How to Design a Church Web Site

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Match your site's size and complexity to the volunteers you have who will maintain it.

   You don't want something elaborate that will go out of date quickly when the person who set it up goes off to college.
   
   Don't set up pages for "Weekly Sermon Topics"
   
   "Upcoming Events" or "Calendar" unless you have someone willing to update the content every day, week or month.
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   Step 2: Start with a Home page

   , You might want to label it "How to find us"
   
   so that visitors don't confuse it with the site map page.
   
   See the related article, "How to Design the Map Page for a Simple Church Web Site". , It might have a biography, a welcome statement from him/her and a picture or him/her. , Repeat it here, but this page is mainly for Wednesday night Bible study, Saturday softball, Book discussion groups, etc.
   
   Note again that if you don't have someone willing to update this page regularly, either don’t have it or list just the events that happen every month/week. , Especially if you are not associated with any particular denomination, give people an idea of where you stand.
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   Step 3: with a brief welcome

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   Step 4: schedule and

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   Step 5: if possible

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   Step 6: a picture of your members smiling into the camera.

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   Step 7: Write a Map page.

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   Step 8: You need a page about your Minister.

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   Step 9: Activities/Schedule Page: Sunday Services at 9:00 and 11:00 will be on the home page.

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    Step 10: A "Beliefs" or "Statement of Faith" page may be helpful.

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