Church SMS
Church SMS software built for ministries and nonprofits — dedicated numbers, private two-way replies, opt-out compliance, and prepaid pricing. It works on every phone, with no app for members to install.
A dedicated group number makes a text feel official without exposing a leader personal cell phone.
RSVPs, questions, and service responses route privately to leaders instead of buzzing the whole group.
Leaders can review message cost, recipients, and channel behavior before a send goes out.
Why it matters
Church communication is personal. The tool should help leaders serve without turning announcements, service needs, and replies into another noisy channel.
Every group gets its own dedicated number. Outbound announcements and inbound replies all flow through that one consistent number, so members always recognize the sender and no leader has to expose a personal cell phone.
SMS is a two-way channel in Connect Saints. Members reply to the same number, and those replies route privately to leaders only — ideal for RSVPs, care coordination, and confirming assignments without a noisy group thread.
Members opt in simply and can reply STOP to opt out at any time. Honoring opt-outs and keeping messaging non-marketing keeps your church SMS respectful and compliant.
SMS is the primary channel because it reaches every mobile phone regardless of make or model, with no app to install. Email is also available as a channel, so leaders can choose the right medium for each message.
A plain text fits 160 characters per SMS segment. Add a single emoji and that drops to 70 — so the same message splits into roughly twice as many billed segments, doubling the cost. Long messages add up fast too: a 500-character announcement is about four segments per recipient, so to 100 members that is 400 billed segments. Connect Saints automatically sends a message like that as one cost-effective MMS instead — about 100 messages, not 400 — often a fraction of the price. It picks whichever route is cheaper for each message, and you can always override it.
A built-in cost calculator shows the exact cost of a message based on its length, encoding, and the number of recipients you have selected — so there are no surprises. With prepaid credits, you always know what a send will cost and what your balance is.
Add credits and message costs are deducted as you send — no contracts, no surprise bills. A single monthly platform fee covers the whole organization, plus a small monthly fee per dedicated number and low usage-based per-message rates.
Why churches choose Connect Saints
Automatic least-cost routing helps leaders avoid accidental overspend on long messages or emoji-heavy SMS.
A built-in cost calculator previews the send cost before a leader commits.
AI message assistance, map-link clarification, and compliance checks help leaders write clearly and respectfully.
Role-scoped admin workspaces keep group, organization, and system controls separated.
Location-based discovery helps members find and request the right organization and group.
Quiet hours keep messages from arriving at disruptive times.
Dedicated group numbers make the sender recognizable and keep personal cell numbers private.
Groups and subgroups mirror the way churches, ministries, teams, and committees actually organize people.
Members do not need an app; normal SMS works on every phone with simple opt-in and STOP opt-out.
Prepaid pricing keeps the organization in control with no contracts.
Prepaid, with no contracts: $7/month covers your whole organization no matter how many groups you run, plus $3/month per dedicated phone number and about $0.0232 per text — you only pay for what you send. A built-in cost calculator shows the exact cost of a message before you send it.
FAQ
Set up a dedicated number and start sending group texts in minutes. Prepaid, no contracts, no app required.