*, *::before, *::after { margin: 0; padding: 0; box-sizing: border-box; }
  :root {
    --bg: #0e0e0f;
    --bg2: #141416;
    --border: rgba(255,255,255,0.18);
    --line: rgba(255,255,255,0.18);
    --text: #ffffff;
    --heading: #f3eee8;
    --body: #d4cdc4;
    --muted: #a39c93;
    --accent: #d4522a;
    --accent-soft: rgba(212,82,42,0.1);
    --accent-hover: #e06340;
    --maxw: 1180px;
    --gutter: clamp(20px, 4vw, 48px);
    --navh: 88px;
    --edge: max(0px, calc((100vw - var(--maxw)) / 2));
  }
  html { scroll-behavior: smooth; scroll-padding-top: 96px; }
  body {
    font-family: 'Inter', system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, sans-serif;
    background: var(--bg); color: var(--body);
    font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.65; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; overflow-x: hidden;
  }
  a { color: inherit; }
  :focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--accent); outline-offset: 3px; }
  .wrap { max-width: var(--maxw); margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 var(--gutter); position: relative; z-index: 2; }

  /* ---------- NAV (sticky, sits over the hero photo) ---------- */
  .site-header { position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 100; height: 0; }
  .nav {
    position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; height: var(--navh);
    display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 24px;
    padding: 0 max(var(--gutter), calc((100% - var(--maxw)) / 2 + var(--gutter)));
    border-bottom: 2px solid transparent;
    transition: background .25s, border-color .25s, backdrop-filter .25s;
  }
  .nav.scrolled { background: rgba(14,14,15,.93); backdrop-filter: blur(14px); -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(14px); border-bottom-color: var(--line); }
  .brand { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 14px; text-decoration: none; color: var(--heading); font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .01em; line-height: 1.2; }
  .brand img { height: 54px; width: auto; display: block; flex: none; }
  .brand small { display: block; font-weight: 500; color: var(--muted); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; margin-top: 3px; }
  .nav ul { display: flex; gap: 28px; list-style: none; font-size: 15px; }
  .nav ul a { text-decoration: none; color: var(--body); padding: 6px 0; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transition: color .2s, border-color .2s; }
  .nav ul a:hover { border-color: var(--accent); color: var(--heading); }

  .btn {
    display: inline-block; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 600; font-size: 16px; font-family: inherit;
    padding: 14px 26px; border: 2px solid var(--accent); background: var(--accent); color: #0e0e0f; cursor: pointer;
    transition: background .2s, color .2s;
  }
  .btn:hover { background: transparent; color: var(--heading); }
  .btn.ghost { background: transparent; color: var(--heading); border-color: var(--line); }
  .btn.ghost:hover { border-color: var(--accent); }
  .nav .btn { padding: 10px 20px; font-size: 15px; }

  /* ---------- HERO (full-bleed photo) ---------- */
  .hero { position: relative; overflow: hidden; background: var(--bg); }
  .hero-photo { position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 0; background: url("hero.jpg") 68% center / cover no-repeat; }
  .hero-photo::after {
    content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0;
    background:
      linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(14,14,15,.75) 0, rgba(14,14,15,0) 22%, rgba(14,14,15,0) 78%, rgba(14,14,15,.9) 100%),
      /* Stops are measured from the centered content column, not the screen edge,
         so on very wide screens the empty margin beside the text isn't a solid black band. */
      linear-gradient(90deg,
        rgba(14,14,15,.5) 0,
        rgba(14,14,15,.93) calc(var(--edge) + var(--gutter)),
        rgba(14,14,15,.8) calc(var(--edge) + 560px),
        rgba(14,14,15,.35) calc(var(--edge) + 830px),
        rgba(14,14,15,.05) 100%);
  }
  .hero-inner {
    max-width: var(--maxw); margin: 0 auto;
    padding: calc(var(--navh) + clamp(28px, 5vw, 64px)) var(--gutter) clamp(64px, 9vw, 110px);
    display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.1fr .9fr; gap: 40px; align-items: center;
    min-height: min(92vh, 780px); position: relative; z-index: 2;
  }
  .hero h1 {
    margin: 0 0 24px; color: var(--heading); font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: -.025em; line-height: 1.04;
    font-size: clamp(40px, 6.2vw, 76px);
  }
  em { font-style: normal; color: var(--accent); }
  .hero-sub { font-size: clamp(18px, 1.6vw, 21px); max-width: 31em; margin: 0 0 34px; color: var(--body); }
  .cta-row { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 14px; }

