Wow! Pastor Gary that’s a tremendous endeavor! I have similar aspirations and I’m building the foundations for what I want to see for my community at nostr:npub1w4rz7n0vunaau499xh86p84s6v5mmgys48p0nmttt7w36takc9dsf4382j and also my local church.
While I wish my Learn Nostr guide on my website was fully fleashed out, I have learned a lot of running relays for communities like churches for communication.
Just like with most things nostr, it’s not the most user friendly but is definitely the most censorship resistant when done right!
When setting up a community type group - The most important part is the relay. I am running Hodlbods ’frith’ relay. Once you have this relay connected to a website, that is the key to running a nostr group.
The tool you use on the front end is called ‘Flotilla’ you can download that from the App Stores, visit the website, or host it yourself for the most sovereign experience.

Thank you Logen, you have given me some homework
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I use an old raspberry pi 4gb to host the relay and front-end
https://github.com/coracle-social/frith
https://github.com/coracle-social/flotilla
I just told my wife I think I have a use for the old raspberry pi soon my desk and then I got your note 😁
That’s amazing! Would love to help you get setup if you hit a snag.
 
I’m sure I will be in touch, I’m technically challenged at times
