First $1,000: Lutheran Pastor Sells & Ships “Consecrate” Subscription Boxes

Ruth E. Hetland

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Updated: November 19th, 2023

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Ruth E. Hetland curated ConseCrate in the summer of 2020. ConseCrate is the subscription container and a present unusual marketplace for the clergy and ministry members.
ConseCrate subscription box contains books, ministry gear, well-being products, sustainable solutions, and diverse treasures, & get the right of entry to online media & education from different and out-of-the-box minds.
Ruth launched ConseCrate after trying numerous side hustles that never took off. After serving as a pastor for over two decades, she decided to try something new.
She got the idea of ConseCrate from ministers and decided to dig in deep. She researched how to start a subscription box and what to put into the boxes.
She focused on sending attractive and lightweight boxes to save on postage.
In August 2020, she started taking pre-orders because she did not want to invest her savings. Taking Pre-orders for three months enabled her to raise enough money to launch her first box.
Ruth received 175 orders of her first gift box, and by the time her first order shipped out, she had already made her first $1,000 because her startup cost was minimal.
Within a few months after launch, ConceCrate ships 500 boxes monthly.
Her business grew organically through **Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook.
To expand her business, she focuses on providing gift boxes for conferences & retreats.