Church Food Fundraising Ideas

Using food to help raise money for your church or other charity is a fantastic way to easily attain your fundraising objectives.  Who doesn’t love food?  It’s easy to create imaginative, exciting food-related activities that can spice up your event or even be the central focus for your occasion!  Themed parties, cook offs, barbeques, dinner parties, and candy sales are tried and true methods that organizations use every year to boost fundraising efforts.  Throw in a little imagination and creativity and you’ll undoubtedly pull off a successful, enjoyable fundraiser that will draw in the crowds!

Below are some wonderful ideas your church or other organization can use when hosting your next food fundraiser. 

Pizza Party

You don’t have to be Italian to appreciate a delicious pizza! Your church or group can host a fun pizza party.  Charge a dinner price for everyone attending and set up easy games or other light events people can enjoy during their pizza dinner. 

Tropical Luau

Have participants come dressed in their best Hawaiian outfits to attend a tropical luau type of party.  Offer fresh fruits, fruit drinks (even throw in the little umbrellas), and other light snacks for guests.  Liven things up with some music or engaging activities.  Charge a small admittance fee or sell tickets for a raffle. 

Cookie dough or Baked Goods Sale

If you’re selling cookie dough, buy some cookie dough and bake up plenty of samples!  Participants can buy a cookie for 25 cents or 50 cents to get a taste of your cookies so they’ll know how delicious your cookie dough truly is!  Once they get a bite, they’ll be ready to order your cookie dough so they can have some of their own!  You can also put on a baked goods sale, offering muffins, cakes, and other treats your supporters can purchase during your event.  Throw a cake walk or other activity to make it more entertaining. 

Jerky, Jerky, Jerky

Put on a dance at a local barn, church, or other area.  Alternatively, offer a hay ride or something along those lines.  Sell beef jerky to your participants.  That’s right!  Beef jerky!  You’d be amazed at how well you might do by selling something a little different from what people are used to seeing in fundraisers.  They’ll love the change of pace.  Charge a ticket price for hay rides or a dance, as well as a price for your scrumptious jerky sticks. 

Love Lollies

Sell decorated chocolate or candy lollipops that people can buy to give to a loved one, friend, or other special person in their life.  You could even offer lollipop bouquets.  Tie a small card to each lollipop or bouquet so donors can write a message on it to the person with which they wish to share. 

Ice Cream Party

Contact your local ice cream parlor to set up an ice cream party for your church members and their families.  During the event, you can put on silly games, like a “who can eat their ice cream cone the fastest” competition or a “milkshake slurp off”.  Put out a container for donations and/or charge a fee to attend.

Here, we’ve listed just a few of many possible church food fundraising ideas for you to explore.  Check out some of our other free articles at IDonateToCharity.org for even more free fundraising tips and ideas.