Over the past few weeks, we’ve received reports that emails from the Synod are getting caught in spam filters, being marked as junk, or are not being delivered at all. Spam filters and firewalls are very strong now, can be triggered by a long list of variables, and adapt to user behavior. Our Communications Director takes steps behind the scenes to avoid spam filters, but because there is a component tied to email recipient behavior, having synod emails go to spam is not something the Synod Office can completely control. However, by working together, we can help mitigate the amount of emails being sent to spam!
Synod email communications primarily come from the communications@mittensynod.org email address. Whether an email was sent via our email program (e.g. Weekly Updates, Bishop’s Newsletter) or directly from our synod’s Communications Director, if you have previously marked an email from that address as spam, repeatedly deleted emails from that address without opening them, blocked the sender or domain, or previously unsubscribed from the synod’s email list, it’s more likely that synod emails sent to you will end up in spam or be blocked by firewalls.
While we feel all of our communications are important, in the coming weeks information pertaining to Synod Assembly will be emailed out from either communications@mittensynod.org or assembly@mittensynod.org. Please add these email addresses to your safe sender list and check your spam folder so you don’t miss anything!