• Constant Contact: Easy to use and customizable templates geared especially toward small business. Non-profit rate available. Event registration, donation campaigns, feedback and survey modules also available. The Diocese of Iowa uses Constant Contact.

• MailChimp: Free for under 2,000 subscribers. Great templates and responsive design options.

• MyEmma: Great tools and metrics. Non-profit pricing.

Digital signage within your church can serve as a flexible and dynamic announcement board for service times, special announcements, outreach programs, bible study times and other need-to-know information.

There are a number of ways to make a TV screen usable as digital signage for your church:

• Apple TV: How to use it for digital signage

• Micca Speck G2: a tiny media player for playback of all popular photo, music, and video formats up to 1080p.

• Some TVs can just load and loop content off a usb stick, but then you have to unload the stick to change content.

• Wifi TV: Use a TV that comes with Chromecast or Samsung AllShare Play or MiraCast

• GroupMe: Free group messaging, works on every type of device through an app or over SMS.

• Remind: Designed originally for teachers to contact parents, but able to be used for churches and other nonprofits.

• Flocknote: built specifically for churches - includes email newsletters and text messaging, analytics and more.

Suggested Practices and Guidelines for Use of Social Networking and Other Forms of Digital Communication: from the Diocese of California

PDF on sharing your faith story on social media

Having a website for your church does not have to be expensive or incredibly complicated. If you are thinking about creating a website for your church or looking to change platforms you use, consider consulting with our diocesan Communications Missioner about what might be the best fit for your needs.

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