diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8e91b18f..c4174f88 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,9 +4,7 @@
apostello is free SMS communication software for your church.
-Visit our [website](https://church.io) or view some [screenshots](https://apostello.readthedocs.org/en/latest/screenshots.html) to find out more.
-
-[![Chat with us](https://img.shields.io/badge/chat-slack-e01563.svg)](http://chat.church.io/)[![Stories in Ready](https://badge.waffle.io/monty5811/apostello.png?label=ready&title=Ready)](https://waffle.io/monty5811/apostello)
+Visit our [documentation](https://apostello.readthedocs.org) or view some [screenshots](https://apostello.readthedocs.org/en/latest/screenshots.html) to find out more.
[![Deploy](https://www.herokucdn.com/deploy/button.svg)](https://heroku.com/deploy)[![Install with Ansible](https://img.shields.io/badge/install-ansible-blue.svg)](https://apostello.readthedocs.io/en/latest/deploy_ansible.html)[![Install on DigitalOcean](https://img.shields.io/badge/install-Digital%20Ocean-blue.svg)](http://apostello.readthedocs.io/en/latest/deploy_do.html)
diff --git a/docs/contributing.rst b/docs/contributing.rst
index 81d613a9..abe873fb 100644
--- a/docs/contributing.rst
+++ b/docs/contributing.rst
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ Guidelines for code contributions:
* Please run ``./scripts/run_yapf.py`` before committing to maintain code style
* Please add only a single feature per pull request
-Please do not hesitate to ask for help in the `chat `_.
-
Development Environment
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diff --git a/docs/getting_started.rst b/docs/getting_started.rst
index 0f57eafc..085eebbb 100644
--- a/docs/getting_started.rst
+++ b/docs/getting_started.rst
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ Once you have apostello setup we need to tell Twilio what url to talk to when it
* In the "Request URL field" add the url to your server, followed by ``/sms/``. If you are using Heroku it may look like ``https://apostello-demo.herokuapp.com/sms/`` or if your site is hosted at ``https://sms.example.com``, your URL would be ``https://sms.example.com/sms``
* Click save
-Now you should be able to test your setup - send a message to your number and you should receive an automated reply. If not, raise an `issue `_ or get in touch on `slack `_.
+Now you should be able to test your setup - send a message to your number and you should receive an automated reply. If not, raise an `issue `_.
.. _email-setup: