers, you will set up text templates. For instance, those signed up as volunteers for a project will get messages that others who are not volunteers will not receive. You can set up as many templates as you like. The basic content of each template will be the same, saving time of having to make up a totally new message, but you can easily add information to update or make any changes before sending.

Set Up a Campaign Keyword

As mentioned, not everyone is going to get every text. You'll want to create a text keyword for each campaign that will correspond to a number so those wishing to access information from a certain campaign will be able to dial in the number to see that topic's information.

Promote Your Keyword

Any keywords you're using for various campaigns can be promoted on the church's website, in bulletins, on social media pages, and outgoing voicemails. Making keywords pertinent to the specific campaigns will be intuitive for congregation members to punch in when looking for areas of interest within the system.

Send Church Texts

Use church texting services to reach out whenever possible. It shows you care. When you have a guest in your congregation, make sure you receive their permission to send them information through your church's texting service the day you meet them. A short form to fill out with their name, phone number, and signature will work. You can then send them a welcome message that may be the very reason they return and become valuable members of the congregation.

Make sure you check up on members of the congregation you haven't seen in a while. They may be in need of a comforting word.