How to Get the Best Church Website Builder for Your Catholic Parish

Your parish website is often the first “hello” someone receives from your church community. Long before they ever step through your doors, visitors typically check out your church’s website first, which is why it’s incredibly important that it looks as professional as possible. However, designing and keeping your parish website organized can be a real challenge for the average parish staff member, so it’s not uncommon for parishes to seek outside help. If this is you, we have great news!

If you’re searching for the best church website builder for your Catholic parish, WeConnect is the answer!  In this article, we’ll walk you through how your parish can receive a sponsor-funded WeConnect website at no cost to your parish, with a beautiful, customizable design that’s easy to maintain. Your community deserves the best, and WeConnect delivers just that!

How Much Does it Typically Cost to Build a Church Website?

Many parishes that hire a web design team to build and maintain their websites end up paying a significant amount of money, year after year.

Most web solutions charge for:

• Website design
• Website hosting
• Domain name
• Website upkeep/updates
  
  

These costs can truly add up over time. A fully custom website can be as much as $4,000 for the first year — not to mention the recurring monthly fees for as long as you use it!

Another challenge with hiring an outside person or team to build and maintain your church website is that you have to rely on people outside your parish staff to make the necessary updates. This can take way more time than is helpful and often leads to a lot of frustration when the website expert isn’t available for changes and edits. Fortunately, WeConnect solves this!

How to Get Your Website for Free Through LPi’s Church Website Builder: WeConnect

Parishes that partner with LPi receive their church website design and hosting at no cost through a local sponsor. We also provide complimentary training for parish staff, empowering them to confidently use our powerful yet easy-to-use website builder, WeConnect. The result? A beautifully designed website that creates a strong and intentional first impression, paired with the skills parish staff need to manage updates independently and with ease.

With a sponsored WeConnect site, parishes get:

• A modern, fully custom, professional website designed by our in-house team
• Website hosting year-round
• Content transfer from your old site
• A desktop and mobile-friendly design for easy navigation on phones and tablets
• Training for parish staff to master the WeConnect platform
• Access to LPi’s technical support team for ongoing assistance
• A dedicated spot on their website that automatically updates with a digital version of their latest bulletin each week
• Access to a library of premade and regularly updated drag-and-drop sections to keep your site up-to-date and following the liturgical calendar
• Multilingual solutions
• Unlimited web pages and unlimited storage

How Do I Sign up for a Sponsored WeConnect Website?

See what's possible with WeConnect by attending a free online demo. We'll show you the powerful features that make it easy to have a custom website that invites, supports, and spreads the Good News of Jesus Christ to the world.

Once you sign up for our church website builder, WeConnect, our team will contact you to get the process started. We work closely with your church staff to shape the look and functionality of your parish website, involving them at every step to ensure the final result reflects your vision and needs.

Our designers will also seamlessly incorporate your parish brand into your website so that everything is recognizable as your unique parish at a glance! (Don’t have a parish brand yet? This guide can help!)

Once you’ve approved the design, we walk you through how to use the WeConnect website builder so you can easily keep your site up to date.  If you ever hit a roadblock, our friendly support team — made up of real people, not automation — is always here to help.

LPi will connect your parish with a local sponsor who cares about your parish and your mission. This covers all costs, making your parish website free to you!

Like sponsoring a bulletin, your website sponsor will have a beautiful callout placed at the bottom of your homepage, highlighting their support. Unlike banner ads, the sponsorship fits seamlessly into your website design, allowing recognition in the parish community.

Here are two sponsor ad examples from recent church websites we’ve designed: