Keep your church WhatsApp group organized

Church groups need order, not chaos. BotWave helps pastors and admins keep groups focused, share announcements, and engage members respectfully.

Churches use WhatsApp for departmental groups (choir, ushering, youth, prayer team, leadership), service announcements, prayer chains, and pastoral care. BotWave preserves the spiritual focus by removing the noise: no chain messages, no scam links, no off-topic content during fasting hours.

The problem

  • Members sharing irrelevant content in church groups
  • New members not knowing the group purpose and rules
  • Important announcements from pastors getting buried
  • Managing multiple units and departments on WhatsApp
  • Late-night messages disturbing members

How BotWave solves it

Welcome Messages

!welcome

Greet new members with the group purpose and rules. Set the right tone from the start.

Announcements

!tagall

Tag all members for service updates, prayer meetings, and events.

Moderation

!warn

Gentle warning system for off-topic posts. Keep discussions respectful.

Polls

!poll

Vote on event dates, program choices, and group decisions.

AI Assistance

!ai

Members can ask questions about service times, locations, and programs.

Group Digest

!digest

Get a summary of what was discussed for members who missed the conversation.

Real-world example

A 600-member parish

A 600-member parish near Abuja had 7 active WhatsApp groups (main parish, choir, ushers, youth, men, women, intercessors). Each had a different deacon admin who didn't have time to police it.

BotWave was set up with one session covering all 7 groups. Anti-link blocks scam "join this group for blessings" links, scheduled announcements (every Saturday 8pm, !post pushes the next-day service times to every group), and !prayer collects prayer requests anonymously.

Commands you will use most

!welcome

Greet new members with parish rules and current service schedule.

!antilink

Block scam "blessing" links and external solicitations.

!tagall

Service-time and event announcements reach all members.

!schedule

Recurring scheduled posts for weekly service times.

!ai

Answer FAQs about service times, departments, contact info.

Getting started

  1. 1Pair a session with a dedicated parish phone number.
  2. 2Add the bot to each departmental group.
  3. 3Set up !antilink with strict mode for spiritual integrity.
  4. 4Configure recurring announcements for service times.
  5. 5Add the parish AI context (service times, location, leadership names, departments).

FAQ

Can BotWave help with prayer chains?

Yes, !prayer collects requests anonymously and posts them on a schedule (e.g. 5am daily for the intercessor team). It also tracks how many people prayed for each request.

What about giving/offerings?

BotWave does not handle payments. Use !post to share your church's giving link on a schedule, but money flows through your existing payment provider.

Is the AI doctrinally safe?

The AI uses the church context you provide. It does NOT generate sermons or doctrinal positions on its own, only answers logistical questions (when, where, who).

Set up BotWave for your church

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