Features
Every tool your team needs to serve well.
Built for the realities of Sunday morning.
Ministry Organization
Nested teams. Hierarchical control.
Build the exact team structure your church already has. Senior coordinators see every ministry below them; ministry coordinators see only their team.
- ✓Nested parent/child ministries
- ✓Senior + ministry coordinator roles
- ✓Permission-aware visibility
Volunteer Directory
Profiles built for serving.
Each volunteer has a profile with service preferences, household linking, skills, and a full serving history — all in one place.
- ✓Service preference and availability
- ✓Household linking for couples and families
- ✓Skills, milestones, and serving history
Smart Scheduling
Build rosters in minutes.
Recurring or one-time events, an auto-scheduler that respects availability, conflict detection, and copy-from-last-week.
- ✓Weekly, biweekly, or monthly — set it once
- ✓Auto-scheduler with conflict checks
- ✓Copy last week's roster instantly
Check-In System
Three ways to check in.
Volunteers tap a link in their reminder, use the kiosk in the lobby, or coordinators can tap manually from the dashboard.
- ✓Link-based check-in (no app download)
- ✓Tablet-optimized kiosk mode
- ✓Coordinator manual entry
Communication Engine
Reminders that actually work.
Email and SMS reminders sent at the cadence your church prefers. Coordinators can broadcast announcements too.
- ✓Email + SMS reminders
- ✓Confirmation requests
- ✓Broadcast announcements to roles
Coordinator Dashboard
Sunday morning, in your pocket.
Real-time rollups, ministry-by-ministry breakdowns, and a mobile-first layout for the coordinator in the lobby.
- ✓Real-time check-in status
- ✓Ministry-by-ministry rollups
- ✓Mobile-first experience
Volunteer Self-Service
Your volunteers can help themselves.
A portal where volunteers manage their own availability, see their schedule, and request swaps.
- ✓Personal schedule view
- ✓Blockout dates and availability
- ✓Self-service swap requests
Reports & Appreciation
Spot burnout before it happens.
See who's serving too often, who hasn't been on a roster in a while, and celebrate milestones automatically.
- ✓Ministry health cards
- ✓Volunteer burnout watchlist
- ✓Milestone tracking and recognition
SMS Platform
Text the people who never check email.
Reach your volunteers the way they actually read. A keyword, a quiet-hours rule, and a blast to the right people — all without leaving 1212.tech.
- ✓Keyword opt-in (Text SERVE to 12345)
- ✓Per-person notification preferences
- ✓Segment blast by ministry, role, or service
- ✓Quiet hours and time-zone aware delivery
- ✓TCPA-compliant consent and opt-out
