89 Low-Cost Creative Ways To Double Your Easter Service Attendance In 2024

It's that time of year: Right after Valentine's Day. It's when you know that Easter will creep up on you and your staff in a flash. This year Easter Sunday is March 31, 2024.

The good news is that there is time to do more than just “copy/paste” what you did last year. If you just add one more Easter marketing tactic to your game plan this year, it can make a tangible difference in maximizing the number of church visitors you see on Easter Sunday. All you need is one new incremental church marketing activity to try out this year.

89 Creative Ideas To Promote Easter Sunday Services This Year

1. Local Event Sponsorship: Sponsor a local event or sports team, and use the opportunity to distribute information about your Easter services.
2. Offer a Free Online Meditation or Prayer Session: Leading up to Easter, focusing on themes of renewal and hope, with an invitation to join Easter services at the end.
3. Community Flyers: Distribute flyers in local businesses, community centers, and neighborhoods.
4. Email Campaign: Send out a detailed email to your current mailing list with information about Easter services, asking recipients to forward it to friends.
5. Local Radio Ads: Invest in a few spots on local radio stations to promote your services.
6. Press Release: Send a press release to local newspapers about unique aspects of your Easter services.
7. Outdoor Banners: Hang banners outside your church and in strategic community locations.
8. Invite Cards: Provide congregation members with invite cards to give to friends and family.
9. Local TV Interview: Get a pastor or church leader interviewed on a local TV station about Easter's significance.
10. Facebook Ads: Utilize targeted Facebook ads to reach people in your community.
11. Instagram Stories: Share engaging stories about your Easter preparations.
12. WhatsApp Groups: Share service details in community WhatsApp groups.
13. YouTube Video: Create a compelling invitation video and share it across platforms.
14. Community Events: Attend local events in the week leading up to Easter to personally invite people.
15. Door-to-Door Invitations: Safely visit nearby homes to extend personal invitations.
16. Host a Community Easter Egg Hunt: Advertise it as open to the community with details of your Easter services included.
17. Coffee Shop Conversations: Offer to buy coffee for people in exchange for an opportunity to invite them to your services.
18. Free Community Breakfast: Host it before your Easter service as an incentive to attend.
19. Online Community Forums: Post invitations on local Reddit threads, Nextdoor, and other community forums.
20. Host a Webinar: On a topic related to Easter, using it as a platform to invite attendees to your services.
21. Influence Partnerships: Partner with local influencers to promote your Easter services.
22. Sidewalk Chalk Announcements: Use sidewalk chalk in high foot traffic areas to advertise your services.
23. Flash Mob: Organize a flash mob in a popular community spot with a banner inviting people to your services.
24. Live Streaming: Ensure your service is live-streamed for those who can’t attend in person.
25. Snapchat Filters: Create a custom Snapchat filter for your church location during Easter.
26. Outdoor Concert: Host an outdoor concert the week of Easter as a community outreach.
27. Virtual Reality Easter Experience: Offer a VR experience related to the Easter story.
28. Podcast Episode: Release a special podcast episode discussing the meaning of Easter and inviting listeners.
29. Interactive Website Landing Page: Create an engaging landing page specifically for Easter services.
30. Google My Business: Update your Google My Business listing with Easter service times and details.
31. Light Display: Use an attractive light display outside your church to draw attention.
32. QR Codes: Place QR codes in public places that link to a video invitation or your church website.
33. Neighborhood Car Parade: Organize a car parade through local neighborhoods with signs inviting to Easter services.
34. Church App Notifications: Send out a push notification to those who have your church’s app.
35. Outdoor Movie Night: Host it a few nights before Easter with a faith-based movie and invite attendees to your services.
36. Billboard Advertising: If budget allows, rent a billboard for a week leading up to Easter.
37. Text Message Blast: Send a text message invitation to your congregation and ask them to share.
38. Host a Public Debate or Discussion: On a relevant topic, using it to invite participants and attendees to Easter services.
39. LinkedIn Posts: Share a professional invitation to your network and relevant groups.
40. Interactive Art Installation: Related to Easter, set up in a public space with information about your services.
41. TikTok Mini-Series: Create a series of engaging TikToks leading up to Easter.
42. Community Service Projects: Organize projects that benefit the community and invite participants to your Easter services.
43. Collaborate with Other Churches: For a larger community event and share invitations to your respective services.
44. Sponsor a Local Sports Event: And use the opportunity to invite attendees.
