A website is the most basic thing your church needs in the online world, even before you begin to think about social media.
A good website should easily offer the basics about where you are, who you are and what you do, and be inviting and welcoming in the way it does it. Make sure your homepage has a welcome message on it, perhaps from the vicar, and pictures of the church, ideally with people in it! A good homepage will have an invitation to services or events that are coming up – or link quickly to social media where those can be readily be found.
A good tip for all communication is to ask a friend or relative who doesn't go to church to look at the website. What impression does it give them of your church? Are there words or concepts that could be made simpler to understand?
If you need any advice or help, please contact the Diocesan Communications Team on 01904 699530 or comms@yorkdiocese.org.