What should be on a Baptist church website?

Both Sunday School and worship times, the address as text, a plain line about affiliation and beliefs, a what-to-expect section, the latest sermon one tap away, and a Give button that works on a phone. That covers what a first-time visitor is actually looking for.

How do Baptist church websites compare to other churches?

In our 2026 study the 1,219 reachable Baptist sites had findable service times 82.9% of the time, working giving 63.3%, and a within-the-year update 71.4%, a little behind the all-sites figures (83.8%, 67.3%, 74%) on each. The gaps are the same basics every church misses.

Which website builder is best for a Baptist church?

Any church-specific builder handles sermons and giving; the fit question is who will keep it current. See the builders comparison for prices and setup fees. If nobody on staff wants to own it, a built-for-you site at a flat monthly is usually cheaper than a stalled volunteer project.

Do you build websites for Baptist churches specifically?

We build for churches of every tradition, and Baptist churches are the largest group we see. Same offer: $120 a month flat, no setup fee, no contract, first 6 months at $60.

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Baptist church websites: what 1,272 of them told us

1,272 Baptist sites studied · 2026

By Logan BusicFounder, Church Digital — ran the 2,000-church website study

Published September 11, 2026

Baptist churches were the largest single group in our 2026 study of church websites, and they have their own patterns: independent congregations, strong Sunday-school cultures, and a lot of sites built by a deacon in 2014. Here is what the data says and what to do about it.

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The study

What 1,272 Baptist church websites had in common

In the 2026 study (full dataset at /research), 1,272 sites belonged to churches with Baptist in the name, 1,219 of them reachable. Of those, 82.9% had findable service times, 63.3% had a working online giving link, and 71.4% had been updated within the year.

Set against every reachable site in the study (83.8%, 67.3%, 74%), Baptist sites run a little behind on all three. The gap is small; the pattern is the same one across every denomination. The basics, not the extras, are what is missing.

What a visitor needs

The five things a Baptist church website should get right

Sunday School and worship times, separately
Most Baptist churches run both; many sites list one. A first-time family needs both times and which one to come to first.
What kind of Baptist
Southern Baptist, Independent, Missionary, Free Will, American Baptist. A short, plain line about affiliation and beliefs answers the question a visitor is quietly asking.
A real welcome
A what-to-expect section in plain words: dress, length, kids, and whether guests are asked to stand. Hospitality on the page mirrors hospitality at the door.
The sermon, easy to find
Baptist churches preach; the site should make the latest message one tap away, and the archive a search, not a scroll.
Giving that works on a phone
Working giving was present on 63.3% of Baptist sites. Tithe.ly, Pushpay and the rest all embed in a page; the missing piece is usually the button on the homepage.

Cost

What a Baptist church website costs

The same ladder as every church: general builders from about $16 a month billed annually (vendor pricing pages, checked July 16, 2026), church builders from about $19 to $99 a month as published in June to July 2026, agencies a few thousand up front.

Church Digital builds and runs the site for $120 a month flat, no setup fee, no contract, and the founding rate makes the first 6 months $60 a month. Custom design from your own words and photos, hosting and updates handled, so the deacon who built the last one can retire from web duty.

Common questions

Questions churches ask

What should be on a Baptist church website?: Both Sunday School and worship times, the address as text, a plain line about affiliation and beliefs, a what-to-expect section, the latest sermon one tap away, and a Give button that works on a phone. That covers what a first-time visitor is actually looking for.
How do Baptist church websites compare to other churches?: In our 2026 study the 1,219 reachable Baptist sites had findable service times 82.9% of the time, working giving 63.3%, and a within-the-year update 71.4%, a little behind the all-sites figures (83.8%, 67.3%, 74%) on each. The gaps are the same basics every church misses.
Which website builder is best for a Baptist church?: Any church-specific builder handles sermons and giving; the fit question is who will keep it current. See the builders comparison for prices and setup fees. If nobody on staff wants to own it, a built-for-you site at a flat monthly is usually cheaper than a stalled volunteer project.
Do you build websites for Baptist churches specifically?: We build for churches of every tradition, and Baptist churches are the largest group we see. Same offer: $120 a month flat, no setup fee, no contract, first 6 months at $60.

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Baptist church websites: what 1,272 of them told us

Sunday School and worship times, separately

What kind of Baptist

A real welcome

The sermon, easy to find

Giving that works on a phone

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