8 picks · Design Assets
Easter is when guests show up, and the mailer artwork is due a month before. Here's a six-week plan and one tool for each job, from invite cards to the livestream.
Updated
Start with Canva: build one Easter series graphic and turn it into slides, posts and invite cards. Unsplash supplies the photo. Radiant Printing suits churches mailing their neighborhood, NextDayFlyers covers last-minute cards, and Church Banners handles the street. Motion Worship fills the screens on a small budget, OBS Studio streams the service free, and Text In Church follows up with first-time guests.
Planning for December too? See the Christmas toolkit.
| App | Best for | Price | Free option | Works on | Learning curve |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canva | For the series graphics | Free plan; Pro $144/yr; Business $250/yr per person (Oct 2026) | Yes | Web, Mac, Windows, iOS, Android | Easy |
| Unsplash | For the series photo | Free; Unsplash+ $84/yr launch price, normally $240/yr (Oct 2026) | Yes | Web, iOS | Easy |
| Radiant Printing | For mailed invites | 250 4x6 postcards $99, free shipping (Oct 2026) | No | Web, Service | Easy |
| Next Day Flyers | For last-minute invite cards | 100 4x6 postcards from $26.95; next-day options cost more (Oct 2026) | No | Web, Service | Easy |
| Church Banners | For banners and signs | Vinyl and fabric banners from $89; handheld signs from $28 (Oct 2026) | No | Web, Service | Easy |
| Motion Worship | For worship motion backgrounds | From $29/yr; Motions Plus $50/yr; Full Access $79/yr (Oct 2026) | No | Web | Easy |
| OBS Studio | For the livestream | Free (open source) | Yes | Windows, Mac, Linux | Moderate |
| Text In Church | For guest follow-up | From $30/mo for 500 credits, or $25/mo billed yearly (Oct 2026) | No | Web, iOS, Android | Easy |
01For the series graphics
Build the Easter series graphic once and turn it into slides, social posts and the invite card. Volunteers can make a decent graphic in their first session. Resizing to new formats is a Pro tool, and eligible nonprofits can apply for Pro free for up to 50 people.
02For the series photo
A strong photo carries an Easter series. Unsplash has over 6 million photos and illustrations you can use free without credit, with an editorial look that doesn't feel like stock. Find one with room for a title and build every size from it.
03For mailed invites
Radiant runs direct mail campaigns for churches, lets you use its mailing permit and helps with USPS nonprofit rates. Shipping is free to the contiguous US, and 250 4x6 postcards are $99 (Oct 2026), so the same shop covers the cards your people hand out.
04For last-minute invite cards
When the invite cards run out the week before Easter, NextDayFlyers can print the same day if your file, payment and proof approval are in by the morning cutoff. You get a free PDF proof first, and runs start small, from 25 flyers.
05For banners and signs
Pick a seasonal Easter banner for the street, send your logo and service times, and the team customizes it free and sends a proof. Vinyl and fabric banners start at $89 (Oct 2026), and feather flags and yard signs come from the same shop.
06For worship motion backgrounds
Motion backgrounds, countdowns and mini-movies for the Easter screens, from $29 a year (Oct 2026). The standard license covers your livestream too, and anything you download stays usable at your church after the plan ends. Test the free mini-pack in your presentation software first.
07For the livestream
Free, open-source software that switches between cameras, slides and lower thirds, then streams and records the service. Studio Mode lets you line up the next shot before it goes live, which helps on a packed Easter morning. It runs on Windows, Mac and Linux.
08For guest follow-up
Easter brings first-time guests, and this is how you stay in touch after Sunday. A digital connect card triggers a welcome text and a scheduled series of follow-ups. Plans start at $30 a month for 500 credits (Oct 2026), with a 14-day free trial.
Every tool here still needs someone with the hours to use it. Church Media Squad designs sermon series art, announcement slides, event promos and print for churches. Send Easter requests three weeks ahead, and the series comes back in stage, print and social sizes.
See Squad graphic design ↗Church Media Squad also runs Pro Church Media.
Does it fit the real lead time, from mailers due weeks ahead to cards printed the same day?
Can a volunteer who serves once a month use it without a training night?
Free options where they exist, and what the paid ones cost for a church.
Every price, turnaround time and feature was checked on the vendor's own site in October 2026.
About six weeks out. That leaves time to settle the series look before mailers are due, since Radiant Printing needs direct mail artwork and payment four weeks before the in-home date and recommends five to six.
Allow one to two weeks for cards your people hand out: Radiant Printing postcards take 3 to 5 business days to print plus 2 to 4 to ship. If you're out of time, NextDayFlyers can print the same day when your file, payment and proof approval are in by the morning cutoff, with shipping on top.
Plan on about two weeks. ChurchBanners.com sends custom proofs within one business day and prints in 2 to 3 business days after you approve, but revisions and shipping add time.
OBS Studio is free, open-source software that switches cameras and slides and streams from one computer. It sends one stream at a time, so reaching YouTube and Facebook at once takes a multistream plugin or relay service. Run a test stream well before Easter.
