Free church planning templates
Twelve templates for Google Sheets, Excel, Google Docs and Word — volunteer schedules, preaching calendars, orders of service, VBS plans. Free to copy. No email wall, no watermark.
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Volunteers & Scheduling
4 templatesChurch Volunteer Schedule
Eight Sundays, every team and position, and the gaps highlighted in red before they become Sunday-morning surprises.
Get it freeVolunteer Sign-Up Sheet
The clipboard classic, done properly — plus a by-task tab that turns green when a job is fully covered.
Get it freeVolunteer Positions & Skills Matrix
People down the side, positions across the top — and the recruiting gaps calculated for you in red.
Get it freeChurch Team Roster & Contact List
Every volunteer’s info in one place — with the two columns most rosters forget: birthdays and emergency contacts.
Get it freePreaching & Services
3 templatesPreaching Calendar
Every Sunday through the end of 2027, with the special days already marked — so a sermon series never collides with Mother’s Day again.
Get it freeOrder of Service
One page that answers the three Sunday-morning questions: what’s next, how long does it run, and who’s on.
Get it freeSermon Series Planner
One page per series: the big idea, who it’s for, the week-by-week arc, and everything that has to be ready before week one.
Get it freeEvents & Outreach
3 templatesVBS Planning Template
Five tabs that hold your whole VBS: the countdown checklist, the budget, the volunteer math, the daily schedule, and the supply run.
Get it freeChurch Event Planning Checklist
From “we should do something this fall” to tear-down — every step, in order, with the ones churches forget built in.
Get it freeDonation & Supply Drive Tracker
What you’re collecting, what’s come in, what’s still needed — and which donors haven’t been thanked yet.
Get it freeWorship & Kids
2 templatesWorship Set List & Song Rotation Tracker
Log what you played; the library tells you what you’re overplaying. “Didn’t we just do Goodness of God?” becomes a number, not a feeling.
Get it freeKids Ministry Lesson Plan
One page that lets any volunteer walk into the room ready: what we’re teaching, minute by minute, with the supplies listed.
Get it freeThe scheduler, supply-drive organizer and volunteer roster are also free tools — the real app, no credit card.
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