FAQ eCatholic Partnership
We are happy to announce that the Archdiocese of Detroit has partnered with eCatholic, one of the largest providers of digital tools for the Catholic Church.
Through this partnership, parishes can build their website using a template designed exclusively for the Archdiocese of Detroit and optimized for mission. Parishes and schools will also have the option to easily add content from the Archdiocese of Detroit directly onto their websites. This content includes: Unleash the Gospel, Detroit Catholic, Detroit Catholic en Espanol, live streams from the Archdiocese of Detroit (Masses, rosaries, and other liturgies), COVID-19 updates, and more.
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eCatholic is one of the largest providers of digital tools for the Catholic Church, serving more than5,000 dioceses, parishes, schools, and ministries in 50 states and 20 countries.
Here are just a few of the qualities that we considered when deciding to partner with eCatholic:
- Catholic: The eCatholic team is Catholic and many of them have worked in the Church in some capacity, so they understand the needs of the Church.
- Experience: Over the past 15 years, they have had the opportunity to serve thousands of Catholic dioceses, parishes, and schools.
- Great Customer Service: They have one of the best rated customer support teams serving the Catholic Church.
- Priced for Ministry: eCatholic pricing is simple and affordable. Instead of costing thousands of dollars like some similar services, each website supported by eCatholic is only $50 per month.
- Continue to Improve: eCatholic is constantly improving their platform.
Through this partnership, parishes and schools in the Archdiocese of Detroit will be able to upgrade to a beautiful website that is very easy to use and maintain.
Parishes can build eCatholic websites using a template that has been designed exclusively for the Archdiocese of Detroit and, importantly, that is optimized for mission.
Parishes and schools will also have the option to easily add content from the Archdiocese of Detroit directly to their websites. This content includes: Unleash the Gospel, Detroit Catholic, Detroit Catholic en Español, live streams from the Archdiocese of Detroit (Masses, rosaries, and other liturgies), COVID-19 updates, and more.
- eCatholic can transform your parish website from outdated or non-existent into beautiful, welcoming, and mobile-friendly.
- If your existing site needs an overhaul, eCatholic can help transform it from stale and difficult to maintain into a site that is easy to update and manage going forward.
- eCatholic will help your parish create dynamic and engaging websites.
- eCatholic will make your website unified, consistent, and connected.
eCatholic also provides online donation and payments, live streaming, stock photos, and graphic design. These additional services are not included in the partnership with the Archdiocese of Detroit but can be purchased separately if the parish chooses to.
Visit their website, ecatholic.com to learn more about them and the services they provide to dioceses, parishes, and schools.
Yes. The National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak recently used the new custom-designed template to beautifully overhaul their website. You may view it at https://www.shrinechurch.com/
Parishes and schools that choose to use eCatholic will be charged $50 per month for each website (e.g., if there are separate websites for a parish and parish-based school, the monthly fee is $100). The monthly fee includes a website, CMS (content management system), hosting, VIP support, and ongoing updates.
Through this partnership, parishes will not pay the $350 migration fee to move content from current website to new eCatholic website.
Through the archdiocesan partnership, parishes will be billed every month by the Archdiocese of Detroit. You will not be billed by eCatholic.
No, you do not have to use the Archdiocese of Detroit-custom template, but we highly encourage you to consider switching to the custom template. Our team in the Archdiocese of Detroit created a design that matches the missionary focus of our faith community: serving not only current parishioners, but also those who are seeking engagement with the Church and parishes.
The template also makes the parish website more welcoming by prioritizing the most important information, eliminating content that is a distraction to the end-user, and highlighting the life and ministry of the parish.
Since you are an existing eCatholic customer, your parish will receive a communication from eCatholic with more details about the change. You will receive refunds from eCatholic pro-rated for the rest of the year and then will be billed by the Archdiocese of Detroit going forward.
No. Other than the $50 monthly fee per website, there is no additional cost to switch to the new mission-focused template designed exclusively for our Archdiocese of Detroit parishes.
