Free Fundraiser Ideas for Your Church

Earn Money for Your Church with These Tips

By Emma S., published Jul 17, 2006
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Looking for fundraiser ideas for your church? There’s lots of places online that claim to help churches with fundraising but when you check them out, you’ll find that you have to make major purchases to begin, or that their products are simply priced too high for you to make a good profit. A better way of raising funds for church is to sell your own stuff or buy merchandise to sell.

Have a yard sale, with members pitching in their unwanted items, and you’ll be surprised at how much you can earn. Members can donate clothing, baby items, kitchen gadgets or old pieces of furniture. Advertise it in your local paper and choose a very visible spot for the sale.

Another way to earn money for your church is to purchase items on sale, such as colas, then attend events where you can sell the drinks. Parades, flea markets, sporting events and holiday happenings are great times to sell not only sodas, but candy bars, small bags of chips, homemade cookies or even small novelties like glow sticks or noise makers.

Have members volunteer to make baked goods, whip up potato salad, or make banana pudding and such, to sell as fundraisers. Put the goods in single serving containers, as well as larger containers, then sell at the local flea market. Or, gather these goodies and set up a sale on a busy street.

Have a carwash to earn money for your church. Advertise the wash by having members take turns holding signs up at intersections or corners near the carwash. Offer detailing services and you’ll make a killing. Members can chip in and vacuum, wax and perform other tasks. It’s a great assignment for the youth group.

Make Christmas ornaments to sell around Thanksgiving time. There are lots of ornaments that are easy to make - search Google for free ornament-making pages that show you step-by-step instructions for making simple ornaments.

If your church's piggy bank is empty consider some of these ideas for fundraising.

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Takeaways
  • Fundraising is a normal part of keeping a church going.
  • There are lots of ways you can make money for your church.
  • Have members pitch in their time or unwanted belongings.
Did You Know?
Although members donate money when the offering plate is passed, it's simply not enough to pay all the churches expenses, in some cases.
Resources
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I am from Raleigh North Carolina and I am looking for decoratins for a youth church event

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