Minimalist WordPress Church Website
Budget: $30 – $250 USD
Our new church, The Bridge Assembly in Eden Prairie, needs a clean, minimalist WordPress site that instantly welcomes first-time visitors, informs regular attenders, and makes online giving effortless. I like the feel and user experience of reallifemn.org and elevationchurch.org, but I want an original design that suits our own brand and message.
Core content
• Home page that clearly states who we are and what to expect on a Sunday
• “About Us” with staff photos, beliefs, and story
• Sermon archive (video and audio) that staff can upload each week without touching code
• Dynamic events calendar with registration capability
• Secure online donations that work on desktop and mobile, preferably with a simple recurring-giving option
• Contact form and email sign-up
Technical expectations
• WordPress + a lightweight, well-supported theme or custom theme
• Mobile-first, ADA-aware, fast-loading pages
• Elementor, Gutenberg, or another visual editor so non-technical staff can update text and images easily
• Integration with Vimeo or YouTube for sermons, and with a giving platform we choose (Stripe, PayPal, or a church-specific provider)
• SEO fundamentals baked in (meta tags, schema for events and sermons, XML sitemap)
• Hosting can remain on our current provider; you will migrate and test before final hand-off.
Deliverables
1. Fully functional WordPress site with the sections above, ready to go live
2. Style guide (fonts, colors, button states) so we keep the minimalist look consistent
3. One-page admin manual or short Loom video walking staff through routine updates
4. Two weeks of post-launch support for bug fixes or small tweaks
I’ll supply logo files, photography, copy, and access credentials. Timetable is flexible but I’d like to see first mock-ups within two weeks of contract start and launch within six.
If you have built church, nonprofit, or membership sites before, please share links and note which parts you handled.
Core content
• Home page that clearly states who we are and what to expect on a Sunday
• “About Us” with staff photos, beliefs, and story
• Sermon archive (video and audio) that staff can upload each week without touching code
• Dynamic events calendar with registration capability
• Secure online donations that work on desktop and mobile, preferably with a simple recurring-giving option
• Contact form and email sign-up
Technical expectations
• WordPress + a lightweight, well-supported theme or custom theme
• Mobile-first, ADA-aware, fast-loading pages
• Elementor, Gutenberg, or another visual editor so non-technical staff can update text and images easily
• Integration with Vimeo or YouTube for sermons, and with a giving platform we choose (Stripe, PayPal, or a church-specific provider)
• SEO fundamentals baked in (meta tags, schema for events and sermons, XML sitemap)
• Hosting can remain on our current provider; you will migrate and test before final hand-off.
Deliverables
1. Fully functional WordPress site with the sections above, ready to go live
2. Style guide (fonts, colors, button states) so we keep the minimalist look consistent
3. One-page admin manual or short Loom video walking staff through routine updates
4. Two weeks of post-launch support for bug fixes or small tweaks
I’ll supply logo files, photography, copy, and access credentials. Timetable is flexible but I’d like to see first mock-ups within two weeks of contract start and launch within six.
If you have built church, nonprofit, or membership sites before, please share links and note which parts you handled.