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SMS Marketing for Churches & Ministries

Reach the whole congregation on the one channel they already read — service changes, small groups, volunteer calls and prayer chains, without an app to install or a subscription to justify to the board.

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Waybill № 4182 Rate 1 credit / SMS
From
(415) 555-0134 · your number
To
480 members · “Sunday list”
Wednesday small group is cancelled tonight — heavy snow. Stay safe and we will see you Sunday. Reply STOP to opt out.
Sent 480 Delivered 477 Cost $12.38
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What you would actually send

Weather cancellation
Service is moved online this Sunday due to the storm. Livestream link: ponyx.co/live
84 chars 1 credit
Volunteer call
We need 3 more volunteers for the youth breakfast Saturday 8am. Reply YES if you can help.
90 chars 1 credit
Small group reminder
Small group meets Wednesday 6pm. Bring your Bible and a pen — doors open at 5.
78 chars 1 credit

Examples of what churches & ministries send. One credit per 160-character segment; STOP and HELP are handled automatically on every message.

Benefits of SMS Marketing for Churches & Ministries

SMS marketing has a 98% open rate and 90% of bulk SMS messages are read within 3 seconds!*

Activate your most engaging channel today.

We work with many Churches & Ministries like you. Here are some great use cases of SMS marketing:

  • Welcoming visitors 🙏

  • Send notices for last-minute postponements or cancellations due to weather ℹ️

  • Share event reminders

  • Send small group reminders ⛪️

  • Recruit volunteers and send them scheduling information

  • Text community members Sunday updates ⛪️

  • Schedule messages ahead of time⌛️

Small Group Reminders ⌛️

Last minute notifications

Event Postpone: Dear members, parents & teens, Wednesday group is canceled tonight due to the heavy snow. Stay safe, and we’ll see you Sunday! 🙏

Reminder: Small Group will be meeting this Wednesday at 6 pm. Bring your Bible, pen, and paper. Doors open at 5 pm, please don’t be late! 👋

Member Testimonials

START SENDING CONGREGATION MEMBERS TEXT MESSAGES

It’s so easy to use and our team loves it! We love that you can opt in to text message group by just one keyword by a simple number. We absolutely love this product.

The dashboard is nice and easy to use and it’s so easy to send out a mass text.

Noah F., Next Gen Pastor

Murphysboro, IL

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