A quick search online will show several websites on which you can find welcome speeches. A lot of these have been put generously together in people’s spare time and as such a lot of websites have welcome speeches for sale or ask for donations. It is recommended you do this in the cause of fairness.
However, there are some available for free or you could even mix samples from various websites together to tailor the speech you want. www.buzzle.com/articles/church-welcome-speech.html has a sample speech available on the site, which is an extract from Pastor Robert Whitley’s welcome speech at the Good Hope Church. This is not the full speech but will give you an idea of what you need to aim for in your own speech.
It is a better idea to write your own speech, rather than say the same things that have been said elsewhere. That way, you will give a personal welcome to your guests, which will come across far better than a speech that is not genuine. To write your speech, you must be aware of the occasion and choose the words to reflect that. For example, both the tone and the content of a celebration of birth needs to be very different from that of a funeral speech.
You must also welcome your audience warmly, avoiding the use of clichés or impersonal statements such as welcoming the guests 'on behalf of…' Instead, communicate how much you’re looking forward to the service and communicate your warmness, which will come across well to your congregation. It is good early in the speech should summarise what is to come in the service in an interesting way, so they anticipate an interesting service.
Then, all is left is to do is practise after which you will have the perfect welcoming speech.
However, there are some available for free or you could even mix samples from various websites together to tailor the speech you want. www.buzzle.com/articles/church-welcome-speech.html has a sample speech available on the site, which is an extract from Pastor Robert Whitley’s welcome speech at the Good Hope Church. This is not the full speech but will give you an idea of what you need to aim for in your own speech.
It is a better idea to write your own speech, rather than say the same things that have been said elsewhere. That way, you will give a personal welcome to your guests, which will come across far better than a speech that is not genuine. To write your speech, you must be aware of the occasion and choose the words to reflect that. For example, both the tone and the content of a celebration of birth needs to be very different from that of a funeral speech.
You must also welcome your audience warmly, avoiding the use of clichés or impersonal statements such as welcoming the guests 'on behalf of…' Instead, communicate how much you’re looking forward to the service and communicate your warmness, which will come across well to your congregation. It is good early in the speech should summarise what is to come in the service in an interesting way, so they anticipate an interesting service.
Then, all is left is to do is practise after which you will have the perfect welcoming speech.
