Churches The Benefits of Targeting Your Community Members

Are you a member of a church congregation? If you are and if you are active in the planning of fundraisers and other events, you may want to make sure that you and your congregation are placing a large focus on your community, if you arent already doing so.

One of the many reasons why you should consider targeting your community, whether it be through free community events or fundraising events, is because it can help your cause. For instance, if you are looking to spread awareness on issues that many individuals face, such breast cancer, you may want to bring awareness to your community. You can do this by having free informational courses on the importance of regular breast cancer exams, as well as outline ways that each of your community members can help in their own way.

In addition to brining attention and awareness to an important cause, you can also use this opportunity to educate the community on your church congregation, your followings, and your goals as a whole group. When getting out in the community, no matter how it is done, you will likely find that a large number of individuals are interested in joining a church congregation or even just attending church services, but many are unsure as to how they can get started and many are even afraid of the unknown. By increasing your presence in the community, you may see a steady increase in attendance at your sermons and church related events.

Speaking of church related events, there are a number of different ways that your church congregation and all of its members can reach out to the community. As previously stated, one of those approaches is by sponsoring free events. These events can be ones that are educational in nature or ones that may be focused on fun. All you really need to do is advertise your events in your local newspaper or on community bulletin boards and you may see a large amount of interest from those in your community.

Another event that you may want to consider hosting is a fundraiser. What is nice about fundraisers is that they can come in a number of different formats. For instance, you can sell, by way of donations, crafts that your congregation members made, or host a public community dinner, where donations are accepted. This will not only help to support a good cause, whether that cause is cancer research or for repairs on your church building, but it may also give those in your community an opportunity to learn more about your church, its members, as well as the goals that each of you share.

In keeping with ways that you can reach out to your community, one of the best approaches that you can take is by targeting children and their parents. This is best done by sponsoring activities that are attractive to children and their parents. For instance, your church congregation can put on a play or you can host a fun filled day at your facility or a public park that includes game, music, and yummy, foods. By showing that you are a family friendly congregation, you are more likely to see interest from parents.

The above mentioned ways are just a few of the many ways that you and your church congregation can target your community members. As a reminder, there are a number of benefits to doing so, including an increase in attendance, as well as brining awareness to worthy causes.

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