When guests walk through your church doors on Sunday, what happens Monday? That's the gap Text In Church was built to close. This 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, 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 also integrates with Church Community Builder, Rock RMS, Mailchimp, and Zapier.^4 In late 2024, Text In Church expanded its capabilities by acquiring PastorsLine, and it now offers a Calling Plus add-on that gives churches a modern phone system with a digital receptionist, call forwarding, and smart voicemail — all from the same number they text with.^5
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
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^7
"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^8
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 to expand church communication and hospitality training^5
- Calling Plus add-on provides a modern church phone system with digital receptionist and smart voicemail^4
