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Christmas Paper Church

Written by Kimberly Coffin · This post may contain affiliate links · 107 Comments

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Learn How to Make a Paper Church Christmas Village with This Free Cricut Template and Tutorial

Looking for a Christmas craft to display in your house this season? Well, this Christmas church is meant to be displayed and pairs great with the Christmas village collection. It measures 5.5" across and comes with a steeple piece and a festive wreath with an adorable bow.

Christmas Paper Church

This Christmas Church is one of the four Christmas village designs, which includes a house, condo, and farmhouse.

This holiday village includes a farmhouse, condo, church, house, trees, and a park bench. Each project has its own blog post to walk you through the construction of each item.

Christmas Holiday Village Free Cricut SVG Template

This design has cutouts for tissue or translucent foil paper to put behind the window cutouts and illuminates LED lights.

Christmas Holiday Village Free Cricut SVG Template

I teamed up with JOANN to bring you this tutorial and help you find all of the supplies you'll need for this project. JOANN is my one-stop-shop for all of my sewing needs.

Christmas Holiday Village Free Cricut SVG Template

What Type of Paper Should I Use?

I recommend using sturdier cardstock such as 80lbs for the base of the building. Using this weight of cardstock will hold the structure of the building instead of letting it tip over. For the details, you don't necessarily need to use heavier cardstock. Instead, use lightweight cardstock such as 65lbs.

I used glitter cardstock for the base of the church. When using textured cardstock, it can be harder to see where the score lines are. To make them visible, place your cardstock face down on the mat, tape it into place, and mirror the image in Design Space before cutting.

How Much Paper Do I Need?

Church Pieces: 2 Pieces of 12 x 12" Cardstock

Roof Pieces: 1 Piece of 12 x 12" Cardstock

Details (Door & Window Trims): 1 Piece of 12 x 12" Cardstock

Wreath: 1 Piece of 12 x 12" or 8.5 x 11" Cardstock

Supplies Needed:

  • Cricut Maker, Cricut Explore, or Other Cutting Machine
  • StandardGrip Mat
  • Cardstock 65-80 lbs 
  • Fine-Point Blade
  • Vellum
  • Scraper Tool
  • Scoring Wheel Tip & Housing or Scoring Stylus
  • LED Candles
  • Hot Glue or Craft Glue

Table of Contents

  • CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FREE SVG FILES
  • Upload Christmas Church SVG File
  • Step One: Cutout All Christmas Church Pieces
  • Step Two: Fold Christmas Church Pieces
  • Step Three: Add Details
  • (Optional): Glue on Extra Cutouts
  • Step Four: Assemble Church Pieces
  • Step Five: Assemble Steeple
  • Step Six: Add Steeple
  • Step Seven: Add Final Detail

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FREE SVG FILES

Upload Christmas Church SVG File

Before making this Christmas craft, we need to upload the SVG file to Cricut Design Space.

After downloading the SVG file, Create A New Project and click Upload.

Christmas Paper Church SVG File in Circut Design Space

Once uploaded to your canvas, change some of the cut lines into score lines by clicking on a line (if the line's fill color is red- it's a score line) and changing the operation from Basic Cut into Score in the top left corner of Design Space.

Attach the score lines to their respective pieces in the bottom right panel.

Step One: Cutout All Christmas Church Pieces

Load your mat with cardstock into your cutting machine and cut out all church pieces switching between the fine-point blade and scoring wheels.

Christmas Paper Church Consists Of:

2 Building Pieces

1 Steeple Piece

2 Steeple Roof Pieces

1 Roof Piece

4 Extra Church (Foil or Tissue Paper) Cutouts

14 Window Trims

1 Door

2 Wreath Pieces & 1 Bow

Step Two: Fold Christmas Church Pieces

Start by folding all pieces with score lines. Everything but the window trims have score lines.

Step Three: Add Details

After folding, glue window trims to window cutouts, and then apply glue to the side tab of the door piece. Attach it to the underside of the entrance piece with the door facing inward.

(Optional): Glue on Extra Cutouts

You don't have to use the extra cutouts, but if you're going to use LED lights to make this project shine, use a translucent material or tissue paper for the house cutouts behind the windows to illuminate the lights.

