Text In Church is a church communication platform that puts texting, email, and calling in one place, so guests, members, and volunteers are not overlooked after Sunday.^1 Teams can send two-way texts, run automated follow-up workflows, collect digital Connect Cards, use keyword responders, send video messages, and add a Plan A Visit path on the website.^2
Calling turns a cell phone into a church phone system built around one ministry number, with a digital receptionist, call forwarding, smart voicemail with transcriptions, and direct extensions, so a pastor's personal number can stay private.^4 Higher tiers add church-management basics such as household management, tasks, and tags, and AI-assisted tools now help staff craft messages, draft responses, and scan paper connect cards.^5 The privacy policy, revised in September 2026, says those AI features run through Anthropic, customer data is not used to train AI models, and staff should review AI output before sending it.^6
The product integrates with Planning Center, Zapier, Pushpay ChMS, Mailchimp, and Rock RMS, and a Tithely Church Management integration now syncs people and groups both ways.^7 Its Planning Center add-on syncs in real time, and Planning Center's own listing also describes automatic nightly sync of People lists into Text In Church groups.^7
Co-founder and CEO Tyler Smith came to church communication from the inside. The Boomerang book site says he served on his home church's leadership team alongside his brother, a United Methodist pastor, and began applying what he had learned in business to their churches; as the approach spread, Text In Church was born.^10 The company says it was born out of a church plant and remains bootstrapped on purpose.^1 On The Unstuck Church Podcast, Smith described the tools as a way to connect with members and guests beyond Sunday mornings, "helping them to feel known, noticed and loved."^12
"So far, Text In Church helped us retain 50% of our first-time guests that actually filled out our connect cards. The personal text messages help our guests feel wanted, valued and appreciated." - Holly Howard^1
Notable:
- Native apps for iPhone, iPad, and Android sit beside the web workspace, and both store listings were updated in October 2026.^13
- Churches can request Boomerang, the guest-retention book Smith co-wrote; a second edition, Boomerang 2.0, was introduced in September 2026.^10
- Access is subscription-based, with plans tiered by message credits and a free trial.^5
