Cornerstone
Episcopal, Anglican and Lutheran parishes that keep the calendar
Chapter
Minsters, cathedrals and large historic churches with visitors as well as a congregation
What it is
The only template of the ten built for two audiences at once — a congregation of a few hundred and several hundred visitors a day who are not there to worship. It is also the only one whose front page is not a hero: it is a ruled broadsheet, with the whole of today running down one side.
The only template built for two audiences at once. The front page is a ruled broadsheet: the lead story, two briefs, and the whole of today down the right-hand side — services and open hours together, in one timetable, because a visitor at the door does not care which of the two a thing is. There are pages for the building, the tower and who actually runs the place.
What is in it
- A broadsheet front page — lead, two briefs, and the day's timetable as an aside spanning both rows
- The horarium: services and open hours in one list, because a visitor at the door does not care which is which
- An open strip that says in words whether the doors are open right now
- Pages for the building, the glass and the tower — the things visitors actually come for
- “The Chapter” and “Who does what”, because a cathedral's governance is a real question with a real answer
- “What it costs to stand here”, which is the honest version of a donation appeal
All 8 pages
Every one is written — there is no placeholder text in any of them. Click any page to open it in the live demo.
What to change first
The horarium. It is the spine of the template and the thing both audiences read — get the day right and the rest of the site is decoration.
Questions about Chapter
We are not a cathedral. Is it overkill?
It suits any church with significant visitor traffic — a town-centre church that stays open, a pilgrimage site, a building people come to see. The test is whether you have two audiences, not whether you have a dean.
Does the broadsheet layout work on a phone?
Yes, and the order changes deliberately: the aside carrying today's timetable moves above the lead story, because “is it open” is the question a visitor standing outside is actually asking.
