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Sanctuary

Child theme · Free with no premium tier

A reverent, traditional design for churches that want warmth, dignity, and a familiar sanctuary feel.

Sanctuary child theme desktop and mobile preview
Product overview with desktop and responsive presentation.
Sanctuary WordPress theme screenshot
Additional design, workflow, or setup detail.
Sanctuary demo church hero image
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What it can do

  • Traditional sanctuary-inspired palette and refined serif typography
  • Prominent worship times, Scripture, latest sermon, and ministry pathways
  • A reverent visual tone suited to established congregations
  • Responsive desktop, tablet, and mobile presentation
  • Two-choice activation: import the demo or begin without demo content
  • Duplicate-safe local demo importer with a targeted rollback tool
  • Christian starter content with Protestant/Baptist language and KJV references
  • Starter pages for worship, beliefs, ministries, leadership, contact, and next steps
  • Optional DIY Sermons layouts for sermons, series, speakers, and media
  • Optional DIY Church Events layouts for calendars and event details
  • Single-campus and multi-campus demo structures
  • WordPress block editor, menus, widgets, featured images, and translation support
  • Inherits Cheetah Wireframe accessibility, layout, header, footer, and performance controls
  • Works normally when the sermon, event, SEO, or AI companion plugins are absent
  • GPL-licensed package with no premium upgrade requirement

Designed for practical setup

This product is built for churches and site administrators who need a complete, understandable workflow without being forced into a paid upgrade. The interface uses normal WordPress permissions and APIs, and optional companion integrations fail gracefully when they are not installed.

Requirements

  • WordPress 7.0 or newer
  • PHP 7.4 or newer
  • Cheetah Wireframe 2.4.0 or newer installed first

Typical setup

  1. Install Cheetah Wireframe, then upload this child theme.
  2. Activate it and choose either the optional Christian demo content or a clean start.
  3. Replace the demo identity, service details, photographs, and ministry information with your church content.
  4. Connect DIY Sermons and DIY Church Events when those features are needed.

User manual

Download the PDF user manual

Free, self-serve support

The download is provided free for the church community. Start with the manual and WordPress Guides, search the support forum, and then open a registered support topic if the answer is not already available. Forum participation requires a free account so discussions can be moderated and followed up responsibly.

Visit the support forum or create an account.