As a volunteer at my local house of worship, I realize that many of the church members are technology—challenged and view the computer as troublesome. The concept of putting together an effective, interactive church website seems like a large mountain to climb. The creators of Godbit realize this niche and have created a website to help church pastors and members to develop better websites in the name of God.

The name Godbit actually has two significant meanings. The creators felt it was powerful to couple the infinite immenseness of God with the immeasurable smallness of a bit. There is a Norwegian definition for Godbit that means, “a small piece of something good, especially in reference to food.” In essence, the creators of Godbit are offering food for thought to churches and pastors so they can reach out to their religious community through a well—designed, modern website designed in a blog format.

The creators of Godbit are all Christians from multiple denominations with various levels of computer and Internet expertise. Their mission is to educate churches and pastors about web development so they can let go of outmoded methods of coding that make their websites sub—par quality. By offering free information about web development and sharing the triumphs of other churches through their featured sites gallery, Godbit gives churches a way to catch up with the Web standards used by the rest of the world. Visitors to Godbit can also get involved in community discussions at the website’s forum to learn more about web development and the techniques that are working for other churches.

Clearly the multiple creators and participants at Godbit are devoted to their mission because the website has no ads and does not accept donations. Because the Internet has become a leading way of communicating today, Godbit offers a necessary service for free to churches and pastors looking to reach out to their parishioners online.

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