Church-focused agencies that publish prices mostly charge $250 to $1,000 a month for an entry plan; Faithful Reach starts at $100 a week (about $433 a month) with no contract. Tools to do it yourself cost $0 to $99 a month, freelancers on Upwork typically charge $14 to $35 an hour (worldwide), and a full-time social media manager averages $61,000 to $66,000 a year.
- Done-for-you agencies
- $250–$1,000A month, most entry plans
- Do-it-yourself tools
- $0–$99A month, entry plans; you do the work
- Freelancers
- $14–$35An hour, typical on Upwork, worldwide
- Full-time staff
- $61k–$66kA year, average salary
Done-for-you agencies
Providers that plan, create and post for you, at the prices they publish. Contracts and setup fees matter as much as the monthly price.
Disclosure: Faithful Reach is one of the providers in this table, and we wrote this guide. We’ve listed only prices each provider publishes on its own website, as written on November 8, 2026, so you can check every figure yourself.
| Provider | Published price | What’s included | Setup fee | Contract | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faithful Reach | $100 or $170 a weekAbout $433 or $737 a month | Seed: Instagram and Facebook, 2 posts a week. Harvest: up to 4 platforms, 4 posts a week, and replies to comments and messages. Approval before anything posts. | $200 one time | Month to month | Our pricing |
| REACHRIGHT | $497, $797 or $997 a month | 4, 6 or 7 posts a week on Facebook and Instagram. Replies to comments and messages are an add-on (+$200 a month). | None on its plans: the $2,000 fee is waived with the 12-month commitment every plan requires | 12-month commitment | Their page Archived copy |
| Whenyer Studio | $250 or $495 a month | 10 or 20 posts a month (2–3 or 4–5 a week), scheduled and posted; the larger plan adds sermon clip videos and a monthly recap. Platforms not stated. | Not stated | Month to month, 30 days’ notice | Their page |
| SocialSermons | $599 to $2,399 a month$499 to $1,999 a month billed yearly | From 2 sermon clips a week (Essential) to 5 pieces a week (Standard, $1,199); higher plans add YouTube videos and blog posts. Created and scheduled for you. | Not stated | Monthly, or yearly with two months free | Their page Archived copy |
| Sermon Shots (Repurpose plan) | $697 a month | 3 sermon clips and 3 quote graphics a week, with captions, posted for you. | Not stated | Cancel any time; 30-day money-back guarantee | Their page Archived copy |
| FaithVenture Media (Purposeful Engagement) | $999 a month | 5 posts a week, bundled with a church website, member portal and Google Ad Grant management. | None | Month to month | Their page Archived copy |
| Ruah Creative House | $1,800 to $5,600 a month | 10, 20 or 40 team hours a week for video editing, sermon clips, graphics, captions, scheduling and posting. | $500 one time | Month to month, 30 days’ notice | Their page |
| Church Media Squad (All-In Premium) | $3,997 a month | 15 graphics and 2 videos a month, social media scheduled for you, website build and branding. Its lower plans ($797 to $2,997) create graphics, video and (on All-In) sermon-based social content, but don’t schedule or post it for you. | None | 12-month agreement (no month-to-month on this plan); free to leave in the first 60 days; 14-day free trial | Their page Archived copy |
| WebFX (general marketing agency) | $3,150 to $5,100 a month | 10 to 30 posts a month on 1 to 3 networks, plus required boosted-post ad spend. Not church-specific. | $4,650 to $7,500 | Not stated | Their page Archived copy |
Some church marketing agencies don’t publish prices, so you’ll need to book a call for a quote: Missional Marketing, Thrive (church social media service).
Doing it yourself
Tools make the work faster, but someone on your team still plans, writes, designs and posts. Budget their time as well as the subscription.
| Tool | Type | Published price | What it does | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meta Business Suite | Scheduling | Free | Schedule and manage Facebook and Instagram posts, messages and insights. (Wording from Meta’s help page as archived October 15, 2026.) | Their page Archived copy |
| Buffer | Scheduling | Free for 3 channels; from $6 a month per channel | Scheduling across platforms. Facebook and Instagram count as two channels. | Their page Archived copy |
| Later | Scheduling | From $18.75 a month, billed yearly | Visual planner and scheduler. | Their page Archived copy |
| Hootsuite | Scheduling | From $99 a month per user, billed yearly | Scheduling, inbox and reporting for up to 10 accounts on the Standard plan. | Their page Archived copy |
| ChurchSocial.ai | Church tools | $15 or $25 a month | A scheduler built for churches, with AI captions; sermon clips are +$49 a month. | Their page Archived copy |
| Outreach Social | Church tools | $25 to $99 a month ($19 to $79 billed yearly) | Sermon clips, a library of 4,000+ church graphics and automatic posting. | Their page Archived copy |
| Pastors.ai | Church tools | Free; $30 or $75 a month | AI sermon clips and resources each week; you post them. | Their page |
| Pulpit AI | Church tools | $39 to $129 a month | Turns sermon recordings into clips, captions, devotionals and blog posts; you post them. | Their page Archived copy |
| Social Bucket | Graphics and templates | $9 a month or $97 a year | 30 church graphics a month with ready-written captions to download. | Their page Archived copy |
| Sharefaith | Graphics and templates | $30 to $190 a month | Church media library and graphics editor; higher plans add kids ministry and a website. | Their page Archived copy |
| MinistryPass | Graphics and templates | $49 to $199 a month, 12 monthly payments | Sermon and social graphics, a content calendar and countdown videos. | Their page Archived copy |
| Canva for Nonprofits | Graphics and templates | Free for eligible nonprofits | Canva Pro features for a team of up to 50. (From Canva’s pricing page as archived November 1, 2026.) | Their page Archived copy |
Hiring a person
A freelancer or a staff member gives you one dedicated person. These are the published benchmarks we could find.
