LadyKay Posted May 10, 2016 Group: Royal Member Followers: 12 Topic Count: 385 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 7,692 Content Per Day: 1.92 Reputation: 4,809 Days Won: 3 Joined: 05/28/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted May 10, 2016 1 hour ago, other one said: We have a private group for our Neighborhood Watch and I would agree that it works well.... except that some don't have computers. We have that same problem at church. We have older people that just don't do computers. Those who don't get calls from those who do. It works somehow. I do recall years ago before the internet. They had called off church due to a snow storm but people showed up anyway. So we went ahead and had church for the few of us who made it there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other one Posted May 10, 2016 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 29 Topic Count: 599 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 56,264 Content Per Day: 7.56 Reputation: 27,993 Days Won: 271 Joined: 12/29/2003 Status: Offline Share Posted May 10, 2016 19 minutes ago, LadyKay said: Those who don't get calls from those who do. It works somehow. I do recall years ago before the internet. They had called off church due to a snow storm but people showed up anyway. So we went ahead and had church for the few of us who made it there. we have done that.... combined all the Sunday School classes and had that all morning... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martyr212 Posted May 10, 2016 Group: Members Followers: 1 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 51 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 33 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/05/2016 Status: Offline Author Share Posted May 10, 2016 That is exactly the issue. If some are not notified, they travel out in the nasty weather for a service that has been canceled. I have noticed lately that some churches, schools especially delay the service or class instead of canceling it. Its best for everyone to stay off the road when there is inclement weather and poor driving conditions. The cities actually advise that people stay off the roads so the plows can get through too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martyr212 Posted May 10, 2016 Group: Members Followers: 1 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 51 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 33 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/05/2016 Status: Offline Author Share Posted May 10, 2016 Thank you for the input. I am looking into some mass notification systems and I will post them once I have the best service narrowed down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martyr212 Posted May 18, 2016 Group: Members Followers: 1 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 51 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 33 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/05/2016 Status: Offline Author Share Posted May 18, 2016 Thanks so much for all the responses and help. We ended up trying out a system called DialMyCalls. So far so good, working great. We can send calls and text messages out to everyone at the same time and pretty quickly too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwikphilly Posted May 18, 2016 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 96 Topic Count: 307 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 18,147 Content Per Day: 4.60 Reputation: 27,843 Days Won: 327 Joined: 08/03/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted May 18, 2016 Well I assume by your response "we ended up trying,,,,,," that you are directly involved somehow in the communication to the congregants,,,,,,,,,I just don't like to "assume",,,,,,,,,glad you got it sorted out,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,here in Florida we don't have those type of "increment weather" issues,,,,,,,if we do you head for the hills & there are no "hills" in Florida-lol Praise the Lord for He is our Refuge,our Protector,our ALL in ALL Love,Kwik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willa Posted May 18, 2016 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 68 Topic Count: 186 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 14,257 Content Per Day: 3.32 Reputation: 16,675 Days Won: 30 Joined: 08/14/2012 Status: Offline Share Posted May 18, 2016 We rarely get deep snow but we do get ice. When streets are hazardous they notify by Facebook, but we also have a web site where latest news is posted. We also cancel evening services on holidays so that people can be with family. When in doubt, people call the church. Our church has over 1000 in attendance. Not a mega but not small. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martyr212 Posted May 18, 2016 Group: Members Followers: 1 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 51 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 33 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/05/2016 Status: Offline Author Share Posted May 18, 2016 kwikphilly, We are in FL too. Last year we canceled service one time due to Hurricane warnings and another time because the a/c wasn't working. Our church isn't mega big but the congregants sure appreciate getting the call or text so they don't get all ready for service and travel only to find out service was canceled. That is why we started looking into this service. We had another provider but their pricing got out of control. DialMyCalls gave us a non profit discount and offered us 7 days a week customer support. So far we are very happy. We are going to give it one more month. After that, we are going to remit payment for the full year so this will be one more concern under control soon. We've also used the other service provider to remind our members of a yearly picnic we have. Everyone seems to like the reminder and update calls. Some prefer texts so we have the ability to do that too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martyr212 Posted June 15, 2016 Group: Members Followers: 1 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 51 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 33 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/05/2016 Status: Offline Author Share Posted June 15, 2016 We've only had DialMyCalls' service for a short time. Already used it for rain cancellations and event reminders. Its great and everyone seems to like the service too. Win...Win... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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