A small Woodruff congregation needed a real online home (sermon archive, prayer list, event calendar, weekly bulletin) without renting it back from a platform forever.
Every “church website” service wanted a monthly subscription to host the church’s own content, forever, with the data locked inside someone else’s platform. The congregation wanted the opposite: a site it controls.
A full church site, running on hosting I manage for the church under a clear, itemized arrangement and handed over whenever they ask. One login runs the whole thing: upload a sermon, post a prayer request, add an event. No developer in the loop for weekly updates. A member keeps it current himself.
Live and in weekly use. As of November 2026, 15 sermons archived, 140+ prayer requests fielded through the system, and zero recurring platform fees on content the church already owns.
See it live: landmarkbaptistwoodruff.com (opens in a new tab)
The personal side: how I built it, on mattebersole.com
Read the story: A Small Church Website With No Monthly Platform Fee
