More and more people are searching online for local churches, and they're using Google to search for the perfect church to call home.
Bring your church online with a website that's fast, phenomenal and 100% compatible with phones, tablets, desktop monitors and beyond.
Share long-form articles or bite-sized resources with your visitors or privately with members. Alternatively, sync your website and church Facebook page, and display your latest Facebook posts automatically on a dedicated news page.
Provide access to exclusive members-only content, such as rotas, Bible study materials, devotionals and more.
Publish regular email newsletters and keep your members up to speed with church news and events.
Perform content edits with ease thanks to Breakdance Builder — a tool that makes changing text, images and more, super easy.
Showcase your upcoming events with an intuitive calendar with sign-up functionality, embedded directly on your website.
Easy-to-use contact forms and donation forms that help to ensure that emails and donations are sent and received with superior deliverability.
Manage church rotas and task scheduling from a central spot and help ensure that pastors, deacons and volunteers are notified of responsibilities.
Experience reliability and performance with Vultr High-Frequency cloud servers and a GridPane-powered server management backend.
Utilise in-house email hosting, or receive assistance in applying for a Google Workspace Nonprofit license — which provides unlimited free access to Google's best-in-class email and administration tools.
Rest easy knowing that your website data is backed up, encrypted and stored in a secure BackBlaze cloud vault, ready to be recovered in the event of an emergency.
Don't stress over DNS — domain name server configuration and yearly domain renewal fees are covered on your behalf.
Improve your website's page load times and reduce data bandwidth with Cloudflare, BunnyCDN or a combination of both CDN services.
Host your church's sermons directly or leverage platforms such as SermonAudio or YouTube, and allow your members to re-listen or catch up with sermons at a later date.
Time is spent learning about your church and your ministry's goals. We'll discuss the best options for bringing your church website online and satisfying the requirements of your ministry.
Once we've determined the requirements for your church website, we'll prepare a prototype of the website. You'll be able to review the progress and provide feedback for your church website's development as it continues to take shape.
With the prototype approved, we'll build the website in a private development space where you'll be able to fully interact with your website and ensure that everything is to your satisfaction before it goes live to the public.
Once the website has been approved by you and passed our comprehensive quality control tests, we'll bring your website fully online and make it available for visitors and search engines to discover.
Steve has been a pleasure to work with on our website. His help in maintaining our site and keeping it secure has been invaluable. No job is too small and is promptly dealt with.
A well-designed website can greatly benefit your church by providing a platform to connect with your congregation and the wider community. It allows you to share information about upcoming events, sermons, ministries, and other important updates. Additionally, a user-friendly design can enhance accessibility, attracting new visitors and fostering a sense of inclusivity.
A church website should include essential elements such as a homepage with a welcoming message, information about your church's beliefs and values, details about services and worship timings, a calendar of events, contact information, and links to social media accounts. Additionally, incorporating features like online sermon streaming, online donations, and a prayer request form can enhance engagement.
Absolutely! Many modern church websites are built on content management systems (CMS) that allow you to update and manage your website content without requiring extensive technical knowledge. Popular CMS platforms like WordPress, Joomla, or Drupal offer user-friendly interfaces, making it easy to add new pages, update text and images, post sermons or blog entries, and manage events. Additionally, a web design team can provide training and support to ensure you can confidently manage your website's content.
Yes, it is essential to ensure that your church website is compatible with various web browsers such as Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge, to provide a consistent experience for all visitors. Additionally, the website should be responsive and adapt well to different screen sizes, including desktop computers, laptops, tablets, and smartphones. By adopting a responsive design approach, your website will automatically adjust its layout and functionality to provide an optimal viewing experience across different devices.
The time required to design and launch a church website can vary depending on the complexity of the project and the availability of resources. On average, it may take anywhere from a few weeks to a few months. Factors such as gathering content, finalizing the design, and implementing functionality like online donations or event registration can influence the timeline. It is advisable to work closely with a web design team to set realistic expectations and establish a timeline that suits your church's needs.
Fellowship Studios is a great fit for conservative evangelical churches — such as reformed baptist churches, Presbyterian churches or Lutheran churches — that require a bespoke website design or revamp.
Drawing on over 15 years of experience, our approach to church web design involves crafting bespoke and impactful websites that encapsulate perfectly your ministry and mission.
Web developer with 15+ years of experience building websites.
Fellowship Studios is a family-run website design agency based in Rugeley, Staffordshire, and founded on conservative Christian beliefs.
We specialise in providing WordPress Website design, SEO and logo design services for businesses and charities across the UK and internationally.