Simple Web Agency. Prepared for Pear Orchard Presbyterian Church · November 2026
For Pear Orchard Presbyterian Church · Ridgeland, MS

You're doing the work of a whole team. Let's give you one.

Communications for a church with as much going on as Pear Orchard is a lot to carry: Sundays morning and evening, Wednesday nights, ministries, emails, the website. This isn't a pitch to replace anything. It's an offer to come alongside you as a partner, so the website stops being one more thing on your list.

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FromBobby D'Alessandro, Simple Web Agency
ForPear Orchard staff & leadership
Background10+ years in church communications
A note before the details

I've sat in your chair.

Bobby D'Alessandro and his wife, Savannah Bobby D'Alessandro with his family

I've spent more than a decade in church communications, at Pinelake Church and First Baptist Starkville and now as a Fractional Communications Director at churches. I know the Friday-afternoon text with details for Sunday, the ministry leader who needs "just a quick website update," and the Sunday announcements that won't stop growing.

I also know that when a church staff is stretched across every channel, the website is usually the first thing to fall behind. That isn't a reflection on anyone. It's what happens when there's more work than hours.

I spent some time on pearorchard.org, and there's a lot to build on. Below you'll find what I think is working, a few things I noticed, a homepage concept built on Pear Orchard's own words and photos, and two ways I could help, from a full rebuild to simply taking updates off your plate.

Grateful for what you do,
Bobby D'AlessandroSimple Web Agency · Jackson, MS
What's already working

Pear Orchard has a great story to tell. Here's what's already strong.

I reviewed every page on the site. Many of the hardest parts of church communication are already done well.

Convictions stated plainly.The Mission and Beliefs pages say clearly what Pear Orchard believes and why. A guest looking for a Reformed, Bible-preaching church will find it.
A weekly rhythm that's kept up.This week's bulletins (Nov 8) are posted, and the church blog was updated Oct 22. Someone is faithfully keeping the weekly pieces current.
A ministry for every ability.Sonbeams offers respite nights, an inclusive VBS and a medical equipment lending program. Very few churches do this, and it's a story guests should see.
Wednesday nights for the whole family.Dinner at 5:15, then classes from nursery and catechism to youth, adult Bible studies, choir and ESL. That's a real on-ramp for new families.
A deep teaching library.Morning and evening sermons, plus youth large-group talks, Young Marrieds lectures and Sunday school recordings. That's a library most churches would love to have.
Clear volunteer asks.Get Involved names each ministry area, the specific ways to serve and who to contact. Most churches never get that specific.
A school on campus.Christ Covenant School gives families a reason to be at Pear Orchard all week, and a natural bridge to the church.
A history worth telling.The History page and the photos of a full sanctuary on Sunday show a church with deep roots in Ridgeland.
A few things I noticed

The small stuff that slips when there's more work than hours.

None of these are big on their own, and every church site I've worked on has had a list like this. A second set of hands catches them before guests do.

I'm happy to walk through any of these on a quick call, whether or not we work together.

Quick fixes
  • The newest sermon on the Sermons page is from June 21, 2026, so anyone listening before they visit hears five-month-old messages.
  • The homepage's Google listing and browser tab just say "POPC." No page has a search description, and none mention Presbyterian, Ridgeland or MS.
  • Pastor Matheus Inácio still shows a "Photo coming soon" box on the Staff page.
  • Young Adults & Young Families is one line: "Contact Pastor Charles for more information!"
  • Weekly Updates asks people to email the office to subscribe, while the homepage already has a sign-up form. The address also appears three different ways across the site.
Bigger picture
  • The top of the homepage is a photo of the building and three buttons. There's no welcome, and service times are a click away.
  • Below that, six event flyers carry the homepage, written for members. Women, Fellowship, Missions and Church Forms are also mostly image tiles, so Google sees near-empty pages.
  • There's no Plan a Visit page. Parking, what to expect and what happens with my kids aren't answered anywhere.
  • The menu has 26 links organized by department, with member tools like the Directory and Forms mixed in with guest pages.
  • Some labels use insider names, like POPC, Sonbeams and Officers.
A homepage concept

Who you are, in words a first-time guest understands.

To show what's possible, I built a working homepage concept using Pear Orchard's own words, times, ministries and photos. Nothing new was invented. It's your content, reorganized around the questions a newcomer is asking.

