S06About
Who you'll deal with.
Housewright is an old English word for a builder of houses. I build and fix church technology, then hand over the keys.
Who I am
I'm Matthew Ratcliffe, and I live in Witbank. Church technology is my day job: the systems a church staff runs on all week, from service planning and admin tools to reporting, and lately the work of bringing AI into how a team of more than fifty people gets things done. I have also advised another church on its AV system.
I started Housewright for small churches: a pastor and a few volunteers, with no tech team and no time to build one. I would rather set up something your people can run than something that needs me. Outside work you will usually find me on a mountain bike.
How I work
- Advice as you need it: one question answered, or help over months.
- The first call is free. We talk money once we both know what would help, and agree it in writing.
- Everything is set up in your church's accounts, never mine.
- You deal with me directly.
Where
Based in Witbank (eMalahleni). On site anywhere in Mpumalanga, and remote work anywhere in South Africa.
Housewright is a trading name of Matthew Ratcliffe.
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