| Option | Published figure | Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freelancers on Upwork | $20 an hour (median)archived April 21, 2026 | Typically $14 to $35 an hour, from past contracts worldwide. Upwork estimates $400 to $2,000 a month for a US-based specialist managing 2 channels. | Their page Archived copy |
| Social media manager (Indeed) | $65,864 a year (average)updated November 2, 2026 | US average base salary from job postings. | Their page Archived copy |
| Social media manager (PayScale) | $61,083 a year (average)updated September 28, 2026 | US average base salary; range $41,000 to $88,000. | Their page Archived copy |
| Church communications or media director | $67,806 a year (average)published November 1, 2025 | Churches of 751 to 1,000 members, from 2025 survey data by the Siburt Institute, published by Tithely. | Their page Archived copy |
| Public relations specialists (US Bureau of Labor Statistics) | $74,750 a year (median)May 2025 data | The closest official occupation; BLS has no separate social media manager category. | Their page Archived copy |
What drives the price
- Posts per weekThe biggest single factor. Entry plans in the table run from about 2 to 6 posts a week; the largest plans post daily.
- VideoSermon clips and short videos take more time than graphics, so plans built around video cost more.
- Number of platformsFacebook and Instagram are the usual base; TikTok, YouTube and LinkedIn add work and often cost extra.
- Replies to comments and messagesIncluded in some plans, an add-on in others. Check before you compare prices.
- Contract lengthSome providers list their lowest price on a 12-month agreement; month-to-month plans let you leave if it isn’t working.
- Setup feesFrom nothing to several thousand dollars, sometimes waived if you sign for a year.
What your budget can buy
| Monthly budget | What it usually gets you | Good next step |
|---|---|---|
| Under $100 | Free or low-cost tools, with a volunteer or staff member doing the work. | Take the free audit and use our seasonal kit. |
| $250 to $500 | An entry done-for-you plan: 2 to 4 posts a week, usually on Facebook and Instagram. | Compare what’s included, the contract and the setup fee. |
| $500 to $1,000 | More posts, short video, sometimes more platforms. Replies to comments and messages are usually an add-on. | Ask how video is produced and who replies to your community. |
| $1,000 and up | Video-led plans, several platforms, dedicated team hours, sometimes websites and ads in a bundle. | Make sure you’ll use everything in the bundle. |
Questions to ask before you sign
- How long is the contract, and what does it cost to leave early?
- Is there a setup fee, and what does it pay for?
- How many posts a week, on which platforms, and how many are video?
- Do you reply to comments and messages, and how quickly?
- Do we approve every post before it goes out?
- Who owns the accounts, the graphics and the videos if we stop?
- What will you report each month, and what do you count as success?
How we collected these prices
- We searched for church and Christian social media providers, tools and salary data, then read each provider’s own website on November 8, 2026. Where a site blocked automated reading (Upwork, Canva, Meta’s help page), we used its most recent archived copy, and the table says so.
- We list only prices the provider publishes, copied as written. We don’t estimate, and we don’t use other sites’ summaries of someone’s prices.
- Each figure links to the page it came from and, where the Internet Archive has one, an archived copy, because prices change.
- Providers that only give custom quotes are named separately. Salaries come from the sources named in the table.
- Faithful Reach is one of the providers listed. If any price here is out of date or wrong, email eric@faithful-reach.com and we’ll correct it.
Questions about cost
How much does church social media management cost?
Church-focused agencies that publish their prices mostly charge $250 to $1,000 a month for an entry plan (prices checked November 2026). Faithful Reach starts at $100 a week, about $433 a month, with no contract. Larger plans, with more video or dedicated team hours, run from about $1,000 to $5,600 a month among the providers we found.
Is it cheaper to hire a staff member?
Usually not. Published averages for a full-time social media manager in the US are about $61,000 to $66,000 a year in salary (PayScale and Indeed, 2026), before benefits and tools. A part-time hire costs less, but you still pay a wage, payroll costs and tools, and the work stops when they leave.
What does a church social media manager earn?
Church-specific data is thin. The closest figure we found: church communications or media directors averaged $67,806 a year in churches of 751 to 1,000 members (Siburt Institute 2025 survey data, published by Tithely). General social media managers average $61,083 (PayScale) to $65,864 (Indeed).
How much do freelance social media managers charge?
On Upwork the median is $20 an hour, typically $14 to $35, based on past contracts worldwide (Upwork's cost guide, archived April 2026). Upwork estimates $400 to $2,000 a month for a US-based specialist managing two channels.
Do church social media agencies require a contract?
Some do. Of the providers in our table, REACHRIGHT and Church Media Squad list their prices on 12-month agreements. Faithful Reach, Whenyer Studio, FaithVenture Media and Ruah Creative House are month to month, SocialSermons offers a monthly option, and Sermon Shots says you can cancel any time.
Are setup fees normal?
They vary widely: none at FaithVenture Media and Church Media Squad, none in practice at REACHRIGHT (its $2,000 fee is waived with the 12-month commitment its plans require), $200 at Faithful Reach, $500 at Ruah Creative House, and $4,650 to $7,500 at WebFX, a general marketing agency.
What's the cheapest way to run church social media?
Doing it yourself with free tools: Meta Business Suite schedules Facebook and Instagram posts for free, and eligible nonprofits can get Canva's premium features free through Canva for Nonprofits. The real cost is the time of whoever does the work.
How do you choose which prices to include?
Only prices a provider publishes on its own website, copied as written on the date shown, with a link to the page and an archived copy where one exists. Providers that only give custom quotes are listed separately. Faithful Reach is one of the providers in the table.
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