A window into the week ahead at Aloma Church
An events page is useful once someone knows to look for it. A homepage preview gives upcoming church life a place along the way. Aloma Church in Winter Park, Florida, uses a Display.Church image slider beneath its welcome section to introduce what is coming up.
Give events their own homepage section
The slider sits in a dark section with a short heading above the event artwork. This change in background gives the events area a distinct place in the page’s reading order. The surrounding design leaves most of the attention on the images.
In the pilot capture, the visible slide promotes Midweek at Aloma. A date badge overlays the artwork, pagination dots sit beneath it, and part of the next slide is visible at the edge. These details show the shape of the presentation without turning the homepage into a long event grid.
Match the explanation to what visitors see
This example is led by the artwork itself. The capture does not show a separate written event title beneath each image, so the graphic carries much of the message. That makes legibility an important part of reviewing the experience.
If your church uses an image-led slider, check whether someone can identify the event at the size it actually appears. Look at the smallest text, the amount of information in the graphic and whether its subject remains clear on a phone. The pilot phone capture shows the slider staying between the welcome area and service information.
Keep a route to the wider calendar
Aloma’s footer also contains a separate calendar link. That provides another place to continue exploring after a visitor has encountered the homepage preview. The homepage slider and footer destination have different calendar URLs, so they should be treated as separate observed displays.
The idea to borrow: introduce a manageable glimpse of church life on the homepage and keep a recognizable route to more information. Use the slider to give events a focused space, then review the surrounding navigation as part of the same visitor journey.
Explore the Aloma Church website, or browse our calendar demos for ideas for your church.
