7 Reasons Buses And Vans Are An Essential Part of Church Marketing

Bus and van ministries are a vital part of community outreach and church marketing because a huge part of getting your community to your church is getting them to your church. Most churches have buses and vans that provide transportation services for men, women, and children who want to be part of their worship service and special events. Church outings and youth activities are also a big part of the transportation ministry at many churches.

If your church participates in transporting members and non-members, it’s a good idea to transform your buses and vans from everyday vehicles into mobile marketing machines. Consider these seven benefits of custom wrapping your church vehicles:

1. Wrapped vehicles can be employed as mobile prayer stations
2. The name and location of your ministry are seen throughout your community
3. Your church logo and contact information are routinely and prominently featured
4. Providing college students with transportation to church helps them retain ministry relationships while away from home
5. Community members are more likely to become contributing members of your church
6. People get to know each other while riding together – a welcome benefit for shy riders
7. Church membership grows when families know they have a reliable way to reach the church

Our design tool’s vehicle wrap feature helps your churches and vans do double duty as transportation and marketing. It’s easy to create your custom wrap – here’s how:

• Choose your vehicle from our template collection
  (our template library contains thousands of vehicle makes and models)
• Choose a base color
  (it’s easy to choose from our unlimited color selection or bring your own color code)
• Add artwork like your logo, clipart, and photos
  (increase recognizability of your ministry by using the same logo and artwork your building displays)
• Insert text including ministry name, address, phone number, and service times
  (opt for large bold lettering and easy to read fonts)
• Upload your logo or other imagery and add it to your vehicle
  (be sure you have applicable usage rights before uploading images to our site)

After you’ve designed the perfect wrap for your church bus or van, we’ll take it from there. Our team of graphic designers, production specialists, and professional installers wrap your vehicle to perfection. Our vehicle wraps won’t harm your paint job or otherwise damage your van.

Now that you’ve created a vehicle wrap to get your church marketing on the road, you can also create informational flyers that let the community know transportation is available. Use flyers and postcards to tell them how they call the church and arrange pickups. Successfully promoting your church is a mix of visual identity, word-of-mouth marketing, communication, and digital marketing strategies like digital and social media use, and a robust church website.

Move your church’s transportation ministry beyond your walls and invite your neighbors inside the walls with a custom wrap. Call us toll free at (800) 888-8545 or email us at information@mydprint.com today for more information on how beneficial church marketing is, and how simple and affordable vehicles wraps can be.