Standard
Take-home booklets and student books
Full-colour student books and take-home booklets for each day of VBS or each week of Sunday school, saddle stitched and light enough for children to carry.
Featured runs: 1,000+ copies
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VBS and Sunday School Curriculum Printing
Columbia Publication prints Vacation Bible School and Sunday school materials in bulk for churches and curriculum publishers: student workbooks, leader guides, take-home booklets and catechisms. Pages print in full colour or black and white, leader guides are spiral or wire-o bound to lie flat, and orders are scheduled back from your VBS week or quarter start. One print specialist manages your order from file to your door.
Your curriculum project, in a specialist’s hands within one business day. Tell us what you need to print. A dedicated print specialist reviews every detail and replies within one business day, with your custom quote or a clear plan to deliver it.
- Any quantityFrom a single congregation to a national program.
- Nothing prints until you approveFree digital proof on every order; physical proof on request, billed separately.
- One specialist, start to finishThe same person from your first specification to delivery.
- Checked through the runBinding and paper checked at intervals, paper lots tracked and matched.
- Delivered where you need itOne address or many, split and routed per destination.
- Your edition kept on fileReprints match the first run in paper, binding and finish.
At a glance
What does VBS and Sunday school printing involve?
Church curriculum printing produces student books, leader guides and take-home pieces for a week of VBS or a quarter of Sunday school, often as a matched set of titles. Children’s pages need bright colour and durable covers, leaders need books that lie flat, and everything has to arrive before the first session. A specialist replies within one business day.
- Featured runs1,000+ copies
- InteriorFull colour or B&W
- Lay-flatSpiral and wire-o
- Specialist replyWithin 1 business day
A good fit if
- Churches running VBS or Sunday school from their own curriculum
- Independent curriculum and catechism publishers printing for many churches
- Denominations and networks supplying materials to several congregations
Not the right fit if
- You want copies of a published VBS kit beyond what its licence allows
- You need only a handful of copies you can print in the church office
What changes your quote
- Quantity
- Page count and trim size
- Paper weight and shade
- Binding and cover
- Delivery points and deadline
Facts checked October 23, 2026 · Reviewed by the Columbia Publication print team · Next review November 2026 · How we check
Editions
Curriculum editions we print.
Choose the edition closest to what you need, or describe your own. Matched sets of titles are quoted together.
In demand
Workbooks and leader guides
Student workbooks perfect bound or saddle stitched, and leader guides spiral or wire-o bound to lie flat on a table during the session.
Featured runs: 1,000 to 10,000+ copies
Request this specPremium and custom
Curriculum programs and catechisms
Multi-title curriculum sets matched in trim, paper and binding for publishers, and catechism or confirmation books in durable hardcover or softcover.
Featured runs: 1,000 to 25,000+ copies
See bulk printingAny quantity, from a single congregation to a national program. Tell us what you need and a print specialist replies within one business day.
Get my custom quoteSpecifications
Curriculum printing specifications.
A specification outside this list is not a limit. Tell us what you need and we confirm what can be produced before you commit.
Request this specificationSee it before the full runA physical proof on the real paper, binding and cover is available on request, so you can check every detail before you approve.
| Editions | VBS student books and leader guides, Sunday school quarterlies, take-home booklets, activity sheets, catechisms and confirmation books |
|---|---|
| Interior | Full colour or black and white |
| Binding | Saddle stitch; perfect bound; spiral and wire-o to lie flat; case bound (hardcover) |
| Cover | Colour covers with matte lamination; hardcover for catechisms |
| Sets | Multiple titles matched in trim, paper and binding, quoted together |
| Repeat runs | Approved specification kept on file for next year’s VBS or next quarter |
| Proofs | Free digital proof on every order; physical proof on request, billed separately |
| Delivery | To your church, or split across many churches on one order, scheduled back from your start date |
How your order runs
Your curriculum order, managed from file to door.
You are not just buying printing. One specialist owns your order from the first question to the last carton, so nothing is assumed and nothing is left to chance.
- Spec adviceWe recommend paper, binding and cover for your text, page count and how the books will be used.
- A specialist reply within one business dayYour custom quote, or on larger editions a confirmed date for it, never more than three business days.
- Text and file checksFiles checked against your approved text, and rights to the edition confirmed before work starts.
- Proof approvalFree digital proof on every order, physical proof on request. Nothing prints until you approve.
- Production checksBinding and paper checked at intervals through the run, paper lots tracked and matched.
- Packed for each destinationCounted, packed and routed per site when the order goes to several addresses.
- Delivered to your doorThe delivery method is set in your quote and scheduled with you.
- Start with a one-business-day reply from a specialist.Request a custom quote
Good to know
Curriculum that arrives before the first session.
