Crossroads Aiken
A church site where sermons sync in on their own - we wrote the Vimeo plugin that does it.
Industry
Church Website Design
A church site serves two very different people: someone deciding whether to visit Sunday, and a member checking this week's details. Most sites forget the first one.
The two visitors
Two people open your site tonight. Only one has been inside.
Most church sites are written for the member. The first-timer deciding about Sunday closes the tab.
the first-timer
- What time is the service?
- Where do I park?
- What should I wear?
- What will it be like inside?
the member
- What’s happening this week?
- Where’s Sunday’s sermon?
- How do I give online?
- Who do I ask about the potluck?
the homepage we build
- Service times
- Directions
- Plan a visit
- This week
- Sermons
- Give
Every question above, answered without a hunt — times first.
An illustrative homepage row, not any one church’s. The point is the split: both visitors answered above the fold.
Where first-timers get lost
Every one of these reads as “maybe next week.” Next week rarely comes.
- Service times are hard to find - the number one thing people want
- Nothing tells a first-timer what to expect, where to park, what to wear
- Sermons scattered across apps, with nothing searchable on the site
- Giving buried several clicks deep
How we fix it
Both visitors, one homepage
We put service times and directions where nobody has to hunt. We write honestly for the first-time visitor. And we pull sermons onto the site so people can find them - we even built a Vimeo sync plugin for exactly that.
Built for this Our Vimeo sermon-sync plugin pulls each week’s message onto the site automatically — post once, and the site stays current.
Churches we’ve built for
In this field
Maranatha Baptist Church
A church site written for the first-time visitor as much as for the members.
“Todd did a great job doing my church's web page and youtube page highly recommend.”
Common questions
Can members update the site themselves?
Yes. We build on WordPress and train your team - announcements, events, and sermons.
Can our sermons go on the site automatically?
Yes. We built a plugin that syncs them in - post once, and the site stays current.
What does a church website cost?
Builds typically start at $2,200. If your current site mostly works, we improve it at $130 an hour - four hours often makes a real difference.
How long does it take?
Most church sites take four to eight weeks. The words and photos set the pace.
Can people give online?
Yes - and we keep giving a click or two away from anywhere on the site, not buried in a menu.
What does hosting cost?
Managed hosting is $55 a month, and that includes up to 30 minutes of support time - enough for most small fixes.
Do you only build for local churches?
Most of our churches are local to the CSRA, but not all - some are as far away as Vermont.
Reach people before Sunday
Service times, sermons, and giving - findable by the person deciding whether to visit this weekend.
Tell us what you need
The call is free. There's no pressure. And if we're not the right fit, we'll point you to someone who is.