Ever wanted to automate sending postcards to your contacts through Text In Church? Then the ChurchStamp integration is exactly what you're looking for!
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Overview
ChurchStamp allows you to send personalized postcards to your contacts, automatically!
Sending personalized direct mail can be a great way to engage volunteers, connect with guests, share event invitations, and celebrate birthdays and anniversaries!
Set-Up
Setting up the integration is easy! Just follow these steps:
Log in to Text In Church on the desktop and click on your Settings, then choose Integrations:
Hit Connect by the ChurchStamp integration.
You'll see a pop-up menu that asks for an Access Token from your ChurchStamp account
Head over to your ChurchStamp account and click on your name in the lower left-hand corner:
Then navigate to Security and click "Create" under the Access Tokens section:
Copy your newly created Access Token and paste it into the provided field in Text In Church and hit Connect.
Next Steps: Using the ChurchStamp Integration
Now that the integration is connected, you can utilize it in your Automated Workflows!
Head over to your Workflow and click Add Step to access a new step unique to this integration!
After creating the step, you can schedule it like other Workflow steps (1), and you can choose which ChurchStamp campaign this contact should receive (2):
Pro tip: You'll want to be sure any contacts you want to send post cards to have a full mailing address within your Text In Church account.
Otherwise, this information can't be passed to ChurchStamp, and you'll see a log like this in the Processed button of your Workflow's Report:
You can also check the Logs for this integration by going to your Settings, then Integrations, and clicking Logs:
How to Disconnect the ChurchStamp Integration:
Head over to Settings, then Integrations, and click Manage on your ChurchStamp integration:
Then click Disconnect:
After disconnecting, nothing will change with your contacts, Groups, or Workflows.
The ChurchStamp step in your Workflow will still exist; it just won't transfer any additional contact information until the integration is reconnected.
FAQs:
How do I know when this step has been processed?
You can always check this step's schedule to see when it should be processed.
If you're looking for when this step will process for a specific contact, your Workflow's Report will have this information!
Click the Waiting button to see what contacts are waiting for this step, and the Processed button to see the status of contacts who have been processed.
The workflow Report shows whether the step ran successfully and sent the data over to ChurchStamp!
How do I know the postcard has been sent?
Head over to the Settings, then the Integrations tab to check the Logs button right under the Manage button:
ChurchStamp will communicate back details about the status in the logs!
The logs show whether ChurchStamp was successful in doing its part to send the physical mailing.
What can I use this for?
Welcome first-time guests back with a friendly, personalized postcard!
Show gratitude to your volunteers with a heartfelt note delivered by mail.
Acknowledge generosity by sending postcards to donors or at meaningful giving milestones.
Invite newcomers to join small groups—or cheer them on as they take that first step!
Send encouragement to parents after VBS or highlight milestones in their child’s faith journey.
Build anticipation for your next sermon series with a postcard invitation.
Create buzz for upcoming outreach events with mailed invitations.
Celebrate your members' birthdays and anniversaries with a personalized postcard!
Have questions or need help? Send us an email at support@textinchurch.com or chat with us within your account under the Resources tab!
