"Thank you for all your hard work on the website. We are really pleased with it".

Philippa Boardman, St Mary Magdalene Church, Wandsworth

St Mary Magdalene Church, Wandsworth is a lively and inclusive church that is eager to give a warm welcome to everyone.

How the website was designed and built

When the contact form from Philippa first came in we could see that the church were in a bit of a difficult situation because they had had a website designed recently, but their provider had told them that they could no longer support the site. We called as soon as we received the email and started to create St Mary Magdalene's website in Church Pages.

The Isaiah template seemed the best fit for St Mary Magdalene, and we were fortunate enough to have a brand document, copy, and images. The site was large, with well over a hundred pages and so we set to work to create the site within the time limit of 6 weeks. We wanted the website to look modern without compromising the traditional feel of the church. We used effects to make the site more engaging and provided training so that the team at St Mary Magdalene could add pages themselves so that the information on the soldiers commemorated on the Memorial Rood Screen could be completed.

The finished website benefits from:

• A highly engaging website that benefits from and easy to use Content Management System.
• A branded site that clearly represents Wandsworth and the church.
• Clear navigation that improves the user's experience.
• Strong use of imagery to reflect the church's activities.
• A blog to keep the local community aware of what is happening at the church.

What else did Church Pages do?

We provided training, sourced loyalty free images, and optimised the site.

We also added in web stats.

Completed the site within the time constraints given.

How did the website go live?

Once everything was in place we worked with St Mary Magdalene's existing provider to get the site live with no down time for the church's email.

Conclusion

The church were pleased with the new site, and that it was completed within the time that Church Pages had promised them. St Mary Magdalene Wandsworth's website can be seen here.