Vacation Bible School remains one of the largest church programs in America: Lifeway alone reports more than 2.5 million children in its VBS each summer across more than 25,000 churches, and 47% of parents with children under 19 said in a 2018 Lifeway Research survey that their child had attended VBS. Churches typically order between January and May, so your quote gives a schedule built back from your VBS week.
Rights decide what can be printed. Published VBS kits and Sunday school curricula are owned by their publishers and can be copied only as their licence allows. Your church’s own curriculum is yours to print, and historic catechisms such as the Westminster Shorter Catechism are in the public domain, while the Catechism of the Catholic Church is not. Your specialist confirms your right to print before work starts.
Your own VBS
Churches that write their own VBS theme can print student books, leader guides and take-home pieces as one matched set, with next year’s edition produced against the same specification.
Curriculum publishers
Independent curriculum and catechism publishers can print multi-title programs with trim, paper and binding matched across every title, delivered to a warehouse or split across churches.
Questions
VBS and Sunday school printing questions, answered.
Still have a question? Ask it in your quote request, or call +1 (703) 997-9787.
When should we order VBS materials?
As soon as your files are final. Most churches order between January and May. Your quote gives a confirmed schedule built back from your VBS week, so tell us your start date when you request a quote.
Can we print a published VBS kit?
Only as its licence allows. Published VBS kits and Sunday school curricula are owned by their publishers, and many limit copying to set reproducible pages. Your own curriculum, or one you hold the rights to, can be printed in full.
Can you print catechisms?
Yes. Historic catechisms such as the Westminster Shorter Catechism are in the public domain. The Catechism of the Catholic Church is not: quoting 1,000 words or more needs permission through the US bishops.
Can leader guides lie flat?
Yes. Leader guides can be spiral or wire-o bound so they stay open on a table during the session.
How fast will I get my quote?
A print specialist replies within one business day, every time. Most quotes arrive in that first reply. For large or specialised editions, such as 10,000+ copies, Bible paper, Smyth-sewn bindings or premium covers, we take a little longer to get every detail right: your specialist confirms the specifications with you first and sends the complete quote within three business days. You never wait without knowing what happens next.
Is there a minimum order?
No. Any quantity is welcome, from a single congregation to a national program. Tell us what you need and a print specialist replies within one business day with a custom quote for your exact quantity.
What do you need from me to quote?
The text or edition, the page count (or an existing copy we can match), the quantity, your delivery ZIP code and your deadline. If you are unsure about paper, binding or cover, tell us how the books will be used, for example pews, giveaways, study or gifts, and your specialist recommends the specification.
Do you only print, or do you manage the whole project?
The whole project. One specialist handles your order from the first specification to delivery at your door: spec advice, file checks, proofs, production checks, packing for each destination and the delivery itself.
Will I see a proof before anything is printed?
Yes. A digital proof is free on every order. A physical proof, showing the actual paper, cover and binding, is available on request and billed separately. Nothing is printed until you approve.
How long does production take?
Your quote gives a confirmed schedule built around the date you need the books, before you place the order. Timelines differ by page count, paper, binding and quantity, so we confirm yours rather than publish one blanket figure.
Can you deliver to several churches, mosques, synagogues, temples or campuses on one order?
Yes. Split delivery is agreed before production, and the order is counted, packed and routed separately for each destination.
What if our building has no loading dock?
Tell us in your request. Large orders arrive on pallets, so your quote sets out how the delivery reaches you, including whether a liftgate or a booked delivery appointment is needed, and someone will need to be there to sign for it.
How does payment work?
Payment is made in full once you approve the written quote. It books press time and buys the paper for your run, which is what fixes your delivery date. Churches, mosques, temples and other organizations that buy by purchase order can issue one, and every invoice cites its number.
Can you reprint the same edition later?
Yes. Your approved specification is kept on file, and reprints are produced against it, so the next run matches the first in paper, binding and finish.
Do you deliver outside the United States?
Yes, on request. Your quote sets out the delivery method and timing for your destination.
Custom quote
Tell us what you need to print.
A dedicated print specialist reviews every detail and replies within one business day, with your custom quote or a clear plan to deliver it.
- Free and no obligation
- Any quantity
- Nothing prints until you approve
Sources
- More than 2.5 million children engage with Lifeway’s VBS curriculum each summer across more than 25,000 churches (Baptist Press).
- 47% of US parents with children under 19 said their child had attended VBS (Lifeway Research, 2018, reported by Baptist Press).
- The Catechism of the Catholic Church is not in the public domain; uses of 1,000 or more words need permission (Catholic Answers).
Facts checked October 23, 2026 · Reviewed by the Columbia Publication print team · Next review November 2026 · How we check