Grace Bible Church: A Church Website with a Sermon Library

Case study · Church

Grace Bible Church: a warm welcome and a sermon library that runs itself.

I designed the Squarespace website for Grace Bible Church in Ridgeland, Mississippi, so first-time guests know what Sunday looks like before they arrive and members can find any sermon by series, book or speaker.

ClientGrace Bible Church
IndustryChurch
ServicesWeb design, custom sermon library, plan-a-visit form
The challenge

A faithful church that needed its website to welcome people.

Grace Bible Church has been teaching the Bible on the Parkway in Ridgeland since 2007. Most people decide whether to visit a church by looking at its website first.

Guests needed to see service times, what to expect and the pastor's heart right away. Members needed one place to watch every message, without a staff member posting each sermon by hand.

The plan

Three changes that help guests show up.

Guessing → Ready

Plan your visit

Service times are in the hero, "Plan Your Visit" sits at the top and bottom of the page, and a welcome video from Pastor John Ward answers questions before a guest walks in.

Scattered → Searchable

Build a sermon library

A custom sermon player pulls messages from the church's YouTube channel, then lets people browse by series or scripture and filter by book, year or speaker.

Generic → Specific

Tell the whole story

"Rooted in Truth" beliefs, "Every Generation Growing Together" ministries and a missions section with 10 missionaries on 5 continents show who the church really is.

The new site

Take a look around.

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

What launched

Everything a first-time guest needs, in one place.

30+sermons organized by series, scripture and speaker
3ways to browse: series, scripture book, or a search by title or passage
10missionaries on 5 continents, featured on the homepage
Your turn

Want a church website that makes guests feel welcome?

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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