The Importance of Church Bulletins

Churches usually invest a lot of time putting together church bulletins. They are usually the first representation of the church that a visitor comes in contact with and will help them make their first impression. Church bulletins play the important role of sharing what the church is all about by announcing upcoming events, small group, active ministries, and other important announcements. Of course it’s very important to have church bulletins that grab people’s attention and get your message across.



Often pastors and church staff will spend valuable time designing and printing their church bulletins only to find that the messages were never received and they were just tossed in the trash. There are a couple ways to avoid this.



If you don’t have the creative staff to design captivating bulletins, you might want to consider ordering pre-made ones online. You can find many different designs for reasonable prices. Also, if there is a special event that you want to draw attention to, you could put some sort of market next to it such as a star or other icon or by attaching a ribbon next to it.



Using bold, italic, and indented text in appropriate places can help make your bulletins more organized and easier to read, drawing attention to the important announcements. Small measures such as this will assist in increasing awareness of upcoming events and the attendance at church events. Remember that the better organized the announcements are, the more likely they are to be read.



There are some very important and common functions that bulletins announce. A couple of them are baptisms and communion.



There are most likely some people in your congregation who would like to get baptized. This is a very important event for any church. Baptisms should be announced during service and emphasized in the bulletin. This will give people a chance to sign up if they would like to be baptized and let others know so that they can come and watch. You might even want to include a response card in the bulletins so that people can sign up easily and place their card in the offering plates.



If you are doing the baptisms during a church service, you can always order special church bulletins that have baptism themes. The inside can give a list of people being baptized with a little information about them.



Communion is a very intimate time with God and taken at churches anywhere from every week to a couple times a year. The breaking of bread and sharing wine / juice as a congregation helps remind partakers of the importance of Jesus' sacrifice.



If taking communion at your church is a rarity, you might consider using a special communion-themed church bulletin cover to mark the event. The inside of the bulletin can share information about the importance of communion and what it symbolizes.



Much like the traditional church candle, church bulletins are something most attendees expect to see upon entering the church. There are lots of different themed bulletins readily available that your church might be able to use. When choosing a design keep in mind that it should reflect the style of your church, whether it’s contemporary or traditional.