Built for church communities

Cultivating organic, member-to-member church care.

Compel empowers member-to-member care beyond the walls of the church building. No apps or individual accounts, just organic, genuine interactions between members, enabled through the proprietary Compel text messaging platform. Welcome to the decentralization of church care.

Compel app — dashboard and care need dialogCHomeMembersNeedsTeamsEventsDashboardJune 30, 2026Total Members248↑ 3 this monthRecent Visitors14Last 30 daysOpen Care Needs9 openEllen PorterPrayer · High PriorityDavid OrtizMeal Train · ActiveGrace NakamuraVisit · Follow upCare LeadersAWAnna WalshPrayer Team · 8 needsTBTom BeckerCare Team · 5 needsRARuth AdeyemiHospitality · 3 needsRecord Care NeedAdd a prayer request or care need for a member.Who needs care?Porter, EllenTypePrayerPriorityHighSummary TitleSurgery recoveryAssign to Teams1 team selectedPrayer Team ×COMMUNICATION SETTINGSCommunication TypeImmediateTimingRight NowSave and ActivateCancelSave Need

See it at Shore Light Baptist Church

Three minutes on how one church cares for its people with Compel.

Everything your church needs to care well

From prayer chains and meal trains to Sunday volunteers, kids' check-in, and the weekly email, Compel keeps your people cared for and your ministries running.

Care Needs & Prayer Chains

Share a prayer request, meal train, or visit need, and Compel texts it to members over the days you choose. They reply to pray or sign up from a link, with no app to install.

Service Planner

Schedule volunteers across every service, class, and group on one calendar. See the gaps at a glance, and fill a month of open slots as drafts to review before anyone is asked.

Volunteer Scheduling by Text

Volunteers confirm with a text reply, see their dates and teammates on their own page, add them to their phone's calendar, and mark the days they'll be away.

Order of Service & Song Library

Build each service's running order, keep chord charts and practice tracks with every song, and share them with the musicians serving that week.

Kids Check-in

Parents check in at a computer or iPad with their phone number. Name labels with matching pickup codes print on a DYMO label printer, and every check-in counts toward attendance.

Attendance

Class leaders get a text link to take attendance, with the people who usually come already listed and a quick count for guests. Watch trends and notice who's been missing.

Church Communications

Send a text, an email, or both to the whole church or a single team. Write a newsletter with photos and each person's name, and see how many opened it.

People & Teams

Keep your directory, households, and teams in one place, and share a photo directory with a name-learning quiz so your congregation can get to know each other.

Connect & Insights

Match members with shared interests and talents, and see open needs, attendance trends, and who needs a check-in on one dashboard.

Get started in minutes

Compel is designed to be intuitive. No training needed.

01

Add Your People

Import your member directory or add people one by one. Include interests, talents, and contact details.

02

Set Up Teams & Gatherings

Create your care and serving teams, then add your services, classes, and groups. Each date lands on the calendar with its teams ready to fill.

03

Start Caring Intentionally

Share care needs, schedule volunteers, check kids in, and send updates, all by text and email your people already use.

Ready to care intentionally?

Build a stronger community through organized, heartfelt care, with every ministry in one place.

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