Church Prayer Chain and Prayer Line: How to Set One Up
Set up a church prayer chain and request line, print a request card, and copy email and text wording with private sharing choices.
Communications
Announcements, email newsletters, text messages and social media for a congregation.
These guides are for whoever sends the church's messages: the announcements on Sunday, the weekly email, the texts to volunteers, the prayer chain and the social media accounts. Each one gives wording to copy and the rules that apply, such as consent for texting and for photos of children.
Start with the message you send most often, then fix the next one.
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- Prayer requests A prayer chain, request cards and private sharing choices.
- Announcement examples Sunday announcements to copy, built on a four-part formula.
- Newsletter templates A weekly email and a monthly printed letter.
- Church texting rules Consent, STOP replies and registering the church's number.
- Prayer chain and prayer line How to set one up, with a request card and message wording.
All communications guides
Church texting services, with Text In Church pricing
Compare church texting services, check consent and opt-out rules, and plan who will answer replies from your congregation.
Church Social Media Policy: Full Text and Photo Rules
A church social media policy your board can review and adopt, with photo consent, account access and volunteer offboarding rules.
Church Social Media Calendar: Twelve Months of Post Ideas
Download a church social media calendar as CSV or ICS, with church year dates and a posting routine for volunteers.
Church Texting: Consent, STOP Replies and 10DLC Registration
Church texting rules before the first message: get each person's consent, honor STOP at once, and register the church's number with the carriers, with Twilio's fees and review times.
Church Newsletter Templates: A Weekly Email and Monthly Letter to Copy
Church newsletter templates for a weekly email and a monthly printed letter, twenty ideas for what to put in them, and prices for four email services read October 13, 2026.
Church Announcement Examples for Every Sunday
Church announcement examples you can copy for Sunday, the bulletin, email or a text, the four-part formula for writing your own, and where each kind belongs.
Church Social Media Posts: Examples to Copy for Facebook and Instagram
Church social media posts to copy for Facebook and Instagram, from a Saturday invitation to a schedule change, a weekly plan for what to post, and the rules for photos, children and worship songs.
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