Churches & Religious Organizations
Create a church staff directory - embedded on your website, free to start.
Pastoral team, ministry leaders, and admin staff - all in one searchable directory on your church website. No developer, no IT volunteer, no ongoing maintenance.
The problem
Most church websites don't have a proper staff directory.
Many churches have a static "Meet the Team" page that was set up when the website was built and hasn't been touched since. A pastor who moved on is still listed. The new youth minister isn't. Ministry leaders who volunteer their time aren't on there at all. New visitors to the church - or the website - can't tell who does what or who to contact.
The barrier is almost never care. It's capacity. Most churches don't have a developer or a dedicated web person. Updating the website means finding whoever set it up, or raising it at the next admin meeting, where it gets pushed to the following month.
EmbedStaff gives your church a live, searchable staff directory - pastoral team, ministry leaders, and admin - that your church administrator or comms volunteer can manage from a simple dashboard. No developer, no technical knowledge, and free for most small congregations.
Free plan
Free for small congregations. Forever.
The free plan supports up to 15 staff members and never expires. No credit card, no trial period. For many smaller churches - a pastoral team, a few ministry leads, and admin staff - 15 listings is more than enough to go live today.
Add your church staff directory to your website by pasting one script tag into your Squarespace or WordPress site. The directory appears immediately. When staff or volunteers change, update the dashboard - the website reflects it automatically. You never need to log into the website again.
When your team grows past 15, the Starter plan at $19/month covers up to 75 staff and removes EmbedStaff branding. One flat monthly rate - no per-person fee, no surprise charges.
Pastoral, ministry & admin
Pastoral team on one page. Ministry leaders on another.
A church directory isn't just a list of paid staff. It includes the pastoral team, ministry leaders, small group coordinators, and volunteers who take on key roles. They all belong in the directory - but not necessarily on the same page.
Pre-filtered embeds let you show the right group in the right place. Pastoral team on the About page. Ministry leaders on the Ministries page. Admin contact details on the Contact page. Configure a filter, generate a separate snippet, paste it on the relevant page. One directory, shown differently across your whole church website.
When a volunteer steps down or takes on a new ministry role, update it in the dashboard - they move to the right page automatically. No re-pasting snippets, no editing multiple pages.
Volunteers & privacy
Staff and volunteers manage their own profiles. Privacy controls built in.
Share a form link with your staff and ministry volunteers. They submit or update their own name, title, ministry, bio, and photo at their own pace. Nothing goes live until you approve it - every submission lands in your review queue first.
Not every volunteer wants their phone number or personal email on a public website. Privacy-Safe Mode hides contact details from the public directory entirely - they stay in your dashboard for internal use, but visitors never see them. You can also control visibility field by field, so some staff show a contact email while others show only a name and role.
Features
Everything a church directory needs.
Card grid with headshots
Congregation members recognise faces. Headshots, name, title, and ministry on every card - so visitors know who leads what before they walk through the door.
Pre-filtered embeds
Pastoral team on one page. Ministry leaders on another. Admin on the contact page. One directory, shown differently across your church website.
Staff and volunteer self-submission
Share a form link. Staff and ministry volunteers submit or update their own details. Everything lands in your review queue - nothing goes live until you approve.
Privacy-Safe Mode
Volunteers especially may not want personal contact details public. Hide phone and email from the directory while keeping them in your dashboard.
Show or hide photos
Have headshots for some staff but not all? Toggle photos off entirely for a consistent, polished look - or show them only where you have them.
Works on Squarespace and WordPress
Paste one script tag into your church website. Works on Squarespace, WordPress, Wix, Webflow, and plain HTML. No plugin, no developer, no IT volunteer needed.
Pricing
Free for most churches. $19/mo when you need more.
The free plan supports up to 15 staff and never expires - no credit card required. Most smaller churches and congregations start here and never need to upgrade.
The Starter plan at $19/month covers up to 75 staff, removes EmbedStaff branding, and adds CSV import and email support. One flat monthly rate - no per-person fee, no per-ministry charge.
All paid plans include a 7-day free trial.
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