Church fundraising is a great way to earn extra revenue for your church while also building community relationships. Church fundraising provides a great way to reach out to the community for contributions as well as to spread the word about your Church. There are a lot of different ideas for fundraising and choosing the right one for your Church can be a challenging task. In this article we will suggest some great church fundraising ideas. We will also talk about how you can make it easy to fundraise by receiving credit card and debit card donations.

Now we will talk about some of the more common Church fundraising options and how they can help your church.

Bake Sale - Bake sales are a great way to get everyone together and strengthen the bond with your church. Just have volunteers bring the food and let people know about your cause.

Yard Sale - Doing a big garage sale in the church parking lot on Saturday morning is a great way to raise money. You can get people to contribute their items for a general sale, setup tables like a flea market does, or even let people sell things from their trunks.

Highway Cleanup - Basically, your members get pledges of so much per pound of garbage picked up and taken away. This works especially well when the area being cleaned up is a visible location such as a park.

Car Wash - A car wash fundraiser is a summer staple and great for having some fun in the sun. Church groups can always rely on it to raise money for the church.

Easter Flowers - Have these gorgeous flowers available for sale a few weeks before Easter. You can plant them a few months before Easter and grow them or just buy them already grown. With a cost of only a couple of dollars apiece, it's a great moneymaker.

Wristband Fundraiser - These low-cost silicone bracelets can be ordered in bulk with your slogan of choice for well under a $1. The right color combination and message can create a huge impact. Consider phrases such as Believe, WWJD, Got Faith?, etc.

Pancake Breakfast - A pancake breakfast is a great turnout when there is a good cause behind it. A pancake breakfast fundraiser is easy to do and very low cost. Charge enough to make profit. You can also place a big jar labeled 'donations' right next to the cash register.

Accepting Credit Card and Debit Card donations

To really speed up the process you could offer your donators the ability to give to the church fundraiser using their debit or credit card. This would allow them to easily make a donation without the hassle of dealing with cash. A lot of people don't carry cash anymore because it isn't convenient. Instead they carry credit cards and debit cards.

To accept credit card contributions you would need a way to receive credit cards. There are lots of options including point of sale terminals, and online payment processing gateways.

In this article we talked about some great church fundraising ideas and also how to make it easy for people to give with their credit and debit card.