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Church communications calendar

Know what's coming before it becomes urgent.

Plan your church communications, creative, and event promotion in one place. See important ministry moments early, work backward from each date, and know what your team should be creating this week.

Your church calendar should tell you more than what's happening.

ChurchMade turns upcoming events into actionable communication plans. Instead of discovering that Easter, VBS, camp, or a conference is suddenly three weeks away, your team can see when planning, design, promotion, print, and follow-up should happen.

Coming up

Advent, Lent, Holy Week, Pentecost and the seasons between.

  • All Saints

    Nov 1, 2026 · Remembering the saints

    6 wks

  • First Sunday of Advent

    Nov 29, 2026 · Advent series

    10 wks

  • Christmas Eve

    Dec 24, 2026 · Christmas Eve invitation

    13 wks

  • Ash Wednesday

    Feb 10, 2027 · Lent journey

    20 wks

  • Palm Sunday

    Mar 21, 2027 · Holy Week

    26 wks

  • Easter Sunday

    Mar 28, 2027 · Easter invitation

    27 wks

  • Pentecost

    May 16, 2027 · Pentecost Sunday

    34 wks

  • All Saints

    Nov 1, 2027 · Remembering the saints

    58 wks

Work ahead for

All Saints

Nov 1, 2026 — 6 weeks away

  1. 8 wksChoose theme and creative direction
  2. 6 wksWebsite page and service information
  3. 5 wksInvite cards and printed pieces
  4. 4 wksSocial campaign begins
  5. 3 wksOrder signage
  6. 2 wksVolunteer communication
  7. 1 wksFinal invitation push
  8. SundayService slides and welcome materials
  9. MondayMonday follow-up with newcomers

What should we be communicating this week?

ChurchMade works backward from an event date. Pick the moment, and the plan lays out what your team should be creating, designing, printing, and promoting each week — so nothing lands in the same frantic scramble as last year. Here's what that looks like for Easter:

Easter Sunday

  • 8 weeksCampaign direction
  • 6 weeksCreative development
  • 5 weeksInvite materials
  • 4 weeksPromotion begins
  • 3 weeksPrint + signage
  • 2 weeksSocial push
  • 1 weekFinal invitation
  • Event dayService communication
  • Next dayFollow-up

Build your church communication plan around your actual calendar.

Easter, Christmas, VBS, baptisms, camps, conferences, groups, giving initiatives, outreach, special services, and the local church events only your congregation knows about — they all belong on one calendar, with a plan attached to each. Add your own events and ChurchMade counts back from the date, telling you what to make each week.

Pair your plan with your church brand guidelines and church communication ideas so everything you promote still looks and sounds like one church.

Put your own events on the calendar.

Add your conferences, camps and baptisms — we'll count back and tell you what to make each week.

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Your Plan in the dashboard — events and campaigns in one place, with this week's work on top.

See it early

Your church year and your own events, in one list.

Work backward

Every moment gets an 8-week plan with one step a week.

Stay in the room

Less scrambling on screens, more time with people.

Frequently asked questions

What is a church communications calendar?

A church communications calendar is a single schedule of everything your church needs to communicate — events, seasons, campaigns, and announcements — plus the dates each piece of promotion, design, and print needs to happen. It turns "what should we be working on?" into a plan your whole team can see.

What should be included in a church communication plan?

A good plan covers each upcoming moment — Easter, Christmas, VBS, baptisms, camps, conferences, giving initiatives, and your church's own events — along with the campaign direction, creative development, invite materials, print and signage, social promotion, service-day communication, and follow-up, all scheduled working backward from the event date.

How far in advance should a church promote an event?

For a major church event, begin planning 8 weeks out and start promoting 4 weeks out, with the final push in the last two weeks. Smaller events can run on a shorter timeline, but the earlier your calendar shows the moment coming, the calmer the promotion feels.

When should churches start promoting Easter?

Start the Easter campaign direction about 8 weeks before Easter Sunday, develop creative and invite materials over the following weeks, and begin visible promotion around 4 weeks out — ramping up social, print, and signage through the final two weeks.

Can I add my own church events?

Yes. Alongside the built-in church year, you can add your own events — camps, conferences, dedications, giving initiatives, anything unique to your church — and ChurchMade builds the same backward timeline for each one.

Can ChurchMade work with Planning Center?

A Planning Center integration is coming soon. When it launches, events from Planning Center will flow into your calendar and become communication plans automatically. For now, you can add your events directly — see ChurchMade pricing to get started free.