Revamped Online Presence for US-Based Community
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Designs created
The volume of design work behind the site.
6
Church locations
Each needing its own content on the same platform.
5
People on the team
Working across a six-hour time zone difference.
The client
ForestHill Church operates in North Carolina, in the United States, across six locations. Netguru built its website.
The challengeWhat the teams actually needed
A church website has an unusual job: it has to carry services, information and community activity in one place, for congregations in different towns.
Challenge 01Services watched live
The platform had to be intuitive and support live streaming of church services.
Challenge 02An interface that bends
The design had to stay flexible enough to carry many different forms of content.
Challenge 03Locations explained interactively
Essential information about the church and where it meets had to reach people in a way they could explore rather than just read.
What we did
One platform, six congregations
The site works as a community resource: information about the church, and a route into what it does.
Sign-ups through their own system
The site connects to Church Community Builder, so the church creates events there and members sign up for them on the website.
Widgets brought into the brand
The CCB integration widgets were adjusted to the church’s style guide, which makes them look like part of the site rather than bolted on.
Different content per location
A content management system lets the church change and customise the main page for audiences in each of its locations.
Live, on demand and in audio
Users take part in live broadcasts, listen to weekly and welcome messages, watch on-demand video suited to what they need, and listen to podcasts hosted on Blubrry.
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