First Church of Portsmouth
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Free
Powerful content for the First Church family of Portsmouth.
This app will help you stay connected with the day-to-day life of our church. With this app you can:
- Watch or listen to past messages
- Stay up to date with push notifications
- Share your favorite messages via Twitter, Facebook, or email
- Download messages for offline listening
- Sign up for events
- Follow along with our Bible reading plan
- Update your contact information
Mobile app version: 6.20.0
more What's new
- Group managers can now take attendance on Group Events.
- Users can now use their phone number to log in or create accounts. Currently available in the U.S. and Canada.
Improvement
- Bug fixes and general performance improvements.
6.20.0 Feb 28
What's new
- Group managers can now take attendance on Group Events.
- Users can now use their phone number to log in or create accounts. Currently available in the U.S. and Canada.
Improvement
- Bug fixes and general performance improvements.
6.18.1 12/13/2025
What's new:
- Introducing Group Events! For users with Groups & Messaging enabled, Group Managers can now create and share events within their groups.
Improvement:
- Bug fixes and general performance improvements.
6.16.0 10/22/2025
- Bug fixes and performance improvements
6.2.0 05/15/2023
- Bug fixes and performance improvements
- Media improvements
6.1.1 02/15/2023
- Continue playing where you left off on videos and other media
- Easier access to your account
- Easier access to Notes, Downloads, and more
- Bug fixes and performance improvements
6.0.1 12/15/2022
- Messaging users can report content and other users to their administrators
- Groups can require manager approval to join
- Misc. bug fixes and improvements
5.21.1 10/15/2022
- Messaging users can report content and other users to their administrators
- Groups can require manager approval to join
- Misc. bug fixes and improvements
5.21.0 10/08/2022
- Search and filter Groups through an improved "Discover" page found in Messaging
- Misc. bug fixes and improvements
5.20.4 07/27/2022
Misc. bug fixes and improvements.
5.17.0 12/13/2021
- Added support for iOS 15
- If enabled, Subsplash Messaging notifications now displays the sender’s avatar on iOS 15+
- Misc. bug fixes and improvements
5.16.0 09/30/2021
- New Media Search Experience with support for Speakers, Topics, and Scripture tags
- New Related media section on Media Items shows other media tagged with the same Topics
- Enhanced user profile with additional field and a direct integration to our CMS for Messaging Customers
- Misc. bug fixes and improvements.
5.15.0 08/02/2021
- We've consolidated Listen and Watch into a single Play button on the media player. Users can still switch between listening and watching modes.
- If enabled, Messaging now features an option to silence all notifications for a predetermined period of time.
- You can now start Picture-in-picture playback in the player to watch video and browse the app at the same time.
- Misc. bug fixes and improvements.
5.14.4 06/25/2021
- If enabled, audio for the Bible reading plan has been improved.
- If enabled, Messaging channels now include a "Threads" tab to show all active discussions, and the user interface has been refreshed.
- Misc. bug fixes and improvements.
5.13.0 05/03/2021
- If enabled, Messaging now includes threaded conversations and sharing Bible passages! Also, you can now easily see which messages have not been read since you last opened a conversation.
- The Account screen has been updated with several improvements.
- Misc. bug fixes and improvements.
5.12.0 03/13/2021
- If enabled by your church, Bible reading plans now have audio for ESV and NIV translations.
- Refreshed the design of the account screen, accessible from the side menu (if enabled).
- Misc. bug fixes and improvements.
5.11.1 02/13/2021
If enabled, the app will show the viewer a prompt to take an action at a designated time during a live stream.
5.10.1 12/22/2020
- When enabled, the Bible tab has a fresh look and the ability to switch translations.
New in Messaging (if enabled):
- Share media from your church's media library with a group channel
- People can add profile photos
- The heart emoji is now a reaction option
- Prayer requests can now be marked "answered"
- Group channels can now have up to 2,000 people.
- Misc. bug fixes
New in Events (if enabled):
- Updated design
5.9.0 12/02/2020
New in Messaging (if enabled):
- Direct messaging is here! Admins can enable it in the Subsplash Dashboard.
- Block other users from sending you unwanted messages.
- Share prayer requests with your group channels.
- Create polls
- Reply to past messages
- Group channels can now have up to 2,000 people.
Fixed:
- Fixed issue where typing indicator appeared in the wrong channel.
- Fixed issue causing the channel artwork to not update.
5.7.1 09/10/2020
New in Messaging (if enabled):
- Direct messaging is here! Admins can enable it in the Subsplash Dashboard.
- Block other users from sending you unwanted messages.
- Share prayer requests with your group channels.
- Create polls
- Reply to past messages
- Group channels can now have up to 2,000 people.
Fixed:
- Fixed issue where typing indicator appeared in the wrong channel.
- Fixed issue causing the channel artwork to not update.
5.7.0 09/05/2020
New in Messaging (if enabled):
- You can send files to one another
- You can mention someone using an @ symbol to notify them directly.
- Channel managers can restrict channel invites to managers
- Managers can also set artwork and descriptions for a group channel
- Administers can set channels to be public for anyone to join
Fixed:
- Fixed issue where media playback automatically resumes when returning to the app
- Fixed a Messaging issue causing link previews to cause the channel to crash
5.6.0 07/31/2020
What's new
- Group managers can now take attendance on Group Events.
- Users can now use their phone number to log in or create accounts. Currently available in the U.S. and Canada.
Improvement
- Bug fixes and general performance improvements.
more Version 6.20.0 Feb 28
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