This page gives a plain-language look at how this website has been taking shape — what has been added, what has been improved, and when. Updates are listed most-recent first.
May 26, 2026
Content
Online giving page rebuilt and ministry pages updated
The Give page was fully rewritten — it now explains how online giving works, lists the four giving funds (General Offering, Deacon Fund, Camp Fund, and Sharing the Harvest), and links directly to the portal where members can tithe and donate.
The Operation Christmas Child page received updated content and styling improvements.
Placeholder text was removed from the Middle and High School retreat sections on the Cascades Camp page.
May 24, 2026
Content
Contact page location section layout refined
The map and address section on the Contact page was reorganized into a cleaner, more consistent layout.
May 15–17, 2026
History
Church history pages rebuilt with local photos and responsive layouts
All 23 historical photos across the four church history pages are now hosted on this site — they previously loaded from the old wileyheightscovenant.org site.
Photos in the history pages now float alongside the text on larger screens and stack full-width on phones, making the pages much more readable.
The "New Church on the Hill" page was fully rebuilt with clearly labeled sections for the groundbreaking, construction, cornerstone, and dedication — including a side-by-side photo gallery for the construction images.
The charter member list and donated materials list on "The Old Church and the New" were converted from a run-on paragraph into a proper bullet list.
History page URLs were updated to be clearer and more consistent.
May 13, 2026
Content
Sharing the Harvest page rewritten and team name updated
The Sharing the Harvest page was rewritten with full content — it now explains how the apple-sale mission works, introduces the work in West Pokot, Kenya, and tells visitors how to get involved.
The leadership team formerly listed as "Christian Formation Team" has been updated to its current name: Faith Formation Team.
Fixed the calendar embed so it fills the available height on large screens.
April 27, 2026
Pages & Images
Featured images added to detail pages
Added featured images with responsive layouts to the Sunday Service, Children's Church, Nursery, and Beliefs pages.
Tightened spacing in the church staff section for a cleaner look.
Moved shared page styles into the global stylesheet so layout is consistent across all detail pages.
April 13, 2026
Staff Pages
Staff bio page accessibility and layout improvements
Improved accessibility and refined the layout for individual staff bio pages.
April 8–9, 2026
Calendar
Calendar grid improvements and Sunday service link
The Sunday morning worship popover in the agenda list now includes a link to the Sunday service page.
Fixed the monthly calendar grid so all seven day columns stay the same width, edge to edge, at every screen size.
Event titles that are too long for a cell now truncate with an ellipsis instead of overflowing.
Accessibility improvements to the calendar and agenda layout.
April 7, 2026
Calendar
Calendar and agenda now share a single set of controls
On larger screens, the full monthly calendar grid and the daily agenda timeline now appear side by side and stay in sync — clicking any date on the grid immediately updates the agenda panel.
On phones and small screens, only the agenda view is shown, keeping the interface focused and easy to use.
Navigation controls (previous month, next month, and "Today") are now shared between both views, so there's only one place to drive the calendar.
April 6, 2026
Calendar
Calendar polish and accessibility improvements
Fixed the "Today" button so it reliably jumps back to the current date.
You can now navigate the calendar entirely by keyboard — no mouse required.
Added screen-reader labels to the event detail popup so assistive technology users get the full picture.
General styling and date-selection refinements on the calendar view.
March 25, 2026
Calendar
Calendar redesigned as an interactive agenda
Replaced the old grid calendar with a new day-selector and scrolling agenda list — easier to scan on any screen size.
Switched the calendar page over to this new agenda view.
March 16, 2026
Calendar & Content
Small calendar widget and staff update
Added a compact calendar widget with month navigation and event dot indicators.
Updated a leadership team member name in the church staff listing.
March 5–10, 2026
New Pages
Calendar page and leadership team page launched
The Calendar page is now live, pulling events directly from Google Calendar.
Special worship services are now displayed with their own visual style on the calendar.
The Church Leadership page was built out with member profiles, photos, and bios.
A reusable layout wrapper was applied to all detail pages for a consistent look and feel.
March 1–2, 2026
Navigation
Dropdown menus added to navigation
Top-level navigation items with sub-pages now open dropdown menus — works on both mobile and desktop.
Menus close properly when you click away, tab out, or press Escape.
Footer navigation was split into its own dedicated component with its own set of links.
Color and border styling was moved to reusable variables to keep things consistent.
February 28, 2026
Navigation & Accessibility
Accessibility fixes and navigation planning
Fixed the mobile menu so it closes correctly when keyboard focus moves past the last item.
Added Escape key support to dismiss the mobile menu.
Fixed several screen-reader and keyboard navigation issues across the header, footer, and nav links.
Footer logo sizing and spacing improved for smaller screens.
February 11–13, 2026
Footer
Footer built out with logo, links, and social icons
A full footer was added with the church logo, address info, and navigation links.
Facebook and YouTube logos were added to the footer.
Footer layout was refined to be responsive — stacks gracefully on smaller screens.
Navigation component was split into separate header and footer variants for cleaner code.
February 7–9, 2026
Homepage
Hero image and site branding
The hero banner at the top of the homepage now loads optimized images sized for each screen.
The site now has a custom branded favicon (the small icon in your browser tab).
New brand colors were added to the design system.
Navbar responsive layout was improved and the mobile menu animates smoothly.
February 4, 2026
Homepage
Homepage hero section added
A welcome hero section with a photo of the church front was added to the homepage.
January 27 – February 2, 2026
Navigation
Mobile navigation built
A responsive navigation bar was added — it collapses into a hamburger menu on small screens.
Navigation items were organized into a central, type-safe list.
Closing the menu when tapping outside of it was fixed.
January 19–22, 2026
Foundation
Project foundation and design system
The site was configured to deploy to Cloudflare Pages.
A responsive design system was set up with breakpoints for phone, tablet, and desktop.
Button styles and a color palette were defined as reusable building blocks.
Global styles were wired up so every component automatically has access to shared design settings.