Volunteer Gift Guides
Here we are! Another year, another opportunity to show our volunteers how much we love them! T-shirts and mugs are typical go-to gift ideas, but most volunteers have enough t-shirts and mugs to last a lifetime! Whether you have 10 volunteers or 100 volunteers, there are always creative ways to celebrate the people who make your Sunday mornings happen.
We’ve combined both years of gift guides into one BIG year. Here are the categories:
Meaningful Gifts
The Teen Volunteers
Not Your Typical Customizable Gifts
Volunteer Celebration Event
Practical Gifts
Just for Pun Gifts
Our team worked to think outside the box and add some intentionality (& maybe some humor) behind these gift choices. We hope these ideas takes some stress out of appreciating your team—celebrating your people should be fun!
Meaningful Gifts
Harvest Bracelet Dear Mushka is one of my favorite companies and their jewelry is beautiful and always connected to Scripture. The Harvest Bracelet was inspired by Galatians 6:9 and the perfect encouragement for your teams.
Gratitude Candle Not only is this candle beautiful but this company, Thistle Farms, has lit a pathway of healing and hope for women survivors of trafficking, addiction, and prostitution.
Prayers For Your Day by Daily Grace Co. Gift your teams the gift that keeps giving way past the Christmas season. Encourage your volunteers to get into God’s Word and spend time in prayer.
Kids Ministry Circle Merch! Order your team some sweet merch!
Journal You can’t go wrong with a new journal. Customize these journals by picking colors that match your ministry logo or write something encouraging on the inside cover.
Teen Volunteer
Socks socks are very in right now—and the best part is that these socks can be customized. Add your logo or better yet, the youth pastors face! Tie on a gift card and you’ve got a great gift!
Chapstick/Lipgloss This is another easy add on gift to a gift card or a t-shirt. Tie it on top and it is so cute!
Gift cards Starbucks & Amazon are definitely the most popular. If you can, think about a local coffee shop or ice cream shop that you can support in your gift-buying endeavor!
Fanny Pack These are ALL the rage right now. This would be the perfect gift and if you want to be a little extra…iron on a cute patch or logo.
Book & Journal If you want your gift to be more faith-focused, this book comes highly recommended for the teen age and you can’t go wrong with a great journal! **Ask your youth min team if they recommend a book or study.
Customizable Gifts
Earrings: These earrings support a great cause and have so many colors, you can find one that matches kids min logo!
Game Day Chair: Everyone needs one of these! You can add your logo and these make a very practical gift for both men & women.
Memory Verse Calendar: This would make a great gift at the start of a new year. Create the calendar with that months memory verse so your team can see it every day & memorize it!
Key Chains: Another practical & fun gift! You can customize the color and what it says—plus you are supporting a small business.
Hats: Definitely a good gift for all volunteers. This company sells high quality hats that can be customized with your logo or name!
An Event For Your Whole Team
Bowling Night Rent out some lanes and play together. Add an extra step and hand out the silliest socks you can find. THESE are my favorite!
Night at the Movies Use your auditorium or rent out a movie theater to have a night at the movies. Make it extra special and hand out appreciation awards and yummy treats. Want to gift your families with a movie night at home? This popcorn popper is the best! Add some candy and a apple or amazon gift card and you’ve got the makings for a great family night at home.
Sporting Event Have a minor league team near you? Custom design these cooler bags and head to a baseball game as a team!
Ice Cream Social Looking to do something on a Sunday after church? Have an ice cream party! As an added touch, invite your staff to serve your volunteers.
Practical Gifts
Bookmarks These are so cute and created by my friend Amy from the Bible Study Schoolhouse. They are encouraging and beautiful—win, win!
Highlighters Now these are just any highlighters! These are perfect for highlighting your favorite bible verses without ripping or bleeding through the pages of your Bible. Plus, everyone loves new fancy pens!
Reusable Bags Have your states moved to using reusable bags yet? Well, ours has and these would make the perfect gift! Iron on a cute logo and fill it with their favorite snacks, drinks, and items just for fun! **You can make this a FAMILY gift and celebrate the entire family.
Tumblers These are definitely the new version of gifting coffee mugs, but I couldn’t resist. They are cute and practical and can be easily customizable. Add some of the Kids Ministry Circle stickers, attach a Liquid IV and you’ve got one great gift!
Fleece Blanket This gift is extra practical, but I know most people would love an extra cozy blanket for their home or to store in the car for all those sports games they need to stay warm at!
Just for “PUN”
“So glad you stuck with it this year. We couldn’t have done it without you!” Grab one of the Kids Ministry Circle Stickers and attach them to a gift card for a local favorite to make the perfect gift!
“Here’s the scoop, we love having you on our team” Everyone needs a new ice cream scooper! This would be the cutest thing to hand out with a free scoop coupon or a gift card for a local ice cream shop!
“Volunteers like you deserve brownie points for all that you do” Are you a more DIY type of person or maybe you LOVE to bake sweet treats? This is the perfect pun for you. Bake some brownies and deliver them to your classrooms on Sunday mornings or during mid-week. These will definitely make your volunteers smile. There is nothing better than a homemade treat!