Most email marketing companies are suitable for church email blasts. The only difference between sending out an email for a newsletter or a church is the content and perhaps the template design.

Email blasts are a great way to communicate with hundreds or thousands (even hundreds of thousands) of people all at once.

When choosing an email blast service for your church you are probably going to want to sign up for a lot of free trials to see which service is the easiest to use and offers the best or most diverse set of templates.

Email Blast Free Trials

Service Provider	Offer	Rating
	Constant Contact 60 Day free trial Lots of great looking templates Great for beginners Pay by list size (good for frequent senders)
	StreamSend 30 Day free trial, no credit card to try Plans from $20/month Good for both beginner and experts Pay for messages sent (good for large lists)
	iContact 15 Day free trial, no credit card to try Plans from $10/month Excellent stats and integration Pay by list size (good for frequent senders)
	Vertical Response 30 Day free trial, no credit card to try Plans from $10/month Easiest system to use, also does surveys Pay for emails sent (good for large lists)

*Since most companies offer a free trial, you should sign up and test drive each interface.
You will quickly figure out which email service provider is best for your company.
Some companies are certainly easier to use than others so signup with a couple and try each. Most email blast companies will allow you to signup with out a credit card and send a couple hundred messages.

Pricing varies by email service. Some charge based on the number of people on your list and some charge based on the number of emails you send per month. Frequent senders usually get a better deal when purchasing service based on the size of the recipient list.