SMS for churches & ministries

Service cancelled for weather. Everyone knows by 7am.

The bulletin gets left in the pew and the email goes unread. A text gets read in three minutes, by the whole congregation, including the members who never check email.

Try it for $5 See what you'd text ↓

✓ $5 first try · 100 texts · unlimited contacts · no auto-renew

§ 01 · The problem

The announcement nobody heard.

It was in the bulletin. It was in the email. Half the church still didn't know.

Churches communicate more than almost any organization: service times, potlucks, youth group, the building fund, a member in the hospital. And most of it goes through channels that older members don't check and younger members ignore.

A text goes to everyone, and everyone reads it. "Sunday service is cancelled due to ice, stay safe," reaches the whole congregation before anyone drives to a locked building.

Prayer requests, event reminders, volunteer asks. One list, one message, replies back to the office.

97%
of texts are read within 3 minutes
CTIA · Pew Research
$0.011
is what it costs to text one customer
Carrier rate · per message
4.2s
to reach your whole list, once you hit send
Average blast time
§ 02 · What you'd text

Real messages. Ready to send.

Write it once, it goes to everyone. Replies come back to one inbox.

Weather closure
Grace Fellowship: with the ice this morning, Sunday services are cancelled. Please stay safe. We'll share the sermon online at 10am. Reply if you need anything.
Thank you pastor, stay warm
Sent 6:40am · 0 cars in the lot
Event reminder
Reminder: community potluck this Saturday at 5 in the fellowship hall. Bring a dish to share if you can. Reply with what you're bringing so we can plan!
Sent to everyone · replies land in your inbox
Prayer request
Please keep the Alvarez family in your prayers this week. Meals are being organized — reply MEAL if you'd like to bring one and we'll coordinate.
Sent to everyone · replies land in your inbox

Every one of these takes under a minute to write and 4 seconds to send.

§ 03 · How churches use it

Three jobs. One text each.

No campaign builder. No funnels. Just the message and the people it goes to.

Urgent

Closures and changes.

Weather, a burst pipe, a schedule change. The whole congregation knows in minutes, including the members who never open email.

Events

Reminders that fill the hall.

A text the day before doubles turnout for potlucks, VBS signups, and volunteer days. Replies tell you who's coming.

Care

Prayer and meal trains.

Share a need, ask who can help, coordinate by reply. It's pastoral care at the speed of a text.

§ 04 · How it works

Three steps. Five minutes.

If you can text a friend, you can do this.

01

Bring your customer list

Import the numbers you already have. Unlimited contacts on every plan, so the whole client book fits.

02

Write one message

Plain text, your words. Use {first_name} and it fills in each person's name automatically.

03

Hit send, read the replies

Everyone gets it in seconds. When they text back, it lands in your NotifyGrid inbox, not a shared phone.

§ 05 · Questions

Before you sign up.

The ones churches ask most.

Can members reply?

Yes. Replies come into one inbox for the church office, with the member's name, so nothing gets lost on a shared phone.

How do we collect numbers?

Connection cards, the membership directory, event signups. Anyone who's given the church their number can be added. Every text includes an opt-out.

We're a small church. Is this affordable?

The $5 First Blast is 100 texts with no auto-renew. Monthly plans start at $29 for 600 texts, which covers weekly announcements to a congregation of 150. Unlimited contacts on every plan.

Reach everyone. One text.

The whole congregation, in seconds, including the ones who never check email. $5 to try.

★ NO CONTRACT ★ CANCEL ANYTIME ★ 9 YEARS STRONG ★