Work · Church · Concept build for a fictional brand. Names, prices and numbers are illustrations.
Riverbend Community Church
A seven-page site for a downtown Boise church, built around a first-time guest planning a Sunday and being met at the door by name.
What pastors and church administrators tell us
“Visitors come once and we never see them again.”
What this build moves: second-visit rate: every planned guest is met by name, texted on Saturday and invited to one next step
“Giving dips every summer.”
What this build moves: recurring giver share: monthly is one switch, the fee can be covered, and the budget is published
“Nobody signs up for groups.”
What this build moves: next-step signups: a finder by day, area and life stage, plus a four-week group for newcomers
What this build has that a typical church site doesn't
- A plan-your-visit scheduler that knows the kids' rooms by age and names the greeter at the door
- A photo walk of the first Sunday, from the parking lot to a seat, timed to the service they picked
- Service times, address and guest parking on the first screen of every visit
- Kids' check-in explained step by step, with the safety rules a parent actually asks about
- A group finder by day, area and life stage, with ask to join instead of a phone list
- A three-tap give form with a monthly switch, fee cover and the IRS acknowledgment rules spelled out
- Last year's budget set like a menu, so anyone can see where the money went
- A Saturday text, a Monday note and a re-invite for guests whose plans changed
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The plan-your-visit scheduler
A guest picks a Sunday and a time, adds who's coming and their kids' ages, and walks the morning in photos from the parking lot to a seat. They leave with a greeter's name and a door. You get a named guest instead of an anonymous visit.
Your first Sunday, from the lot to your seat
Park
Turn into our lot from S 12th St. The two rows closest to the north door are marked for guests, and street meters on River St are free on Sundays.
Front door
A greeter in a green lanyard is at the north door from 20 minutes before each service. If you planned your visit, they have your name.
Coffee
Coffee is on your right as you walk in: free, with decaf and oat milk. You can take it to your seat.
Kids' desk
The kids' desk is by the stairs. We print a name sticker for each child and one pickup tag for you with the same code, then walk you to their room.
The room
The Main Room seats 320 on wooden chairs. Music starts on the hour, with the words on the screens. Sing, or don't.
Your seat
Sit anywhere. The back two rows on the right stay open for anyone arriving late or with a baby. We're done in about 70 minutes.
You're planned.
Concept demo: nothing is sent and nothing is stored.
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The website
7 pages built around how people choose a church. Every page leads to one next step.
Riverbend Community ChurchSundays at 9 and 11 on River Street- HomeTimes, address and parking first, then how a first Sunday goes
- Plan a visitThe scheduler, the photo walk, the 11 o'clock minute by minute and first-time questions
- KidsCheck-in, five rooms by age, safety rules and the photo policy
- WatchThe latest message and every series with dates, passages and speakers
- GroupsSixteen groups filtered by day, area and life stage
- GiveThree-tap giving, the 2025 budget and the receipt rules
- Beliefs and staffWhat the church believes in plain words, who leads it and what you won't hear
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The email and SMS flow
What every lead receives, in order. Tap a message to read it, or send one to yourself.
You'll get this email, then two short notes from Jerome. Unsubscribe in one click.
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The receptionist chat
Answers the questions people ask most, at any hour, and offers real times to book.
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The CRM pipeline
Every lead has a stage, an owner and a next step, so nobody sits forgotten.
Tap a card to move it to the next stage, the way the automation does.
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The monthly report
One page, once a month: what moved and what's next.
Riverbend Community Church · Monthly report · Sample, month 6
Visits planned online per month
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The calculator
Put in your own numbers. Change any assumption.
What following up with guests is worth
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The teardown
What a typical site in this industry looks like, and what we'd change first.
Welcome to Riverbend Community Church
All are welcome. See the bulletin for service times.
Click hereSundays at 9 and 11 on River Street
Plan your visit- A 'service times' page became a plan-your-visit scheduler with a greeter who knows your name.
- Kids' check-in, rooms and safety rules are on one page a nervous parent can read in a minute.
- Groups went from a PDF list to a finder by day, area and life stage, with ask to join.
Built to respect
No candidate endorsements, party content or campaign links anywhere (Johnson Amendment). Written acknowledgment for any gift of $250 or more and a quid pro quo note over $75. Kids' photos only with written parent consent, and no data collected from children under 13 (COPPA). Texts only with opt-in and STOP in every message (TCPA). Livestreamed music under a CCLI streaming license.
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