Why is Freeway Sending me SMS/Text messages?

Emails are good, but....

..... they get lost in the internet, or in our Inboxes, drop into spam folders, only get read perhaps once a day, or in the evening.

We will continue to send emails from our ChurchTrac database, church-wise, or to specific groups, to keep you informed.

SMS/TEXT messages are much more effective, ...

.... particularly for urgent reminders, changes of plans, requests for help ASAP etc, so we plan to use TEXT messages 

A few quick things you might like to know regarding this so that this process will go smoother.

• If you really don't want to receive them, there will be an opt-out option in the first message you receive, but then you might miss out on the latest re what';s happening at Freeway. 
   
• Save the Sending number to your phone's contact list, so that you know it is from Freeway.
   
• we have changed everyone's mobile numbers within "Church Connect" to be in the "+614..." number format rather than "04..." format. This was necessary to make this work. if you change your phone number please remember to enter it in this international number format.
   
• We won't bombard you with texts, but keep this facility for important messages.
   
• You can reply, but it may not be answered straight away, and the response may be from anyone of the Freeway ChurchTrac admin people.