Build Modern WordPress Church Website
Budget / Salary$200–300
TypeFreelance project
LocationRemote
Posted1 hour ago
Project Title: Expert WordPress Developer Needed to Build a Modern Church Website From Scratch
Project Overview:
We need to build a church website from scratch to serve as a highly engaging, mobile-first "digital front door." The website must drive first-time visits, powerfully tell our church's story, host our live YouTube streams, integrate our media archives, facilitate frictionless online giving, and include a zero-subscription chatbot. We are looking for an experienced WordPress developer with an eye for modern UI/UX and a track record of building scalable, fast-loading websites.
Core Features & Scope of Work:
Video-First Homepage: Implementation of a high-quality, fast-loading, silent background video hero section that showcases our worship experience and new building.
Live YouTube Stream Integration: A dedicated "Watch Live" page or homepage section that embeds our live Sunday services directly from YouTube. It should automatically display the live broadcast when we are on-air, and elegantly show countdown timer before we go on air and become our most recent sermon when we are off-air.
"Plan a Visit" Funnel: A dedicated landing page guiding first-time visitors with service times, directions/parking, what to expect, and a form for children's church pre-registration.
The Church's Journey & Testimonials: A visually engaging storytelling section (like a dynamic timeline or interactive gallery) documenting our stage-by-stage building process—from acquiring the land and clearing the grass to the final construction. This section must also feature rich multimedia member testimonials ("Why I chose and love this church").
Zero-Subscription Chatbot Integration: We need a custom chatbot to act as a "digital usher" guiding visitors. Crucial requirement: This cannot rely on paid monthly SaaS platforms (like Intercom or premium paid plugins). You must be able to deploy an open-source UI or 100% free-tier framework into the frontend. (If necessary, we can provide the backend architecture/API keys using free-tier LLMs, but you must be able to integrate it into the WordPress site so it runs indefinitely without future subscription costs to the church).
Dynamic Media Library (Sermons & Podcasts): A searchable, filterable media hub. This requires setting up Custom Post Types (CPT) and Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) to organize past sermons by series, speaker, date, and topic (with embedded YouTube videos, audio players, and PDF transcript downloads).
Donation / Giving Integration: Seamless integration with modern, mobile-friendly giving platforms (e.g., Pushpay, Tithe.ly, or Stripe) without routing users through clunky third-party account creations.
Church Calendar & Events: A dynamic event system that allows our administrative staff to easily add, update, and manage recurring events.
Universal "Next Steps" Widget: A sticky, bottom-corner widget accessible on every page for quick access to prayer requests, connection cards, and event sign-ups.
A blog with FAQs section on each post page to post our written contents
Technical Requirements:
Platform: WordPress (using a lightweight, modern builder ).
Performance: Must score 90+ on Google PageSpeed Insights (mobile and desktop). Heavy optimization for images and video caching is required.
Mobile-First Design: Over 70% of our traffic is mobile. The site must feel like a native app on smartphones.
Security & Handoff: Basic WordPress security hardening and a 1-hour recorded Zoom training session showing our administrative staff how to upload new sermons, manage the live stream link, update the journey timeline, and add events.
Project Milestones:
Lets discuss them
To Bid, Please Provide:
Links to 2-3 recent WordPress websites you have built from scratch (church or non-profit websites are a massive plus).
Your estimated timeline and cost for completing this project.
A brief explanation of how you plan to handle the custom sermon media library and live stream toggle (e.g., what plugins or methods you will use).
Your technical approach to integrating the zero-subscription chatbot into the WordPress frontend without adding recurring costs.
Note: Automated bids without the requested portfolio links and specific explanations will be ignored.
Project Overview:
We need to build a church website from scratch to serve as a highly engaging, mobile-first "digital front door." The website must drive first-time visits, powerfully tell our church's story, host our live YouTube streams, integrate our media archives, facilitate frictionless online giving, and include a zero-subscription chatbot. We are looking for an experienced WordPress developer with an eye for modern UI/UX and a track record of building scalable, fast-loading websites.
Core Features & Scope of Work:
Video-First Homepage: Implementation of a high-quality, fast-loading, silent background video hero section that showcases our worship experience and new building.
Live YouTube Stream Integration: A dedicated "Watch Live" page or homepage section that embeds our live Sunday services directly from YouTube. It should automatically display the live broadcast when we are on-air, and elegantly show countdown timer before we go on air and become our most recent sermon when we are off-air.
"Plan a Visit" Funnel: A dedicated landing page guiding first-time visitors with service times, directions/parking, what to expect, and a form for children's church pre-registration.
The Church's Journey & Testimonials: A visually engaging storytelling section (like a dynamic timeline or interactive gallery) documenting our stage-by-stage building process—from acquiring the land and clearing the grass to the final construction. This section must also feature rich multimedia member testimonials ("Why I chose and love this church").
Zero-Subscription Chatbot Integration: We need a custom chatbot to act as a "digital usher" guiding visitors. Crucial requirement: This cannot rely on paid monthly SaaS platforms (like Intercom or premium paid plugins). You must be able to deploy an open-source UI or 100% free-tier framework into the frontend. (If necessary, we can provide the backend architecture/API keys using free-tier LLMs, but you must be able to integrate it into the WordPress site so it runs indefinitely without future subscription costs to the church).
Dynamic Media Library (Sermons & Podcasts): A searchable, filterable media hub. This requires setting up Custom Post Types (CPT) and Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) to organize past sermons by series, speaker, date, and topic (with embedded YouTube videos, audio players, and PDF transcript downloads).
Donation / Giving Integration: Seamless integration with modern, mobile-friendly giving platforms (e.g., Pushpay, Tithe.ly, or Stripe) without routing users through clunky third-party account creations.
Church Calendar & Events: A dynamic event system that allows our administrative staff to easily add, update, and manage recurring events.
Universal "Next Steps" Widget: A sticky, bottom-corner widget accessible on every page for quick access to prayer requests, connection cards, and event sign-ups.
A blog with FAQs section on each post page to post our written contents
Technical Requirements:
Platform: WordPress (using a lightweight, modern builder ).
Performance: Must score 90+ on Google PageSpeed Insights (mobile and desktop). Heavy optimization for images and video caching is required.
Mobile-First Design: Over 70% of our traffic is mobile. The site must feel like a native app on smartphones.
Security & Handoff: Basic WordPress security hardening and a 1-hour recorded Zoom training session showing our administrative staff how to upload new sermons, manage the live stream link, update the journey timeline, and add events.
Project Milestones:
Lets discuss them
To Bid, Please Provide:
Links to 2-3 recent WordPress websites you have built from scratch (church or non-profit websites are a massive plus).
Your estimated timeline and cost for completing this project.
A brief explanation of how you plan to handle the custom sermon media library and live stream toggle (e.g., what plugins or methods you will use).
Your technical approach to integrating the zero-subscription chatbot into the WordPress frontend without adding recurring costs.
Note: Automated bids without the requested portfolio links and specific explanations will be ignored.
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