Why a Church Website?

A web site gives you the power to communicate dynamically with church members and potential visitors in your home town and around the world. Your church web site is a:

Sign Post:  More and more people are relying on the Internet to find churches to visit.  Your sign post should be clear, accurate, and informative.  Invitation:  Inviting your church, community, and the world to upcoming events and services.  A good web site can do the combined work of a telephone, letter, and bulletin for a lot less money.  Reference:  Your web site can be an encyclopedia of your church, ensuring everyone understands your vision, knows who the leaders are, and can find out how to be involved in ministry programs.

There are many reasons to "put out your sign" on the Internet. Why not? is one good reason. If the Internet is one more method you can use to reach out to your community, why not maximize its potential? But if that isn't sufficient reason, try some of the reasons below.

A website ensures that your church will be seen and your message heard . . . 

 By those seeking a church home. Websites are the first place many people look to find a place to worship. Many young families and working professionals rely on the Internet to provide them with the information they are looking for in order to make decisions. Having a website places your church in their field of vision. Consider your website your "lighted sign on the Information Highway."

 By your congregation. Your website can give easily accessible information about the life of the church. For many, church websites have become modern-day bulletins, providing their congregations with crucial details such as upcoming events, possible ministry opportunities, and items to place on their prayer lists.

 By seekers. Your website can provide spiritual information to those who would not feel comfortable attending a church service or speaking with someone in person. Web sites make seekers comfortable enough to look for answers to their questions. Your church's site could guide them toward spiritual understanding and connect them with those in the chuch who could provide further guidance when they are ready. 

A website makes it convenient to share information and accomplish different tasks. Take the example of parents signing permission slips for their teens to attend a youth conference. Your Youth Leader could send an email to the parents and let them know that they could visit the youth page and download a permission slip posted earlier. Or consider the Worship Leader seeking a new vocalist to fill a slot in the volunteer rotation. He or she could provide a full description of the requirements on the website on your "Ministry Opportunities" page.

There are many more reasons to have a website for your church - why not take a test drive with our church sitebuilder and find out if it will work for you?

Having a bad website reflects badly on your church. A bad church website may stop people from ever visiting the church and may reinforce the stereotype that the church is out of touch and irrelevant. If you are going to have a website you must resolve to have a good one! A church website is an on-going commitment.