Align cutouts to their corresponding pieces and glue them into place.

Step Four: Assemble Church Pieces

To assemble the church, add the separate roof piece to the top. While doing so, make sure the square cutouts are aligned.

Next, take the two house pieces, apply glue to the side tabs and attach them to the adjoining sides. Fold the roof over the top four tabs and join it to the other side of the church.

Step Five: Assemble Steeple

While everything is drying, let's assemble the steeple structure. Apply glue to the side tab of the steeple piece and connect the sides together.

After making the steeple structure, we need to add the roof. Take the two triangular roof pieces and glue the one without tabs onto of the one that does.

Once dried, apply glue to the side tab and secure it to the other side of the piece. Then, glue the two bottom tabs of this roof piece to the inside of the steeple piece.

Tip: Use clips to keep the pieces in place while it dries.

Step Six: Add Steeple

The next step is to add the steeple to the church. To do this, take the assembled steeple and apply glue to the two bottom tabs. Then, adhere it to the underside of the square cutout. The tabs should be to the sides of the fold of the roof.

Step Seven: Add Final Detail

To finish this Christmas craft, take the two wreath pieces, glue them together, and place the bow on top. Then, place your wreath above the doorway, and with that final detail added, this paper Christmas Church is finished.

To display this, light it up with some twinkling lights and pair it with the rest of the Christmas village designs! I decided to surround the village with green and blue paper trees and a cute bench design, both of which are included in the collection, to give the village color.

Looking for more Christmas Village tutorials? Click here for the church, house, and condo.

Join my crafting Facebook group where you can show us what you’re making, ask questions, and learn from others!

Don’t want to forget about this free template? Save this project for later! Click here to save this project on Pinterest.

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Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Anu Varghese says

    November 03, 2022 at 1:45 pm

    These are so beautiful, and so super cute! Thank you for sharing this with the world! Since I don’t have a cricket, would you have a template to share, to re-create these little buildings?

    Thanks!!

    Reply
    • Cheryl says

      November 04, 2022 at 9:38 am

      Can’t wait to try this beautiful project!

      Reply
      • Cassie says

        November 04, 2022 at 12:41 pm

        Do you have a tutorial on how to use the cricut software??

        Reply
        • Katy says

          November 06, 2022 at 1:52 pm

          I love it. I have always loved the Christmas villages and it would be even better to do it myself. Will be a must try for this year!

          Reply
    • Crystal says

      November 05, 2022 at 7:41 pm

      Very cute, we can't wait to make and finish this

      Reply
      • Cheryl Ross says

        November 06, 2022 at 1:57 pm

        So cute!

        Reply
    • Emily says

      November 06, 2022 at 2:52 am

      I used these as ideas but since I don’t have a cricut I made with out of cereal and cracker boxes. I just drew out the pattern on the box.

      Reply
  2. Phyllis Huebbe says

    November 04, 2022 at 12:41 am

    Looks difficult to do but so pretty!

    Reply
    • Mel says

      November 04, 2022 at 7:50 am

      This looks like a good project for my MIL, I've been trying to come up with something to keep her ocupied as she heals.

      Reply
  3. Melissa says

    November 04, 2022 at 1:21 am

    My daughter and I can't wait to make these soon. She's been going through all of my paper to see what she wants to use.

    Reply
  4. Linda Cartwright says

    November 04, 2022 at 1:28 am

    Awesome craft. Guess I need a cricut to get this made.

    Reply
  5. Megan says

    November 04, 2022 at 1:57 am

    Very cute! Definitely plan to save this for when my son is older and we can build the whole Christmas village together!

    Reply
  6. Cheryl says

    November 04, 2022 at 1:57 am

    This will make a great craft to do with my granddaughters.

    Reply
  7. Karen F says

    November 04, 2022 at 1:59 am

    Love these buildings and all the other svgs you have here. Thank you for sharing.

    Reply
  8. Alyson Murphy says

    November 04, 2022 at 2:02 am

    Cute!

    Reply
  9. Rebecca says

    November 04, 2022 at 2:04 am

    Such a great tutorial. Thanks!

