A Look at the Brandon Baptist Church Website

Case study · Church

Brandon Baptist Church: a warm welcome that updates itself.

I designed and manage the Squarespace website for Brandon Baptist Church, so first-time guests can plan a visit in seconds and the church family can watch the latest sermon and follow the reading plan every day.

ClientBrandon Baptist Church
IndustryChurch
ServicesWeb design, sermon player, reading plan
The challenge

Two audiences, and a site that has to stay current.

A church website serves two groups at once. Guests want to know when to come, where to park and what to expect. Members want this week's sermon, ministry info and what's coming up.

Church staff are busy, so anything that has to be updated by hand every week is the first thing to fall behind. The site needed to feel welcoming and keep itself fresh.

The plan

Built around how people really use a church site.

Cold → Welcoming

Make the first visit easy

Real church-family photos, Plan Your Visit up front, and Sunday and Wednesday times with the address and directions right on the homepage.

Manual → Automatic

Keep the latest sermon front and center

A custom sermon player shows the newest message with the series and part number, plus links to the live stream and full sermon library.

Static → Daily

Give people a reason to return

A Bible reading plan widget shows today's passages automatically, with a downloadable PDF, and ministries for every age are one click away.

The website

Take a look around.

Desktop and mobile screens from the live site at brandonbc.org.

What launched

A front door that's always up to date.

Weeklynewest sermon featured on the homepage, with series and part number
Dailyreading plan passages that change on their own every day of the year
5ministry areas, from children and students to missions and care, one click from home
Your turn

Want your church website to welcome guests like this?

I'll review your current site for free and send you the top 3 fixes, in plain English. No sales pitch.

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