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SMS

Send messages your church actually sees

Built-in SMS with simple monthly plans — no credits, no confusion.

When something matters, SMS gets through.

Church Loop gives your church a dedicated number and a simple way to send messages — whether it's a reminder, follow-up, or quick check-in.

No complicated pricing. No topping up credits. Just choose a plan that fits your church and start messaging.

Core capabilities

Dedicated Church Number

Your church, your number.

  • Each church gets its own phone number
  • Build familiarity and trust with your people
  • Keep all communication consistent and recognisable
Church number

+44 7700 900123

Your congregation sees one familiar number for reminders and follow-up.

SMS · Monthly plans

Essential

500 / mo

Most small teams

Growth

2,000 / mo

Active welcome + events

One predictable bill — upgrade when your church sends more, not when credits run out.

Simple Monthly Plans

No credits. No guesswork.

  • Choose a plan based on how many messages your church needs
  • No topping up credits
  • No unexpected costs
  • Clear monthly limits
  • Easy to scale as you grow
  • Churches know exactly what they're paying every month

Send Messages Instantly

Reach people in seconds.

  • Send SMS to individuals or groups
  • Write and send in a simple, clean interface
  • No complicated setup
Messages · Alex Morgan
Hi Alex — thanks for visiting us yesterday. We'd love to stay in touch. Reply STOP to opt out.
That's kind — yes please.

Logged on profile timeline

Journey · Welcome
1

SMS · Day 1

Thanks for visiting…

2

Wait · 2 days

3

SMS · Branch on reply

If reply → task "Personal follow-up"

SMS in Journeys

Automate high-impact moments.

  • Use SMS inside your follow-up flows: first-time visitor follow-up, event reminders, check-ins and next steps
  • Messages go out at the right time, automatically

Message Tracking

Know what's happening.

  • See sent, delivered, and failed messages
  • View message history per person
  • Stay fully informed
Delivery log
Sun thank-youDelivered
Alpha reminderDelivered
Weather updateFailed
How churches use SMS
Sunday remindersEvent confirmationsVisitor follow-upVolunteer coordinationUrgent updates

Same number, same inbox — whether it is pastoral or operational.

Built for Real Church Use

SMS isn't just a feature — it's one of the most effective tools your church has.

  • Sunday reminders
  • Event confirmations
  • Visitor follow-up
  • Volunteer coordination
  • Urgent updates

SMS without the complexity

Skip credits, top-ups, and opaque pricing.

  • Most platforms use confusing credit systems, constant top-ups, and unclear pricing
  • Church Loop: simple monthly plans
  • Predictable pricing
  • Built directly into the same system as people, forms, events, and journeys
Church Loop vs typical SMS tools

Typical tools

  • Confusing credit systems
  • Constant top-ups
  • Opaque pricing

Church Loop

  • Simple monthly plans
  • Predictable pricing
  • Built into your church system

Everything works together

Church Loop isn't a collection of tools — it's one connected system.

  • Forms feed into People
  • People go into Groups
  • Groups trigger Journeys
  • Journeys send Email and SMS
  • Events connect everything

Start free — put this into practice with your team