    Reply
  10. Paula Pentoney says

    November 04, 2022 at 2:24 am

    This is so beautiful! I love your ideas and have used them in the past. You patterns and tutorials are so easy to follow. Thank you for this Christmas decoration.

    Reply
  11. Stephanie says

    November 04, 2022 at 2:34 am

    Change the color of paper and you have a spooky little halloween display! ;D

    Reply
  12. Cheryl says

    November 04, 2022 at 2:37 am

    Lot of patience for all those little pieces!

    Reply
  13. Crystal says

    November 04, 2022 at 3:14 am

    What a cute and handy idea this is

    Reply
  14. Margarita says

    November 04, 2022 at 3:23 am

    Loves so pretty. Can’t wait to attempt this. I’ll ask my son if he wants to help. Looks like a fun project to do together.

    Reply
  15. Vivian Oaks says

    November 04, 2022 at 4:15 am

    Love the little church!! I don't have a Cricut machine, so a lot of the things you do I can't make. I appreciate the giveaway you're having now, too, so I actually have a chance to win one!!! 🙂 Thanks so much!!

    Reply
  16. shiela cushenbery says

    November 04, 2022 at 4:15 am

    It would be super cute to make a collection of these with the little fairy lights lighting them up. Reminds me of the pricey snow villages I've seen in the past.

    Reply
  17. Sheri says

    November 04, 2022 at 4:40 am

    Beautiful I love it, going to make it for my Sister as a Christmas gift, thanks for sharing !!

    Reply
  18. Regina Byerly says

    November 04, 2022 at 5:44 am

    I can't wait to make this church. It's so cute!! Thank you so much for sharing this!!

    Reply
  19. Lornique says

    November 04, 2022 at 6:48 am

    My girls play dolls and this could be the dolls Christmas house.

    Reply
  20. Sabrina says

    November 04, 2022 at 7:00 am

    The paper church looks great! I would want the whole village!

    Reply
  21. Tracy says

    November 04, 2022 at 8:32 am

    I love this. I haven't tried making paper models yet but might have to give this a go. Thank you for all your tutorials they are amazing

    Reply
  22. Suzanne says

    November 04, 2022 at 8:53 am

    I just love the house and church. I would make these , but I need a cricut.

    Reply
  23. Suzanne says

    November 04, 2022 at 8:54 am

    I just love the house and church. I would make these.

    Reply
  24. Janet says

    November 04, 2022 at 9:42 am

    Great idea!

    Reply
  25. Jasmina Costa says

    November 04, 2022 at 10:36 am

    Cute

    Reply
  26. Jasmina Costa says

    November 04, 2022 at 10:36 am

    Cute!!

    Reply
  27. Linda says

    November 04, 2022 at 11:04 am

    So cute! Would look perfect with my snow scenery in my fireplace.

    Reply
  28. Lisa says

    November 04, 2022 at 11:16 am

    These are just too adorable thanks for sharing the pattern love

    Reply
  29. Liz says

    November 04, 2022 at 11:27 am

    Cute!!

    Reply
  30. Tressa says

    November 04, 2022 at 12:11 pm

    These Christmas Village pieces remind of my mom’s cardboard church we put up every year a Christmas. Excited to try making one.

    Reply
  31. Rebecca says

    November 04, 2022 at 12:28 pm

    Great tutorial!

    Reply
  32. Tara Henry says

    November 04, 2022 at 12:29 pm

    I love all of the craft inspiration given by this blog. Anytime I get in a crafting slump sweet red poppy is where I go for inspiration.

    Reply
  33. Becky says

    November 04, 2022 at 1:18 pm

    Can't wait to try this, love this so much

    Reply
  34. Coral says

    November 04, 2022 at 1:24 pm

    OMG! I can’t wait to make some of these with my daughter! So stinking cute!!

    Reply
  35. Lindi says

    November 04, 2022 at 1:32 pm

    Beautiful! I think I’ll make mine with all different colored windows?

    Reply
  36. Shannon says

    November 04, 2022 at 1:32 pm

    Beautiful project. Glad to see good ole paper projects are still around.

    Reply
  37. Nancy says

    November 04, 2022 at 2:11 pm

    I'm so excited to start this project!

