Can we update the site ourselves, or do we need to call you every time?

We can set it up either way. If your church has someone comfortable making basic updates — adding events, changing service times — we'll make sure they can do that easily. If you'd rather hand that off, we handle it through your hosting plan.

We have a small congregation. Is a full redesign worth it for us?

A church of any size benefits from a site that works properly on phones and shows up in local search. If someone in Athens searches for a church and yours doesn't appear — or appears with a site that looks outdated — that's a missed connection. Size doesn't change that.

Can you add online giving or donation options to the site?

Yes. We can integrate with the giving platform your church already uses, or help you choose one. It'll be built into the site cleanly, not bolted on as an afterthought.

What happens to our current website content during the redesign?

We'll go through everything on your current site with you. Good content gets carried over and reorganized. Outdated content gets flagged so you can decide what stays and what goes. Nothing disappears without your say-so.

How do you handle the event calendar?

We build a calendar that's straightforward to update. No clunky plugins or third-party tools that break. If your church already uses a system like Google Calendar, we can pull from that so you're not entering events in two places.

Website Redesign · Athens, TX

Church Website Redesign in Athens, TX

Athens has more churches per square mile than most towns in East Texas. But if someone new moves to Henderson County and starts searching online for a place to worship, a surprising number of those churches are almost invisible. An outdated website doesn't just look old — it tells visitors you might not be paying attention.

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What a Church Website Actually Needs to Do

People visit a church website for a handful of specific reasons. They want to know when services are, where you're located, and what to expect when they walk through the door. They want to read about what you believe. They want to see what ministries and programs you run — youth groups, outreach, community meals, whatever your church does beyond Sunday morning. And increasingly, they want a way to connect before they ever show up in person. A prayer request form. A way to sign up to volunteer. Information about small groups or upcoming events.

That's not a long list. But when a church website was built four or five years ago on a template platform, those basics are often buried or broken. The service times might be right, but they're hard to find on a phone. The event calendar hasn't been updated in months because it's a pain to use. There's no clear way for someone to take a next step — no form, no invitation, nothing that says 'we'd love to hear from you.' The site exists, but it isn't doing anything.

A redesign fixes that. We build from scratch — no templates, no drag-and-drop builders you'll fight with later. Mobile-first, because that's how most people are finding you. Fast loading, because a slow site on a phone feels broken. Clean structure so Google actually knows what your church is about and where it is. And real pages for the things that matter: your beliefs, your ministries, your calendar, your location with actual directions. You own all of it. The code, the design, everything. No monthly platform fees eating into your budget, no calling a support line when you need a simple change.

Built for Athens Churches, Priced for Church Budgets

We're a web design company in Tyler — about forty minutes up the road. Close enough to meet in person if that matters to you, which for a lot of churches it does. We know Athens. We know the courthouse square, the college district, the neighborhoods around Geronimo Park. We know that Henderson County churches range from small congregations of thirty to larger bodies with multiple services and active community programs. The website needs to match the church, not the other way around.

A full church website redesign starts at $1,500 and typically takes about a week. That gets you a custom-built site — mobile-first design, proper SEO structure so people in Athens and the surrounding area can actually find you, an event calendar that's easy to update, and connection points like contact forms or prayer request pages. If you also want to show up better in local search results and run some targeted outreach, a website plus SEO package starts at $3,500. Hosting runs $50 a month and includes maintenance, so you're not stuck figuring out updates on your own.

Church staff and volunteers are busy. Nobody wants to spend hours fighting a website builder every time there's a new sermon series or a schedule change. We build sites that are simple to maintain — and when something needs to change, you're talking directly to the person who built it. That matters more than most agencies will admit.