Agaricus bisporus,
for a beginner to build a website for a club
and
It will need to have secure password access for members, a paypal facility for bookings, subscriptions etc.
Ooh err... a bit of run before you can walk going on here, Sir.
Suggest you take one step at a time, and build the basic website to a level that you are satisfied with before moving on to dynamic database driven elements.
Try Adobe Dreamweaver. Not free, but has been around for donkey's years.
Oh, and seasons greetings to you !