Church / Faith WordPress + sermon archive + giving 7 weeks $5,500 fixed-scope

Baltimore Megachurch

+340% sermon plays after launching searchable archive

Custom WordPress with Church schema, sermon archive with structured data, and integrated Tithely giving.

Client Multi-campus church
Team 4,200 members
Market Baltimore metro
Top result
3,740
+340%
Sermon plays / mo
from 850
  • Online giving / mo $22,100
  • Recurring givers 287
  • WCAG compliance AA pass
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Before Original site
Old site · Wix / Squarespace / legacy WordPress
Baltimore Megachurch old website — before redesign
After New WordPress site Visit ↗
wordpress · custom theme · WordPress · Tithely
Baltimore Megachurch new WordPress website — after redesign

Measured results

The transformation, by the numbers.

Sermon plays / mo
Before 850
After 3,740
+340%
Online giving / mo
Before $8,400
After $22,100
+163%
Recurring givers
Before 94
After 287
+205%
WCAG compliance
Before Fail
After AA pass
Full compliance

The challenge

Where the project started.

A 4,200-member church had 8 years of sermons stored in 3 different platforms (YouTube, Vimeo, Dropbox). Members wanted to search by topic, scripture, or speaker. The existing site was a Wix template with no search functionality.

Multi-campus church
4,200 members
Baltimore metro
Our sermon library finally has a home. Members search for old messages all the time, and giving has grown faster than membership.
Lead Pastor Multi-campus church

Our approach

How we shipped it, phase by phase.

Every project runs through the same three-phase process. Discovery first, build second, optimize ongoing. No shortcuts.

01
Discovery & Audit
Weeks 1–2

Built custom WordPress site with Church + Event + Sermon schema.

Imported and structured 412 historical sermons with topic, scripture, and speaker taxonomy.

02
Design & Build
Weeks 3–6

Implemented site search with filtering by all three taxonomies.

Tithely integration for online giving with recurring donation prompts.

Event calendar with schema markup for service times and special events.

03
Launch & Optimize
Month 2+

Multi-campus location pages with directions and service times per campus.

Deliverables

What was built and shipped.

  • Sermon archive with 412 entries
  • Searchable taxonomy (topic, scripture, speaker)
  • Tithely giving integration
  • Event calendar with schema
  • Multi-campus location pages

Tech stack

What it runs on.

WordPress CMS
Tithely Plugin
Algolia Performance
Vimeo Pro Plugin
Timeline 7 weeks
Investment $5,500 fixed-scope
Platform WordPress (self-hosted)

Search demand

What multi-campus churchs' customers search for.

These are real monthly searches people make when looking for a business like this one. The new site is built to capture them.

146K combined searches / month
in their market
churches in baltimore
3,600/mo $0.40 CPC local
church near me
110,000/mo $0.50 CPC local
black churches baltimore
1,300/mo $0.20 CPC local
online church service
8,100/mo $0.30 CPC informational
megachurch baltimore
480/mo $0.30 CPC informational
bible study near me
22,200/mo $0.40 CPC local

Data via Ubersuggest · US search volume · intent classified by query type

Why it matters

WordPress done right pays back the investment.

Every project we ship is designed to generate leads, bookings, or revenue, not just look good. The metrics above are what our clients track 90 days post-launch.

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3,740 Sermon plays / mo +340%
$22,100 Online giving / mo +163%
287 Recurring givers +205%
AA pass WCAG compliance Full compliance

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