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title: 6 Real Tailored Church Websites for Inspiration
description: Ever wish you could make changes to a website template? Well, you can! Here are 6 churches that did it.
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# [6 Real Tailored Church Websites for Inspiration](https://hello.ekklesia360.com/blog/6-real-tailored-church-websites-for-inspiration)

 Written by [Samantha Decker](https://hello.ekklesia360.com/blog/author/samantha-decker) | Aug 31, 2017 8:30:00 AM

There are several *gorgeous* and extremely functional [church website themes and templates](https://www.ekklesia360.com/e360-themes/) out there. And it's not too terribly hard to pick a theme, edit the colors, change the images, and then *boom—*you have a beautiful new church website!

Well, that's the *idea*.

While templates and themes may work great for many churches, we know that there are some drawbacks to being confined to a template.

**When it comes to templates, you're constrained to only the format and design it offers.**

So what do you do when you want to move a certain box, image space, or rearange some of the columns? *Usually*, you just can't.

**But, with Ekklesia 360 it is possible to take a theme and make certain changes—we call this tailoring.**

Below, you'll find awesome examples of churches that started with a website theme they loved, and adjusted it to suit their needs. Check them out!

 

## [The Crossing | Washington Crossing UMC](http://crossingumc.org/)

**Theme we started with: [Wilberforce](https://www.ekklesia360.com/e360-themes/details/wilberforce/)**

[This](http://crossingumc.org/) was a great redesign for an existing Ekklesia 360 customer. They blended traditional and contemporary design elements. Their new website is beautiful, and you should definitely check it out!

 

## [East Cooper Baptist Church](http://eastcooperbaptist.com/)

**Theme we started with: [Augustine](https://www.ekklesia360.com/e360-themes/details/augustine/)**

The [East Cooper Baptist Church](https://eastcooperbaptist.com/) website makes great use of welcoming videos and event images. Their church building looks super cool, too—it certainly makes *me* want to visit!

 

### [Hickory Grove Christian School](http://hgchristian.org/)

**Theme we started with: [Spurgeon](https://www.ekklesia360.com/e360-themes/details/spurgeon/)**

Hickory Grove Christian School gave us a fun project for their website. While they didn't need every detail of the Spurgeon theme, we helped them customize some elements to make it completely their own.

 

### [Prince of Peace Lutheran Church and School](http://www.poplc.org/)

**Theme we started with: [Polycarp](https://www.ekklesia360.com/e360-themes/details/polycarp/)**

[This church website](http://www.poplc.org/) is colorful, without being overwhelming. It's a traditional site with some extra flare. They had a great idea for a unique navigation menu item titled, "How Do I..."

 

### **[Shelter Rock Church](http://shelterrockchurch.com/)**

**Theme we started with:** **[L’Engle](https://www.ekklesia360.com/e360-themes/details/lengle/)**

We really like how Shelter Rock makes creative use of a large photograph in the background of their website. But what we like about it even more is that the photograph is black and white so that it doesn't interfere with the color they use in their rotating images. By scrolling down, users will be able to see the photo in its entirety. As visitors keep scrolling, they will find more good use of images that complement the content.

<http://shelterrockchurch.com/>

 

### [First West](http://www.firstwest.cc/)

**Theme we started with: [Wycliff](https://www.ekklesia360.com/e360-themes/details/wycliff/)**

We created a custom campus menu (located at the top of the site) and a custom [campus page](http://www.firstwest.cc/about-us/fairbanks-campus/) to pair with their Ekklesia 360 theme. The key information is presented in an interesting way, and there were able to use photography to help create an inviting environment. I feel like I get a glimpse of what it is like at First West just from the homepage. One of the great things about First West is their use of video. Each menu item also has a welcome from church leaders, which makes even the menus personable and inviting.

<http://www.firstwest.cc/>

 

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