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Semente
I just arrivedAcabei de chegar
HomeInícioServicesCultosJust arrivedChegueiGroupsCélulasEnglishInglêsGiveDízimos
Semente
HomeInícioServicesCultosJust arrivedChegueiGroupsCélulasEnglishInglêsGiveDízimos

118 Waverly St, Framingham, MA 01702

(555) 014-6610

contato@example.org

I just arrivedAcabei de chegar

Home groupsCélulas

Church in a living room near youA igreja numa sala perto de você

Sunday is one room of three hundred people. The week happens in eleven living rooms across MetroWest, eight to fifteen people in each.No domingo somos trezentas pessoas numa sala só. A semana acontece em onze salas pela região, de oito a quinze pessoas em cada uma.

Where we meetOnde nos reunimos

Pick the closest living roomEscolha a sala mais perto

Addresses go out by text after you say hello, so hosts know who's coming.O endereço vai por mensagem depois que você se apresenta, para o anfitrião saber quem vem.

Route 9Route 135Route 20ABCDEN↑400 ft
  1. A

    Tuesday group · hosts Edilene and PauloCélula de terça · anfitriões Edilene e Paulo

    Downtown FraminghamCentro de Framingham

    Near Concord St & Union Ave, Framingham

    • TuesdayTerça8:00 PM

    Walkable from church. Kids welcome, toys in the corner.Dá para ir a pé da igreja. Crianças bem-vindas, brinquedos no canto.

    DirectionsComo chegar
    Downtown Framingham
  2. B

    Friday group · hosts Marcos and TatiCélula de sexta · anfitriões Marcos e Tati

    Marlborough

    Near Main St & Bolton St, Marlborough

    • FridaySexta8:00 PM

    Mostly young couples. Pizza on the first Friday.Muitos casais jovens. Pizza na primeira sexta do mês.

    DirectionsComo chegar
    Marlborough
  3. C

    Wednesday group · host Dona LourdesCélula de quarta · anfitriã Dona Lourdes

    Milford

    Near Main St & Congress St, Milford

    • WednesdayQuarta7:30 PM

    For anyone who can't make the Wednesday prayer service in Framingham.Para quem não consegue ir ao culto de oração em Framingham.

    DirectionsComo chegar
    Milford
  4. D

    Thursday group · hosts Wellington and SaraCélula de quinta · anfitriões Wellington e Sara

    Hudson

    Near Main St & Washington St, Hudson

    • ThursdayQuinta8:00 PM

    Second floor, no lift. Ask about the ground-floor group in Marlborough instead.Segundo andar, sem elevador. Se precisar, pergunte pela célula térrea de Marlborough.

    DirectionsComo chegar
    Hudson
  5. E

    Monday women's group · host FernandaCélula de mulheres de segunda · anfitriã Fernanda

    Natick

    Near Route 27 & Route 135, Natick

    • MondaySegunda7:30 PM

    Babies in arms welcome.Bebê de colo é bem-vindo.

    DirectionsComo chegar
    Natick

How a night goesComo é uma noite

Two hours, more or lessDuas horas, mais ou menos

Someone opens the door and there is food already on the table. You eat first, because most people came straight from work. Then a song or two, someone reads Sunday's passage again, and everyone says what they noticed.Alguém abre a porta e já tem comida na mesa. Primeiro se come, porque a maioria veio direto do trabalho. Depois um ou dois louvores, alguém lê de novo o texto de domingo e cada um fala o que percebeu.

The last half hour is prayer and practical stuff: who needs a ride to the airport, who heard about a job in Southborough, whose mother in Valadares is in the hospital. That last half hour is usually why people stay.A última meia hora é oração e assunto prático: quem precisa de carona para o aeroporto, quem soube de vaga em Southborough, de quem é a mãe que está internada em Valadares. Normalmente é por essa meia hora que as pessoas ficam.

No group feels right? Tell us, and we'll introduce you to another one.Nenhuma célula encaixou? Avise, que a gente te apresenta outra.

From the groupsDas células

Why people keep coming back on a weeknightPor que o pessoal volta durante a semana

Marcos T.
My first job here came from somebody's cousin in my home group. So did my first apartment.Meu primeiro trabalho aqui veio do primo de alguém da célula. O primeiro apartamento também.
Marcos T.Marlborough groupCélula de Marlborough
Edilene S.
On Sundays I'm with three hundred people. On Tuesdays nine of them know exactly how my week went.No domingo estou com trezentas pessoas. Na terça, nove delas sabem exatamente como foi a minha semana.
Edilene S.Downtown group hostAnfitriã da célula do centro
Rafael D.
I came for the English class and stayed for the Friday group. My English is still bad. My friends are good.Vim pela aula de inglês e fiquei pela célula de sexta. Meu inglês continua ruim. Meus amigos são ótimos.
Rafael D.Youth, age 22Rede Jovem, 22 anos

Tell us your town. We'll text you an address.Diga sua cidade. A gente manda o endereço por mensagem.

Most groups have room for two or three more.A maioria das células tem lugar para mais duas ou três pessoas.

