Upheld

Scripture for the week your people are actually living.

A text message companion that remembers what your members are carrying, prays with them at the moment it matters, and follows up afterward. No app to download.

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A member shares something hard on Sunday. By Wednesday, the week has carried it away.

Upheld helps churches stay with their people in between. Members answer one question each Sunday evening. Scripture and prayer arrive at the moment that matters. Afterward, someone follows up. When a member wants a pastor, the church hears about it.

For members of participating churches

Joining takes one text

Text your church's keyword to the number your church provides, for example: text GRACE to (864) 555 0134.

  • Upheld replies with a welcome message and asks you to reply YES to begin.
  • Message frequency varies, and is typically one to four messages per week. Message and data rates may apply.
  • Reply STOP to end messages, HELP for help, and PASTOR any time to ask someone from your church to reach out.
  • Upheld does not sell member information. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

For churches

We are piloting with a small number of churches

If your church might be one of them, we would like to hear from you.

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Upheld is built by Dennis A. Kramer II, Ph.D., a member of Brookwood Church in Greenville, South Carolina, and a former Chief Privacy Officer at the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Federal Student Aid.