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The brief

Calvary Church began in 2023 in a pastor’s living room, with four people. Today it is a growing family in Solheim, Johannesburg. The website needed to catch up with the church. We redesigned it to look beautiful, work on every phone and help more people find Calvary online.

Working with Pastor Ashlin and Candace

We worked closely with Pastor Ashlin and Candace from the first conversation to launch. They know their congregation, and they know the people they are still trying to reach.

We started with the content from the old website and kept what mattered: their story, their ministries and their heart for people. Then we gave it a new structure and a new look, and shaped every page around the church’s own needs, from Sunday services and prayer requests to the youth ministry, Bible School and building fund.

See it in motion

A short walk through the new Calvary Church website.

One story, page by page

The homepage reads like a welcome, not a notice board. Each section answers one question a first-time visitor has.

  1. The Calvary Church homepage: an aerial view of Johannesburg behind the headline Welcome home, with a countdown to the next Sunday gathering
    Welcome home. A warm first impression, with a live countdown to Sunday at 9AM.
  2. The Calvary Church mission section: photo cards for Encounter Jesus, Find Family, Discover Purpose and Make a Difference
    Who they are. Four simple commitments, told with photographs of the church.
  3. The Meet our pastors section, with a photograph of Pastor Ashlin and Candace
    Who leads. Visitors meet Pastor Ashlin and Candace before they walk through the door.
  4. The This week at Calvary section, listing Sunday Service, Calvary Kids and Bible School with their times
    When to come. Every weekly gathering, with its day and time, in one list.
  5. The church history timeline: a living room in 2023, a move to Edenvale, and today stepping into a new season
    Where it is going. The church’s story, leading to the building fund.

Built for the phone in every pocket

Most people will find Calvary on a phone, often on a Saturday night while deciding where to go on Sunday. The new site is fully mobile responsive, so every page works as well on a small screen as it does on a laptop.

  • Layouts that adapt to phones, tablets and desktops
  • Large, easy-to-tap buttons and a simple menu
  • Service times and the address always close at hand
  • Giving, prayer requests and sign-ups that work on the go
The homepage on a phone
This week at Calvary on a phone
The Give page on a phone
The Ministries page on a phone
Meet our pastors on a phone
The Plan your visit page on a phone
The Next Gen youth page on a phone
The church timeline on a phone
The Calvary Bible School page on a phone
The Our story page on a phone
The church vision on a phone
The Leadership page on a phone

What we built

  1. 01

    Their words, a new home

    We kept the content from the old website and reorganised it, so the church’s own voice comes through on every page.

  2. 02

    A clear first step

    “Plan a visit” is on every page, with the service time and the address at 91 Main Road, Solheim, never more than a tap away.

  3. 03

    A place for every ministry

    From Next Gen youth to Calvary Kids, Life Groups, Bible School and the prison ministry, each one is easy to find and easy to join.

  4. 04

    Ways to get involved

    Next Steps, the Dream Team, prayer requests, Bible School sign-ups and giving all have their own pages.

  5. 05

    A countdown to Sunday

    A live countdown on the homepage shows exactly how long until the next service, so there is always a reason to plan a visit.

Built to be found

A beautiful website only helps if people can find it. Behind the design, we set Calvary up to be found on Google, and to be measured, from the day it launched.

Calvary Churchhttps://calvarychurch.co.za Calvary Church Solheim | A Church in Johannesburg Calvary Church is a welcoming church at 91 Main Road, Solheim, Johannesburg. Join us on Sundays at 9AM, find a life group and come home.
The search title and description we wrote for the homepage
  • SEO

    Search engine optimisation

    Every page has its own search title and description, written around how people look for a church in Johannesburg, with clear headings and descriptive page addresses.

  • Google

    Google Search Console

    We verified the site with Google Search Console and submitted its XML sitemap, so Google can find and index every page. It also lets us see which searches bring people to the site.

  • Schema

    Structured data

    Behind the scenes, the site tells Google that Calvary is a church, with its address and service times, so search results can show the right details.

  • Sharing

    Link previews

    When a page is shared on WhatsApp, Facebook or X, it shows a proper image, title and description instead of a bare link.

  • Speed

    Fast and accessible

    Images load as visitors scroll, text appears without waiting for fonts, and every photograph has descriptive alt text for screen readers and search engines.

  • Insight

    Analytics and privacy

    Google Analytics shows how people find and use the site, with a cookie banner and privacy, cookie and terms pages in line with POPIA.

Calvary Church opens the doors. We help people find them.

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