When guests walk through your church doors on Sunday, what happens Monday? That's the gap Text In Church was built to close. This all-in-one church communication platform helps pastors and ministry leaders stay connected with members, first-time visitors, and volunteers through text messaging, email, and phone calls — all from one place.^1
Born out of a church plant, Text In Church was co-founded by Tyler Smith with a simple conviction: church communication shouldn't be difficult.^2 The platform's automated workflows handle guest follow-up sequences, volunteer reminders, and event coordination so leaders can focus on building real relationships instead of managing tools. With features like digital connect cards, keyword auto-responders, two-way texting, multiple inboxes, video messaging, advanced analytics, and a "Plan A Visit" system that captures visitor info right from the church website, Text In Church turns one-time guests into regular attenders.^1
A major milestone came in early 2025 when Text In Church messaging became a native add-on inside Planning Center, allowing churches to send texts without ever leaving their church management software.^3 The platform now integrates with Church Community Builder, Rock RMS, Mailchimp, Tithely, and Elvanto, plus an Open API for custom workflows and a MinistrySafe integration for child-safety screening.^1 In late 2024, Text In Church expanded its capabilities by acquiring PastorsLine.^5 Calling has since grown into a full standalone product — a modern church phone system with a digital receptionist, call forwarding, smart voicemail, and direct extensions that keeps a pastor's personal number private while routing calls from the same number they text with.^10
More than 38,000 church leaders use Text In Church every week, from small church plants to large multi-campus ministries.^1 Tyler Smith also authored Boomerang, a book on the power of effective guest follow-up, and the company runs the ENGAGE conference and First Impressions Live! conference for church leaders.^6 In 2025, the company also acquired the First Impressions Conference, expanding its focus beyond software into church hospitality training.^7
Why Christians Love It"We traded out our previous Plan A Visit form for Text In Church's digital connect card. Amazing! 67% of guest families that go through this process are taking next steps and becoming regular attenders." — Faith Brown^1
"We use this to show the love and grace of Jesus and help everyone feel more connected to the church and each other." — Elisabeth Jacobson, Bethel Evangelical Covenant Church^8
"Text in Church automated much of what I do. It saves me so much time! Our follow-up went from good to great with a few mouse clicks." — Play Store review^9
"It has turned follow-up from an inconsistent hassle, to a consistent and effective joy!" — Josh Johnson^1
"Because of Text In Church, we can CARE for our people... when we text and simply ask if there is anything we can pray with them about, the response is so huge!!" — Neill Rowe^1
Notable- Trusted by 38,000+ church leaders weekly across all sizes and denominations^1
- Native messaging add-on inside Planning Center since February 2025^3
- Co-founded by Tyler Smith, author of Boomerang and speaker on church guest retention^2
- Acquired PastorsLine in November 2024 and the First Impressions Conference in March 2025 to expand church communication and hospitality training^5^7
- Calling is a full standalone phone system with digital receptionist, smart voicemail, and direct extensions, keeping personal numbers private^10
- Integrates with Planning Center, Church Community Builder, Rock RMS, Mailchimp, Tithely, Elvanto, Zapier, MinistrySafe, plus an Open API^1
- Comparison pages vs Clearstream, Flocknote, Gloo, and PastorsLine help churches evaluate options^1
Platforms: iOS, Android, Web Pricing: Subscription (Basic/Pro/Premium tiers, annual or monthly) with a free trial and a 30-day money-back guarantee. No contracts.
