Almost every industry these days uses SMS and text messaging as part of their mission to connect with their members; this includes churches and other religious institutions. Nowadays, an increasing number of churches around the country have incorporated SMS and text messaging into their regular communication with their congregations. Text messaging is an effective and efficient way to connect congregants, gain insight, and improve overall communications. 

Texts from Churches to Groups

Whether it’s a small church or a larger congregation, signing up to receive text messages from one’s church is a great way to stay connected to the greater community. While massive email chains or utilizing social media can be useful to a degree, text messages are a more immediate way to ensure that the information a church or religious organization wants to send out gets dispersed in a timely and orderly fashion. Research shows that 90% of text messages are opened within the first three minutes of being received. This is great news for congregations looking to let their members know about religious school openings and closures, time changes, or even sermon topics.

SMS for Sharing Bible Passages

Speaking of sermon topics, one of the leading ways that church members can stay connected to the congregation even if they cannot physically be in the church is through text messaging. Daily devotionals, Bible readings, and regular prayer can be hard to keep up with on one’s own, but modern churches using SMS now make it easy. Many churches set up systems to share scriptures and quotes to help everyone in the community not only stay connected to one another, but also stay on top of their daily religious duties.   

New Member Greeting through SMS

Oftentimes, new church members don’t want to be approached right away by the welcome wagon. Rather, they’d prefer to stay in the back until they feel ready. Texting offers a convenient and non-intimidating way to connect with new members. With Trumpia, churches can even automatically ask members for important information via SMS like if they’re just visiting, if they would like to be welcomed, and what sorts of church activities they would like to learn more about.

Church Support Through SMS

Churches and religious organizations can be an excellent source of support for congregants going through hardship. Whether members are experiencing grief, financial crises, need transportation assistance, or are having other troubles at home, setting up a church support network can help connect people in times of need. Bulk text messages through opt-in church groups provide members with the connection of the church on a mobile, digital platform. 

Church Surveys and Announcements with Text Messages

Text message polling can be an effective and useful way for church administrators to better understand their communities. Learning about the topics church members want to study, the events they would be most interested in attending, preferred religious school times, and other items in question can be easily deciphered with SMS for churches. If you choose an advanced church messaging solution like Trumpia we can automatically capture their responses and use this information to target your messages in the future. Additionally, given the fact that 94% of all text messages eventually get read (compared with only 21% of emails and 12% of Facebook posts), church surveys are one of the best ways to access as broad a survey pool as possible. 

Church text messages are also ideal for sending out announcements and reminders. Although giving reminders at the end of worship services are still useful, text messages reminders about events at church can help members put the event right in their digital calendars, reducing the risk that they will forget. 

If you are interested in setting up SMS for your church, feel free to reach out to Trumpia today.