This document discusses plans to develop a new website for Grace Church to help the church grow. It recommends using the free online Weebly website builder and hosting. The draft Grace Church website is shown and key features like easy navigation, photos, service schedule and events are recommended. Integrating the website with Facebook, blogs, email newsletters and PayPal donations is also suggested. Next steps include prioritizing elements, setting a timeline and getting feedback by reviewing other church websites. The overall goal is to make the website engaging and informative so more people will learn about Christ.

1. GRACE
CHURCH
WEBSITE
December 2011

2. ABOUT ME
Luis McRea

3. I was born here
Moved here
when I was 2
Even at 2, I didn’t get why they
called it the Garden State?

4. I Went to school
here
And here!

5. Some of the things I enjoy

6. And I’ve been
walking with Christ
for a long time

7. But enough about me, lets
talk websites!

8. Not just any websites…

9. Websites for His Kingdom!

10. Grace Church Is going to
grow
We can’t afford to have a
poor website hinder us
Not in the year
2012!!!

11. "You've got to be very
careful if you don't know
where you're
going, because you might
not get there." -Yogi Berra

12. With that in mind, lets start
at The End

14. What would the best
church website be like?

15. WORLDS MOST POPULAR
WEBSITES
Google
Facebook
YouTube
Yahoo
Baidu
Wikipedia
BlogSpot
Windows Live
Twitter
Amazon

16. I’m willing to bet you’ve
visited them sometime
today

17. We need to make a
website people want to
visit

18. MAKING THE BEST
WEBSITE
• Easy to navigate
Inviting • Photos, Graphics, Video
• Welcoming – Join us!
• Service schedule, location
Informative • Events!!!!
• Updated regularly
• Facebook, Blogs, Email
Interactive
• Contact Pastors, Vestry, Members

19. It cant just be a website!!!

20. OTHER COMPONENTS
PayPal
Website Facebook
Donations
Email
Blog
Newsletter

21. Don’t forget!

22. The ultimate goal is to
have more people know
Christ!!

23. Want to hear some good
news?

25. Work on the new site has already
begun!
Weebly – Free online editor, drag
and drop
Low Cost Hosting and Domain
maintenance

26. WEEBLY DOMAIN
Graceparkave.org or Graceparkave.com
• No setup whatsoever
• 10 email addresses
• Visitors are forwarded to your new domain
• Blogging, Weebly Site Creator, Hosting
• Full ownership and DNS control

27. WEEBLY PRO
Password-protected pages
Remove or Customize Weebly footer
100 MB file uploads
Audio player
Video player new!
Embedded documents new!
Premium Support

28. PAYPAL DONATIONS
Accept donations made with credit cards, debit cards, and
PayPal right away.
No monthly, set-up, or cancellation fees. Only low transaction
fees.
Donors don't need a PayPal account to make their donations.

29. Current draft of Website:
http://graceparkave.weebly.com/
http://www.weebly.com/

30. Phones are designed for
FACTS 1. Texting
2. Surfing Web
3. Games
4. Phone calls
OKAY, SO MAYBE
I MADE THEM UP

31. Don’t forget the mobile
version
http://www.opera.com/developer/tools/mini/

32. Easy to update!
http://www.weebly.com/

33. Lets talk numbers

34. Item Cost
Luis Free (not including food)
Weebly Domain 39.95/ year
Weebly Pro 47.88/ year
Paypal Free

35. Next Steps…

36. PRIORITIZATION AND
PLANNING
1 Website
2 Website Updating
? Blog
? Facebook
? Email Newsletter
? PayPal Donations
? Other?

37. QUESTIONS?

38. OUR HOMEWORK...
Check out other church websites, Good and Bad
Set priorities – Key dates

39. OUR HOMEWORK...
Church Websites
Some good ones:
http://www.dioceseofnewark.org/
http://www.intouch.org/
http://www.journeymetro.com/
http://www.redeemer.com/
Some not so good ones
http://www.dokimos.org/home.html
http://www.stmaryschigwell.co.uk/index.html