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Church website design that makes first-time guests feel expected.
A first-time guest meets your church online long before anyone shakes their hand at the door. They want a service time, an address and a sense of whether they'd belong. Good church website design makes all three easy to find. Future designs three homepages for your church in minutes, then builds out the full site, with hosting and upkeep included and edits any volunteer can make.
Examples
Church website designs made by Future
Two example homepages, two different welcomes: a bright, family-centered church with services at 9 and 11, and a warm, coffee-and-conversation church with one Sunday gathering. Both put the service times and a plan-your-visit button at the very top. Tap a design to see the whole page.
Checklist
What does a good church website look like?
A good church website is written for the person who has never been inside. Members already know where the kids' rooms are. These are the parts that help a guest decide to come this weekend.
Service times and the address on the first screen
Every service time, the full address and a map link, near the top of the homepage. A responsive design keeps them readable on a small screen without pinching, so "Sundays at 10" is never three taps deep.
A plan-your-visit page for first-time guests
Answer what people are shy to ask: what to wear, where to park, which door to use, how long the service runs and what happens with the kids. A clear call to action on every page sends guests there.
Kids and youth, explained for careful parents
Ages, rooms, how check-in works and who's with the children. Parents often decide the night before whether to bring the family. Show them what the morning looks like for each age, from the nursery to the youth group.
Sermons people can catch up on
List recent messages by date, speaker and series, and link each one to wherever you post the recording. A member who missed a week can catch up, and a curious neighbor can hear what a service sounds like.
Events and groups with dates that are current
Small groups, classes, a serve day, holiday service times. A calendar from last spring tells guests nobody's minding the site. Keep it dated and easy to join; on Pro, people can sign up for events right on your site.
A giving button that's easy to find
Put Give in the header and on a page of its own, linked to the giving service your church already uses. Explain every way to give in plain words: online, in person or by mail.
Who you are and what you believe
A short statement of beliefs, your tradition or affiliation, and faces and names for your pastors and ministry leaders. Skip insider words; a guest shouldn't need a dictionary to read your About page.
Easy to read for every member
Large type, strong contrast and alt text on photos help older members and anyone using a screen reader. Website accessibility is about people: Future checks your text contrast and lets you describe every photo, and the words and pictures are yours to check.
Your pages
Pages your church website should have
Small church or large, these cover what members and guests look for. Add more as your ministries grow.
- HomeService times, the address, one warm line about who you are and a Plan your visit button.
- Plan your visitWhat to expect, what to wear, parking, the entrance, kids' check-in and how long the service runs.
- About and beliefsYour story, your tradition and what you believe, in words a guest understands.
- Leadership and staffFaces, names and roles, with a church email address for each role instead of a personal inbox.
- SermonsRecent messages by date, speaker and series, each linked to the recording.
- Kids and youthAges, rooms, check-in and what the morning looks like for each age group.
- Groups and ministriesSmall groups, classes, care ministries and outreach, with how to join each one.
- EventsA dated list of what's coming, from serve days to holiday services, with sign-up.
- GiveEvery way to give, with a button to your giving service.
- Prayer and contactA prayer request form, office hours, your phone number and email.
Getting found
How people find a church near them
Someone new to town, or coming back to church after years away, often types "church near me" or a tradition and a town. Google answers with a map and a few churches, drawn from each one's Google Business Profile. Claim yours, list your service times and add real photos of the building and the people in it.
Then your website does the welcoming. Keep the church's name, address and service times the same on Google and on your site, and update both before holiday services. Every plan helps Google and AI assistants find you, with a clear page title, a short description and your church's details on each page.
Cost
How much does it cost to have a website for a church?