    Reply
  38. Mindy Zugelder says

    November 04, 2022 at 2:30 pm

    Wow! Those are super cute!!! Thanks so much for sharing! I love your stuff!

    Reply
    • Hannah says

      November 06, 2022 at 8:14 pm

      Love your easy to follow, detailed instructions! Cannot wait to try this at home and make my own Christmas village

      Reply
  39. Phyllis Huebbe says

    November 04, 2022 at 3:00 pm

    Cute Xmas idea

    Reply
  40. Terri says

    November 04, 2022 at 3:32 pm

    what a great idea for a lightweight Christmas Village display

    Reply
  41. carolee cucinella says

    November 04, 2022 at 3:48 pm

    I love the whole village!

    Reply
  42. Claudia says

    November 04, 2022 at 4:40 pm

    Great idea! Can’t wait to try!!

    Reply
  43. Linda Hartmann says

    November 04, 2022 at 5:02 pm

    what a wonderful idea

    Reply
  44. Laurie Black says

    November 04, 2022 at 5:07 pm

    Great project! Thank you for sharing.

    Reply
  45. Sandra Dufoe says

    November 04, 2022 at 5:20 pm

    This would be great to add to the little village we do with our train set.

    Reply
  46. Gloria Bullock says

    November 04, 2022 at 7:14 pm

    This looks great

    Reply
  47. Jennylyn Gross says

    November 04, 2022 at 9:51 pm

    so cute

    Reply
  48. Judah says

    November 05, 2022 at 1:17 am

    Awwww look how beautiful and cute!!!

    Reply
  49. Lornique Rader says

    November 05, 2022 at 2:07 am

    I wonder if you can make paper or felt dolls for this

    Reply
  50. Lornique says

    November 05, 2022 at 2:16 am

    Will be making this

    Reply
  51. Cheryl Hollingsworth says

    November 05, 2022 at 3:11 am

    So cute, and great tutorial!! Thanks so much!

    Reply
  52. Sam says

    November 05, 2022 at 4:29 am

    Cute - diy Christmas village that is personalized

    Reply
  53. Phyllis Huebbe says

    November 05, 2022 at 2:05 pm

    This would be pretty with some greenery

    Reply
  54. Lornique Rader says

    November 05, 2022 at 3:26 pm

    I would use multiple colored light with this.

    Reply
  55. Tara says

    November 05, 2022 at 6:23 pm

    This is adorable!!!

    Reply
  56. LaKisha Riddick says

    November 05, 2022 at 6:32 pm

    These are beautiful. I can see this being a family DIY Christmas project to make a village.

    Reply
  57. kerry says

    November 05, 2022 at 10:29 pm

    I love this! Paper crafts are so much fun to make.

    Reply
  58. Lindi says

    November 06, 2022 at 4:53 am

    I need more hours in a day to make everything! I love this cute little church and have to make it for my village. Thank you!

    Reply
  59. Teresa says

    November 06, 2022 at 6:11 am

    I love these! Thanks so much for sharing ❤️

    Reply
  60. Michael DeFren says

    November 06, 2022 at 6:46 am

    how cute is that always have such creative ideas

    Reply
  61. Sharon says

    November 06, 2022 at 1:40 pm

    such fun

    Reply
  62. Jeane Campbell says

    November 06, 2022 at 2:10 pm

    Seems like a lot of work.

    Reply
  63. Phyllis Huebbe says

    November 06, 2022 at 3:04 pm

    The trees need some ornaments.

    Reply
  64. LisaM says

    November 06, 2022 at 3:38 pm

    I love the trees actually!

    Reply
  65. Melissa says

    November 06, 2022 at 5:19 pm

    This is adorable. Add to my TO DO list!

    Reply
  66. dawn walsh says

    November 06, 2022 at 5:21 pm

    This is adorable I will have to make this

    Reply
  67. Mike Warren says

    November 06, 2022 at 5:37 pm

    cute but time

    Reply
  68. Cathy siedlecki says

    November 06, 2022 at 6:01 pm

    What a beautiful project!