  .hx { position: absolute; z-index: 1; pointer-events: none; overflow: visible; }
  .hx polygon { vector-effect: non-scaling-stroke; stroke-linejoin: round; }
  .hx-main { left: 53%; bottom: 9%; width: clamp(120px, 13vw, 190px); }
  .hx-tr { right: 2.5%; top: 21%; width: clamp(90px, 9vw, 140px); opacity: .55; }
  .hx-br { right: 3%; bottom: 7%; width: clamp(100px, 10vw, 160px); opacity: .4; }
  .float-a { animation: float 9s ease-in-out infinite alternate; }
  .float-b { animation: float 12s ease-in-out infinite alternate-reverse; }
  @keyframes float { from { transform: translateY(0); } to { transform: translateY(-10px); } }

  /* ---------- Shared ---------- */
  .rule { border: 0; border-top: 2px solid var(--line); width: calc(100% - 2 * var(--gutter)); max-width: calc(var(--maxw) - 2 * var(--gutter)); margin: 0 auto; }
  .hero + .rule { display: none; }
  section.block { padding: clamp(64px, 8vw, 104px) 0; }
  .section-label { font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .22em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--accent); font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 1.1rem; }
  h2 { color: var(--heading); font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: -.02em; line-height: 1.1; }
  .prose p { color: var(--body); line-height: 1.85; margin-bottom: 1.2rem; }
  .prose p:last-of-type { margin-bottom: 1.6rem; }
  .prose strong { color: var(--heading); font-weight: 600; }

  .bullet-list { list-style: none; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: .85rem; }
  .bullet-list li { display: flex; align-items: flex-start; gap: 14px; color: var(--body); line-height: 1.5; }
  .bullet-list .hb { width: 22px; height: 26px; flex: none; margin-top: -1px; }

  /* ---------- About ---------- */
  .about-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.5fr; gap: 5rem; align-items: start; }
  .about-left h2 { font-size: clamp(30px, 3.6vw, 46px); }

  /* ---------- Church ---------- */
  .church-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.6fr; gap: 4rem; align-items: start; }
  .church-left h2 { font-size: clamp(26px, 3vw, 38px); line-height: 1.18; }

  /* ---------- Questions ---------- */
  .questions h2 { font-size: clamp(28px, 3.6vw, 44px); max-width: 640px; margin-bottom: 3rem; }
  .questions-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 2.5rem 4rem; }
  .question-item { display: flex; gap: 1rem; align-items: flex-start; }
  .q-mark { font-weight: 800; font-size: 44px; color: var(--accent); line-height: .9; flex: none; opacity: .75; }
  .question-item p { color: var(--body); line-height: 1.7; }

  /* ---------- Services ---------- */
  .services { position: relative; overflow: hidden; }
  .services .deco { position: absolute; left: -70px; top: 14px; width: 210px; opacity: .9; pointer-events: none; }
  .section-head { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.2fr 1fr; gap: 40px; align-items: end; margin-bottom: 56px; }
  .section-head h2 { font-size: clamp(30px, 4vw, 50px); }
  .section-head p { color: var(--body); max-width: 40em; }
  .grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 56px 48px; }
  .item .top { margin-bottom: 22px; }
  .hexicon { width: 64px; height: 74px; flex: none; overflow: visible; }
  .hexicon polygon { fill: transparent; stroke: var(--accent); stroke-width: 2; vector-effect: non-scaling-stroke; transition: fill .25s; }
  .hexicon .glyph { stroke: var(--heading); fill: none; stroke-width: 1.6; stroke-linecap: round; stroke-linejoin: round; transition: stroke .25s; }
  .item:hover .hexicon polygon { fill: var(--accent); }
  .item:hover .hexicon .glyph { stroke: #0e0e0f; }
  .item h3 { margin: 0 0 10px; color: var(--heading); font-size: 22px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: -.01em; line-height: 1.25; }
  .item p { font-size: 16px; color: var(--body); }

