Using a different location obviously lowers the average cost of a funeral. “Location Location Location.”Low or high Funeral Costs are the charges billed by the funeral owner for a casket, for cremation, for the use of the funeral director, funeral home or viewing of the loved one, and related costs. These costs can range from $6000 to $11,000 or more.

There are some Funeral cost associated with having a funeral service in a church. These may include:

1.An honorarium for the minister.

2.An honorarium for the organist.

3An honorarium musicians.

4.A fee for the custodian who prepares the sanctuary for the service

5 Flowers in the sanctuary

6 If the person who died was not a church member, some churches charge additional funeral cost .

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Using a different location obviously lowers the average cost of a funeral. “Location Location Location”

Ministers can be helpful and compassionate on the low cost funeral by having as service at the church and acting as an advocate during arrangements. Or they just collect their check from the funeral home. Look inside the funeral cost book.

Rest in Peace: Insider’s Tips to the Low Cost Less Stress Funeral by R Brian Burkhardt and Matt Bacak. #1 International Best Selling Author Jason Oman also gave thumbs up to this book. This book is published by Morgan James Publishing.

Your Funeral Guy, R Brian Burkhardt, Funeral Director, Author, Blogger, State of Illinois

The “Google Books Search” give a look inside the book.

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Be sure to let me know how you did your lower cost funeral.