Text-to-Give Overview
Text-to-Give is a lightning fast way to make a financial contribution to Salina First. It will take you about 2 minutes to set it up, and you can attach any payment method used in your normal online giving: credit/debit card, or bank account (ACH) donations. There's no app to download, no big set up forms, and no hoops to jump through.
Here are the steps:
1. Text any amount to the number 84321 - for example, $5 or 5. You'll receive a text back telling you the next steps.
2. If you're new, you'll have a quick set up:
Choose "Salina First United Methodist Church" as the church to give to. You're phone should automatically pull up churches in your area; however, you must make sure your location services are on. If you can't find Salina First United Methodist Church, it's most likely because you selected "no" to turning on your location services.
Enter your payment method information
Enter your email address
3. That's it! The next time you give, you won't have to go through the setup process.
What if I want to give to a specific account such as Love Fund?
If you’d like to designate another fund simply include its name in your text after the amount. For example, if you would like to give $100 to Love Fund, simply text “$100 Love Fund” to 84321.
What if I make a mistake or need a refund?
No problem! In cases of an error there are special words you can use:
"Stop" - This will immediately deactivate Text-to-Give for the sender. If you'd like, you can enroll again later.
"Refund" - Donors can issue this command within 30 minutes of donating to initiate an automatic refund. This isn't a cancellation, it's an actual refund.
"Mistake" - Because ACH donations take so long (and can't be refunded until they "settle" in the bank system) the normal "refund" keyword doesn't work when donors use a bank account as their text-to-give payment method. Instead, they can use the MISTAKE keyword (as shown above). This keyword will cancel the donation before it enters the banking system. When a donation is cancelled this way, it's like it never happened.
"Help" - This will prompt a response message back to you, the sender. If you are a Text-to-Give donor (meaning that your number is active in the system) then you'll get a link to a help page specific to Salina First United Methodist Church. This help page will show you helpful information about Text-to-Give and show the list of active funds.
What if I want to set up recurring donations or change my payment?
For both of these, you'll want to log in to your donor profile to make adjustments or set up recurring donations. To visit the donor portal click here.