  /* ---------- Contact ---------- */
  .contact-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 5rem; align-items: start; }
  .contact-left h2 { font-size: clamp(30px, 3.6vw, 44px); margin-bottom: 1.2rem; }
  .contact-left p { color: var(--body); line-height: 1.85; }
  .form-group { margin-bottom: 1.4rem; }
  .form-group label { display: block; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .15em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--muted); margin-bottom: .5rem; font-weight: 500; }
  .form-group input, .form-group textarea, .form-group select {
    width: 100%; background: var(--bg2); border: 2px solid var(--line); color: #fff; padding: .85rem 1rem;
    font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; border-radius: 0; transition: border-color .2s; outline: none; appearance: none;
  }
  .form-group input::placeholder, .form-group textarea::placeholder { color: var(--muted); }
  .form-group input:focus, .form-group textarea:focus, .form-group select:focus { border-color: var(--accent); }
  .form-group textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 130px; }
  .form-group select option { background: #1a1714; }
  .submit-btn { width: 100%; text-align: center; letter-spacing: .06em; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 14px; padding: 16px; }
  .form-success { display: none; padding: 2rem 0; }

  /* ---------- Footer ---------- */
  footer { border-top: 2px solid var(--line); }
  .footer-inner { max-width: var(--maxw); margin: 0 auto; padding: 28px var(--gutter); display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 16px; }
  footer p { font-size: 13px; color: var(--muted); }
  .footer-logo { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; }
  .footer-logo img { height: 32px; width: auto; display: block; }
  .footer-logo span { font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: var(--muted); }

  /* ---------- Scroll reveal (only when JS is on) ---------- */
  .js .reveal { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(14px); transition: opacity .7s ease, transform .7s ease; }
  .js .reveal.in { opacity: 1; transform: none; }

  @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
    .float-a, .float-b { animation: none; }
    .js .reveal { opacity: 1; transform: none; transition: none; }
  }

  /* ---------- Responsive ---------- */
  @media (max-width: 1180px) and (min-width: 901px) {
    .hx-main { left: auto; right: 6%; bottom: 8%; }
    .hx-br { display: none; }
  }
  @media (max-width: 900px) {
    .nav ul { display: none; }
    .hero-inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; min-height: 0; }
    .hero-inner > div:empty { display: none; }
    .hero-photo { background-position: 72% center; }
    .hero-photo::after { background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(14,14,15,.8) 0, rgba(14,14,15,.6) 30%, rgba(14,14,15,.7) 70%, rgba(14,14,15,.95) 100%); }
    .hx-main, .hx-br { display: none; }
    .hx-tr { top: 16%; right: -24px; opacity: .4; }
    .about-grid, .church-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 2.2rem; }
    .section-head { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 16px; margin-bottom: 36px; }
    .grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 44px 32px; }
    .contact-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 3rem; }
  }
  @media (max-width: 700px) {
    .questions-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 2rem; }
    footer .footer-inner { flex-direction: column; text-align: center; }
  }
  @media (max-width: 600px) {
    body { font-size: 16px; }
    :root { --navh: 76px; }
    .brand img { height: 46px; }
    .nav .btn { display: none; }
    .grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 40px; }
    .services .deco { width: 220px; left: -70px; }
  }

  /* ---------- Multi-page additions ---------- */
  .nav ul a[aria-current="page"] { color: var(--heading); border-color: var(--accent); }

  /* credentials strip (home) */
  .strip { border-bottom: 2px solid var(--line); background: var(--bg2); }
  .strip ul { max-width: var(--maxw); margin: 0 auto; padding: 26px var(--gutter); list-style: none;
    display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 18px 28px; }
  .strip li { display: flex; gap: 14px; align-items: center; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.35; color: var(--heading); font-weight: 500; }
  .strip svg { width: 30px; height: 35px; flex: none; }

  /* closing call-to-action */
  .end-cta { border-top: 2px solid var(--line); text-align: center; padding: clamp(56px, 8vw, 96px) var(--gutter); }
  .end-cta h2 { margin: 0 0 12px; font-size: clamp(28px, 3.6vw, 44px); }
  .end-cta p { margin: 0 auto 28px; max-width: 32em; }
  .more-row { margin-top: 56px; }

