Plan Your Visit Pages
The most important page on a church website is the one for someone who has never been. Most churches don’t have one.
A Plan Your Visit page is a single page for first-time guests that answers the practical questions (service times, parking, kids, what to wear, how long it lasts) and, ideally, lets them tell you they’re coming. Gina Thomas Studio designs and builds them as part of every Ministry website, or on their own as a Launch project from $1,000.
Why it matters
Walking into a church for the first time takes courage. Before someone shows up, they’re asking quiet questions: Where do I park? Where do my kids go? Will I stand out? A good Plan Your Visit page answers all of them before they have to ask, and makes the first step feel small.
What goes on it
- Service times and address, with a map and parking directions.
- What happens when you arrive: who greets you, where to go, how long it lasts.
- Kids: check-in, ages, safety, and what they’ll do.
- What to wear (the honest answer).
- A few real photos of your entrance, your kids’ area and your people.
- An optional “let us know you’re coming” form so someone can welcome them by name.
For a step-by-step version, read How to write a Plan Your Visit page.
Designed to be found
People search phrases like “church near me” and “what to expect at [your church].” Your Plan Your Visit page is built to answer exactly that, with clear headings, your location and service times in plain text, and the structured data search engines and AI assistants read.
Questions
What is a Plan Your Visit page?
It is a page on a church website for first-time guests, covering service times, location, parking, kids, what to wear and what to expect, often with a form to let the church know you are coming.
Can you add a Plan Your Visit page to our existing website?
Yes. It can be designed and built as a standalone page that links from your current site, starting with the Launch package.
Tell me about your church.
A short note is enough. I’ll reply within two business days with honest next steps, even if that’s “you don’t need a new site yet.”
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