Church websites range from a free website builder page a volunteer set up years ago to a custom site from a church design agency. Below are typical prices for each, from a design agency's price guide, and who does the work.
| Who builds it | Upfront | Each month | Who does the work | Time to see a design |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agency | $3,000 to $30,000+ | Often extra: hosting, changes and marketing are usually billed on top. | The agency. You review and wait. | A few weeks |
| Freelancer | $500 to $10,000+ | Hosting and changes are often billed separately. | The freelancer, while they're available. | Days to weeks |
| DIY builder | $0, plus your time | $17 to $500+ a month | You: pick a template, write it and keep it current. | After you build it |
| Future | $0 to see three designs | From $19 a month billed yearly. Pro $39, or $28 at the founding price. | Future designs and builds it. You edit by click or in plain words. | Minutes, free |
Churches often pay a hidden cost, the lost password: the volunteer who built the site moved away, and nobody can log in. Whichever route you take, register the domain name in the church's name, and choose a site your staff can update themselves, with hosting and upkeep in the price.
Sources: WebFX, How Much Does a Website Cost in 2026? (agency design, freelancer design and DIY builder rows), read October 24, 2026. Future's prices are from our plans; ranges elsewhere vary, and your quote will differ.
How it works
How can I build my own church website?
- 01
Tell us about your church
Your church's name, where you meet and who you are, in a sentence. "A small, friendly church with a big kids program" is plenty to start.
- 02
See three designs for your church
Three free homepages, each with a logo designed for your church. Share them with your pastor or leadership team and choose together.
- 03
Fill it in and publish
Future builds out every page from the design you chose. Add service times, staff and sermons, link your giving service, and publish on your own custom domain.
What's included
Included for your church
Edits a volunteer can make
Click a service time or an event to change it, press Undo if you slip, and preview the phone layout first.
More than one person on the site
The church office and a volunteer can share the work: Starter gives 2 people a login, the account owner included, while Pro allows 5 and Premier 15.
A giving button
Link Give to the giving service your church already uses. That service handles the gift.
Prayer and connect forms
Unlimited forms on every plan, for prayer requests, questions and new-guest cards. Each one arrives by email and is saved in Contacts.
Sign-ups for the weekly update
A sign-up box for members and guests who want the weekly update, with each yes saved in Contacts, ready for the email tool your church already uses.
Your domain, hosting and upkeep
Use your own domain on every plan, with a secure connection set up and renewed for you. Hosting, security and updates are part of the price.
Events and sign-ups
Let people sign up for events, classes and serve days on your site.
Pricing
Plans for churches
Seeing three designs for your church costs nothing. Pay monthly or yearly when you choose to build and publish. 15 days money back, minus a claimed domain's cost.
Every plan includes
- A website designed for your business and a free logo
- Hosting, security and upkeep
- Design changes when you need them
- Edit by click or in plain words
- Unlimited forms and contacts
- Getting found on Google and in AI answers
- Help from a person
Design and email limits vary by plan.
Starter
A great website, ready fast.Your website and the marketing essentials.
$19/month
Billed yearly, $228 a year. Or $26/month billed monthly.
$26/month
Billed monthly
- A website designed for your business and a free logo
- Hosting, security and upkeep
- Unlimited forms and contacts
- Newsletter sign-ups saved to your contacts
Up to 50 pages and 5 GB of files · 1 new design a month · 2 team members
See everything in Starter
Everything you need to start:
- Up to 50 pages and 5 GB of files
- Newsletter sign-ups saved to your contacts
- 1 new design a month
- 2 team members
Also in every plan:
- A website designed for your business and a free logo
- Hosting, security and upkeep
- Design changes when you need them
- Editing by click or in plain words
- Unlimited forms and contacts
- Getting found on Google and in AI answers
- Help chat and a person to help
- Your own domain
- Visitor insights: know who's interested
Coming soon: Free domain for year one on yearly plans.
Pro
RecommendedGet found, get booked, get paid.
Founding price:$28/month, locked in
Billed yearly, $336 a year. Or $47/month billed monthly.
Yearly plans started by November 7. Kept while your plan stays active.
New yearly sign-ups after November 7: $39/month ($468 a year).
$47/month
Billed monthly
Everything in Starter, plus booking, a shop, review requests and automatic emails.
