Keep your congregation connected with weekly service reminders. A simple Saturday SMS can increase Sunday attendance significantly.
Reminder: Join us tomorrow at 9AM for Sunday worship! Pastor John will be preaching on "Walking in Faith". See you there!
Setup in 3 Simple Steps
1. Import Your Members
Go to Contacts → Import and upload a CSV with your congregation members. Include phone, first_name, last_name, and optionally cell_group.
Create a static group called "All Members" and assign the imported contacts to it.
2. Set Up Global Variables
In Organisation Settings → Custom Settings, add:
church_name= Grace Community Churchservice_time= 9:00 AMchurch_address= 15 Main St, Harare
3. Create a Weekly Recurring Campaign
- Go to Recurring Campaigns → New Recurring Campaign
- Name it "Sunday Service Reminder"
- Select your approved Sender ID
- Select the "All Members" group
- Write your message:
Dear {first_name}, join us tomorrow for Sunday worship at {service_time}! Venue: {church_address}. God bless! - {church_name}
- Set frequency to Weekly, choose Saturday, and set the time to 5:00 PM
- Click Create
More Ideas for Churches
Weekly
- Sunday service reminders
- Bible study invites
- Youth group meetings
Monthly
- Tithe reminders
- Church newsletter
- Volunteer schedules
One-Off Campaigns
- Easter & Christmas
- Conferences
- Prayer vigils