    Reply
  69. Jennifer Shaffer says

    November 06, 2022 at 8:48 pm

    These are super cute! I don't have a cricut machine, but I'm going to attempt to make it anyway. It will go well with the little village I use when decorating for Christmas. Thank you so very much for sharing this

    Reply
  70. Judy Boyce says

    November 06, 2022 at 10:05 pm

    can't wait to make this

    Reply
  71. Tara says

    November 06, 2022 at 11:16 pm

    So cute!

    Reply
  72. Sandi Tymchuk says

    November 06, 2022 at 11:18 pm

    Definitely need a Cricut machine for this project! I was pleased to be able to make simple rectangular Advent calendar boxes from scratch today.

    Reply
  73. Kari says

    November 07, 2022 at 1:45 am

    This is so cute!!!

    Reply
  74. Tamara Elena Cox says

    November 07, 2022 at 3:13 am

    Cant wait to try this out!

    Reply
  75. Lornique Rader says

    November 07, 2022 at 5:20 am

    If i make it out of thick cardstock could i use it for a doll Christmas Village. Any thoughts.

    Reply
  76. Nita Chauhan says

    November 07, 2022 at 8:33 am

    These are so adorable! Thank you so much for sharing how to make them! I will definitely be making them for the holidays this year!

    Reply
  77. Rebecca says

    November 07, 2022 at 11:02 am

    Great craft!

    Reply
  78. Jaye Smith says

    November 07, 2022 at 11:36 am

    I love how you can have your own village, all with your choices of color, etc. Terrific!

    Reply
  79. Katy says

    November 07, 2022 at 11:53 am

    Very sweet idea. I know a lot of people that would love this.

    Reply
  80. Becky cortese says

    November 07, 2022 at 1:46 pm

    Very cute!! Excited to start!

    Reply
  81. Elaine Lozano says

    November 07, 2022 at 2:11 pm

    I have a love of Christmas villages since I was young..these houses will have a permanent place under my tree every year.

    Reply
  82. John N says

    November 07, 2022 at 2:53 pm

    great tutorial!

    Reply
  83. Phyllis Huebbe says

    November 07, 2022 at 3:40 pm

    Are there any other buildings to go with this?

    Reply
  84. Anna says

    November 07, 2022 at 3:53 pm

    So cute

    Reply
  85. Maritess says

    November 07, 2022 at 6:11 pm

    Love this and just admire your creativity.

    Reply
  86. Pam says

    November 07, 2022 at 7:36 pm

    Love your creativity. Very cute project. I love Christmas Villages.

    Reply
  87. De says

    November 07, 2022 at 8:55 pm

    My Mom collects churches, so I can't wait to make her this! Thank You!

    Reply
  88. Kathy Persons says

    November 07, 2022 at 10:00 pm

    Fun thing to do with my daughters Thank you so much

    Reply
  89. Debbie S. says

    November 07, 2022 at 11:56 pm

    Absolutely adorable! I'd love to make this with my granddaughter.

    Reply
  90. Constance Pentzer says

    November 08, 2022 at 3:11 am

    The church is the quintessential symbol for Christmas. This simple little church is a peaceful expression of love.

    Reply
  91. Cathy siedlecki says

    November 08, 2022 at 7:19 am

    I love that you can add lights!

    Reply
  92. Rebecca says

    November 08, 2022 at 11:47 am

    Fun

    Reply
  93. CM says

    November 08, 2022 at 5:26 pm

    Can’t waitto make this!!!

    Reply
  94. Lornique says

    November 08, 2022 at 10:10 pm

    It needs felt people

    Reply
  95. Elaine Lozano says

    November 08, 2022 at 11:35 pm

    Everyone has to try one of these adorable houses.

    Reply
  96. Melissa says

    November 09, 2022 at 3:38 am

    My daughters and I can't wait to make these. They're going to look great!!

    Reply
  97. Martha says

    November 09, 2022 at 4:23 am

    Oh, what a beautiful craft to do and how special it will be on my mantle

    Reply
  98. Cathy siedlecki says

    November 09, 2022 at 6:35 am

    It’s amazing what paper and some glue can create!

    Reply
  99. Tania says

    November 09, 2022 at 2:05 pm

    This looks so cute and easy to make!

    Reply

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