Church design guides

Practical help for church offices and volunteers, grouped by topic: bulletins, Advent, Lent, newsletters and social graphics.

• Bulletins

  Church Bulletin Ideas: 25 Practical Ideas for Weekly Bulletins

  Practical church bulletin ideas for layout, content and announcements: what to include, how to organize it, and simple ways to make weekly bulletins easier to read.

• Advent

  Advent Bulletin Guide: Themes, Readings and Design Ideas

  A guide to planning Advent bulletins: the four weeks and common candle themes, what to include each Sunday, design ideas and how to plan through Christmas Eve.

• Lent

  Lent Bulletin Guide: Ash Wednesday to Easter

  How to plan Lent bulletins from Ash Wednesday through Holy Week and Easter Sunday: what each service needs, design tone, and a planning checklist.

• Newsletters

  How to Write a Church Newsletter People Actually Read

  A practical guide to church newsletters: what to include, a simple monthly structure, print versus email, and ways to keep it manageable.

• Social graphics

  Church Social Media Graphics: A Simple Weekly Plan

  A simple plan for church social media graphics: which posts to make each week, image sizes to check, accessibility tips and how to match graphics to your bulletin.

• Christmas

  Christmas Eve Candlelight Service Program: A Planning and Layout Guide

  How to plan and lay out a Christmas Eve candlelight service program: what to include, a sample order of service, candle-lighting instructions, printing tips and a timeline.

• Christmas

  Christmas Church Bulletin Ideas: Covers, Content and Planning for December

  Practical Christmas church bulletin ideas: cover themes, content for guests, the Sundays around Christmas, inserts, printing tips and a December planning checklist.

• Accessibility

  Large-Print and Accessible Church Bulletins: A Practical Guide

  How to make large-print and accessible church bulletins: font sizes, typefaces, contrast, layout, paper, digital versions and an accessibility checklist for church offices.

• Advent

  Advent Wreath Readings for Your Bulletin: A Week-by-Week Guide

  A week-by-week guide to Advent wreath candle-lighting for church bulletins: common themes, public-domain scripture references, who reads, and how to lay it out.