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Launch Your Church Website

B1.church includes a full website builder at no extra cost. This guide walks you through creating your church website from scratch — setting up your home page, configuring your look and feel, adding key pages, and optionally connecting online giving and event registration forms.

Before You Begin

  • Have your church logo ready (PNG with transparent background works best)
  • Choose 2–3 brand colors for your site
  • If using a custom domain (e.g., yourchurch.com), have access to your DNS provider (GoDaddy, Cloudflare, etc.)
  • If you want online giving on your site, complete Online Giving Setup (Stripe) first

Step 1: Initial Website Setup​

Start by creating your home page and basic site structure.

Follow the Website Initial Setup guide to:

  1. Navigate to Website in B1 Admin
  2. Create your home page with a hero section, welcome message, and key information
  3. Add your church name and tagline

Step 2: Configure Appearance​

Set your site's visual identity — colors, fonts, logo, and footer.

Follow the Appearance guide to:

  1. Upload your church logo
  2. Set your primary and accent colors
  3. Configure the navigation bar and footer
  4. Preview your changes
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Keep your color palette simple — a primary color plus one accent color is usually enough. The website builder will handle the rest.

Step 3: Add Content Pages​

Build out the pages your visitors need most.

Follow the Managing Pages guide to create pages like:

  • About — Your church's story, beliefs, and leadership
  • Sermons — Link to your sermon library
  • Events — Upcoming events and registration
  • Give — Online giving page (requires Stripe setup)
  • Contact — Location, service times, and contact info

Step 4: Connect Your Domain​

If you want to use your own domain name (like yourchurch.com) instead of the default B1 URL:

  1. Go to Website > Settings in B1 Admin
  2. Enter your custom domain
  3. Update your DNS records at your domain provider to point to B1
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DNS changes can take up to 48 hours to propagate. Your site may not be accessible from your custom domain immediately. The default B1 URL will continue to work during this time.

Step 5: Add Giving and Forms​

Enhance your site with interactive elements:

  • Online Giving — Add a giving section so members can donate directly from your website. See Online Giving Setup to configure Stripe first.
  • Registration Forms — Embed Stand Alone forms for event signups, visitor cards, or volunteer applications. See Managing Pages for how to add a form element to any page.

You're Done!​

Your church website is live. Share the URL with your congregation and on social media. You can update content, add new pages, and adjust the appearance at any time from the B1 Admin dashboard.