  /* slim banner at the top of inner pages */
  .page-hero { position: relative; overflow: hidden; background: var(--bg); border-bottom: 2px solid var(--line); }
  .page-hero .hero-photo { background-position: 68% 42%; }
  .page-hero-inner { max-width: var(--maxw); margin: 0 auto; position: relative; z-index: 2;
    padding: calc(var(--navh) + clamp(36px, 5vw, 64px)) var(--gutter) clamp(40px, 6vw, 72px); }
  .page-hero h1 { color: var(--heading); font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: -.025em; line-height: 1.05; font-size: clamp(36px, 5vw, 60px); }
  .hx-page { right: 6%; top: 50%; margin-top: 8px; width: clamp(90px, 10vw, 150px); opacity: .55; transform: translateY(-50%); }

  /* footer links */
  .footer-links { display: flex; gap: 22px; list-style: none; font-size: 14px; }
  .footer-links a { text-decoration: none; color: var(--muted); }
  .footer-links a:hover { color: var(--heading); }

  /* mobile menu (hamburger) */
  .nav-toggle, .m-only { display: none; }
  .nav-toggle { width: 46px; height: 46px; flex: none; padding: 0; background: transparent; border: 2px solid var(--line);
    cursor: pointer; align-items: center; justify-content: center; flex-direction: column; gap: 5px;
    transition: border-color .2s, background .2s; }
  .nav-toggle:hover, .nav-toggle:focus-visible { border-color: var(--accent); outline: none; }
  .nav-toggle span { display: block; width: 22px; height: 2px; background: var(--heading); transition: transform .25s, opacity .2s; }
  .nav.open .nav-toggle { border-color: var(--accent); }
  .nav.open .nav-toggle span:nth-child(1) { transform: translateY(7px) rotate(45deg); }
  .nav.open .nav-toggle span:nth-child(2) { opacity: 0; }
  .nav.open .nav-toggle span:nth-child(3) { transform: translateY(-7px) rotate(-45deg); }

  @media (max-width: 900px) {
    .strip ul { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
    .hx-page { display: none; }

    .nav { justify-content: flex-start; }
    .nav .brand { margin-right: auto; }
    .nav > .btn { display: none; }
    .nav-toggle { display: inline-flex; }
    .nav.open { background: #0e0e0f; border-bottom-color: var(--line); }
    .nav ul { display: none; position: absolute; top: 100%; left: 0; right: 0; flex-direction: column; gap: 0;
      background: #0e0e0f; border-bottom: 2px solid var(--line); box-shadow: 0 18px 30px rgba(0,0,0,.45);
      padding: 0 var(--gutter) 22px; font-size: 18px; }
    .nav.open ul { display: flex; }
    .nav ul li { border-top: 2px solid var(--line); }
    .nav ul li:first-child { border-top: 0; }
    .nav ul li.m-only { display: block; }
    .nav ul a { display: block; padding: 16px 0; border-bottom: 0; }
    .nav ul a[aria-current="page"] { color: var(--accent); }
    .nav ul li.m-cta { border-top: 0; padding-top: 10px; }
    .nav ul li.m-cta .btn { display: block; text-align: center; padding: 14px 20px; font-size: 16px; color: #0e0e0f; }
    .nav ul li.m-cta .btn:hover { color: var(--heading); }
  }
  @media (max-width: 700px) {
    .footer-links { flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center; }
  }
  @media (max-width: 600px) {
    .strip ul { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  }

  /* Wide screens: let the photo show through the empty margin left of the text.
     The wash ramps up gradually toward the text column instead of sitting solid black beside it. */
  /* Lift the photo's near-black shadows to a soft navy (matches the blue wall in the photo),
     so the dark left side of the picture reads as part of the venue, not a black strip. */
  .hero-photo::before { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; background: #1b2338; mix-blend-mode: screen; opacity: .85; }
  @media (min-width: 1240px) {
    .hero-photo::after {
      background:
        linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(14,14,15,.7) 0, rgba(14,14,15,0) 22%, rgba(14,14,15,0) 78%, rgba(14,14,15,.9) 100%),
        linear-gradient(90deg,
          rgba(14,14,15,0) 0,
          rgba(14,14,15,.30) calc(var(--edge) * .5),
          rgba(14,14,15,.78) calc(var(--edge) + var(--gutter)),
          rgba(14,14,15,.78) calc(var(--edge) + 480px),
          rgba(14,14,15,.35) calc(var(--edge) + 830px),
          rgba(14,14,15,.05) 100%);
    }
  }

