Church Website Design That Welcomes Visitors and Grows Your Congregation
Church website design with sermons, live streaming, online giving and events on one website your ministry actually owns. Built custom for your church, and easy for your team to update.
Free consultation, no obligation. Or call (877) 542-7974.
For most visitors, your website is their first visit
Long before anyone walks through your doors, they look you up. What they find in those first few seconds decides whether they ever show up in person.
They decide fast
A dated or hard-to-read site tells visitors more about your church than you want it to. A clear, modern one tells them they are welcome.
They are looking for specifics
Service times, where to park, what to wear, what you believe, what happens to their kids. If they can’t find it in a few taps, they move on.
They want to watch first
Many people stream a service or two before they visit. Give them somewhere to do that, and somewhere to give when they are ready.
Long before anyone walks through your doors, they look you up.
Church website design examples
Three sample homepages we designed to show how we approach church websites. Each one starts with what a first-time visitor needs to find, then builds in what that kind of church does every week.
Sample design · Contemporary church
Cedar Hollow Church
Built around Plan a Visit. Service times, the address and kids check-in sit above the fold, and next steps for new families are one tap away.
Sample design · Traditional church
Harborview Chapel
Built around teaching. A sermon library people can search by series, speaker or book of the Bible, with the newest message first.
Sample design · Multi-campus church
Lanternfield Church
Built around Sunday online. A live stream on the homepage with chat and a prayer team, a campus picker, and giving in a few taps.
These are sample designs for fictional churches, made to show our work. They are not client websites.
What we build into every church website
Not a template with your logo dropped in. A site designed around how your ministry actually works, with SEO built in from the first page.
Custom church design
Designed around your ministry, your congregation and your mission, not a theme every other church is using.
Live streaming
Stream services straight from your own website so people can worship with you from anywhere, on any device.
Online giving
Secure, simple giving built right in. Members give in a few taps instead of hunting for a separate platform.
Events and calendar
Services, small groups, outreach and special events in one calendar your team can keep current.
Sermon library
A searchable archive of audio and video, so a message from months ago is still doing its work.
Local search
Built to be found by people nearby searching for a church home, not buried on page four.
Giving, live streaming and church software we set up
Keep the tools your church already uses, or move to something better. We set up and connect all of these, and when an off-the-shelf tool does not fit, we build one for you.
Online giving
One-time and recurring gifts, separate funds and year-end giving statements, with a Give button on every page.
- Tithe.ly
- Pushpay
- Planning Center Giving
- Subsplash
- Givelify
- Stripe
Or a custom giving system built for your church.
Live streaming
Services stream right on your website, with past services saved to your sermon library automatically.
- YouTube Live
- Vimeo
- Facebook Live
- Boxcast
- Resi
- Church Online Platform
Or your own streaming platform with live chat and prayer requests.
Church management software
Events, groups, sign-ups and check-in stay in sync with your website, so nothing gets entered twice.
- Planning Center
- Breeze
- Church Community Builder
- Rock RMS
- Ministry Platform
Or custom church software when you need it.
What should a church website include?
Most visitors arrive with the same few questions, and a good church website answers them in a click or two. These are the pages we plan into every church site. Our church website checklist goes deeper.
Plan a Visit page
What to expect on a Sunday, where to park, what to wear and how kids check-in works.
Service times and location
On every page, with a map and directions people can open on their phone.
Watch live
This Sunday’s service on the homepage, and past services one click away.
Sermon library
Searchable by series, speaker and book of the Bible, with notes and audio.
Online giving
A Give button in the menu that opens a simple giving form in seconds.
Events and registration
A calendar with sign-ups, reminders and payments for retreats, camps and classes.
Groups and serving
Ways to join a small group or sign up to volunteer without sending an email.
Prayer requests
A private form that goes straight to your prayer team.
Kids and youth
Safety, check-in and what each age group does, so parents feel confident.
About, beliefs and staff
Who you are and what you believe, with real names and faces.
Everything included, nothing nickel-and-dimed
The things other agencies quote as add-ons are simply part of how we build.
- Mobile, tablet and desktop responsive design
- Private domain email accounts for your staff
- SSL certificate and security hardening
- Sermon and media library setup
- Redesign or migration from your current site
- Database solutions for member and giving records
- Training so your team can make everyday updates
- Ongoing content updates handled by us, if you prefer
How your church website gets built
A clear process, so you always know what is happening and what comes next.
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Discovery
We learn your ministry: who you serve, what makes your church distinct, and what the website needs to accomplish.