Find a home groupEncontre uma célula
Semente

An independent evangelical church started in an apartment on Concord Street in 2009. Portuguese first, English always welcome.Uma igreja evangélica independente que começou num apartamento da Concord Street em 2009. Português primeiro, inglês sempre bem-vindo.

Pages

  • HomeInício
  • ServicesCultos
  • Just arrivedCheguei
  • GroupsCélulas
  • EnglishInglês
  • GiveDízimos

Find usOnde estamos

  • 118 Waverly St, Framingham, MA 01702
  • (555) 014-6610
  • contato@example.org
  • Sun 10 AM and 6 PMDom 10h e 18h
  • Wed 8 PM prayerQua 20h oração
  • Tue & Thu 7:30 PM English classesTer e qui 19h30 inglês
© 2026 Igreja SementeWebsite by Greater Purpose Web

Design notes

Why Igreja Semente looks the way it does

A bilingual site for a Brazilian evangelical church whose real work happens between Sundays: helping families who arrived last month get warm, learn English and find a living room to belong in. Portuguese leads everywhere a member would look; English is never an afterthought.

Built for
Brazilian immigrants in MetroWest Boston, many recently arrived from Minas Gerais, plus their English-speaking kids and spouses.
Navigation
Floating dock. Navigation floats in a dock at the bottom of the screen, where thumbs and eyes already are.
Pages
Home, Services, Just arrived, Groups, English, Give
Hero
a short action form as the hero: the one thing most visitors came to do (request a ride, ask for help, register a child) can be done before they scroll, with reassurance beside it. Variants: a = headline, reassurance and a photo on the left with the form as a raised card on the right; b = a tall photo carrying the headline, with the form and reassurance on a plain panel beside it; c = headline beside a photo, then the form laid out as one horizontal booking bar; a headline over a slow, continuous strip of captioned photographs that visitors can also drag or scroll; it pauses on hover and focus, has a pause button, and stays still for people who prefer reduced motion. Variants: a = headline and lead side by side above a strip of mixed portrait and landscape photos; b = a giant headline beneath a strip whose photos step up and down; c = two strips moving in opposite directions with the headline between them

Typography

Epilogue at 800 carries the headlines. It has a slightly cut, storefront quality that suits a church in a former furniture showroom, and its accents (ã, ç, é) sit cleanly without crowding the line. DM Sans handles reading text because it stays crisp on the low-cost Android phones most new arrivals use.

Color

The palette comes from an açaí bowl: a deep purple brand color and a maracujá yellow accent. It says Brazil without reaching for the green and yellow of the flag, which every Brazilian business in Framingham already uses. Neutrals carry a faint violet bias so the page never feels gray.

Layout and navigation

Navigation lives in a floating dock at the bottom of the screen because this audience is almost entirely on phones, often one-handed on a bus. Six icons, labels in whichever language is chosen, and the nav action is the one thing a newcomer needs most: 'Acabei de chegar'.

The hero

The opening is a slow strip of photographs captioned with times: lunch, futebol, the coat closet, a home group. For people deciding whether a church is for them, seeing a normal week is more persuasive than any headline, and the strip pauses on touch and stays still for anyone who prefers reduced motion.

Calls to action

Each action names a real next step: 'I just arrived', 'Find a home group', 'Save a seat in English class', 'Give your tithe'. 'Dízimo' is the word these members use; 'donate' would sound like a charity appeal.

Photography

Real weekly scenes over stage shots: winter coats, food on the table, kids on the steps, futebol on a dry field. Faces are mixed, as Brazilian congregations are. Captions name places a member would recognise, like Bowditch Field and the basement hall.

Accessibility

Every string has a natural Portuguese version, and the language toggle remembers the choice. The FAQ says plainly that nobody will ask about immigration status, because fear is the biggest barrier for this audience. Contrast passes AA in both themes and the dock buttons are 48 pixels tall.

Type system

  • DisplayEpilogueA grotesque with a slightly hand-cut edge, heavy enough for a storefront sign on Waverly Street and clean with Portuguese accents.
  • TextDM SansLow-contrast and open, it reads well on the cheap Android phones most of our newcomers arrive with.

Colour and contrast

Every text pairing is checked against WCAG 2.2 in both themes.

Light theme

PairingSampleRatioWCAG
Body text on pageAa15.69:1AAA
Body text on cardsAa17.57:1AAA
Secondary textAa5.77:1AA
LinksAa9.92:1AAA
Button textAa11.12:1AAA
Accent label textAa6.41:1AA
Text on dark bandsAa15.69:1AAA
Muted text on dark bandsAa8.17:1AAA
Text on brand bandsAa11.12:1AAA
Muted text on brand bandsAa6.96:1AA

Dark theme

PairingSampleRatioWCAG
Body text on pageAa15.91:1AAA
Body text on cardsAa14.49:1AAA
Secondary textAa6.95:1AA
LinksAa9.04:1AAA
Button textAa9.11:1AAA
Accent label textAa11.07:1AAA
Text on dark bandsAa16.74:1AAA
Muted text on dark bandsAa8.33:1AAA
Text on brand bandsAa9.11:1AAA
Muted text on brand bandsAa5.55:1AA

Designed by Greater Purpose Web. Names, people and events are sample content.