SMS Opt-in

As of August 31, 2023, mobile carriers in the US will block all business (A2P) messages sent from unregistered phone numbers. The registration process requires an opt-in process where each customer gives your business (e.g. church, conference) explicit consent to send them SMS messages.

Collection of mobile numbers

Church clerk, pastor or member enters a person's "Mobile phone" in eAdventist if it has been provided by a member or community contact. People provide their phone numbers for a variety of reasons.

NOTE: This step is NOT treated as "consent" for SMS messaging.

SMS Consent

NOTE: No SMS messages will be sent until the subscriber consents by replying YES to an invitation.

The List admin (e.g. clerk, pastor, etc.) adds a person (or contact) to the List as a Subscriber.

  1. eAdventist sends an SMS invitation that identifies the church, the list.
  2. The person provides consent (opts in) by replying YES.
  3. eAdventist records the consent and sends a welcome message - which includes "Reply STOP to unsubscribe, HELP for help".

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