Here's the truth: most church website projects get stuck because nobody tells you how it works until you're already signed up. We'd rather you know everything before you pay a dollar.
Two things define how we work with churches: the website we build for you, and IOE Studio — the AI platform that keeps it running long after launch.
i.Discovery Call
A 20-minute conversation with Pastor Dave — not a sales pitch. We'll talk about your church, look at your current site, and show you IOE Studio in action. If we're a fit, we'll send a proposal within 48 hours. If we're not, we'll tell you who might be.
ii.Website Build
Once you pick a plan, we start the site. A typical timeline is 4–6 weeks: two weeks on design, two on content and sermons, one on testing, one on launch. You'll have one point of contact the whole way through — usually Pastor Dave himself.
What you'll need to provide
Your logo (or we'll design one), existing content, photos of your building and people, any sermon archives you want imported, and a list of ministries or groups you want featured. That's it. We handle the rest.
iii.IOE Studio — The AI Platform
Every plan includes access to IOE Studio, our in-house AI platform built specifically for churches. Studio gives your team three tools that replace the work you'd otherwise have to hire for:
Banner & Graphics Creator
Generate professional website banners, social media graphics, and event announcements in seconds. Just describe what you want — "Easter service invitation, warm tones, cross with light rays" — and the AI handles the design. One-click resizing for every platform (Facebook, Instagram, website hero, bulletin insert). Built on the same image AI used by major design agencies, trained to understand church visual vocabulary.
Site Dr — Your 24/7 AI Assistant
The conversational assistant that keeps your site healthy and current. Site Dr understands WordPress deeply and can perform real work on your site through a simple chat:
- "Update our service times to 9am and 11am" — content edit, done in seconds
- "Check if any plugins need updating" — plugin audit with safe one-click apply
- "Find broken links on our site" — crawls your entire site and flags dead URLs
- "Our home page is loading slowly" — diagnoses performance issues and suggests fixes
- "Run a security scan" — checks for vulnerabilities, outdated code, and malware
Every change runs on a staging environment first. You approve before anything goes live on Sunday morning.
Smart Automation
The routine tasks that always fall through the cracks — handled automatically:
- Sermon posting — upload the audio, we create the post, generate a share graphic, and update the podcast feed
- Bulletin uploads — drop the PDF, it shows up on the site with a thumbnail and proper metadata
- Event management — Sunday-morning specials, VBS signups, mission trips — create once, publish to your site + social in a few clicks
- Expired content cleanup — automatically archives events and announcements past their date so your site always feels current
Coming soon: newsletter integration — forward your weekly email and Studio auto-posts the content as a blog entry on your site.
iv.Managed Hosting & Maintenance
We run the server so you don't have to. Every plan includes fully managed WordPress hosting with SSL, daily off-site backups, malware scanning, automatic core and plugin updates, and uptime monitoring. If something breaks on a Sunday morning, we'll fix it before the 11am service ends.
v.Ongoing Support
Every plan includes 1-on-1 support. You'll have a direct phone number and email for Pastor Dave — not a ticket system, not a call center. Professional plans get a dedicated success manager who proactively reviews your site's performance each quarter.
vi.Why churches choose us
We tried Squarespace. We tried hiring a volunteer. We tried a big agency. None of them got that we're a church, not a small business. IOE did — and Studio finally made the upkeep manageable. — Associate Pastor, Presbyterian Church, FL
Every church-tech company says they understand churches. We actually are one — our founder has been an ordained minister for over a decade. The tone, pacing, and priorities of our work reflect that. And IOE Studio isn't a generic AI tool with a cross sticker on it — it's purpose-built around the rhythms of congregational life.