Church Fundraisers

We are planning on a dinner theater, with a meal. We are looking to charge about $7 per person and want to serve a half way decent meal. Anyone got any ideas on some cheap meals that might be an option, we are so tired of the speghetti and meatsauce route.

heres someting that not everyone will bring

Gumbo!
For shrimp and okra gumbo:

3 tablespoons of vegetable oil
3 tablespoons of flour
l large chopped onion
1 cup chopped celery
5 or 6 cloves, chopped garlic
1 cup of chopped green pepper
1 can of tomato sauce
1 can of tomatoes ("Rotel" tomatoes for a spicier taste!)
1 pound, fresh sliced okra (or 2 boxes of frozen sliced okra)
2 pounds of fresh shrimp
2 – 3 cups water
salt & pepper to taste
1 teaspoon of sugar
1 tablespoon of chopped parsley
1 bay leaf

For seafood gumbo, add to the above:
1 small can of crabmeat or 3 fresh gumbo crabs
1 jar oysters

Slowly stir the flour into heated oil in a heavy cast iron skillet. Continue to stir until the flour is dark brown. Add the next 4 ingredients; stir until onions are clear.
Add tomato sauce. Stir until it gets crumbly or dry. Fry okra in another skillet until it is no longer sticky or stringy. Add tomatoes and fried okra.
Cook slowly, adding 2 to 3 cups of water–a little at a time. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Stir in one teaspoon of sugar.
Cook for about an hour on a low fire, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking to the bottom of pot; adding water if necessary. Add the shrimp and the bay leaf (and if desired, the oysters and crabmeat).
Cook another 30 minutes to an hour, adding seasoning to taste.
Serve over boiled or steamed rice.
Add French bread and ya gotcha self a meal

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We are a small church (about 50 members) and we are trying to raise some money so that we can begin building a new church. I need some fund raising ideas. We are in a suburban community where there are quite a few subdivisions and a few schools. We have already thought of (and are planning) a yard sale, car wash, and a hat/fashion show. I've run out of the standard ideas. Does anyone know of any updated ways to raise money? Also trying to write a grant request letter. Any info on that would be great too. Please, serious ideas. We don't want anything that has to do with stripping or prostitution. (I've read some other questions and people can get a bit carried away lol) Thanks in advance and God bless.
Thanks for the partnering idea. We currently rent the church we are in now. Its over 100 years old. Basically just a sanctuary and a small back office. We has different ministries meeting at various times. Youth groups, mens/womens ministries, praise teams, etc. We also want to host AA/NA meetings. Need more room to do God's work. Thanks again everyone. These are some great ideas!

Hmm – wrong time of year for wreath sales – but I wonder if there's a company out there that sells spring/summer stuff for fundraising. Don't sell World's Finest chocolate – it is far from the finest. In fact, I gave a local sports team a dollar today on the condition they DIDN'T try to give me a candy bar!

How about adding a bake sale to the yard sale, how about adding a small carnival to that? You can make the games – there is the fishing "pond "(Not really a pond – a curtain hung up, poles with string and clothespins on the end – they throw the end over the curtain and get a prize attached. The sawdust dig – small toys or a "coin" good for a bigger prize, bean bag toss, etc etc. Get the prizes from Oriental trading Company – they can be religious if you like or standard and they are decent quality for little money.

A craft fair – with tables for kids to make their own crafts for a small fee – see oriental trading for the craft kits as well – again, religious or not.

savenger hunt with good prize at the end – singles or groups – have to pay a fee to participate ( has to cover the cost of the prize and still raise money)
Hmmm – what else? Let me think on it.

Grant writing – the book "Grant Writing for Dummies" is a great help. Biggest thing is to be concise and precise about what you are going to use the grant for, the benefits to your church, cost analysis, who within the church benefits, effects on community if applicable, etc. Details count the most, but don't be too wordy.

BTW – I am a professional hat maker – I'd happily discuss the loan of some hats for your show if you mentioned where they came from. PM me if interested.

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