Pear Orchard Presbyterian Church, PCAA PCA church in Ridgeland, MSWorship the triune God. Grow in His Word. Belong.Plan Your Visit
8:30 & 11:00 Worship10:00 Sunday School6:00 Evening
  1. Promise: Worship, grow, belong. "A PCA church in Ridgeland, Mississippi" up top, with all four Sunday times and the address right underneath.
  2. Answer: New here? What a service is like, what about my kids, and what you believe, answered before a guest has to ask.
  3. Preview: Hear last Sunday. The latest sermon sits near the top for people who want to listen before they visit.
  4. Plan: Expect → Visit → Belong. Arriving, kids and worship, then Wednesday nights and next steps to make it home.
Open the Homepage Concept →
Two ways I could help

Pick the partnership that fits your season.

Every option makes me part of your team, not a vendor you have to manage. You stay in charge of what Pear Orchard says. I handle the website so you don't have to.

Option 1

Squarespace rebuild + Simple Church Hub, managed

A fresh, guest-focused site on the platform your staff already knows, with Simple Church Hub included so ministry updates come to you for a quick decision and go live when you approve them.

$3,750one-time build + hub
$250/momanagement
  • Story-focused homepage and menu based on the concept
  • Full rebuild on the current version of Squarespace (7.1), every page rewritten and redesigned
  • Flyer content rebuilt as real text, with descriptions on every photo
  • Sermon player that updates automatically from YouTube, organized by series and preacher
  • Simple Church Hub included: one inbox for requests and calendar events, a 6-week promotion map, projects with checklists and team chat, volunteer scheduling with accept-or-decline links, and a weekly meeting that drafts itself. With the rebuild, website publishing is unlocked: approved events go straight to the site's calendar, homepage and ministry pages.
  • Redirects so old links and Google rankings carry over
  • Staff training, so you're never locked out of your own site
Best if: you want a site your team can keep editing in Squarespace, at the platform cost you already pay.
Squarespace plan continues, billed directly to Pear Orchard · ~10 weeks to launch
Option 2

Monthly partner on your current site

Keep the Squarespace site you have. I become your website person, starting with the fixes above.

$0no build cost
$350/moup to 5 hrs · or $75/hr as needed
  • First month: I catch up sermons and clean up everything in "A few things I noticed"
  • Your ministry leaders send updates straight to me
  • Events, sermons, staff and photos kept current
  • Seasonal homepage refreshes for Advent, Easter and new series
  • Monthly check for broken links and outdated pages
  • An easy path to the full rebuild whenever you're ready
Best if: a rebuild isn't in this year's budget, but you need help now.
Month to month after the first 3 months · start within a week

Side-by-side

Option 1 · Squarespace rebuildOption 2 · Monthly partner
Up-front$3,750$0
Monthly (me)$250$350
Platform cost/yrYour current Squarespace planYour current Squarespace plan
Who posts updatesMinistry leaders through the hub, live when you approve (I handle the rest)Me, from emails sent straight from ministry leaders
New homepage & menuYesLight refresh within the current site
Time to launch~10 weeksStart within a week

My hourly rate is $75. One-time builds are 50% to start and 50% at launch. Monthly plans have a 3-month minimum, then continue month to month.

Simple Church Hub · Included in the Squarespace rebuild

Run Pear Orchard's communications from one simple hub.

Simple Church Hub's 6-week promotion map

Simple Church Hub is the communications software I built from a decade of running church comms. Requests, events, projects, volunteers and your weekly staff meeting live in one place your whole team can see, and with the rebuild, it publishes events and more straight to the new website.

  • One inbox for ministry requests and calendar events
  • A 6-week map of what's promoted where
  • Projects, volunteer scheduling and a weekly meeting that drafts itself

Included with the Squarespace rebuild (Option 1), which also unlocks publishing straight to the website.

View Simple Church Hub →Try the demo
How we'd start

Low pressure, one step at a time.

Step 1

A 20-minute call

We talk through what's on your plate and what would help most. No commitment.

Step 2

Pick an option

We choose what fits Pear Orchard's budget and season. I can help you present it to leadership.

Step 3

Quick wins first

In the first 30 days I fix the small issues, so you see progress right away.

Step 4

A steady rhythm

Updates flow through me every week, and you get your time back for the work only you can do.

Let's give you a teammate.

Whether it's a full rebuild or just taking updates off your plate, I'd love to help. If it's useful, I'm also glad to walk you and your leadership through the concept.

Email Bobby Call 662-364-6562