Funeral Program Template for Church Services
When a family is grieving, the church office needs a program quickly and right. Give the assistant the name, dates, photo, obituary and the order of service, and it lays out a dignified funeral or celebration-of-life program, ready to print.
How it works
- 1
Tell us your church
Denomination, name, town and website. Optional: last week’s bulletin.
- 2
The assistant researches and builds
It reads your website, saves your service times, staff and photos, and lays out the issue: usually 2 to 4 minutes.
- 3
Review, refine, print
Ask for changes in plain words. Download the PDF and the Word file. Next week: “this week’s bulletin”.
Made by the assistant
What you get
- Cover with photo, name, dates and a verse
- Order of service with readings, hymns, eulogy and committal
- Obituary, pallbearers, honorary pallbearers, acknowledgments
- Bi-fold or 4-page booklet, PDF and Word
Funeral, memorial or celebration of life
A funeral service with the body present, a memorial service, a celebration of life or a graveside service each have their own order; tell the assistant which, and your tradition, and it uses the right one. For a Catholic Funeral Mass program with the Rite of Committal, our sister site Catholic Funeral Program specialises in exactly that.
Write the obituary with you
Share the facts (family, career, faith, what they loved) and the assistant drafts a warm obituary for the family to approve.
Questions
Can I add a photo of the deceased?
Yes, upload the photo; it is placed on the cover.
Can the family edit it?
Yes: share the Word copy, or paste their changes into the chat for a new PDF.