A parish website is often the first place someone encounters your congregation — a digital front door that helps people feel welcomed, informed, and connected before they ever walk through the doors of the church.
An up-to-date, accessible, and well-maintained website is an important part of a congregation’s ministry of welcoming and connecting: helping newcomers find worship times, learn about parish life, explore opportunities for formation and service, and take their next step into community.
To help parishes extend their ministry of welcome online, the Diocese of Washington has partnered with Worship Times to offer a cost-effective, secure, and flexible website design and hosting program for congregations.
Each parish is unique — and so is each parish website. This program is designed to support a range of ministry contexts and communications needs, not provide a “one size fits all” solution. With three tiers of functionality (Standard, Advanced, and Custom) and development costs beginning at $3,700, parishes can choose the features and level of support that best fit their goals and capacity.
The program offers a number of benefits, including:
- Initial website audit and consultation
- Website design and set-up
- WSecure website hosting and ongoing maintenance
- Easy-to-use content management system for parish news, events, service times, forms, and more
- Responsive support from the Worship Times team
- Search engine optimization (SEO) to help people find your congregation online
- Training and guidance in parish website and social media best practices
- Optional integration of diocesan content, including sermons, reflections, and other resources
Worship Times brings years of experience working with diocesan and parish websites and understands the unique needs of church communications and online ministry. Their team also provides ongoing support and training to help congregations maintain an effective, engaging, and sustainable online presence.
We hope this partnership will help parishes strengthen their digital presence as an extension of their ministry of welcome, communication, and connection.
If your parish is interested in learning more about the Parish Website Design and Hosting Program, please contact Keely Thrall, Director of Communications.
Parish Website Design and Hosting Program: Tiers and Costs
Parish leaders interested in participating in the Parish Website Design and Hosting Program are invited to review the three tiers of functionality and associated costs below to determine which option best suits their ministry context and communications needs.
Standard
Design Fee: $3,700
Monthly Hosting Fee: $47
Functionality: Up to 20 pages, events management system, blog, forms, publications, and social media tie-insAdvanced
Design Fee: $5,700
Monthly Hosting Fee: $67
Functionality: All the functionality of the Standard option, plus: up to 50 pages, drag and drop template, SEO tools, live streaming tie-ins, and advanced forms and events systemCustom
Design Fee: TBD
Monthly Hosting Fee: $77
Functionality: 100% up to you. Worship Time can custom make any application, website, design, or digital offering. Just reach out and ask.
