Creating a church website can be easy, especially if you use The Events Calendar to add a calendar to your WordPress site. But before getting started with The Events Calendar, you’ll want to choose a WordPress theme for your church website. Although we cannot guarantee compatibility with these themes and our plugins, in our opinion, these are the best WordPress themes for churches, especially if you are looking to add a calendar to your church’s WordPress site. Below, you’ll find our picks in no particular order.
Best WordPress themes for churches
Kadence WP
Kadence WP is an excellent pick for building a church website because they’ve got lots of resources to make website creation intuitive for any user. You can use their Church Starter Template, which will add the template to either a single page or you can apply it to your entire website. Simply select the colors and fonts that you’d like to use, and your church website is practically created for you. All you’ll have to add is your content.
Divi
Divi is a popular WordPress theme and page builder that makes website development straightforward for church websites. They’ve got a free layout pack for churches, complete with designs, page layouts, and other features you may want to develop your church’s online presence. And they’ve got multiple church themes to choose from so that you can pick the one that matches your brand the best. You can find lots of examples of church websites using Divi here.
Astra
Astra is a free theme with a premium upgrade option that comes with helpful features like event management, calendar or booking options for weddings and events, a premade donations page with a form, and an attractive design that you can readily customize. They’ve also got a dedicated church theme that you can edit to suit your needs and page builder compatibility if you’d like to integrate with one.
Avada
Avada is another popular multi-purpose WordPress theme and page builder choice. They’ve created a church demo site so that you can see all that their theme and page builder can create for churches with Avada. Plus, they integrate well with The Events Calendar to make adding a calendar to your church WordPress site a breeze.
Enfold
Enfold is a responsive theme that prides itself on being super user-friendly. When it comes to your church WordPress site, ease of use should be at the top of your list since you probably don’t want to pay a developer to add custom code to your website to get the functionality you’d like on your website. Take a look at Enfold’s church demo site to see what you can do with their theme.
Elementor
If you’re into page builders and want an alternative to Divi, Elementor is the way to go. They’ve got a free version for you to start with, and then you can upgrade if you’d like to include additional features and support. You can use their theme builder to customize your church website effortlessly. Plus, it integrates well with common church themes, like ZeGen. And Elementor’s native widgets are 100% compatible with The Events Calendar so that you can add a calendar to any widget area on your website.
Maranatha
Maranatha is a WordPress theme designed specifically for churches. It includes original features like a long homepage with parallax-inspired scrolling, an ability to add a video to your homepage header, and a sticky menu for quick navigation at the top of the page. This theme can also help present your sermons as audio, video, or text, which allows for fewer plugins that may bloat your site and a faster site to boot. They’ve also got some helpful guides to get you started.
Vestry
Vestry is another WordPress theme created with churches and religious events in mind. It’s got a responsive layout so that your users can check out all your church has to offer on the go. And with over 30 premade pages for you to choose from, you have the flexibility to make the website your own. Plus, it’s completely compatible with The Events Calendar to add your calendar of events and GiveWP if you’d like to embed a donation form on your website. You can view Vestry in action on their demo site.
TheGem
TheGem is a highly-adaptable WordPress theme that integrates well with page builders like Elementor and WPBakery. You’ll also find other features like SEO-friendly, fast loading times, and lots of design options. Also, if you’re looking to interact with users in multiple languages, the WPML integration makes language-switching even clearer for your users. Their demo is available here.
Church and Event
As the name suggests, churches and their event schedules are at the forefront of this theme’s vision. With a one-click demo content feature, you’ll be up and running in no time. The Visual Composer allows for quick drag and drop capabilities, and no coding knowledge is needed. Lastly, this theme is compatible not only with The Events Calendar but also with our popular add-ons, like Filter Bar, Events Calendar Pro, and Community Events.
