The strongest church retreat promo set centers on six pieces: a branded tee, a hoodie, a hat, a water bottle, a journal, and a sticker pack. Larger retreats add a tote bag, a long sleeve, a crewneck, joggers, a tank, and a coffee mug. Twelve total. Skip keychains, foam fingers, and disposable plastic novelties. Below is the full checklist with sourcing notes.
These six cover ninety percent of what attendees actually use across the weekend and pack home.
Three categories of promo items consistently get tossed before the retreat ends:
The retreat promo budget is better spent on fewer high-quality pieces (the tee, the hoodie, the hat, the water bottle) than on a wide assortment of low-quality items that signal cost-cutting.
The Bear Grips Pro Shops platform handles every apparel piece on the checklist from a single branded storefront. Upload the retreat design once. Pick the products. Set retail prices. Share the link with attendees. Each attendee orders the pieces and sizes they want and the apparel ships to their home.
For the non-apparel items (water bottles, journals, stickers, totes), source separately through promotional suppliers. The Pro Shops storefront covers the apparel only.
Per-attendee promo costs land in three tiers:
| Set Level | Pieces Included | Per-Attendee Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Lean | Tee + journal + water bottle + sticker pack | $28 to $35 |
| Standard | Tee + hoodie + hat + journal + bottle + stickers | $75 to $90 |
| Premium | All twelve pieces | $140 to $180 |
Most retreats fund the lean set through the registration fee and let attendees pre-order the additional apparel through the storefront at their own expense.
Tee, hoodie, hat, long sleeve, crewneck, joggers, tank, womens cuts. One design, one store, attendees order their own size.
Start FreeThe branded retreat tee, hoodie, hat, water bottle, journal, and sticker pack. These six get used across the weekend and packed home. Larger retreats add a tote, long sleeve, crewneck, joggers, tank, and coffee mug for a full twelve-piece set.
A lean set with tee, journal, water bottle, and stickers runs $28 to $35 per attendee. A standard set with the hoodie and hat added runs $75 to $90. A premium twelve-piece set runs $140 to $180. Most retreats land in the standard tier.
Yes. The Bear Grips Pro Shops platform handles every apparel piece (tee, hoodie, hat, long sleeve, crewneck, joggers, tank, womens cuts) from a single branded storefront with the retreat design applied to each.
Both models work. Many retreats include the core tee in the registration fee and let attendees pre-order additional pieces at their own expense. The Pro Shops storefront supports each attendee paying for their own apparel directly through the store.
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