Integration · Communication

Connect Claude & ChatGPT to Text In Church

Ask your AI who texted in this week, who is in a group, or to send a text to someone from Text In Church. It can search contacts, groups, conversations and messages, add notes and follow-up tasks, and read connect card submissions, calls and workflows. You can keep up with your people without clicking through every screen.

Connect Text In Church free

Free plan, no credit card. Takes about a minute.

Try asking

“Show me the texts that came in since Sunday.”
The AI searches incoming messages from that date and lists them with the contact who sent each one.
“Add Sarah Jensen to the Newcomers group.”
It finds the contact and the group and adds her as a member.
“Text Mark Olsen: See you at small group on Thursday.”
It finds or opens a conversation with Mark and sends the text from your church's texting number. The text reaches his phone and cannot be taken back.

What your AI can do

Contacts and groups

Search contacts by name, phone, email or group, create and update contacts, add notes, and manage group members and households.

Texts and conversations

Search conversations and messages, open a conversation with a person or a group, and send a text or email, now or at a set time.

Follow-up

Create and complete follow-up tasks, and read connect card submissions, calls, voicemails and workflows.

“Who filled in the visitor connect card this month?”
It lists the submissions for that connect card with the answers and the contact who filled it in.
“Create a task for Anna to call the Nielsen family by Friday.”
It finds Anna among your staff users and creates a follow-up task with details, due date and priority, assigned to her.
“Which calls did we miss yesterday?”
It lists phone calls marked as missed, with the contact when one is linked.

23 tools for Text In Church

These tools are switched on when you connect. You can switch any of them off, or require your approval before it runs.

add_contact_noteChanges dataAdd a note to a contact with `contact_id` and `contact_comment_text`; set `contact_comment_pinned` to pin it.
add_contact_to_groupChanges dataAdd a contact to a group with `contact_id` and `group_id`.
get_meGet the Text In Church user the connection belongs to and their church account.
list_callsList phone calls, filterable by `contact_id`, `call_is_missed`, `call_is_incoming` or `call_status`, with `limit` and `offset`.
list_connect_card_submissionsList connect card submissions, filterable by `connect_card_id` or `contact_id`. Set `load_answers` and `load_contact` for the answers and who filled it in.
list_connect_cardsList connect cards (digital visitor and info forms) with their IDs.
list_contact_notesList the notes on a contact by `contact_hash`.
list_group_membersList the members of a group by `group_id` or `group_hash`, or a contact's group memberships by `contact_hash`. Set `load_contacts` for contact details.
list_householdsList households (families), filterable by `household_name` or `contact_id`. Set `load_household_contacts` to include members.
list_staff_usersList the staff users on the church account with their IDs, e.g. to assign tasks.
list_tasksList follow-up tasks, filterable by `task_name`, `task_priority` or `task_is_completed`, with `limit` and `offset`.
list_texting_numbersList the church's texting phone numbers (connections) with their IDs, used as `connection_id` when sending.
list_workflowsList automated workflows (follow-up sequences), filterable by `workflow_name`, `group_id` or `workflow_active`.
remove_contact_from_groupMoves moneyRemove a contact from a group by the group membership `hash` (from list_group_members). The contact itself is kept.
save_contactChanges dataCreate a contact with first and last name, `primary_phone` (digits only, no country code), `contact_email` and address. To update an existing contact instead, pass its `hash`.
save_groupChanges dataCreate a group with `group_name`. To update an existing group instead, pass its `hash`.
save_taskChanges dataCreate a follow-up task with `task_name`, `task_details`, `task_due_date`, `task_priority` and `task_assigned_to_id`. To update or complete an existing task, pass its `hash` and `task_is_completed`.
search_contactsFind contacts by `search` term, `contact_email`, `primary_phone`, first or last name, `group_id` or opt-out status, with `limit` and `offset`. Set `load_groups` to include their groups.
search_conversationsFind text conversations by `contact_id`, `group_id`, `primary_phone` or `search`, with `limit` and `offset`. Set `load_messages` to include messages.
search_groupsFind groups (texting lists) by `search`, `group_name` or `group_keyword`, with `limit` and `offset`. Set `load_counts` for member counts.
search_messagesFind sent and received messages by `conv_id`, `contact_id`, `group_id`, `msg_incoming`, `start_date`/`end_date` or `search`, with `limit` and `offset`.
send_messageVisible to othersSend a text or email in a conversation: `conv_id`, `msg_type` (sms or email), `msg_content`, and for texts the `connection_id` phone number; optional `msg_send_time` to schedule it. This really sends the message to the contact or whole group.
start_conversationChanges dataOpen a conversation with one contact (`contact_id`) or one group (`group_id`), not both. Use the returned ID as `conv_id` when sending a message.

Set up in three steps

1
Pick the app
Create a free PipMCP account and choose Text In Church from the app list.
2
Paste your key
Paste a personal API key from Text In Church. In the web app, open Account Settings > Developer API and create an API key. If you do not see Developer API, email [email protected] to have API access turned on (no extra cost).
3
Add the link to your AI
You get a personal MCP link. Add it to Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor:
1. Click your name, then Settings › Connectors › Add custom connector.
2. Paste your link as the Remote MCP server URL.
3. Switch it on from the + menu in a chat.

Questions

What can the AI do in Text In Church?

The AI can search and read contacts, groups, conversations, messages, tasks, notes, households, calls, connect cards and their submissions, and workflows. It can create and update contacts, groups, tasks and notes, add people to groups, open conversations and send texts or emails. Many account settings are also available as tools, and you choose which ones to switch on.

Does the AI see my Text In Church credentials?

No. Your Text In Church API key is encrypted at rest and never shown to the AI. After you save it, it is not shown again, not even to you. The AI only sees the results of the tools it calls.

Can I control what the AI is allowed to do?

Yes. You choose which tools are switched on, so you can start with lookups only. Sending a message reaches a real person, and deleting a contact, group or message is permanent, so these can require your approval before they run. Every tool call is logged.

Does it work with ChatGPT?

Yes. In ChatGPT go to Settings › Apps & Connectors › Advanced and turn on Developer mode, then add your PipMCP link. Developer mode needs a paid ChatGPT plan: Plus, Pro, Business or Enterprise. The same link also works in Claude (Settings › Connectors › Add custom connector), Cursor and other MCP clients.

What does it cost?

PipMCP has a free plan with no credit card required. Paid plans bill per completed task. You also need your own Text In Church account.

What if I do not see Developer API in Text In Church?

Email [email protected] and ask them to turn on API access for your account. There is no extra cost. When it is on, open Account Settings > Developer API, create a key and paste it into PipMCP.