During the holidays such as Christmas and Easter, many churches rely on special events – larger and more frequent church services, holiday-themed performances, concerts and even art galleries – to draw people in to their church as a form of outreach to the community. These events are wonderful tools to communicate the Gospel beyond your front doors and assist with overall church growth.
But before your events begin, it’s critical to take a look at the way you register people and take tickets in order to guarantee that your facility will have enough room. Taking tickets for events online through your website is a wonderful solution for both events that incur a fee and those that do not.
“TicketU has made it easier for our members to invite guests, which helps with our outreach to those who may not have a church background,” says Candy Phillips, church hostess for Bellevue Baptist Church. “Last year, our Easter Memphis Passion Play drew more than 25,000 people. Although we still sell tickets at our box office, more than 50 percent of the tickets we sell are sold through online ticketing.”
With Easter just around the corner, reserving seats for the Easter services, purchasing tickets for the annual Easter egg hunt, or reserving box seats for the Easter Musical online just might be the way to go for your church. TicketU is an excellent solution that can turn your administrative nightmare and into a springtime dream.
Sign up to use TicketU for your online ticket sales by April 1, 2010, and receive your first 300 tickets free (a $300 value).
To learn more about how TicketU can simply the way you sell online tickets and to lock in your 300 free tickets, click here or call 866-709-7420 today!
Click on the links below to read more about churches that have successfully implemented TicketU for outreach:
Ø Bellevue Church’s Easter Outreach Success
Ø Online ticketing for Christmas production increases outreach
Ø First Baptist Church eases the manpower burden on church volunteers with TicketU
About ServiceU Corporation
ServiceU Corporation provides online event management software designed for churches, ministries, nonprofits, schools, universities, festivals, and theaters. ServiceU’s core product line includes: EventU™ for event, resource, and facility management through web-based calendar scheduling software; EventU Green™ is an add-on to EventU that automates facility heating and cooling (HVAC) online based on a facility’s events schedule; TransactU™ provides secure online donation, payment, and event registration tools; TicketU™ provides online ticket sales, box office management, and theater software. Founded in 1997, ServiceU is a trusted provider of online event management software to the faith-based and nonprofit markets.
