Gather

You are designing the site for a community that wants newcomers to feel expected. Build a complete one-page site for a fictional congregation called Gather ("Come as you are. Leave a little lighter."). Write all copy — warm, plain, welcoming to someone who has never walked in; no insider language, no lorem ipsum.

ART DIRECTION — warm light. Soft paper #FBF6EE, gentle slate ink #3A4A5A, honey accent #C98A3D for CTAs and small marks. One large, soft light-through-windows gradient (honey → paper, very diffuse) behind the hero. Rounded 18px cards, generous air. Fonts via Google Fonts: "Fraunces" 500 for headlines, "Karla" for body. Simple inline-SVG marks (an open door, a cup, a small sun). Mood: morning light in a room that's glad you came.

LAYOUT, top to bottom:
1. Slim nav — wordmark, Times / Groups / Give anchors, a honey "Plan a visit" pill.
2. Hero — over the light gradient: serif headline, one sentence of welcome, "Plan a visit" CTA, and — impossible to miss — the practical line: "Sundays 9:00 & 11:00 · 42 Alder Street · kids welcome everywhere".
3. What to expect — three cards for first-timers (What it's like, What to wear — anything, Where to park) with two honest sentences each; this section is the whole ballgame for newcomers.
4. This week — a simple list of three upcoming gatherings with day, time, and a one-liner; no jargon names without explanation.
5. Groups — four rounded cards (by life stage and interest) each with a meeting cadence and a "just show up" note.
6. A quiet band — slate background, one cream serif sentence about belonging before believing.
7. Giving — a plain, pressure-free section: one sentence on what gifts support, a honey "Give" button, and a "no plate, no pressure" line; note the button needs connecting.
8. Visit planner — labeled form (name, email, which service, kids' ages — optional) with the CTA; honest note it needs connecting; "or just walk in — really".
9. Footer — address with a directions link, contact, service times repeated.

MOTION: soft and few. The light gradient brightens very slowly once on load; hero fades up gently; cards reveal at 450ms; the door mark's line draws once. Nothing attention-seeking. Respect prefers-reduced-motion.

RULES: responsive at 375 / 768 / 1280 — times and address readable without scrolling on mobile. Semantic HTML, labeled form fields, focus states, body contrast at least 7:1. Keep theology out of the copy beyond warmth — this is a door, not a doctrine page. All art is CSS gradients and inline SVG. Complete without JavaScript.