What's New
The latest features, improvements, and updates to Connect Saints.
Dark mode and an automatic light/dark theme, clearer accessible colors, easier onboarding, plus messaging and billing improvements.
Appearance & Accessibility
- New dark mode — switch to a darker look for comfortable viewing any time.
- Automatic theme — let the app follow your device's light or dark setting.
- Clearer, higher-contrast colors throughout for easier reading.
Getting Started
- New to Connect Saints? The "Help me choose" button on Get Started opens the assistant to guide your setup.
Messaging
- Compose a text and an email together in one place, each tailored to its channel.
- Let the assistant turn a text into an email (or an email into a text) for you.
- Get AI wording suggestions while you write a message.
- Attach images to your messages, sized automatically for reliable delivery.
- Add images directly inside your emails.
- View picture (MMS) messages for up to 90 days.
- Share a contact card in your messages with a reliable link.
- Give each recipient their own trackable link in a broadcast.
- See whether each message was delivered, sent, or failed.
- Your emails now sign off with your organization's name.
- Enjoy more accurate message screening with fewer false alarms.
- Compose messages more easily on your phone.
- New members now receive a welcome text with your organization's contact card, so they always know it's you.
Groups
- Organize members more easily with improved sub-group tools.
Billing & Payments
- See clearer statements that show your charges and any credits applied.
- When an administrator adjusts your account balance or credits, you will receive a clear notification explaining the change — no surprises on your next statement.
Help
- Find these and earlier updates anytime on the What's New page.
- Keep the help assistant open and movable as you work anywhere in the app.
Version 1.1 addresses several user pain points and introduces the ability to compose email and SMS in a single send, each tailored to its channel. New AI functionality helps catch wordsmithing and typos, and automatically formats messages for multiple channels.
Messaging
- Compose a text and an email together in one place, each tailored to its channel.
- Let the assistant turn a text into an email (or an email into a text) for you.
- Get AI wording suggestions while you write a message.
- Attach images to your messages, sized automatically for reliable delivery.
- Add images directly inside your emails.
- View picture (MMS) messages for up to 90 days.
- Share a contact card in your messages with a reliable link.
- Give each recipient their own trackable link in a broadcast.
- See whether each message was delivered, sent, or failed.
- Your emails now sign off with your organization's name.
- Enjoy more accurate message screening with fewer false alarms.
- Compose messages more easily on your phone.
Groups
- Organize members more easily with improved sub-group tools.
Billing & Payments
- See clearer statements that show your charges and any credits applied.
Help
- Keep the help assistant open and movable as you work anywhere in the app.
- Discover the latest updates anytime on the new What's New page.
Welcome to Connect Saints! Here's a simple overview of what the platform can do and what's new in the latest update.
Getting Started
- Create an account in just a few steps.
- Sign in with email, phone, or Google.
- Reset or change your password anytime.
- Accept an invitation to join an organization or group.
- Complete and update your profile.
- Choose how you'd like to be notified.
Organizations
- Request a new organization for your church or ministry.
- Join an existing organization.
- Manage your organization's settings and members.
- Approve requests to join your organization and its groups.
Groups
- Create groups to organize your people.
- Invite and manage group members.
- Use sub-groups to message smaller segments.
Messaging
- Send text (SMS) messages to your groups.
- Send picture (MMS) messages.
- Send emails to your members.
- Have two-way conversations with members.
- Save and reuse message templates.
- Members can opt in or text STOP to opt out.
- Send a test message before sending to everyone.
- Messages are automatically screened for safe, appropriate content.
Phone Numbers
- Get a dedicated toll-free or local number for your group.
Billing & Payments
- View your billing and invoices.
- Pay as you go, set up auto-recharge, or use monthly billing.
- Understand exactly how pricing works.
Insights
- View reports and insights for your organization.
Help
- Get answers anytime from the built-in help assistant.