Case Study: Coastal Cathedral achieves a 100% increase in volunteer turnout with SimpleTexting

Coastal Cathedral Increases Their Volunteer Turnout By 100%

Coastal Cathedral, a mid-sized church in Savannah, Georgia, needed a more direct way to engage its core volunteers and communicate last-minute opportunities. They partnered with SimpleTexting to text-enable their roughly 700-member congregation so messages could reach the most engaged 15–22% of members who actually show up to serve.

Using SimpleTexting’s SMS platform, Coastal Cathedral tested text messages against social posts and saw immediate results: a single text request drew 50 volunteers in two hours versus 25 from several days of Instagram outreach—an effective 100% increase in turnout. SimpleTexting’s instant, familiar, and affordable service helped the ministry boost volunteer responsiveness and build a growing, results-driven communication channel.

Coastal Cathedral

Nathan Carter

Communications Director