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September 25, 2006
Church Newsletter Poll
(Filed under: Poll Results)
Last week we asked about church newsletters, the sanctuary for modern clipart. But apparently it's the church newsletter that's endangered. 35% said had no church newsletter. The remainder cited the cheesy clip art (22%), the layout (16%) and the bad writing (12%) as making their church newsletter sucky. 11% claimed their church had the best newsletter ever.
I always thought church newsletters were mandatory. You learn something new every day.
This week we ask about the ol' church van and what should be printed on the side. Personally I'd like to see an air-brushed version of "The Last Supper," but that answer didn't make the cut for our poll.
Posted by Kevin D. Hendricks at September 25, 2006 6:15 AM
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I didn't vote in this poll because I don't know what to call what I get from our church. It comes to us on Sunday morning, but it's not a bulletin. They call it a "communicator."
The one we still get from our old church is actually pretty good — family news, articles written by competant people in the congregation, missions highlights. The design, however, needs some attention.
Posted by: The Aesthetic Elevator at September 25, 2006 1:28 PM
We have weekly bulletin that is on point. Clean lines (NO CLIPART!) and appropriate graphics. Our newsletter is quarterly so a lot of thought and focus goes into it. We have artistic minded people that are professional and pull this thing off the right way..
Posted by: mike scott at September 26, 2006 8:22 AM
Just curious--of those of you who have a newsletter, do you use a printed one or an electronic version? I send out our E-News every week, and while I think the layout and content are decent, I often feel like nobody reads it...
Posted by: Melissa at September 26, 2006 10:32 AM
while I agree that 99 percent of church newsletters are ugly and ineffective, why did you stoop to using such a sordid euphemism for your name? The attempt at "cutting edge" is such a good witness.
Posted by: Sherri Swain at January 22, 2007 3:30 PM
just wondering how many send out a weekly newsletter vs email and cost savings, effectiveness, etc.
Posted by: Mike at March 13, 2008 7:31 AM
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Posted by: ronaldsquires@sbcglobal.net at March 26, 2008 11:26 PM
I design websites and newsletters for churches and found this poll interesting. Most churches that have newsletters don't realize that the fresh visual elements (or lack there of)say more about their content than their new articles and text updates.
Matthew
www.MatthewArmstrong.net
Posted by: Matthew Armstrong at October 7, 2008 10:46 AM
My church is in the process of creating and distributing an e-letter. We are designing the pg in the form of an interactive pdf with links. We are using a company called constant contact who offers a free 60 day trial to distribute and organize our contacts. We haven't started the service with them quite yet, but we are going to before next month. We are using CC by attaching a link to our pdf vs sending it out our selves. if you have any questions or advice please email me.
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