A great church web page
Posted by: Jacob Friesen
Church: Gospel Mennonite Winnipeg
Region 2 - Manitoba Central
Date: February 7th, 2011
Yes, the dreaded web page post. We can try to ignore or deny, but that is the way many people find us or find out more about us. I don’t know how they did it but in my informal survey says that the Leamington EMMC is worth checking out.
I will link it to their “about page” and from there you can take your own tour. Make sure you check out the calender – even that works well.
Pastor Stephen and Ike are very ready to help, so don’t hesitate to ask them for advice. (P.S. Pray for Stephen – he is one of the preachers at the Gatheirng in Belize – hope to see you there as well)
Oh, and if your church has a web page, why not visit it through the eyes of a stranger or potential seeker.
Thank you so much for the encouragement. I agree with you Jacob that these days web presence is very important. Many people will check you out online before they will ever show up at your church. Often they will decide whether to visit or not based on the quality of your webpage.
The other amazing thing about web presence is how many people you touch without even knowing it. I just looked at our Google Analytics (a tool which shows who and how many people visit your website) and in the last little while we have had 411 people from 11 countries. It is amazing to think that in the last month people from Russia, India and China have listened to sermons posted online. Just last week I recieved an email from a guy in Georgia that had wandered upon our site and is now faithfully listening to the sermons and using them to teach his own weekly bible class.
Having a quality site is not hard but does have initial costs. Our site is through a company called Clover Sites ( http://www.cloversites.com/ ) and was $1000 to set up but then is very easy to update and work with. You do not need to know anything about webpublishing. You do not need to rely on volunteers to keep in updated – you simply choose the template you like initially and then all the maintenance is done by you online. You can go to their website and try it out – see all the types of sites they offer and then even edit one online putting in all your church logos/pictures etc so you have a good idea of what the finished product will look like.
If anyone has any questions give us a call. I think what we paid has been a great investment.