- B&W floor 2026-09-18: from $12.80 with FREE ground.
- Color floor: from $16.57. Use only when hue is required.
- Sunday morning handfuls still win at a lobby.
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Answer first: church and community bulletin copies should default to black and white. CheapFAST black and white copies start from $12.80 with free ground inside the print number. Color copies start from $16.57 with the same FREE ground deal as of 2026-09-18. Put text on B&W. Lift only covers and maps that must show hue.
Take Pastor Ruiz in Homestead. His team ran the whole bulletin as color at a store because it looked nicer on the screen. Online they split: eight text pages on B&W from $12.80, one cover on color from $16.57, both with FREE ground. The bulletin budget survived. The cover still welcomed guests.
Bulletin searchers want copy settings and a fair price path. Settings without a product choice waste toner. Product choice without settings wastes Sunday mornings.
Bulletin decision table
| Page type | First URL | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Order of service text | B&W from $12.80 | Default |
| Announcements | B&W | Keep type large |
| Color cover photo | Color from $16.57 | Separate cart OK |
| Campus map | Color if needed | Or simplified B&W |
| Sunday 7am emergency | Lobby | Do not ship six sheets |
Copy settings that keep bulletins readable
Export a PDF. Avoid tiny gray type on gray backgrounds. Keep margins honest for folding if you hand-fold. Number pages. Soft phone photos of Word screens fail at counters and preflight. Canva or Word both work when you export PDF Print at letter size.
Quantity math for weekly runs
Quote the seats you actually fill, plus a small spare. Set that quantity on B&W. If you add a color cover, quote that quantity on color separately. Add packed totals. Ground is inside each line. Do not add ship twice. Rural campuses do not add a dest line on Ground.
When flyers beat bulletins
Event hand stacks may belong on flyer printing from $40.34 with FREE ground. A bulletin is a multi-page packet. A flyer is a flat leave-behind. Pick the product that matches the handoff.
Scenario: midweek reprint after a typo
Take a community center that found a date typo after printing two hundred color packets. They reprinted text-only on B&W from $12.80 and kept the color covers. Split carts saved the week. All-color pride would have doubled the damage.
Lobby vs CheapFAST for churches
Sunday morning handfuls while the car runs still win at a lobby. Weekly counted packets usually win as a packed box once you stop paying per-click color for text. Fill the worksheet both ways when unsure.
One mistake that taxes the offering
Running every bulletin page as color because the cover photo is color is the expensive mistake. Split carts. B&W from $12.80 for text. Color from $16.57 only where hue matters. Date both floors on 2026-09-18 and re-quote if sides change.
Weekly production rhythm
Lock text by a set weekday. Export PDF. Quote B&W from $12.80 for the body. Quote color from $16.57 only for covers that need hue. Place the order so Ground arrives before your fold volunteers meet. Sunday morning emergencies stay at a lobby for handfuls, not for the whole weekly run.
Keep a one-page checklist: page count, sides, who proofed names and dates, who checked the QR to the giving or signup link. Typos in color packets hurt twice. Typos in B&W still hurt, but the reprint costs less when the body stays on the B&W form.
Accessibility habits for bulletins
Large type. High contrast. Avoid gray on gray. Put the order of service early. Put announcements in a consistent place each week so regulars find them. Soft decorative backgrounds behind tiny type fail older eyes and fail print.
If you also need event hand stacks, quote flyer printing from $40.34 with FREE ground as of 2026-09-18 as a separate flat piece. Do not turn the bulletin into a flyer or the flyer into a fake multi-page packet through the note field.
Volunteer fold and insert habits
If volunteers insert a flyer into the bulletin, quote that flyer separately from $40.34 with FREE ground as of 2026-09-18. Keep the bulletin packet on B&W from $12.80. Do not ask the copy form to become a packet-plus-insert through the note field.
Name the fold captain. Name the proof captain. Name the person who checks the giving link. Rotating volunteers without names is how date typos survive into Sunday. B&W reprints still cost time even when they cost less print than color.
For special music Sundays with a photo cover, quote the cover on color from $16.57 and keep the order of service on B&W. Guests still see a welcoming cover. The body stays budget honest. Ground stays FREE on both lines when air stays closed.
Holiday bulletin surge plan
Christmas and Easter weeks need earlier art locks and earlier quotes. Keep the body on B&W from $12.80. Allow a color cover from $16.57 if hospitality wants a photo. Place the order early enough for Ground. Budget a lobby emergency only for last-hour corrections under a few dozen sheets. Split carts stay the rule even when attendance doubles.
Name a fold captain and a proof captain every week. Check the giving link before export. Soft decorative backgrounds behind tiny type fail older eyes. If you insert a flyer, quote flyers from $40.34 with FREE ground as of 2026-09-18 as a separate flat piece. Notes do not merge packet and insert into one magical SKU.
Multi-site and satellite campus notes
If two campuses share a bulletin, quote the combined quantity once on B&W from $12.80 and split packs after delivery. If covers differ by campus photo, quote color covers separately from $16.57 and keep the text body shared. Ground stays FREE on both lines when air stays closed.
Do not run all pages color because one campus wants a photo cover. Split carts. Keep a shared PDF text master and campus-specific cover files. Name the proof captain per campus so local event dates do not collide. Lobby emergencies stay tiny and local.
Archive and reprint discipline
Keep dated PDFs of each week’s bulletin. When someone asks for a reprint of last Sunday, you know whether it was B&W body only or included a color cover. Re-quote the matching forms from $12.80 and $16.57 rather than guessing. Ground stays FREE when air stays closed. Archives also catch recurring typos in staff names before they become tradition.
Visitor welcome insert
If you add a welcome flyer for first-time guests, quote that flyer from $40.34 with FREE ground as of 2026-09-18 and keep the bulletin body on B&W from $12.80. Separate pieces keep folding simple and budgets honest. Color covers from $16.57 stay optional for photo Sundays only.
Welcome flyers for first-time guests stay on flyer printing from $40.34 with FREE ground as of 2026-09-18. Bulletin text stays on B&W from $12.80. Color covers from $16.57 stay optional for photo Sundays only.
Should church bulletins be color or black and white?
Default text to black and white copies from $12.80 with FREE ground as of 2026-09-18. Lift covers and maps that must show hue onto color copies from $16.57. Splitting carts beats an all-color habit that taxes the weekly budget.
How many bulletins should I order?
Order for the seats you fill plus a small spare. Quote that quantity on the B&W form. If you add a color cover, quote the cover quantity on color separately and add the packed totals. Ground is already inside each line.
Can I use a Word file?
Export a PDF as the final. Soft Word printouts and phone screenshots create reprint talks. Keep type large enough for older eyes. Canva PDF Print also works at letter size.
Is ground free for church campuses in rural ZIPs?
Yes on Ground. We eat rural destination. Air still prices from the ZIP after you open 2nd Day or Next Day. Leave the ZIP closed unless you clicked air.
What if we need extras Sunday morning?
A lobby still wins for a handful of emergency sheets. Keep the weekly run on the form. Do not expect a plant to beat a store for six pages while the choir warms up.
Should maps always be color?
Only if hue is required to read them. A simplified B&W map often works. If color is required, quote those pages on the color form and keep the text body on B&W.
Are old blog bulletin prices still good?
No. Use live floors from 2026-09-18 and a fresh store quote if you compare. The worksheet keeps B&W and color columns honest.
Where do I start?
Open black and white copies for the text body. Open color copies only for pages that need hue. Read print, FREE ground, and the packed total on each. Pay Later is available on checkout when you need a broker check before a card charge.
Related: black and white vs color pricing or FedEx / Kinkos color printing cost.