Church Text Messaging and Email

What is Tithe.ly Messaging?

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Tithe.ly Messaging is one of our newest products that allows churches to easily communicate with visitors, members, and regular attenders through text and email. Messaging provides the ability to store contact information, send a text or email directly, create lists, send follow-ups, and so much more.

How much does it cost to use Messaging?

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There are no contracts and no sign-up fees involved in getting started with Messaging. You simply pay $5 per month or if you've signed up for Tithe.ly All Access, you pay no monthly fee. Your first 200 messages, each month, are included and each text message after that is only 2.9 cents per message, with no additional cost per email.

Do my 200 included messages rollover?

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No, at the start of each billing period, your 200 included messages will reset.

How long can a text message be?

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These are the answers about messaging

Can I use Messaging outside of the United States?

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At the time of launch, Messaging is only available to customers within the United States. However, our team is actively working to make Messaging available in additional countries for Fall 2020.

Can I use Messaging on a mobile device?

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Yes, Messaging is compatible with all mobile devices via any mobile web browser.

How do I set up a Messaging phone number and email address?

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Once you've signed up for Messaging and have added a credit card or an active subscription has been found, you will be directed to the Settings page. You will then be able to add an 800 number, unique to your church, and an email address that people will use to send and receive messages.

Can Messaging use an existing phone number?

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Unfortunately, you are not able to use an existing number for Messaging at this time, but our team will be exploring the possibility of using existing numbers in the near future.

Can I use a local number for Messaging?

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You are not able to use a local number for Messaging. Due to the nature of sending SMS blasts (coming very soon to Messaging), standard local numbers are not a good fit to use in Messaging. 800 numbers are authorized to send messages to large groups of People, whereas local numbers are often flagged as spam when they send to multiple recipients.

Can we use our church domain for the Messaging email address?

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Messaging does not support custom domains, but you are able to use your church name with the domain @messaging.church. (i.e. firstbaptist@messaging.church)

How do I make someone an admin?

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There are two ways to make someone an admin. If you are adding a new contact, once you have filled in all of the contact information, click the checkbox next to 'Set as admin' before adding the new contact. If a contact already exists, simply edit the contact information and click the checkbox next to 'Set as admin' before saving changes.

How do I send a message to multiple contacts at the same time? Or to a list of people?

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Using Messaging you can create and send follow-ups to lists of people, but our team is working hard so that soon you will be able to send blasts to lists of people, as well! As of now, you are only able to send single messages from your inbox.

How do I know if a recipient received or read my message?

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While Messaging does not track if a recipient had read a message, you are able to tell that a message has been received successfully by the small green 'sent ✓' next to the message.

Am I charged for messages that contacts send to the church?

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If a contact sends a text message to the church, the 2.9 cents per message applies. There are no costs associated with sending and receiving emails.

Can I import an existing Contact list from Tithe.ly ChMS or another service?

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Yes! We will provide you with step-by-step instructions on how to import contact lists from Tithe.ly ChMS and other services.

Can people text a keyword to Messaging to add them to a list?

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Our Keywords feature is coming soon! This will allow you to set up specific keywords that can trigger and add Contacts to a particular list, gather their updated contact details, and even trigger a follow-up sequence.

For example, if a guest at your church texted the word 'NEW,' the system could add them to a list called "Visitors" and start a follow-up sequence that begins to engage the guest.

How can I get assistance if I need more help?

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You can reach our incredible support team by phone at 424-644-3120 or email at support@tithe.ly.

What are the fees associated with messaging?

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For All-Access customers, there is no monthly fee.

200 sms messages at no extra cost
2.9c sms per message after the first 200
0c per message for email

If they don't have All-Access there is a $5 monthly fee (charged 1 month from the sign up)

200 sms messages at no extra cost
2.9c per sms message after the first 200
0c per message for email

https://get.tithe.ly/pricing

Reach more people and connect with first-time guests.

Engage and drive action

Automated Campaigns

2-Way
Messaging

Text & Email
Blasts

Send Your First Message
In 5 Minutes...

STEP 1

Create an   account

STEP 2

Activate
Messaging

STEP 3

Send your first message

Inbox keeps your messages organized

Need to find an important message? With Tithe.ly Messaging, we make organizing and retrieving emails a cinch.

Creates automated messages

Create personalized, automated emails to follow up with first-time guests, lead people to read the Bible, or participate in a capital campaign.

Emailing with Tithe.ly Messaging

Interested in making your life a bit easier? Churches are switching to Tithe.ly Messaging to put their church texting and email under one roof to simplify their ministry, save money, and maximize their time.

Ready to use Tithe.ly Messaging?
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$5/mo

Questions? We have answers.

Reach more people and connect with first-time guests.

Engage and drive action

Automated Campaigns

2-WayMessaging

Text & Email Blasts

Send Your First MessageIn 5 Minutes...

STEP 1

Create an account

STEP 2

Activate Messaging

STEP 3

Send your first message

Inbox keeps your messages organized

Need to find an important message? With Tithe.ly Messaging, we make organizing and retrieving emails a cinch.

Creates automated messages

Create personalized, automated emails to follow up with first-time guests, lead people to read the Bible, or participate in a capital campaign.

Emailing with Tithe.ly Messaging

Interested in making your life a bit easier? Churches are switching to Tithe.ly Messaging to put their church texting and email under one roof to simplify their ministry, save money, and maximize their time.

Ready to use Tithe.ly Messaging?‍

$5/mo

Questions? We have answers.

2-Way
Messaging

Text & Email
Blasts

Send Your First Message
In 5 Minutes...

Create an   account

Activate
Messaging

Ready to use Tithe.ly Messaging?
‍