About This Project

Grace Lutheran Church of Bell is a bilingual congregation serving a multicultural community in Bell, California. They already had a website, but it was a thin, static page — it didn’t reflect the life of the church, and it cost more each year than it gave back.

They needed a redesign with real depth: pages that actually welcome visitors, a way to post upcoming events without waiting on anyone, a photo gallery for the life of the congregation, and a secure way to receive offerings online.

What We Built

• A full redesign with deeper pages for visiting, beliefs, events, and community outreach

• An events CMS so the church can publish services and gatherings on their own

• A photo gallery that shows the congregation and its community life

• Secure online giving through Stripe, set up on its discounted nonprofit rate

• Migration off GoDaddy for hosting and donation processing

The Result

• Yearly website costs cut by 48% — from $250 down to $130

• Donation processing fees roughly 24% lower — from 2.9% + 30¢ to Stripe’s nonprofit rate of 2.2% + 30¢ — so more of every gift stays with the church

• The congregation can update events and photos themselves, no developer required