45. Church Signage: Update your church’s outdoor sign with a creative, inviting message about Easter services.
46. Personalized Video Invitations: Send personalized video invites from your pastor to your church’s mailing list.
47. Offer a “Questions About Easter” Zoom Call: For anyone in the community to join and learn more.
48. Run a Hashtag Campaign: Encourage members to share their Easter preparations or invitations with a specific hashtag on social media to increase visibility.
49. Chalk Art Festival: Host a chalk art festival with an Easter theme in your church's parking lot, inviting artists and community members.
50. Public Speaking Engagements: Have church leaders speak at local clubs, organizations, or schools about the meaning of Easter and extend invitations.
51. Interactive Social Media Posts: Create polls, quizzes, and interactive posts about Easter to engage with your audience and subtly invite them.
52. Local Podcast Sponsorship: Sponsor episodes of popular local podcasts and include an invitation to your Easter services.
53. Referral Program: Encourage your congregation to invite friends and family by offering a small gift for every new visitor they bring.
54. Offer a Free Easter Meal: To the first X number of visitors, which can encourage people to attend.
55. Neighborhood Banner Contest: Encourage neighborhoods to create Easter-themed banners, with judges and prizes, and an invitation to your services.
56. Car Wash: Offer a free car wash for the community, with each car receiving an invitation to Easter services.
57. Free Wi-Fi Spots: Set up free Wi-Fi spots in your church parking lot with a landing page that invites users to Easter services.
58. Easter-Themed Escape Room: Create an Easter-themed escape room at your church, with each session ending with an invitation.
59. Virtual Easter Egg Hunt: Host an online Easter egg hunt with virtual prizes and an invitation to join your Easter services.
60. Offer a Free Online Course: Related to Easter themes, concluding with an invitation to your services.
61. Participate in Community Parades: With a float that promotes your Easter services.
62. Host a “Taste of Easter” Event: Featuring foods from the biblical era or traditional Easter dishes, coupled with invitations to your services.
63. Create an Easter Journey Walkthrough: An outdoor, guided narrative of the Easter story, ending with an invitation.
64. Offer a Newcomers' Reception: After Easter services, making it known that first-time visitors will receive a special welcome.
65. Neighborhood Blessings: Offer to pray for or bless homes in the neighborhood, leaving an invitation to Easter services.
66. Local Celebrity Endorsements: If possible, get local celebrities or well-known community figures to mention your Easter services.
67. Host a Pet Blessing Event: Before Easter, attracting pet owners, and provide an invitation to your services.
68. Garden Flag Gifts: Distribute Easter-themed garden flags as gifts, with your church service times printed on them.
69. Use Church Marquee: To post thought-provoking questions related to Easter, with service times included.
70. Host a Virtual Reality Stations of the Cross: For an immersive experience, ending with an invitation to Easter services.
71. Offer Easter-Themed Crafts: At local community centers or malls, including an invitation with each craft.
72. Lawn Sign Campaign: Encourage members to place signs in their yards promoting Easter services.
73. Publish an Op-Ed: In local newspapers about the significance of Easter, including an invitation to services.
74. Volunteer in the Community: Wearing church-branded apparel and gently invite people you interact with.
75. Sponsor a Local School Event: And use the opportunity to distribute invitations to Easter services.
76. Host a Pre-Easter Workshop: Such as candle making, with a spiritual theme and an invitation to services.
77. Offer a Prayer Hotline: In the weeks leading up to Easter, with each call ending in an invitation to services.
78. Post Yard Signs in High Traffic Areas: With creative, engaging invitations to Easter services.
79. Collaborate with Local Theaters: To display your Easter service times before movies.
80. Distribute Easter-Themed Bookmarks: In local libraries and bookstores with service times.
81. Engage with Local Hotels: To include your Easter service information in their guest rooms or lobby areas.
82. Host a “Why Easter?” Forum: Open for community questions about Easter, ending with an invitation.
83. Easter-Themed Photo Booth: Set up in a popular community location, with photos emailed along with an invitation to services.
84. Create a Spotify Playlist: Related to Easter and share it on social media with an invitation to your services.
85. Launch a Community Art Project: Related to Easter, with an exhibition at your church including an invitation to services.
86. Host a Drive-In Movie Night: Featuring a faith-based film, with an invitation to Easter services at the end.
87. Organize a Community Choir: For an Easter performance, including an invitation to services.
88. Utilize LinkedIn Articles: To share thoughtful reflections on Easter and invite connections to services.
89. Create an Easter Countdown: On social media, with daily posts leading up to Easter Sunday.
    

What creative Easter marketing idea is missing from this list?