If you include a listing of upcoming events, release forms that can be printed, your newsletter and calendar, you'll provide a valuable resource to the families you work with. If only a couple have it, you may not want to waste your time at this point. The same may be true of a web page. Try to make your page as practical as possible. Most of us hate being lead on wild goose chases following links that lead us where we do not want to go.
Graphic images slow things down.
Initial Internet surveys have shown that web surfers are likely to jump right out of your page if they do not see near immediate results. A 300k picture of your youth group sure looks neat but the reality is that it will take too long to load. Web programming is much easier than it sounds. Don't be intimidated. You can be up and running with your own web page in a matter of weeks.