Designing a New Website for Peace Church Middleville: A Faith-Driven Project

Peace Church Middleville is more than just a Sunday morning gathering — it's one of the fastest-growing churches in the country. Based in Middleville, Michigan, Peace Church Middleville is a vibrant, non-denominational congregation rooted in Reformed tradition with a mission to see the Gospel embraced and passed on for generations of Kingdom impact. Led by Pastor Ryan Kimmel and a dedicated pastoral team, Peace Church Middleville serves over 2,600 people across two locations and is known for being Gospel-Centered, Family-Focused, and Kingdom-Minded.

With that kind of growth and community impact, Peace Church Middleville needed a website that could keep up. That's where Resolution Web Development came in.

The Problem: An Outdated WordPress Site Holding Peace Church Middleville Back

When Peace Church Middleville reached out to us, their existing website was built on WordPress. While it had served them for a time, the site had become outdated, visually stale, and difficult for their team to update. For a church growing as quickly as Peace Church Middleville, that's a real problem.

The staff at Peace Church Middleville needed to regularly update sermon content, promote upcoming events, share ministry information, and connect with both current members and first-time visitors. But every update felt like a battle with their old WordPress setup. The design looked dated, the user experience didn't reflect the energy of Peace Church Middleville's community, and the site simply wasn't doing the church justice.

Peace Church Middleville deserved a website that matched the passion and excellence they bring to everything they do — from Sunday services and youth ministry to community groups and outreach programs.

The Vision: Letting the Message of Peace Church Middleville Shine

Before we ever opened a design tool, we spent time consulting with the Peace Church Middleville team to understand what mattered most. The answer was clear: the website needed to put the message of Peace Church Middleville front and center.

Everything about the design needed to serve that goal. Every layout decision, every call to action, every visual element — all of it needed to point visitors toward the heart of what Peace Church Middleville is about. Whether someone lands on the site looking for service times, exploring what Peace Church Middleville believes, or checking out their kids and youth ministries, the experience needed to feel intentional and inviting.

We worked closely with the Peace Church Middleville team on specific design patterns and calls to action to make sure the site didn't just look good — it guided visitors toward meaningful next steps.

The Design: Clean, Modern, and Purposeful

We migrated Peace Church Middleville from WordPress to Wix Studio and built a completely custom design from scratch. The result is a site that feels modern, approachable, and deeply intentional.

A Simplistic Box Design That Just Works

The design language we developed for Peace Church Middleville is built around a clean, simplistic box layout. Content is organized into containers with rounded corners that create a sense of structure without feeling rigid. Each section fits together seamlessly, giving the Peace Church Middleville site a polished, cohesive feel that's easy to scan and navigate.

This box-based approach does a few important things for Peace Church Middleville:

• It creates visual hierarchy — Visitors immediately know where to look and what matters most on each page of the Peace Church Middleville site.

• It keeps things organized — With the amount of ministries, events, and content Peace Church Middleville offers, the design needed to present everything without overwhelming the visitor.

• It feels modern and professional — The rounded containers give the Peace Church Middleville site a contemporary aesthetic that reflects a church that's growing and moving forward.

Motion Graphics That Catch the Eye

Static pages don't cut it anymore, especially for a church as dynamic as Peace Church Middleville. We incorporated moving graphics and subtle animations throughout the site that draw the viewer's attention to key content and calls to action.

These animations aren't just decorative — they serve the message of Peace Church Middleville by directing attention exactly where it needs to go. The hero section in particular creates an immediate sense of energy and warmth that reflects what it actually feels like to walk into a Peace Church Middleville service.

Calls to Action That Guide the Journey

One of the most important aspects of the Peace Church Middleville redesign was getting the calls to action right. We consulted closely with their team on where to place CTAs, what language to use, and how to structure the flow of each page so that visitors are naturally guided toward taking a next step.

Whether that next step is attending a Sunday service at Peace Church Middleville, joining a community group, signing up for the weekly newsletter, checking out the Peace Church Middleville podcast, or exploring youth and kids ministries, the site makes it easy and intuitive.

Why Wix Studio Was the Right Platform for Peace Church Middleville

Moving Peace Church Middleville to Wix Studio gave their team the tools they need to keep the site fresh and up to date without relying on a developer for every change. Compared to their old WordPress setup, the Peace Church Middleville team can now:

• Update sermon content and event details quickly and easily

• Manage ministry pages without any coding knowledge

• Keep the site secure and fast without worrying about plugin conflicts or hosting issues

• Maintain the custom design we built without things breaking when updates are applied

For a church the size of Peace Church Middleville with multiple ministries, two locations, and a growing online presence through their podcast and social media, having a platform that empowers their team is essential.

Giving Back: Volunteering Our Time for Peace Church Middleville

This project was personal. Peace Church Middleville is a nonprofit church doing incredible work in the Middleville community and beyond, and we believe in supporting organizations like that. That's why I volunteered half of my time on the Peace Church Middleville project.

At Resolution Web Development, we offer discounts to nonprofits because we know that churches, ministries, and community organizations are often working with limited budgets while trying to make the biggest possible impact. Peace Church Middleville is exactly the kind of organization we love partnering with — one that's pouring into families, young people, and the broader community every single day.

Being a West Michigan-based business ourselves, getting to work with Peace Church Middleville felt especially meaningful. It's the kind of project that reminds you why you do what you do.

The Result: A Website Worthy of Peace Church Middleville

The new Peace Church Middleville website is everything a growing, community-driven church needs. It's fast, it's beautiful, it's easy to manage, and most importantly, it puts the message of Peace Church Middleville right where it belongs — front and center.

Visitors to the Peace Church Middleville site can now easily find service times, explore the wide range of ministries Peace Church Middleville offers for every age group, listen to sermons, sign up for events, and take their next step — all in a design that feels welcoming and intentional.

If you're part of the Peace Church Middleville community, we hope the new site serves you well. And if you're discovering Peace Church Middleville for the first time, the website is a great place to start learning about everything this incredible church has to offer.

Need a Website for Your Church or Nonprofit?

The Peace Church Middleville project is a great example of what's possible when design serves a mission. If your church or nonprofit needs a modern website that's easy to manage and actually drives engagement, we'd love to help.

Resolution Web Development specializes in custom Wix Studio websites and offers discounts for nonprofits. Contact us today to get started.