Custom Websites
for Custom Churches
Church websites are the most common way people find a new church.
Shouldn’t yours be amazing?
Our Design Process
STEP 1
Discovery Zoom
Before we do anything, let’s jump on a zoom conference to get to know one another, talk about your website needs, and answer any question you may have. Your discovery session is free and there’s no obligation to move forward after.
STEP 2
Strategy & Design
After discovery, we meet again to explore your website strategy, functionality, and design preference. We create design samples for your approval and then we build out the rest of your website from there.
STEP 3
Training & Launch
Upon completion, we provide both basic Squarespace training and one-on-one training specific to your new website. Once you’re ready, we launch your new Squarespace website on your domain.
Custom Website Pricing
Basic Site
For new or small churches needing a smaller site
Up to 7 custom pages
Sermons, Groups & Events Pages
Full Project Management
Custom Design
Content Optimization
SEO & Google Site Mapping
2-Hours of Training
Full DNS Management Launch
Zoom project & design meetings
3-Months Email Support
$3,450
Full Site
For established churches needing a more robust site:
Up to 15 custom pages
Sermons, Groups & Events Pages
Full Project Management
Custom Design
Content Optimization
SEO & Google Site Mapping
2-Hours of Training
Full DNS Management Launch
Zoom project & design meetings
3-Months Email Support
$4,950
Management
For churches wanting ongoing help in the following areas:
New pages
Design updates
Weekly sermon posts
On demand event updates
Blog / devotional updates
DNS Management
Marketing & promotion
Staff page updates
Ministry launch
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Don’t worry, we’ll be taking care of all of the heavy lifting, but we will need some things from you.
1) BRANDING
Logo files
Color Palette
Preferred Font(s)
2) COPY (THE WORDS ON YOUR WEBSITE)
You’ll provide your website copy. Many of our church partners clients write the copy themselves but we can also make recommendations if you’d like help with this step.
3) PHOTOS, VIDEOS
You’ll provide all the photography and videography for your website. We’re happy to optimize your photos for web use.
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Up to 15 completed pages. We’ll also create video sermon, event, and small group archive templates and populate them up to three months back (sermons) and three months forward (events).
Any legal pages such as Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions, using your provided content
Mobile responsive design
Connecting social media accounts
On-site SEO best practices
Domain mapping (requires access to your domain registrar)
Detailed built-in website analytics
1 hour strategy session
4 week website build
Squarespace 101 training video & zoom training on your site features
4 weeks post-launch support via email
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Our typical build time lasts one month from start to finish. Each week we complete one of four project phases including:
Week 1: Navigation, functionality, & design
Week 2: Design revisions and full site scale
Week 3: Content population & training (part 1)
Week 4: Review, training (part 2) and launch
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You will! During the build process, we retain ownership of the website so that we can have full access. Once we launch and you’ve made your final payment, we transfer full ownership over to your church.
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There are two costs associated with your new website. First, the design costs for Square Church Sites and second, ongoing hosting subscription fees with Squarespace.
Church Square Sites website builds start at $3,950 and rarely deviates from this price except in the case of unique and time consuming requests.
Squarespace website hosting fees are dependent on the plan you choose and the payment schedule, but generally speaking your church will pay $23 per month, billed annually. You will also receive 20% off your first year’s subscription with our discount. Click here for most current Squarespace hosting fees.
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Yes! We don’t copy and paste. We learn about your church and culture, look at your branding, and we listen to your needs. Then we come up with a new and custom design made just for you.
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On the Church Square Sites side, you’ll be working with our Lead Designer, Josh Wierenga, and our project manager, Amber Bosman. Josh has designed over 75 church websites on Squarespace.
From your church, we’ll require at least one person to work with to make decisions and supply content, but we can work with as many as 4 people from your staff/volunteer team.
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Squarespace has excellent SEO (Search Engine Optimization). It contains both built in tools and per page advanced tools, so you can get as detailed as you want.
FAQS
Get in Touch!
Ready to schedule your free discovery zoom or call? Tap or click below to get in touch. Looking forward to meeting you!
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"Josh has given us a website that is a window into our church home that is both inviting and authentic to who we are. He is creative, thorough, available, responsive, and a valuable resource."
Pastor Tracy Hilts
Living Hope Covenant Church -
“Within a few weeks, we had a beautiful, fully functional and expandable website. His communication was excellent, his follow through superb, his training was comprehensive and his pricing was more than competitive. We would recommend Square Church Sites without reservation."
Pastor Trent Walker
Michigan Catalyst Network -
“The process was invigorating and best of all, our office manager can easily make updates and changes to keep it fresh. Before our website was a bit stale and very hard to use and now it's become a powerful tool for outreach!"
Pastor Lynn Stone
Yorba Linda Presbyterian Church