What to Expect

How it works,
from first call to launch.

A plain-English walkthrough of what working with us actually looks like — and exactly what IOE Studio can do for your church once you're onboard.

The short version

No surprises.
Here's the whole picture.

Most church website projects get stuck because nobody tells you how it works until you're already signed up. We'd rather you know everything before you pay a dollar — the timeline, the deliverables, what we need from you, and what IOE Studio actually does once your site is live.

How we work

Five phases,
one continuous relationship.

Discovery Call

A 20-minute conversation with Pastor Dave — not a sales pitch. We talk about your church, look at your current site, and show you IOE Studio in action.

Timeline: Same week. Proposal within 48 hours if we're a fit.

Website Build

Pick a template or commission a custom build. You'll have one point of contact the whole way through — usually Pastor Dave himself.

Timeline: 4–6 weeks. Two weeks design, two on content, one testing, one launch.

Launch and Onboarding

We migrate, set up SSL, transfer your domain, and walk your team through IOE Studio so you can update content the moment you're live.

Timeline: Launch day — we're on the call, watching the metrics for you.

Hosting and Maintenance

SSL, daily off-site backups, malware scanning, automatic core and plugin updates, uptime monitoring. If something breaks Sunday morning, we fix it before the 11am service ends.

Timeline: Always-on, included with every plan.

Ongoing Support

A direct phone number and email for Pastor Dave — not a ticket system, not a call center. Professional plans add a dedicated success manager with quarterly reviews.

Timeline: As long as you're with us. Cancel anytime.

IOE Studio

The AI platform
that keeps your site fresh.

Three tools every active congregation needs — included with every plan, available the moment you're live.

Banner & Graphics Creator

Generate website banners, social graphics, and event announcements in seconds. Describe what you want — "Easter service invitation, warm tones, cross with light rays" — and the AI handles the design. One-click resizing for every platform.

Site Dr — AI assistant

A conversational assistant that performs real work on your WordPress site by chat:

  • "Update service times to 9am and 11am"
  • "Find broken links on our site"
  • "Run a security scan"
  • "Why is the home page slow?"

Every change runs on a staging environment first. You approve before anything goes live on Sunday.

Smart Automation

The routine tasks that always fall through the cracks — handled automatically:

  • Sermon posting — audio in, post + share graphic + podcast feed out
  • Bulletin uploads — drop the PDF, it appears on your site
  • Event management — create once, publish everywhere
  • Expired-content cleanup — old events archive themselves
What you provide

Less than you think.
More than enough.

Your logo

Or we'll design one. Either way, you keep the file.

Existing content

Your current site, bulletins, brochures — whatever you have. We'll edit and adapt.

Photos & stories

Of your building, your people, your ministries. We'll handle the cropping, AI-fill the gaps if needed.

Sermon archive

YouTube, Vimeo, audio files, PDF transcripts — we import and organize them.

Why churches choose us

Built for churches,
not for small businesses.

Every church-tech company says they understand churches. We actually are one — our founder has been an ordained minister for two decades and currently serves as Stated Clerk of the Presbytery of the Peaks. The tone, pacing, and priorities of our work reflect that. IOE Studio isn't a generic AI tool with a cross sticker on it — it's purpose-built around the rhythms of congregational life: the late-Saturday-night sermon edit, the Easter banner that has to ship Friday, the staff turnover that means nobody remembers the WordPress login anymore.

Squarespace will sell you a template. A volunteer will burn out in eighteen months. A big agency will charge $25K and forget you exist after launch. We charge a fair monthly fee, build something durable, and stay in the conversation as your church grows.

Get started

One conversation.
That's all it takes.

Schedule a 20-minute call with Pastor Dave — no sales pitch, just an honest conversation about what your church actually needs.