Church website maintenance and support
Support that is not counted out in minutes
Most web companies sell you a website and then sell you its upkeep, with church website maintenance billed as a bundle of hours, a call-out rate, an invoice for a change of service time. We have never worked that way, and we are not about to start.
Every Chrestos package, from Essentials upwards, includes unmetered support, unmetered content updates and unlimited security updates for one monthly cost. There is no hourly rate, no ticket allowance and no bill at the end of the month for asking.
The number is 01244 478727, Monday to Friday, and it reaches the people who built your website rather than a call centre. How we host and secure your site is described on our hosting and security page.
No hourly rates,
no surprise invoices
Churches ask us what the catch is, and there is not one. Support and content updates sit inside the monthly price because a website nobody dares to change is no use to anybody, and because we would far rather spend ten minutes making your change than an hour explaining our rates.
It works the same way for a single chapel on Essentials as it does for a circuit on Premium: one price, one team, and as much help as you need.
Ring us as often
as you need to
You will reach the people who designed your website and wrote the software behind it, in Chester, not a call centre and not a ticket queue. Ask us anything: a photograph that will not upload, a page you cannot find, a question about what the Cloud can do.
Training is included too, and it is not a single session on handover day. Come back in a year with a new volunteer and we will train them as well.
Email it over and
we make the change
This is the part churches tell us they cannot find anywhere else. A new service time, a christening, a change of steward, photographs from the summer fair, a whole new page for a new group. Most changes are done within a few working days, and none of them come with a bill.
Your website need never go stale because the person who looks after it is busy or on holiday. If you would rather make the change yourself, Chrestos Classic and above give you the Web Design Tools.
Looked after quietly,
in the background
The software behind your site is patched, monitored and kept up to date by us, continuously, at no extra cost. Certificates are renewed before they expire, backups are taken every day, and security updates are applied as soon as they are available.
You will rarely hear about any of it, which is rather the point. It is the quiet, unglamorous work that keeps a church website safe, and it is included in every package.
Discover more
Explore the tools, compare our packages or talk to the team.
Chrestos Cloud
Web Design Tools, Planmaker, Loudhailer, Database and Digital Signage, all in one place.
Packages & pricing
No build fee and no long contract. Pick the package that suits your church and grow from there.
Talk to us
Questions, a demo or a chat about what your circuit needs. We are happy to help.
Have we answered everything?
Unmetered does not mean we never talk about it. A fair usage policy sits behind these promises, and it exists to stop one church absorbing the time that belongs to all of them. In practice, churches and circuits reach it about as often as they reach the end of the internet. If you ever came close, we would ring you and talk about it, not send you an invoice.
If you would like to know exactly what is covered, ask us. It is a short conversation and there is nothing hidden in it.
Technology for a brighter church