PROGRAM DISCOVERY
From hidden choices to visible options.
The original experience relied heavily on navigation. The redesign brings programs onto the page so visitors can browse visually and compare options faster.
CLIENT CASE STUDY · 2026
Lord's Gym Ministries
A full website redesign and digital-systems build focused on making the ministry easier to understand, easier to navigate, and easier to engage with.
01 / THE CHALLENGE
The problem was not a lack of information. It was the work required to use it.
The original site already contained ministry information, programs, events, staff details, partners, volunteer pathways, and ways to connect. The opportunity was to make that information easier to understand and turn more of it into clear action paths.
The redesign reorganized the experience around visitor intent: learn the mission → choose a path → take the next step.
02 / BEFORE + AFTER
Same ministry. Clearer first impression.
The homepage comparison shows the larger design shift: stronger hierarchy, fewer competing visual signals, and immediate next steps tied to the ministry's mission.
03 / MORE BEFORE + AFTER
More than a visual refresh. The site works differently.
These comparisons show how the redesign changes real visitor tasks, not just colors and typography.
CONTACT & INQUIRIES
From contact information to an active inquiry path.
The redesign turns a passive contact page into a structured on-page form while keeping location information visible beside the action.
STAFF & TRUST
From directory to relationship.
Photography, consistent cards, and clear roles create a warmer introduction to the people behind a relationship-driven ministry.
04 / FROM INFORMATION TO ACTION
The redesign changed how people move through the site.
Visual design mattered, but the more important work was reducing friction around real visitor tasks.
Program discovery
Programs moved from navigation-heavy discovery toward a visual, easier-to-scan directory that helps families and community partners understand the options faster.
Registration
Youth athletics moved from instructions and manual follow-up toward a structured registration flow that captures the information staff actually need.
Volunteer applications
The volunteer path was separated into a clearer application experience with structured opportunity, availability, and applicant information.
Contact & events
Visitors can take action on the site through clearer event presentation and direct inquiry capture instead of relying primarily on static information.
05 / BEHIND THE DESIGN
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A website that also works behind the scenes.
The project included the content systems and workflows needed to support registrations, volunteers, staff follow-up, programs, and future updates.
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Wix CMS structure for repeatable, easier-to-maintain content
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Sports and registration collections with parent, child, emergency, medical, and payment fields
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Automated staff notifications and parent confirmation emails
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Volunteer application workflow connected to the ministry social agreement
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Structured event, program, partner, staff, and story presentation
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Responsive layouts and content hierarchy across the site
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Launch support, domain connection, DNS, and SSL troubleshooting
06 / DESIGN LOGIC
Keep the ministry. Reduce the friction.
The redesign did not replace the substance of the original site. It reorganized that substance around the decisions a visitor is trying to make.
Design around visitor intent.
The new structure prioritizes a simple sequence: understand the mission, find the right path, and take the next step.
Build systems staff can keep using.
Reusable CMS structures, forms, and automations were built so the site can support ongoing ministry work instead of functioning as a one-time brochure.
THE RESULT
A more usable digital home for a relationship-driven ministry.
Lord's Gym now has a clearer structure for communicating its mission, presenting programs, receiving registrations and inquiries, supporting volunteers, recognizing partners, and maintaining changing content.
This case study describes documented design and workflow improvements. Post-launch conversion or traffic lift is not claimed without measured analytics.
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