Church School Fundraising Ideas

Church schools provide valuable religious education for the youth of the congregation. Many church schools also hold fundraising events to raise money for supplies, field trips, improvements to the school or to raise funds for another worthy cause in the community. Fundraising in a tough economy can be hard.

One of the biggest decisions is often deciding what type of fundraiser to do. In Jersey City, New Jersey, The Covenant & Peace Worship Center held a fashion show fundraiser, which is an afternoon of inspiration featuring the women of the bible defining the queen in you, with the proceeds of the fundraiser going to the church’s Sunday school program. St. Paul’s Lutheran Church and School in West Allis, WI, raises funds in a variety of ways: market day, scrip, ink cartridge recycling, and stamps for missions. Fundraisers by other church schools include product sales, mile of dimes, bake sales, dinners, rummage sales, product sales, car washes, car/bike shows, plays, thons, and auctions.

Check out our complete list of fundraising products and do-it-yourself fundraising ideas for your next church school fundraiser.

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Do-It-Yourself Church School Fundraiser

You can also choose from a wide variety of church school DIY fundraising ideas to supplement your program. How about a cookie sale, a reverse raffle, Chinese auction, tree of lights, pastor pays, cell phone throw, or thons of every type? Perhaps one of these successful and creative ideas can be adapted for your church school fundraiser.

Children’s Cookbook – This is a humorous fundraiser that everyone will love. Involve the whole school in writing a book of the children’s favorite recipes. This is a hilarious and profitable fundraising idea. Ask each child in the school to tell you: 1) What they are going to cook; 2) What ingredients they will need; 3) How do they make their recipe; 4) How do they cook their recipe; 5) Draw a picture of what they want to cook. Write the children’s responses down exactly as they tell them to you. Read more…

Where has Dolly Been? – For this you fundraising event need a new doll, preferably one dressed in holiday clothes but no big deal if you can’ find one. Any dressed, appealing doll will do. Get one in a box as it seems to draw in the buyers. Then you need a load of holiday brochures and a plastic wallet so that you can make a book up. Read more…

Christmas Tree Walk – We have been fundraising for our community building renovations and decided to have a Christmas Tree Walk/Soup Supper fundraiser. We asked individuals, business owners and organizations such as 4-H groups, church groups to provide a decorated Christmas tree with whatever theme they chose to do. We ended up with 18 trees decorated and lit with lights. Read more…