Live in an afternoon.
No developers needed. If you can copy-paste a YouTube embed, you can set up Narthex.
Add your church's information
Sign in and paste your website URL — we'll pull your service times, location, ministries, and giving info automatically. Or type it in yourself. You review and edit everything before the bot ever sees a visitor.
Drop in one line of code
After setup, you'll see a single script tag like this. Copy it and paste it into the footer of your church website — instructions for every major platform are below.
<script src="https://narthex.chat/embed/narthex.js"
data-church-id="YOUR-CHURCH-ID" async></script>Welcome your visitors — around the clock
The moment the snippet is live, your visitors see a friendly chat bubble. Logistics questions — service times, directions, programs, giving — are answered instantly. Theological questions, prayer requests, and pastoral needs are routed to whichever staff member you designate. Leads and the questions dashboard land in your inbox.
What it won't do — and why that's good.
- Logistics only — no theology — Service times, directions, programs, giving: yes. Theological, doctrinal, or pastoral questions: always routed to a real person, never answered by the bot.
- Won't make up answers — If something isn't in your knowledge base, it says so and suggests contacting the office directly.
- Won't replace your team — It handles the informational load so your people can focus on what only they can do.
- Won't go off-brand — Everything it says comes from information you provide — no hallucinated service times or invented beliefs.
Install on your platform
Squarespace
- Go to Settings → Advanced → Code Injection
- Paste the embed snippet in the "Footer" field
- Save and publish
Wix
- In the Wix Editor, click the + Add menu
- Choose Embed → Custom Embeds → Embed a Widget
- Switch to code view and paste the snippet
WordPress
- Install any plugin that allows custom header/footer code
- Or add the snippet in Appearance → Theme Editor → footer.php before </body>
- Save and view your site
Webflow
- Open Project Settings → Custom Code
- Paste the snippet in the Footer Code field
- Publish your site
Using a different platform? We're happy to help. Contact us and we'll walk you through it.