Hi, Doug.

Have you considered shared hosting? One of my largest web clients, an electric cooperative, has used GoDaddy for years (for their website, not for email); it's inexpensive and reliable with no server maintenance headaches. Personally, I prefer HostGator (no affiliation) and their hosting is dirt cheap as well.

For the front end, WordPress has evolved into a powerful (free) content management system -- it's not just for blogs anymore -- and there are all sorts of free or inexpensive plugins (including an FAQ module). WordPress also has something called "multisite" that will enable you to run multiple websites on a single WordPress installation (each site can have its own theme); that, along with WP BuddyPress can power a large social network, if you want:

http://buddypress.org/

Sorry if I've missed the mark on this, have been staring at my monitor all day and my reading comprehension is on the wane this afternoon.

Scott, New Orleans
An ETS lurker since Katrina.

P.S. If you go with a Software as a Service (SaaS), such as squarespace.com, you'll be married to their hosting and proprietary platform -- I've got a client now who is trying to migrate 3 websites from there and it's going to be a pain.