Features & Benefits Easy to use - no special knowledge required With HamiltonChurches.com you don't need to know anything at all about web development to build and manage your very own website. We have designed a content manager to help keep things simple. Copy and paste - point and click - Its easy to update your website! It's really that simple. Great for professional developers too! If you do have programming skills, you'll find HamiltonChurches.com lets you simplify the routine tasks so you can use your skill and time on more important things. Exciting Features • Interactive Calendar and News: lets you give everyone access to the most up-to-date information about your programs and events • E-mailer: update your calendar of events, news, bulletin, articles or even a sermon, then send all Church members an email to let them know • Site stats: monitor how many visitors are using your site. on a daily basis you can track how many page views or unique visitors you have had • Online help: get technical support when and where you need it • Provide email accounts for staff and members Innovative design features HamiltonChurches.com has created many great designs to choose from. We continually add more to the list every month. We can also work with you to create a custom design if that is your preference. Otherwise, you can choose from multiple designs keeping your site fresh and unique! Accessible anywhere It's web-based, so you can update your site from any on-line computer in the world! No matter where you are - you will have the ability to manage the content of your website. Flexible administrative options HamiltonChurches.com enables you to assign authority for updating different parts of your site to different people. This is a great feature because you can share the responsibility of site maintenance with those who are willing and interested in helping. Here's a complete summary of what is included in your website package for $60 CAD per month. Website Directory Listing with Hyper-Link Your website will receive a hyper-linked listing in the HamiltonChurches.com online church directory. You will be able to update the community calendar and community news sections from your control panel while participating in a community wide discussion board. Bulletins Cut and paste text right into the website. From your word processor to the website it's just the click of a button! You can also send an email to everyone on your mailing list with a link to the updated information. Calendar Promote Church events on your website and in the HamiltonChurches.com community calendar. This feature is linked to your various ministries and your contact list e-mailer. News Feature news items on your church website and in the HamiltonChurches.com community news section. This feature is linked to your various ministries and your contact list e-mailer. Discussion Board HamiltonChurches.com has created a community discussion board "Discussions" where all churches have access. This is a dynamic place to interact with members of our community. We allow registered users to post messages on the message board and pastor's are able to moderate conversations at an administrative level. There is also a secure forum for pastor's to communicate with one another. Mailing List Keep in touch with every member of your church through your built-in mailing list. A custom designed e-mailer will allow you to keep in touch any time you want. Every time you update you calendar of events, news, bulletin, articles or even a sermon, you can send all your members an email to let them know. This will be the greatest tool you will have to improve communications between the church and its members. Articles Add as many articles as you want to your website, along with a corresponding image. This feature is also linked to your ministries and contact list e-mailer. Ministry Pages The ministries in your Church are a very important part of your website. You will be able to upload photos while linking news, events, and articles to your ministries. You will also be able to delegate content management tasks to your ministry leaders. From any computer they will be able to access the ControlPanel™and update information. ControlPanel® Assign access to the website control panel to different people in your church. You can control levels of administration access for each user. Pastor's Message This section allows the pastor to write a message and update it whenever they want. The pastor's picture can be uploaded here as well. Photo Album Here you can upload photos to your website and create photo albums. Sermons Provide this week's sermon for others to study and review. Type out a sermon in your favorite word processor (such as Microsoft Word) then cut and paste it into the website. It's that easy! Home Page Message & Church Photos Share the vision statement of your church or say anything you wish as a welcome to visitors to your website. Staff Profile your staff with a picture and their biography. Map Included in your website is a flash enabled map with your Church location and contact information provided so that you can be easily found. History Your Church has a story to tell and here is where you share it. Using pictures and text, profile both your Church history and previous pastors. Church Links Promote other ministries and organizations by creating a link to their website. Service Schedule Built into every page of your website is your weekly service schedule. Church Contacts Here you are able to provide contact information for the Church or any person in your Church. Upload a photo, provide an email link and phone number. The Online Bible In the "Site Resources" section of your website is a link to an online bible. Here you can search for a passage or select your favorite version of the bible for personal study. Sacraments Your church may like to provide information about your sacraments. This section allows you to upload information and pictures. Patron Saint If your church has a Patron Saint, this section allows you to upload a picture and write a biography about this person. Daily Bible Reading and Psalm An online daily devotional has been provided for members of your Church to use. Thought of the Day Provided by "Our Daily Bread" is a daily Real Audio file with an encouraging message. Community Information Located on your site will be a link to a local community portal or onlince community news service. Here you can find news, weather, links and much more. Prayer Requests A special form with contact information has been provided for those who desire to submit a prayer request. They can choose to publish their prayer request for others to view or their prayer request can be responded to in private. Email Accounts Create up to 5 different email accounts for your church. Visitors Stats Would you like to know how many people are visiting your website? A tool located in you ControlPanel™ will help you keep track of unique visitors and page views. Church Sponsor If your Church has a member that would like to sponsor your website - the Sponsor page will allow you to upload a photo or logo, a message and contact information about your sponsor. Need More? Expand your website capabilities with available: • Streaming audio and video • Chat • Message board • Custom design • Flash Animation Introduction These options are available at anytime. Please contact us to learn more about these exciting features and associated costs.