That was the beginning. Though our church had a competent janitorial crew, we discovered it was more cost-effective to contract out several major cleaning jobs, such as the biannual deep cleaning of carpets, exterior window washing, and the yearly cleaning of the heating and cooling system. Often your parishioners will let you know. That depends on how often the church is used, what types of activities are going on, and what the expectations of church members are. Sometimes it depends upon the philosophy of the church toward staff personnel.
Some small churches expect the pastor to be in charge of keeping the facility clean.
Other churches have a board or committee that's responsible for facility care. Others hire someone to supervise a maintenance crew. There are some general guidelines on maintenance, however. To calculate the cost of cleaning your church, first decide how many square feet need to be cleaned, then how often that space should be cleaned. Why Hire a Cleaning Company Ron Chandler, business administrator of Germantown Baptist Church in Tennessee and author of Improving Facilities Maintenance , says that a decade ago, Germantown Baptist had an extensive in-house maintenance crew.