Bellwether Church: a clear first Sunday and a trail for every next step.
I designed the Squarespace website for Bellwether Church in Jackson, Mississippi, so first-time guests know what Sunday looks like, members can find any sermon in seconds and everyone can see their next step on the discipleship journey.
A church with a clear vision that needed its website to show the way.
Bellwether Church on Old Canton Road describes itself as a rescued people who love and serve God in the world. Four words shape everything they do: Rescued, Connected, Devoted and Empowered.
The website needed to carry that same clarity. Guests needed to see service times, parking and kids info before Sunday. Members needed one place for every sermon. And everyone needed to know what to do next, instead of scrolling through a long list of links.
Three changes that move people from visiting to belonging.
Build a sermon library
A custom sermon player pulls every message from the church's YouTube channel on its own, then lets people browse by series or scripture, search, and filter by speaker, year or book. Podcast links sit right beside it.
Map the next step
The homepage turns discipleship into a trail with five stops, from visiting on a Sunday to getting connected, Tell Me More, joining a group and serving. Each stop links straight to its sign-up, and a weekly email series walks people through it.
Put the calendar up front
An "On the calendar" list on the homepage shows the next three events with the date, time and a sign-up button for each, plus a link to every event. A "This Sunday" card in the hero covers worship times, kids ages and parking for first-time guests.
Take a look around.
Desktop and mobile screens from the live site at bellwetherchurch.org.
Every next step, one tap away.
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