Church Website Design for Churches and Ministries

Giving, donations and tax receipts

Many congregants now give by EFT or card rather than in the offering bag. We show your bank details or a giving link on a dedicated page, and add a note asking people to use a clear reference. If you want online card payments, see our comparison of PayFast, Yoco and Peach.

Only mention tax-deductible donations if SARS has approved your organisation for section 18A receipts. Public benefit organisation status alone does not make a donation deductible, and approval covers specific public benefit activities, so a church may qualify for an outreach or welfare project but not for general worship. If you are approved, the receipt must carry your SARS reference number, and we can add a short receipt request form.

Pages a church usually needs

• Home: service times, address and this week’s highlights.
• Plan your visit: what to expect, children’s church, dress, parking and accessibility.
• About and beliefs: history, leadership and statement of faith or denomination.
• Sermons and livestreams.
• Ministries: youth, kids, cell groups, outreach and care.
• Events and calendar.
• Giving.
• Contact and prayer requests.

Prayer requests and pastoral messages can contain sensitive information, including about religious beliefs and health, which POPIA treats as special personal information. We keep these forms short, send them only to the people who need them and link a privacy policy.

Faith organisations with a wider reach

Some organisations serve members across several countries or languages. We built the global website for MTO Shahmaghsoudi, a school of Islamic Sufism, which presents its teachings, publications and centres to an international audience. Whether you are a single congregation or a network of branches, the structure starts with what a first-time visitor needs to know.