Winners Chapel Bournemouth – Custom WordPress Theme

This is a custom WordPress theme developed from scratch for Winners Chapel International Bournemouth. The project aims to provide a modern, dynamic, and editable church website using clean code, flexible content management, and optimized performance.

🎯 Project Goals

• Replace static Elementor pages with dynamic ACF-managed sections.
• Improve site speed, maintainability, and SEO.
• Allow church admins to manage content like announcements, sermons, and testimonies.
• Enhance accessibility and user experience on all devices.

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🛠️ Tech Stack

• WordPress (Custom Theme)
• HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap 5
• jQuery, AJAX, PHP
• ACF Pro – Dynamic fields and repeater blocks
• Owl Carousel – Beautiful sliders
• Google Places API – Live review integration
• LeadConnector – Prayer, transport & testimony form handling

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🚀 Key Features

• ✅ Responsive layout with Bootstrap 5
• ✅ Admin-editable sermons, announcements, and ministries
• ✅ Dynamic testimony & ministry sliders (Owl Carousel)
• ✅ Monthly Prophetic Focus management
• ✅ Countdown for upcoming events
• ✅ Integrated Google Reviews (live updates)
• ✅ Prayer & transport request forms (via LeadConnector)
• ✅ Custom tabbed ministries, WSF locator, and more

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📂 Theme Structure

winnerschapel-bournemouth-theme/ ├── css/ ├── js/ ├── images/ ├── rs-plugin/ ├── functions.php ├── header.php ├── footer.php ├── front-page.php ├── about-us.php ├── sermons.php ├── ... └── style.css

📸 Screenshots

🧑‍💼 Admin Instructions

Install & activate ACF Pro.

Go to Custom Fields > Manage:

    Announcements

    Programs

    Testimonies

    Ministries

Use the WordPress dashboard to add content dynamically.

⚙️ Setup Instructions

Upload theme to /wp-content/themes/

Activate it from WordPress Appearance > Themes

Install required plugins:

    ACF Pro

    Revolution Slider (optional)

Configure Google API key for Places 

🙏 Special Thanks

To the amazing Winners Chapel Bournemouth team and leadership for the opportunity to contribute to your digital transformation.

📜 License

This theme is for use by Winners Chapel International Bournemouth only and is not licensed for commercial distribution.

🔗 Live Website

👉 winnerschapelbournemouth.org.uk