How to advertise your event at FUMC St. Petersburg
1. Before an event can be advertised in any of our communication tools, it must first be put on the church calendar in the Pastor’s Assistant’s office. This applies to events on the church campus as well as events that take place off campus.
2. Copy-ready announcements should be submitted to the Communications Team by 5pm on the Monday before the Sunday the announcement is to be run. Submit your announcement by:
a. Emailing it to the church office .
b. Calling Dona Mullaney in the church office (894-4661 ext.102)
Advertisement Guidelines
· All graphics or pictures should be emailed as jpegs, or brought in on CD’s. Release forms for children and youth must be obtained.
· NO event is to be advertised for more than 3 consecutive weeks.
· The Communications team will determine the placement of your announcement. This includes print, email and website announcements. The Communications team will use all avenues of communication available to communicate your announcement as it feels is most effective, based on the priorities of church leadership.
· Events related directly to this church will have priority. Community events sponsored by non-profits for causes the church supports will be included on a space available basis.
· Department heads and ministry directors will be responsible for their ministry bulletin boards following these posted guidelines:
o All posters must be 11 x 17 or less.
o Posters should be printed, not hand copied.
o Posters and flyers may only be posted on approved bulletin boards or tack strips. No posters or flyers are to be placed in rest rooms or taped to walls or doors.
o Flyers placed on tables on Wed. evenings and Sunday mornings must be approved by the Director of Communication.
· Department heads and ministry directors will be responsible for adding content to their pages on the web site. When new content is added, email us so that the new content can be proof read, laid out on the page and published.
