The Communications section is your church's central hub for reaching members. It brings emails, texts, and announcements together in one place, with a history of everything you've sent.
What's in the hub
Open Communications in the left-hand menu. It holds Emails, SMS, Announcements and Chat. The first three work like this:
Emails — compose, schedule, and review emails. Click Send new to write one.
SMS — send and review text messages. Click Send new to compose. (SMS must be activated first.)
Announcements — post updates that appear in your Church Portal and the My Gracely app. Click Create new to add one.
Each of these pages keeps a running list of what you've sent (and what's scheduled or saved as a draft), so you always have a record.
When to use the hub vs. People or Groups
You can email and text from a few places in Gracely. Pick whichever is fastest for who you're trying to reach:
Communication Hub — best when you want to hand-pick recipients across your church (pick people one by one, or use Select All) or review your sending history. Start here for one-off blasts and scheduled sends.
People section — best when you're already looking at your member list. Select members with checkboxes and email or text them on the spot.
Groups — best when you want to reach everyone in a specific group. Open the group and click Mail or SMS in its sidebar.
💡 Tip: No matter where you start, emails and texts use the same composers — so the Subject, recipient, scheduling, and draft options work the same everywhere.
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