We've designed two distinct concepts for your new website — each one genuine, each one built around MCC's identity, just interpreted differently. Review both, compare them, and let us know which direction feels like home.
Light, airy, and intentional. Ultra-thin Fraunces display type, heavy negative space, and a single terracotta accent — the homepage pulls you into the deeper pages rather than saying everything at once.
View Concept A ↓A grounded, architectural presence. Opens on heritage sage and lands on warm stone — earthy, confessional, cathedral-garden. Sturdy like the plains it stands on.
View Concept B ↓| Attribute | Concept A — Editorial Minimalist | Concept B — Structural Modernism |
|---|---|---|
| Feeling | Spacious, quiet, intentional — the hush before worship begins. Light and airy throughout. | Grounded, architectural, confident — heritage sage opens the page and lands on warm stone. A confessional, cathedral-garden sturdiness. |
| Typography | Fraunces Light (variable optical size, ultra-thin display) + Figtree body + JetBrains Mono labels — editorial weight contrast | Besley slab serif (500–600, structural verticals) + DM Sans body + DM Mono all-caps labels — architectural rather than literary |
| Color Palette | Warm paper cream #FAF7F2, ink charcoal #1C1917, single terracotta accent #C1553C — restrained by design | Cool taupe/stone body #DED9C9, heritage sage hero #6B7455 / #525E42, sage-olive accent #6B7A5A — earthy, confessional, visually distinct from A |
| Hero Treatment | Full-bleed paper hero, huge thin display type with staggered word reveal, italic terracotta accent word | Heritage sage opening band — muted, cathedral-garden tone — with vertical mono index mark, then transitions to warm stone body. Different silhouette at every scroll position. |
| Layout Style | Generous negative space, hairline rules, asymmetric editorial grid. Home minimises copy and routes visitors to sub-pages. | Dense architectural grid with visible hairline columns, numbered section indexes, squared buttons, rule-separated rows. Information-forward. |
| Signature Details | Variable-font opsz axis, staggered animation-delay reveals, paper grain overlay, italic accent words | Expandable event rows with chevron toggles, duotone sage-tinted photography, vertical mono index marks, all-caps DM Mono micro-labels |
| Best for | Visitors who respond to restraint and craft. Positions the church as thoughtful, confessional, and confident — letting the theology do the heavy lifting without visual shouting. | Visitors who want a sturdy, grounded first impression — the sense of a congregation with deep roots and clear convictions. Content-dense without feeling cluttered. |
| Weakness | Minimalism is unforgiving: photography, typography, and every line of copy must be pristine. Low-quality images or cluttered content will break the spell. | The dense grid and saturated hero carry visual weight — requires good photography and disciplined tonal balance to keep the heritage sage from dominating the stone body below. |
| Est. & Pages | Est. 1951 · Home, About, Beliefs, Sermons, Events (expandable), Contact | Est. 1951 · Home, About, Beliefs, Sermons, Events (expandable), Contact |