In Church Space, every person has a subscription status that determines whether or not they receive your emails. These statuses help you stay compliant with email laws and avoid spam issues while managing your sending limits wisely.

Here’s a breakdown of each status you may see:

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Subscribed

These are people who are fully subscribed and can receive all of your emails.

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Unsubscribed

These individuals have opted out of receiving emails from your organization.

  • They will not receive any emails, regardless of category.
  • This may have been triggered by clicking the unsubscribe link in an email footer.
  • You can view or resubscribe them via the People section if they request it.

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Cleaned

These are email addresses that have been:

  • Marked as bounced, or
  • Reported your messages as spam 3 or more times

Church Space automatically stops sending to these addresses to protect your deliverability.

Repeatedly sending to cleaned addresses can damage your sending reputation. These contacts are excluded to safeguard your domain and inbox placement. A high bounce rate can lead to your Church Space account being suspended.

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PCO Blocked

If Planning Center has flagged an email address as blocked or invalid, Church Space mirrors that status.

  • These addresses are automatically excluded from email sends.
  • You’ll need to update or replace the email address in Planning Center if it’s incorrect.

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Partially Subscribed

These people are subscribed to some email categories, but not others.

This is perfectly normal and intentional:

  • For example, someone without children may be unsubscribed from Kids Ministry emails.
  • These preferences help you target emails more effectively and conserve your sending limit.

You do not need to change anything for partially subscribed people. They’re still receiving the content that’s relevant to them.

Need help reviewing or updating someone’s subscription status? Visit the People section or contact support@churchspace.co.