  /* ---------- Calmer accents (orange supports the content instead of leading it) ---------- */
  /* solid colors (the same look as the tinted button over the page background), so the photo never shows through */
  .btn { padding: 14px 26px; border: 2px solid #7b331e; background: #2e1913;
    color: var(--heading); font-weight: 600; }
  .btn:hover { background: #492217; border-color: #b64826; color: #fff; }
  .btn.ghost { background: transparent; border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.22); }
  .btn.ghost:hover { background: rgba(255,255,255,.06); border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.45); }
  .nav .btn { padding: 10px 20px; font-size: 15px; }
  .nav ul li.m-cta .btn, .nav ul li.m-cta .btn:hover { color: var(--heading); }
  .section-label { color: var(--muted); }
  .hexicon polygon { stroke: rgba(212,82,42,.62); }
  .item:hover .hexicon polygon { fill: rgba(212,82,42,.22); }
  .strip svg use { stroke: rgba(212,82,42,.6); }
  .q-mark { opacity: .45; }

  /* ---------- Background hexagons through the whole page ---------- */
  main { position: relative; overflow-x: clip; }
  .bgfield { position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -1; pointer-events: none; }
  .bgx { position: absolute; width: var(--s); aspect-ratio: 64 / 74; will-change: translate; }
  .bgx svg { display: block; width: 100%; height: 100%; overflow: visible; }
  .bgx.l { left: max(calc(var(--s) * -.35), calc(var(--edge) * var(--k) - var(--s) / 2)); }
  .bgx.r { right: max(calc(var(--s) * -.35), calc(var(--edge) * var(--k) - var(--s) / 2)); }
  @media (max-width: 700px) { .bgx { width: calc(var(--s) * .62); } .bgx:nth-child(even) { display: none; } }

  /* ---------- Under-construction banner (home page only) ---------- */
  .construction { position: relative; z-index: 9999; background: #141210; box-shadow: 0 2px 14px rgba(0,0,0,.5); }
  .cn-tape { height: 12px; background: repeating-linear-gradient(-45deg, #f6c30c 0 12px, #15120a 12px 24px); animation: tape 3s linear infinite; }
  @keyframes tape { from { background-position: 0 0; } to { background-position: 33.94px 0; } }
  .cn-body { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: 16px; flex-wrap: wrap; text-align: center;
    padding: 12px var(--gutter); }
  .cn-cone { width: 40px; height: 40px; flex: none; margin: -4px 0; }
  .cn-badge { background: #f6c30c; color: #15120a; font-weight: 800; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase;
    padding: 6px 12px; border-radius: 2px; white-space: nowrap; }
  .cn-msg { color: #f3eee8; font-weight: 500; font-size: 16px; }
  .cn-dismiss { background: transparent; border: 2px solid rgba(246,195,12,.55); color: #f6c30c; font-family: inherit; font-weight: 600; font-size: 13px;
    padding: 4px 12px; cursor: pointer; transition: background .2s, color .2s; }
  .cn-dismiss:hover { background: #f6c30c; color: #15120a; }
  @media (max-width: 700px) { .cn-cone { display: none; } .cn-msg { font-size: 15px; } }
  @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .cn-tape { animation: none; } }

  /* Cards fade in one after another (timing is set in site.js) */
  .js .stagger { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(14px); transition: opacity .7s ease, transform .7s ease; }
  .js .stagger.in { opacity: 1; transform: none; }

  /* Hexagons drift slightly as you scroll (offset is set in site.js) */
  [data-speed] { will-change: translate; }

  @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    .js .stagger { opacity: 1; transform: none; transition: none; }
    [data-speed] { translate: none !important; rotate: none !important; }
  }