Use push notifications and in-app messages to update your community about important events, reminders, announcements, and more! Send them immediately or schedule them in advance!
A Push Notification appears on an individual's phone's home screen (below left) and is also delivered as an In-App Message in the Messages section of the mobile app (below right).
Note: Push notifications are free to send! Unlike text or email messages, they will only be delivered to your mobile app users.
Create or Schedule a Notification
(1) Click the Pencil icon in the header to open the Messages area (below).
(2) Click the + New Message button to start a new message. The message editor will appear (below).
(3) Add a Title and a Message, then select whether you'd like your message sent immediately or scheduled for later.
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Send Right Away: Your message will be sent as soon as you click Send Now. Afterward, you can find it under the Messages > History tab.
- Schedule for Later: Select a date and time to send your message. You can review or edit it under the Messages > Scheduled tab until the send time is reached (below).
When the message is delivered, it will appear as a Push Notification on an individual's phone home screen and in the Messages area of your app.
Pro-Tip: You can copy and paste emojis into messages from an outside source, like a Google Doc. For example, see the guitar emoji above! 😀
View Past Push Notifications
The Messages > History tab displays all the historical messages you have sent.
Under the Action menu (above right), you can:
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Copy a message to modify or resend.
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Edit a message
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Delete a message
Note: If you Edit or Delete a message after it is sent, the changes are only reflected within your browser-based Messages area.
In other words, Edit and Delete do not affect message display within a user's mobile app.
FAQ's
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Push Notifications leave our system almost immediately and should arrive within 5 minutes or less.
*Unique phone carriers, data signal strength, or other mobile network factors outside our control can influence delivery speed. -
Currently, Push Notifications/In-App Messages will be delivered to every individual who has downloaded your mobile app.
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Push notifications must be enabled to display on a phone's home screen. If an individual isn't seeing push notifications, have them check their notification settings for Church by MinistryOne and ensure that "Allow notifications" is enabled.
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