Worship Times

What Worship Times does

Worship Times is a private, bootstrapped digital agency founded in 2008 that designs, develops, and maintains websites and digital communications exclusively for faith-based organizations, with particular depth in mainline Protestant denominations (Presbyterian Church USA, Episcopal Church, ELCA Lutheran). The company builds all client sites on the WordPress content management system, layering proprietary church-specific tooling — including a Publications tool for document organization, an Event Management system, a Drag and Drop Form Builder via Gravity Forms integration, Video Publications for sermon archiving, and the Call Finder job board — on top of standard integrations with YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook, Instagram (via Smash Balloon), Stripe, PayPal, MemberPress, and WooCommerce. Its service catalog spans more than 50 offerings including custom design, branding, video editing, podcasting, livestream integration, digital ad campaigns, and SEO.

The company monetizes through a tiered pricing structure: five website build packages ranging from $897 (Platform Launch) to $6,697 (Studio Complete), plus custom enterprise projects, with monthly hosting and maintenance fees of $47-$77. The Remote Ministry Assistant offering, starting at $477 per month, layers ongoing managed services — content writing, social media management, newsletter creation, graphic design, and digital marketing — atop the website base. Distribution is primarily consultative and direct, leveraging a free website review CTA, a portfolio of thousands of client engagements, denominational referral networks, and a Facebook Group for church communicators. All services are delivered remotely with no disclosed office locations.

Worship Times claims to have served thousands of organizations since inception, with named clients including The Episcopal Church, Presbyterian Youth Triennium, multiple presbyteries and dioceses, and parish-level congregations across the U.S. Customer relationships frequently span 10+ years, indicating high retention within a niche where switching costs and domain expertise are meaningful. Recent product moves include expansion of the Remote Assistant subscription model, introduction of AI-assisted content generation, and rollout of vertical-specific tools such as The Call Finder.

Name

Worship Times

Legal name

Worship Times

Website

https://worshiptimes.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Worship Times is a private digital agency founded in 2008 that designs WordPress websites, manages digital communications, and provides remote assistant services exclusively for churches, presbyteries, dioceses, and other faith-based nonprofit organizations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Church Website Design and Digital Communications Services

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Advertising (7310)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based Media, Publishing & Broadcasting (Radio, TV, Digital, Press) (BPAGAJAI)

Keywords

• Church website design
• Faith-based communications
• WordPress web development
• Ministry digital services
• Nonprofit web solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Rochester

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Website Design and Build Services: One-time custom website design and development services with tiered pricing packages (Platform Launch, Platform Plus, Studio Essentials, Studio Complete) ranging from $897 to $6,697 for initial build, plus custom projects for complex needs
2. Website Hosting and Maintenance: Monthly hosting and platform maintenance subscriptions ranging from $47 to $77 per month depending on package tier, providing ongoing site management, security, and technical support
3. Remote Ministry Assistant Services: Monthly subscription service starting at $477 per month for ongoing virtual assistant support including website updates, social media management, newsletter creation, copywriting, graphic design, and digital marketing services
4. Professional Services: Additional digital services including video editing, social media planning and implementation, SEO framework setup, event registration management, and digital ad campaign management

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Worship Times builds custom WordPress-based websites for churches and faith-based organizations through five tiered packages (Platform Launch through Studio Custom), and provides recurring digital communications support via its Remote Ministry Assistant service. The company handles the full lifecycle from initial design and development through hosting, maintenance, social media management, newsletters, event tools, and ongoing content updates. Since 2008 the firm has partnered with thousands of ministries including churches, presbyteries, dioceses, and synods.

Product overview

Worship Times is a church website design and digital communications company founded in 2008, offering a comprehensive suite of website packages and services for faith-based organizations. The company operates on a modular service model consisting of five website packages (Platform Launch, Platform Plus, Studio Essentials, Studio Complete, and Studio Custom for custom projects) built on the WordPress content management system. Beyond website packages, Worship Times provides an extensive catalog of 50+ services including design (custom design, logo design, print design, branding), development (website development, custom development, website updates), communications (social media planning, newsletter design/assistance/integration, blogging, digital ad campaigns), media (video, video editing, live streaming, audio, podcasting), events (event management, event registration, RSVPs and tickets, venues and maps), forms and data (drag and drop form builder, surveys, polls and quizzes, digital signatures), and membership (members only, members and membership). The platform integrates with third-party tools including Gravity Forms for forms, WooCommerce and Easy Digital Downloads for e-commerce, YouTube and Vimeo for video, Facebook and Instagram for social media, MemberPress for memberships, and payment gateways Stripe, PayPal, and Authorize.Net. The Remote Assistant service provides ongoing support starting at $477/month.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Platform Launch Fast, simple starter church website build on fixed structures. Includes up to 6 essential pages with fixed layouts designed for church life, giving and livestream embedding, standard pre-built forms, and one guided training session. Best for churches needing clear, functional website quickly.
• Platform Plus Structured but flexible church website built on predefined layouts. Includes up to 20 pages, choice from proven church layouts, ability for team to add pages after launch, events calendar, giving integration, forms, and livestream capabilities with training focused on adding and managing pages.
• Studio Essentials Fully custom church website with one cohesive design throughout. Includes complete custom site, custom home page design, one interior page design applied across the site, up to 40 pages, events calendar, giving, forms, livestream, SEO setup, and training for independent management. Best for churches where most pages follow the same structure.
• Studio Complete Custom church website with different layouts for different site sections, all working together as a unified system. Includes multiple interior page designs, up to 60 pages, flexible navigation and layouts, iterative design process, and training for independent management. Best for churches needing different layouts for different sections.
• Studio Custom Fully custom site design for large, complex, or specialized ministry projects requiring advanced features, custom integrations, or extended planning processes. Projects individually scoped through discovery conversation and written proposal for churches and faith organizations needing bespoke solutions beyond preset tiers.
• Remote Ministry Assistant Ongoing virtual assistant subscription service providing dedicated expert team support for handling website updates, social media management, newsletters, content writing, graphic design, marketing execution, and administrative tasks. Starting at $477 per month, the service delivers continuous digital communications support so church and ministry staff can focus on ministry priorities rather than digital operations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Thousands of organizations served since 2008
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers37 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration26 records