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Strategy
We map the pages, features and structure around your congregation and the visitors you’re trying to reach.
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Design and build
We design it, build it on clean, scalable code, and keep you in the loop as it takes shape.
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Launch and support
We handle the launch, then stay on for hosting, security, maintenance and updates.
Website builder or custom church website?
There is no single right answer for every church. Here is an honest comparison of the three main options.
| DIY builder (Squarespace, Wix) | Church website platform | Custom site from Pure Code | |
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| Who builds it | Your staff or a volunteer | You, from the platform’s templates | Our team, with your input |
| Design | Templates shared with many other sites | Church templates shared with other churches | Designed around your church |
| Giving and streaming | Basic, often through add-ons | Built in, usually the platform’s own tools | Any tool you choose, or a custom build |
| Ownership | Tied to the builder | Tied to the platform | You own the site, domain and content |
| Ongoing help | Mostly self-service | Platform support | We maintain it and make updates for you |
| A good fit for | Small churches with a volunteer who has time | Churches that want a quick template | Churches that want a site built around their ministry |
If a builder is the right fit for your church, we will tell you. If you have outgrown one, we can move your pages, sermons and media over to your new site.
Church website maintenance and support
Your website should not depend on one volunteer’s free time. We keep it updated, secure and current, so your staff can focus on ministry. See our website maintenance plans and web hosting.
- Sermon and event uploads each week, or training so your team can do it
- Plugin and software updates, security checks and regular backups
- Quick fixes when a form, giving link or stream stops working
- Seasonal pages for Easter, Christmas and VBS
- Hosting, SSL certificate and domain renewals handled for you
- Monthly checks of speed, forms and giving pages
Why churches choose Pure Code
Every decision starts with what your congregation and visitors need.
Built for ministry, not just for looks
A beautiful site that doesn’t help someone find a service time or watch a message hasn’t done its job.
You own everything
Your domain, your content, your member data, your site. We can host and maintain it, or hand you the keys.
We stay after launch
Plugins age, threats change and content goes stale. We stay on for hosting, security and updates so the site keeps working for years.
Other industries we build for
NonprofitsCoaches and authorsRestaurantsDirectoriesAll industries
Church web design FAQs
How much does a church website cost?
Prices vary with the size of the site and the features you need. Contact us for a free quote, or use our instant quote tool for an estimate.
How long does it take to build a church website?
Most church websites take one to two weeks from start to launch. Bigger builds, like custom giving or streaming, take longer, and you get a written timeline before work begins.
Can you add live streaming and online giving?
Yes. We integrate live streaming so members can join services from anywhere, and connect secure online giving, event calendars, sermon archives and email tools.
Will our church website work on phones and tablets?
Yes. Every site we design is fully responsive, so visitors get a fast, welcoming experience on any device, which also helps your search rankings.
Do you offer hosting, maintenance and ongoing support?
We do. We provide secure cloud hosting, maintenance, security monitoring and updates, so your team can focus on ministry instead of technical upkeep.
Can you redesign our existing church website?
Yes. If your current site feels outdated or hard to manage, we redesign it with a modern look while keeping your content and improving speed, usability and SEO.
Which online giving platforms do you work with?
We set up Tithe.ly, Pushpay, Planning Center Giving, Subsplash, Givelify, Stripe and others. If none of them fit, we can build a custom giving system for your church.
Can you build a custom live streaming platform for our church?
Yes. We can connect the streaming service you use now, or build your own platform with live chat, prayer requests and an automatic archive of past services.
Do you work with Planning Center and other church management software?
Yes. We connect church websites to Planning Center, Breeze, Church Community Builder, Rock RMS, Ministry Platform and similar tools, so events, groups and sign-ups stay in sync.
Do you offer church website maintenance?
Yes. We handle updates, security, backups, hosting and changes like weekly sermon uploads, or we train your staff to do them.
Should our church use a website builder like Squarespace or Wix?
It can work for a small church with a volunteer who has time to manage it. Churches that want custom features, integrations or less volunteer work usually do better with a custom site, and we are happy to talk through which fits.
Let’s build your church’s website
Tell us about your ministry and what you need the site to do. We’ll come back with a plan and a quote, with no pressure and no obligation.
- Send the form. It takes about a minute.
- We reply within one business day with ideas and your quote.
- You decide what happens next.
Prefer to talk? Call (877) 542-7974 or contact us here. Want a number right now? Use our instant quote tool.