Religious Candles Business

Religious Candles Business Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: October 10th, 2024

Votive candles, also known as prayer candles, are white or beeswax yellow candles intended to be burnt as a votive offering in the act of prayer. The religious candles are popular among Anglican, Lutheran, and roman catholic Christians.

Lighting a votive candle is a way to extend the prayer and a sign of solidarity with the person the prayer is made on behalf of.

Christian believers also light the prayer candles to indicate gratitude to God for answering their prayers. Many votive candles are made using beeswax, and there is a reason for this.

In this list, you'll find real-world religious candles business success stories and very profitable examples of starting a religious candles business that makes money.

1. Headline Solar ($6M/year)

Kevin Gillespie noticed the black residue left by traditional candles on his walls and decided he could create a better candle. After experimenting in his mom's kitchen and facing initial challenges, Wax & Wick now brings in $20,000 per month and plans to add more scents and expand its customer base.

How much money it makes: $6M/year
How many people on the team: 20

Selling Over 4,500 Candles

Wax & Wick is a 100% soy candle company with wood wicks, that creates environmentally-friendly products; starting off making $1,000 a month in 2015, they brought in about $20,000 per month during Q3 2017 and plan to add ten new scents and a premium sized jar for 2018's $50,000 per month goal.

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