The 2025 Instagram Size Guide for Churches

How to Make Your Reels, Photos, and Videos Look Sharp Everywhere You Post

Ever post something awesome on Instagram, only to realize the cover looks weird on your feed... the text gets cut off... or your video looks blurry? 😩

You’re not alone. The biggest reason this happens is wrong sizing.

When your content fits Instagram’s dimensions, it instantly looks more professional and helps your church’s posts stand out.

So here’s your updated Instagram Size Guide for 2025: for Reels, Stories, Feed, Lives, and your profile photo. Bookmark this so you never have to Google it again.

Table of Contents

1. Instagram Feed Posts
2. Instagram Reels (and Stories)
3. Instagram Videos (Regular Posts)
4. Instagram Live
5. Instagram Profile Picture
6. Why Sizing Still Matters in 2025

Instagram Feed Posts

Best aspect ratio: 4:5 (portrait)
Recommended size: 1080 x 1350 px

✅ Takes up the most screen space (better reach)
⚠️ Keep all faces and text in the center

Square: 1080 x 1080 px
Landscape: 1080 x 608 px (16:9) not recommended because it doesn't take up the full screen on a phone

Instagram Reels (and Stories)

Best aspect ratio: 9:16 (vertical)
Recommended size: 1080 x 1920 px

✅ Always film vertically
✅ Keep text inside the center “safe zone”: Instagram overlays captions, likes, and buttons on the edges
✅ Avoid putting text at the bottom (where the caption displays)

Cover Photo: 1080 x 1920 px
When choosing your Reels cover, make sure the center square (1080 x 1080) looks good, that’s what shows on your grid.

Instagram Videos (Regular Posts)

Best aspect ratio: 4:5
Recommended size: 1080 x 1350 px (portrait)

If you post a long-form video, Instagram automatically formats it for the feed, but make sure your key visuals stay centered.

Max file size: 4GB
Length limit: Up to 180 seconds (3 minutes)

Instagram Live

Aspect ratio: 9:16 (vertical only)
Resolution: 1080 x 1920 px

Lives are always vertical, so keep your phone upright.
Pro tip: Center the speaker’s face in the frame and avoid cluttered backgrounds.

Instagram Profile Picture

Display size: 110 x 110 px
Recommended upload size: 320 x 320 px

✅ Use a high-quality version of your church logo or a clear photo of your building
✅ Keep important details centered, the circle crop cuts off corners

Why Sizing Still Matters in 2025

Instagram now auto-optimizes for HD and even 4K uploads... but it still compresses anything outside its ideal dimensions. That’s why your content might look grainy or cut off.

For churches, posting correctly sized content:
✔️ Makes your visuals sharper and more scroll-stopping
✔️ Keeps text legible across all devices
✔️ Shows you care about excellence (and first impressions)

Even without fancy cameras or pro design tools, using the right sizes can make your church’s feed look polished and trustworthy.

Want to skip resizing headaches altogether?
✨ Use Church Social, upload your sermon once, and it automatically generates posts, clips, and graphics in the correct Instagram sizes (and ready for Facebook, too).

👉 Turn your sermon into a week of posts‍

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