Opens December 1, 2026
Text your whole church for free
This free church texting service sends one text to your whole congregation or to a single group, and every reply lands in a shared inbox.
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- $0software fee
- No limiton people
- Your ownchurch number
- Saturday 6:52 PM
- From the church: Ice tonight, so Sunday school is canceled. Worship is still at 10:30.
- From the member: Thank you. Can we bring coffee for the greeters?
- From the church: Yes please, Dana, that is a wonderful idea.
- From the member: And please pray for my mom's surgery Monday.
- From the church: The whole prayer chain is praying for her.
Sample church
One text, your whole church
Pick a group and send, and everyone in it gets the text.
Rehearsal moves to 6:30 tonight.
Replies land in one shared inbox
Your team reads and answers every reply from one screen.
- Every reply in one place
- STOP requests handled for you
- Picture messages too
Schedule texts ahead
Write Friday's reminder on Monday and it sends itself.
- Pick a group
- Pick a time
- It sends itself
What churches send
These are made-up examples.
- Prayer chain
Please pray for the Reyes family today. Their son is in surgery.
Sent to Prayer chain
- Weather
Ice tonight, so Sunday school is canceled. Worship starts at 11 instead of 10:30.
Sent to Whole church
- Service reminder
Worship is at 10:30 tomorrow, and coffee is ready at 10.
Sent to Whole church
- Nursery team
You are serving in the nursery this Sunday at 10:30. Reply YES to confirm.
Sent to Nursery volunteers
- Youth night
The van leaves at 5:30 for youth night, so bring a jacket.
Sent to Youth
- Potluck
Potluck after worship on Sunday. The sign-up sheet is in the foyer.
Sent to Whole church
- Meal train
A meal train for the Alvarez family starts Monday. Reply to sign up for a night.
Sent to Care team
- Guest welcome
Thank you for worshiping with us today. We are glad you came.
Sent to New guests
- Meeting change
Finance team, we are meeting Tuesday at 7 in the fellowship hall instead.
Sent to Finance team
What it costs a month
Twilio is the company that carries your texts and bills your church for them.
$0software fee, so the only bill is Twilio's.
75 people, 4 texts a month, about 300 texts
- Free Church Texting$0 software, Twilio bill only$6 to $7$74 to $80 a year
- Text In ChurchCore plan, up to 500 texts$30$360 a year
- ClearstreamUp to 1,000 texts$35$420 a year
- SimpleTexting500 texts, local number$39$468 a year
Saves at least $280 a year over the cheapest of the three.
200 people, 4 texts a month, about 800 texts
- Free Church Texting$0 software, Twilio bill only$12 to $13$145 to $159 a year
- Text In ChurchCore plan, up to 1,250 texts$35$420 a year
- ClearstreamUp to 1,000 texts$35$420 a year
- SimpleTexting1,000 texts, local number$59$708 a year
Saves at least $260 a year over the cheapest of the three.
600 people, 8 texts a month, about 4,800 texts
- Free Church Texting$0 software, Twilio bill only$59 to $66$711 to $798 a year
- Text In ChurchCore plan, up to 5,000 texts$100$1,200 a year
- ClearstreamUp to 6,000 texts$119$1,428 a year
- SimpleTexting7,500 texts, local number$239$2,868 a year
Saves at least $400 a year over the cheapest of the three.
Prices from each pricing page on October 13, 2026, billed monthly: Text In Church Core, Clearstream and SimpleTexting (its standard plan, since it has no church plan), and the costs page has the details.
Your church
$12 to $13a month to Twilio
$0to Free Church Texting
Every Twilio rate is on the costs pageSet up in 3 steps
Registration takes two to three weeks, so start now and be ready on December 1.
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1
Open a Twilio account
Twilio carries your texts, and your church holds the account.
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2
Register your church
Phone companies review every church before it texts, and our guide shows what to send them.
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3
Send your first text
Pick a group, write your message and send.
Questions
What is a church texting service?
Software that lets a church text its whole congregation, one group or one person, and read the replies. Free Church Texting does this with no software fee.
What does text messaging for churches cost?
Free Church Texting has no software fee, and your church pays Twilio for its texts, which comes to about $12 to $13 a month for 200 people texting four times a month, and the costs page lists every rate.
Can I text as many people as I want?
Yes, there is no limit on your list.
Do people have to opt in?
Yes, people agree to your texts, and each person can stop them by replying STOP.
When does it open?
It opens Tuesday, December 1, 2026, and carrier registration takes two to three weeks, so start it now.
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