Having your guest services team ready to meet and greet new guests is great, but it's even more inviting when your church environment reflects that you were expecting guests. The last thing we want our church guests to think when they walk into your space (whether you own the building, or you're in a rental space) is "Were they actually expecting guests?"

Imagine a friend invites you for dinner, and they're so excited to have you over for the first time. They meet you at the door, but as you walk in, you realize that their table isn't set, and there's homework on the coffee table, and there's no smell of food cooking. At that moment, you're probably thinking to yourself, "I wonder if they were actually expecting guests." Don't put your church guests in that awkward mindset.

You're probably already doing this at your church. There's probably someone who cleans Sunday mornings before church, a spot in your building where guests are told that they can pick up a free gift, a first-impressions team that makes sure guests find their way to kids classrooms or to your auditorium, but you might be missing the simple addition of welcome banners for your church that can really enhance your atmosphere.

Church Welcome Banners set the stage when your guests start to approach your entrance, whether the  banner set you choose includes a feather flag, vinyl banners, retractable banners, or a combination of designs. Banners welcome guests with cues that your church is expecting guests to regularly visit. They give the immediate impression of "even though I'm here for the first time, there are probably other people here for the first time too!"

More than your friend saying "Hey, I'm so glad you could make it," having custom banners at your church, indoor and outdoor, is like walking into the smell of something baking, the table is set, and there's soft music playing in the background.

Before people get out of their car, have  pole banners welcoming them on your light posts, some A-frame signs on the sidewalk, a double-sided feather flag at the entrance of your parking lot, or the front door of your church, and seasonal signage to keep things fresh throughout the year.

How are welcome banners usually designed for churches?

It's fine to realize the importance of having welcome banners, but it's also important to recognize that the design of the art on that banner matters. Our team will help you design your church signs and church banners so that they match the general style of your building, and your church's culture as a whole - whether that's contemporary, traditional, professional, playful, or anywhere in between.

Your welcome banners don't just have to let guests know they're welcome at your church, but they also have to work together with the style of your church.

Custom Welcome Banners For Church Events

Big events are often the most likely time for guests to visit your church. Our most popular products are  seasonal church banners: Christmas banners, Easter Banners, Mother's Day, Father's Day, and Back-to-School are the most popular options to have on hand. They're our busiest seasons to be shipping out banners that are a custom design.

Even if you only have a few necessary welcome banners designed in a style that's suited for year-round use, roll out the red carpet for special occasions.

For Easter, have banners custom designed to include your sermon graphic art for the year, tie in with your bulletin, and set the stage for the style of Easter service you're having.

For Christmas, help people get in the mood with bright lights and tinsel, or more traditional styles to include the manger and evening sky.

For Mother's Day or Father's Day, your "Welcome to Church" banner art might be a backdrop that families can use to take pictures in front of.

The "Welcome Back" Church Banner Strategy

As an extra way of letting guests know that you're welcoming them to be there for the first time, but you also expect them to come back, add custom "See you next week" flags or outdoor vinyl banners as people are leaving your property, and adjust your "Welcome" banner designs to say "Welcome Back."

First-time guests will understand the sentiment and recognize that this doesn't have to just be the first visit; This can actually be a habit of building friendships at your church.