A notice read out on Sunday only reaches the people who came. A WhatsApp group only reaches members with smartphones and data. An SMS reaches every phone.
What churches send
- Service and event notices: special services, conventions, weddings and fellowship days, with time and place.
- Prayer and cell group meetings: to the right group only.
- Project and giving reminders: with the mobile money number to give to.
- Welfare messages: get-well messages and condolences to members and families.
Copy-ready messages
Dear members, join us this Sunday at [Time] at [Church]. Theme: [Theme]. All are welcome. God bless you.
Prayer meeting this [Day] at [Time] at [Venue]. Come with your prayer requests. God bless you.
Use groups
Save your members in groups: choir, youth, men, women, ushers, cell groups. Then a notice for the choir goes only to the choir, and you do not pay for messages nobody needed.
Schedule ahead
Write the message on Thursday and schedule it for Saturday morning. Members get it at the right time, and you do not have to remember.
Cost
800 members at UGX 30 per SMS is UGX 24,000 for one message to the whole church, as long as it stays inside 160 characters. Larger bundles are cheaper per SMS. See our church page.
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