- Online booking with deposits and no-show fees
- Review requests
- Automatic emails: 3 running, up to 1,500 a month
- A shop with a 0% platform fee
See everything in Pro
Everything in Starter, plus:
- Online booking and events
- Shop with a 0% platform fee
- Automatic tax, shipping zones and discount codes
- Deposits and no-show fees
- Customer accounts
- Review requests
- 3 running automations: pick from review requests, rebooking nudges, win-back and welcome emails, in words you approve
- Up to 1,500 automatic emails a month
- Up to 150 pages and 10 GB of files
- 2 new designs and 1 site rebuild a month
- 5 team members
Also in every plan:
- A website designed for your business and a free logo
- Hosting, security and upkeep
- Design changes when you need them
- Editing by click or in plain words
- Unlimited forms and contacts
- Getting found on Google and in AI answers
- Help chat and a person to help
- Your own domain
- Visitor insights: know who's interested
Coming soon: Gift cards, 100 text messages a month, Simple monthly report, Free domain for year one on yearly plans.
Premier
More reach, with a person on your side.
Founding price:$69/month, locked in
Billed yearly, $828 a year. Or $119/month billed monthly.
Yearly plans started by November 7. Kept while your plan stays active.
New yearly sign-ups after November 7: $99/month ($1,188 a year).
$119/month
Billed monthly
- Priority support from a person the same business day
- A CRM pipeline from lead to customer
- Unlimited automations
- Up to 5,000 automatic emails a month
See everything in Premier
Everything in Pro, plus:
- CRM pipeline: leads to customers
- See which channels bring you customers
- Unlimited automations
- Up to 5,000 automatic emails a month
- Up to 1,000 pages and 50 GB of files
- 5 new designs and 2 site rebuilds a month
- 15 team members
- Priority support from a person the same business day
Also in every plan:
- A website designed for your business and a free logo
- Hosting, security and upkeep
- Design changes when you need them
- Editing by click or in plain words
- Unlimited forms and contacts
- Getting found on Google and in AI answers
- Help chat and a person to help
- Your own domain
- Visitor insights: know who's interested
Coming soon: 250 texts a month, AI visibility report, Weekly rank tracking, Local map rankings, AI visibility check, Monthly growth report with suggestions, Competitor watch, Your own app included, Free domain for year one on yearly plans.
See your designs and templates free, and pay when you're ready to build and publish. 15 days money back, minus a claimed domain's cost.
Prices shown are per month for yearly plans, paid in full when you buy. Monthly plans are also available. You'll see the final price, including any tax, before you pay.
Pick your design now; plans open soon.
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FAQ
Church website design: questions, answered
How much does it cost to have a website for a church?
A web agency's own price guide puts a custom site from an agency at $3,000 to $30,000+, or $500 to $10,000+ from a freelancer, before hosting and changes. Future shows your church three designs at no charge. After that, the starting plan is $19 a month on yearly billing, with hosting, security, a logo and the use of your own domain.
What should a church website include?
Service times and the address on the homepage, a plan-your-visit page for first-time guests, what you believe, your leaders, kids and youth information, recent sermons, upcoming events, ways to give and a simple way to send a prayer request or question.
Should we use a church website builder or hire a web designer?
A designer gives you a custom look but often bills for changes later. A builder is yours to edit but leaves the design to you. Future does both jobs: it designs three homepages for your church, then your staff and volunteers edit everything by click.
Do we need our own domain name?
It helps. A short address with your church's name in it is easy to announce, easy to print on a bulletin and looks established. You can connect one you own on any Future plan. A free domain for year one on yearly plans is Coming soon.
Can volunteers update the site without breaking it?
Yes. A volunteer clicks the words or photo to change, types, and can undo any slip. Give a volunteer an editor login and their changes wait as a draft until the office publishes them, so it's safe to try things.
Can people give online through our church website?
Yes, through the giving service you already use. Put a Give button in your header and on a Give page, linked to that service. The giving service handles the gift itself.
Will our church site look right on a phone?
Yes. Every Future site is laid out for small screens, and photos are sized for each one. You can preview and fine-tune the phone layout before publishing, which matters for guests who look you up from the parking lot.
See your church website, free
Share your church's name, your town and a sentence about your congregation, and get three homepage designs to show your team.