Church Communications

Synod has produced a Communications Policy guidance document for local churches with good practice and tips on comms in churches. The guide also includes incident management if your church experiences a crisis such as a fire, theft, safeguarding issue, or controversial media coverage.

Get the policy here

Below are some further resources and ‘how to’ guides to help and support your communication activities in church.

  • Synod Newsletter

    Synod produces a monthly newsletter with news and events from Synod and local churches.

    Sign up to receive and read past newsletters here

  • Synod Events

    See what Synod events are coming up and book your place.

  • Getting your church started with social media

    Who do you want to connect with as a church? Is it your own congregation? Your community? Both? Is it young families? Senior citizens? Other organisations? The press?

    Read our how to guide here.

  • How to engage your church with Facebook

    If you're running out of Facebook post ideas, then this is just the resource for you. It highlights not only those more spiritual questions you can ask to engage and enable meaningful follow up, but also has a wealth of ideas just for fun so your posts are seen by more people

  • A guide to using Instagram

    The URC has produced a really helpful guide on using and getting the most out of Instagram for your church.

  • Photos and images

    The URC has produced a helpful guide on how to take great, eye catching photos in church

  • Local media

    Ever wondered how to get into the local media? Are you considering how best to seem relevant to your community? Synod has produced a handy booklet with tips on how to get media coverage for your church.

  • Mailchimp for e-newsletters

    Synod has produced a step by step guide for using Mailchimp to help you sign up, design and send church e-newsletters.

  • Church magazines/newsletters

    A Synod guide on how to produce great church magazines/newsletters. It shows design and presentation tips: using fonts, sections and headers effectively. It encourages you to take stock and review where you are now, and gives advice on how to turn a basic newsletter into a professional looking publication.

  • Planning and promoting a church event

    Advice, guidance and tips on how to run and promote a successful church event.

    An event checklist is also available to help you keep on top of things to do.