{"id":22834,"date":"2017-05-05T15:40:37","date_gmt":"2017-05-05T22:40:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sharefaithblog.wpengine.com\/?p=22834"},"modified":"2017-10-19T14:15:03","modified_gmt":"2017-10-19T21:15:03","slug":"best-church-websites-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sharefaith.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/best-church-websites-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Church Websites 2017 + Bonus Church Website Tips & Tricks"},"content":{"rendered":"

In combing\u00a0the web and finding our favorite well-designed church websites, we used the following criteria to guide our decision: We looked first at visual design. How well is the site designed and laid out? Does navigation make sense? Are visuals overwhelming with no purpose, or do they serve to inform and guide the user? We looked at load-time and the size of image content. Then we looked at page structure and navigation. Is it clear? Is it simple? Does it make sense? Then our most important criteria in picking these church websites were church information and content. Is it clear what the church is about? What’s their mission, vision, and mandate? Who makes up the ministry team? Is there adequate contact information? All of these are important guidelines when designing functional and beautiful church websites.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Best Church Websites 2017 + Bonus Church Website Tips & Tricks<\/h2>\n

The Church Website is becoming the single most evangelical tool in today’s technology-driven world. Nearly every single person has access to the Internet via computer or mobile device. Wi-fi is everywhere and the average person would prefer to interact with your church through your website before making the commitment to step into your building.<\/p>\n

A study released in 2012 by Grey Matter Research & Consulting<\/a> stated that “twelve percent of all American adults have visited the website of a church or other local place of worship within the past thirty days.”\u00a0<\/em>There is one \"Beststatistic that we want to focus on from this study which we believe highlights the outreach potential of your website. From 2011-2012, research indicates that 17.4 million<\/em>\u00a0adults do not attend worship services regularly, but visited the website of a place of worship.<\/p>\n

A more recent study released in 2017 by We Are Social and Hootsuite<\/a> identified that the annual growth of Internet Users increased by 10% since 2016 which is over 354 million users, worldwide. With the growth of technology rising consistently, this creates an even stronger sense of urgency to have a website that portrays your mission, vision, and service information accurately, efficiently, and beautifully.<\/p>\n

We are all creative at our core, but we can all use inspiration at times before designing our own website. You should be proud of your church website! It’s not just a stagnant information page, it’s a channel where you communicate with new and current members. Church websites often look horrible, as little attention is paid to design or content. Many churches still believe that beautiful church websites cost a fortune or that you need a developer. Sharefaith Inc., for the last 6 years, has built beautiful church websites<\/a> for nearly 8,000 churches and we know that when you start your church website, you’re looking for design and content inspiration. We, ourselves, love looking at beautiful church websites and that’s why we’ve assembled this list of top 30 beautiful church websites that inspire.<\/p>\n

Our intention for this list is to bring some encouragement to churches that may not receive as much attention as they deserve. We included some of the more frequently named churches at the end of the list, but our top 30 list was built with the intention of highlighting some lesser known\u00a0church websites.<\/p>\n

\n

1. 121 Community Church<\/a><\/h3>\n

Grapevine, TX<\/p>\n

\"121<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

2. Aloma Church<\/a><\/h3>\n

Winter Park, FL<\/p>\n

\"Aloma<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

3. Arise Church<\/a><\/h3>\n

New Zealand<\/p>\n

\"Arise<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

4. Bridgetown Church<\/a><\/h3>\n

Portland, OR<\/p>\n

\"Bridgetown<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

5. Church on the Move<\/a><\/h3>\n

Tulsa, OK<\/p>\n

\"Church<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

6. Glad Tidings Church<\/a><\/h3>\n

Omaha, NE<\/p>\n

\"Glad<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

7. Golden Hills Community Church<\/a><\/h3>\n

Brentwood, CA \/ Antioch, CA<\/p>\n

\"Golden<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

8. Grace Family Church<\/a><\/h3>\n

Lutz, FL<\/p>\n

\"Grace<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

9. Greenhouse Church South Florida<\/a><\/h3>\n

Davie, FL<\/p>\n

\"Greenhouse<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

10. Harvest Bible Chapel<\/a><\/h3>\n

Chicago, IL<\/p>\n

\"Harvest<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

11. Hill City Church<\/a><\/h3>\n

Richmond, VA<\/p>\n

\"Hill<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

12. Kingdom Life San Antonio<\/a><\/h3>\n

San Antonio, TX<\/p>\n

\"Kingdom<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

13. Lake Hills Church<\/a><\/h3>\n

Austin, TX<\/p>\n

\"Lake<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

14. Lakemount Worship Centre<\/a><\/h3>\n

Grimsby, ON (Canada)<\/p>\n

\"Lakemount<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

15. Living Hope Church<\/a><\/h3>\n

St. Joseph, MO \/ Maryville, MO<\/p>\n

\"Living<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

16. New Life Church<\/a><\/h3>\n

Colorado Springs, CO<\/p>\n

\"New<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

17. North Coast Calvary Chapel<\/a><\/h3>\n

Carlsbad, CA<\/p>\n

\"North<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

18. Park Community Church<\/a><\/h3>\n

Chicago, IL<\/p>\n

\"Park<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

19. Piedmont Chapel<\/a><\/h3>\n

High Point, NC<\/p>\n

\"Piedmont<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

20. Remnant Church<\/a><\/h3>\n

Richmond, VA<\/p>\n

\"Remnant<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

21. Risen Church<\/a><\/h3>\n

Santa Monica, CA<\/p>\n

\"Risen<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

22. Rockville Church of Christ<\/a><\/h3>\n

Rockville, MD<\/p>\n

\"Rockville<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

23. Sojourn Heights<\/a><\/h3>\n

Houston, TX<\/p>\n

\"Sojourn<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

24. Summit Church<\/a><\/h3>\n

Fort Myers, FL \/ Naples, FL<\/p>\n

\"Summit<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

25. Sun Valley Community Church<\/a><\/h3>\n

Gilbert, AZ<\/p>\n

\"Sun<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

26. Terra Nova Church<\/a><\/h3>\n

Troy, NY \/ Saratoga, NY \/ Berkshires, NE<\/p>\n

\"Terra<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

27. The Commons<\/a><\/h3>\n

San Diego, CA<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

28. The Sanctuary<\/a><\/h3>\n

Santa Clarita, CA<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

29. Valley Creek Church<\/a><\/h3>\n

Denton, TX \/ Flower\u00a0Mound, TX \/ Lewisville, TX<\/p>\n

\"Valley<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

30. Westside Family Church<\/a><\/h3>\n

Lenexa, KS<\/p>\n

\"Westside<\/a><\/p>\n

\n

5 Amazing Church Website Tip & Tricks!<\/h2>\n

Zach from Sharefaith Academy shares with you the easiest way to build, manage & update your church website.<\/p>\n

How to Blog On Your Church Website<\/a><\/h3>\n