Can we update the site ourselves after it's built?

Yes. We build sites so that common updates — adding events, changing service times, posting announcements — are straightforward. We'll walk your team through how everything works before we hand it over.

We have a site on Wix/Squarespace — can you move our content over?

We can pull your existing text and images and use them in the new build where they make sense. In most cases the content needs to be reorganized anyway, so it's less of a direct migration and more of a fresh build using what you've already got.

Do you build in donation or giving features?

We can integrate with whatever giving platform your church uses — Tithe.ly, Pushpay, PayPal, or others. We'll make sure there's a clear, easy path for members and visitors to give online without it feeling clunky or buried.

How do you handle sermon audio or video?

We can embed sermons from YouTube, Vimeo, or a podcast feed directly into your site. This keeps your hosting costs down since the heavy media files live on those platforms, but visitors get to watch or listen right from your website.

What if we need help after the site launches?

We're in Tyler, about 30 miles up the road. If something breaks or you need a change, you call or text a real person. We're not disappearing after the invoice is paid.

Website Redesign · Rusk, TX

Church Website Redesign in Rusk, TX

Rusk has churches that have been around longer than the Texas State Railroad. But some of those church websites look like they were built around the same era. If your congregation's online presence isn't helping people find you, it's time to rebuild it right.

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Your Church Website Should Be a Front Door, Not a Locked Gate

A family moves to Cherokee County. Maybe they followed a job to the prison system, maybe they're retiring somewhere quieter, maybe they just fell in love with the area after a ride on the railroad. First thing they do is search for churches in Rusk. They find yours. And then — well, that's where things get interesting.

If your site was built on one of those template platforms five or six years ago, there's a decent chance it loads slowly on a phone, the service times are buried somewhere nobody thinks to look, and the whole thing just feels like it belongs to a different decade. It's not that the content is bad. It's that the structure is working against you. Visitors tap in, can't quickly find what they need — when do you meet, what do you believe, how do they get involved — and they move on to the next listing. Not because your church isn't welcoming. Because your website isn't.

A redesign means rebuilding from scratch with today's standards. Mobile-first, because most folks looking for a church on Sunday morning are doing it from their phone. Fast loading, because patience runs thin on a slow connection out past the courthouse. Clean structure so Google actually understands what your site is about and shows it to people searching in the Rusk area. And real tools — not just a page that says "contact us" with an email address. We're talking service times right up top, an event calendar that's actually current, volunteer sign-up forms, prayer request submissions, info about your ministries and community programs laid out in a way that makes sense. You own the code when we're done. No platform subscriptions, no being stuck if you want to make changes later.

What This Actually Looks Like (and Costs)

Most churches don't need anything wild. They need a site that answers the three questions every visitor has: When do you meet? Where are you? What are you about? After that, it's about giving people a way to take a next step — visit, sign up, ask for prayer, find a small group.

We build that as a full website starting at $1,500, typically done in about a week. That includes mobile-first design, proper page structure, an event section you can actually keep updated, and forms that route to the right person on your staff or volunteer team. If you want to make sure people in Rusk and the surrounding Cherokee County area can actually find you on Google — not just folks who already know your name — a website plus SEO package starts at $3,500 and takes one to two weeks. That gets your site built right and structured so search engines send the right traffic your way.

Hosting runs $50 a month. Straightforward, no surprises.

Here's something worth mentioning: a lot of churches are paying monthly fees to website platforms and don't even realize it. They're locked into a system where they can't move their site, can't really customize it, and if they stop paying, it all disappears. That's not how we work. When we build your site, it's yours. The code, the design, the content — all of it. You're not renting anything. And if your church grows or your needs change, the site can grow with you without starting over from zero.