Prayer Bowl Business Success Stories [2026]
A prayer bowl is a hand-designed bowl where believers keep their prayer intentions. The bowls come with note cards for which the believer writes reminders to pray. A prayer bowl business is not capital intensive, and anyone with a creative entrepreneurial mindset can start.
If you are an artist or a carpenter, you can make handcrafted wood bowls and sell them to believers. Alternatively, you can outsource prayer bowls from a carpentry workshop and sell them online.
In this list, you'll find real-world prayer bowl business success stories and very profitable examples of starting a prayer bowl business that makes money.
1. PrayerBowls ($360K/year)
Karen and her husband started PrayerBowls after Karen became very ill and received support and prayers from a stranger who kept a prayer bowl. Karen began creating and selling her own prayer bowls, which quickly gained popularity. They now have multiple styles and sell to both stores and online customers, with a focus on supporting charities.
How much money it makes: $360K/year
How much did it cost to start: $300K
How many people on the team: 1
PrayerBowls, a Christian business that sells bowls to hold prayer intentions, has sold over 450 stores, is aligned with three charities, and has seen revenue growth of 55% in 2017 and an expected 38% for 2018.