AI capability2 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and standard.

• WordPresscoreTechnology or IntegrationWordPress is the foundational content management system powering all Worship Times websites. As an open-source platform with wide array of tools and integrations, WordPress allows church clients to control their site's content quickly, making edits and updates at any time a breeze.
• Gravity FormscoreTechnology or IntegrationGravity Forms is the primary forms tool included in Worship Times websites, enabling creation of donation forms, registration forms, contact forms, and custom forms without coding. Integrated with various payment gateways for online transactions.
• ZendeskcoreTechnology or IntegrationWorship Times uses Zendesk as their support ticketing system, allowing the entire team to quickly help clients with any issues. Clients can submit support tickets directly from their website or via email ([email protected]).
• Smash Balloon (Instagram)coreTechnology or IntegrationSmash Balloon provides Instagram feed integration for Worship Times websites, allowing churches to display Instagram feeds directly on their website with customization options, responsive design, and dynamic content updates.
• YouTubecoreTechnology or IntegrationYouTube integration allows churches to connect their congregation to worship, faith formation, mid-week programming, special events, children's programs, and choir performances through channel feeds and video archives.
• VimeostandardTechnology or IntegrationVimeo integration provides high-quality video hosting with professional-grade features, customizable player options, advanced privacy settings, analytics, and content security for church video content.
• FacebookcoreTechnology or IntegrationFacebook integration includes page plugins, social media icons, event integration, live streaming support for Facebook Live, and share buttons enabling churches to leverage Facebook's community-building features.
• Amazon S3standardTechnology or IntegrationAmazon S3 storage recommended for audio files which are too large to host directly on church websites, enabling MP3 hosting for podcasts and sermon archives.
• BuzzsproutstandardTechnology or IntegrationBuzzsprout podcast hosting used by clients like Holy Cross Monastery for distributing podcasted sermons and embedding episodes directly on their websites.
• The SEO FrameworkcoreTechnology or IntegrationThe SEO Framework is a powerful plugin installed on all Worship Times sites, providing automatic SEO optimization including page titles, descriptions, structured data, XML sitemaps, and social sharing tags without ads or tracking.
• Stripe and PayPalcoreTechnology or IntegrationPayment gateways integrated with Gravity Forms for processing online donations, event registration payments, and membership subscriptions. Stripe recommended, PayPal also supported.
• WooCommercestandardTechnology or IntegrationE-commerce platform integrated with Gravity Forms for online transactions, product sales, subscription billing, and church product stores (Fair Trade products, books, branded materials).
• MemberPressstandardTechnology or IntegrationMembership tool for full-blown membership systems where users have their own accounts and access to restricted content. Supports one-time or recurring, free or paid, lifetime or limited memberships with multiple protection levels.
• EventbritestandardTechnology or IntegrationTicketing platform integrated with Events Calendar for selling tickets to church events directly from the Worship Times website.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Tithely: Comprehensive church platform covering online giving, church websites, communication, and church management. Comparable to Worship Times because both serve the same end customers (churches and faith orgs) with bundled digital presence and engagement tools.
• Subsplash: Church engagement platform offering websites, mobile apps, giving, video, and communication tools to faith-based organizations. Directly comparable to Worship Times as both provide integrated digital presence solutions for churches, though Subsplash leans more productized/SaaS.
• Sharefaith: Provider of church websites, media (graphics, videos, presentation software), and digital content tailored to faith-based organizations. Comparable to Worship Times in faith-vertical specialization and church website design focus.
• Icon Systems: Church management software (IconCMO) offering website creation, membership, giving, and accounting tools for faith-based organizations. Comparable to Worship Times because both serve congregations and denominational structures with integrated digital infrastructure.
• Flocknote: Church communications platform for email, text messaging, and member engagement used by thousands of faith-based organizations. Comparable to Worship Times' newsletter, email, and digital communication service offerings for the same target audience.
• Ekklesia 360: Faith-based website and church management platform serving congregations with websites, giving, communication, and database tools. Closely comparable to Worship Times in vertical focus, customer base, and bundled service model.

Broad incumbents

• Ministry Brands: Suite of software products for churches and faith-based nonprofits covering giving, websites, communication, child care, and facility management. Comparable to Worship Times as a broad church software incumbent operating in the same end markets with overlapping website and communications capabilities.
• Pushpay: Larger public-traded church engagement platform specializing in digital giving and church software, serving thousands of faith-based organizations across North America. Comparable in vertical focus on church digital infrastructure but at much greater scale and broader product breadth than Worship Times.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/worshiptimes
• Xx.com/WorshipTimes

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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