Stock Photos
Lightstock
Faith-based stock photos, 4K video and design elements for sermon graphics and slides. Unlimited annual memberships with a 14-day free trial.
- Price
- Photos $19/mo; Premium $49/mo, on an annual membership (Oct 2026)
- Free option
- No
- Works on
- Web
- Learning curve
- Easy
The short answer: is Lightstock right for your church?
Lightstock is a stock library made for Christian creatives, with about 250,000 photos plus video clips and design elements. It's best for churches that keep needing worship, prayer, Bible and baptism images that don't look cheesy. The catch: it's an annual membership, and you can only start new projects with downloads while your membership is active.
Who Lightstock is for
Great for
- Churches tired of searching free sites for a decent communion or prayer photo
- Designers building a sermon series graphic around a specific Bible scene or theme
- Media teams that want photos, video and design elements under one membership
Skip it if
- Churches with no stock budget at all. A free photo site will cover general backgrounds and people shots.
- Teams printing designs on shirts or mugs to give away. Merchandise needs an extended license, so price that in or use original art.
How churches use Lightstock
Sermon series artwork
Search for the theme of the series, like grace or the prodigal son, and start from a photo that already fits instead of a generic sunset.
Baptism Sunday slides
Pull baptism and worship photos for the welcome slide and social posts so the week's promotion looks like church, not stock.
Easter video intro
On the Premium plan, download cross, tomb and worship clips to open your Easter service or invite video.
Getting started with Lightstock
- 1
Start the 14-day free trial and pick your handful of free downloads carefully.
- 2
Search the themes of your next sermon series and save the best images to one place.
- 3
Decide between Photos and Premium before the trial rolls into an annual membership.
Pros and watch-outs
What we like
- Photos made for faith audiences: worship, prayer, communion, baptism
- Unlimited downloads on both membership plans
- Premium adds 4K video clips and design elements
- Safe search, so no sifting past inappropriate results
Watch out for
- Annual commitment, even if you pay monthly
- New projects with your downloads stop when the membership ends
- Merchandise and print runs over 500,000 copies need an extended license
Need the series graphics, not just the photo?
A good worship photo is a start. Then someone still has to turn it into a title slide, notes slide and Instagram post. Remix sermon series packs arrive with all of those designed to match, and lower thirds in most.
Browse sermon series ↗Made by Church Media Squad, who also run Pro Church Media.
Lightstock FAQ
Is Lightstock free for churches?
No. Lightstock sells annual memberships starting at $19 a month for unlimited photos. A 14-day free trial includes a handful of downloads you choose.
Can we keep using Lightstock images after we cancel?
Only in work you finished while your membership was active. After it ends, you can't start new projects with past downloads.
Can we print Lightstock images on youth group shirts?
Not with a standard membership download. Merchandise, including giveaway items, needs an extended license, which memberships discount by 50%.
Does Lightstock have video?
Yes. The Premium plan includes unlimited video clips, with 4K available, plus design elements like textures, icons and vectors.
