Free church website builders: what you actually get
Free templates and builders get you a page, but you still need hosting, a domain, and someone to keep it up to date, and most don't do what members need: service times in their time zone, live broadcasts, giving and prayer requests. AltarPage builds that site in about a minute, free for 14 days with no card, then $12 a month.
What "free" usually leaves out
- Hosting and a domain: free plans put ads on your site or use the builder's address.
- Upkeep: WordPress themes need updates and security fixes.
- Church features: giving, live broadcasts, prayer requests, reminders and follow-up are plug-ins or extra services.
What a church website needs
Service and meeting times (in each visitor's time zone), a one-tap Join for online meetings, the daily word or devotional, Give, prayer requests, a Plan your visit page, and a way to listen live. See what a church website should have.
How AltarPage does it
Paste your WhatsApp announcement or snap your flyer, and your site is built in about a minute on yourname.altarpage.com. Standard is $12 a month; Premium ($25) uses your own address, and we can buy it and set it up for you. If you stop paying, your site stays up; only posting pauses.
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