Exhibit Evangelism
Public site for Church of Christ outreach at the Illinois State Fair — 60 years of witness, mapped congregations, Bible study interest, and staff chat when the fair is live.
exhibitevangelism.com · ee.braddcorp.com
Fair countdown and story — exhibitevangelism.com
The Challenge
The problem
Exhibit Evangelism has invited fairgoers into Bible study for six decades. Coordinators needed a public face for the anniversary year, a way for congregations to be found on a map, and quiet tools for booth staff that visitors never see.
Key issues
- • Story and timeline scattered across old pages and print
- • Participating congregations hard to discover geographically
- • Bible study interest had nowhere clean to land
- • Fair-week staff needed chat and push without cluttering the public site
What success looked like
- ✓ A countdown home that honors 60 years at the fair
- ✓ Map of congregations + Bible study form
- ✓ Gallery, resources, and contact for volunteers and guests
- ✓ Staff-only chat — hidden until login
The Solution
BraddCorp shipped a Next.js public site on Turso with geocoded congregations, Bible study interest intake, and Ably-powered staff chat that only appears after staff login.
Story & timeline
About pages carry sixty years of Illinois State Fair outreach so new volunteers and fairgoers understand why the booth exists.
Congregations map
Participating churches on a map with admin geocode tools — visitors find a local congregation after a fair conversation.
Bible study interest
Public form captures fairgoers who want a study follow-up — one clean intake for coordinators.
Gallery & resources
Photos and handouts for volunteers preparing for fair week, without burying the CTA.
Staff chat
Ably Chat room for event staff during fair week. The Staff tab stays hidden until login.
Dual domains
exhibitevangelism.com for the public brand; ee.braddcorp.com as the BraddCorp-hosted twin.
Mobile-ready outreach
Fairgoers and volunteers hit the site from phones in the aisle. The public surface stays simple; staff tools stay behind authentication.
- ✓ Countdown home for the anniversary season
- ✓ Map + form without login friction
- ✓ Staff chat only after login
Results & impact
Years at the fair
Participating congregations
Realtime chat
exhibitevangelism.com
Why it matters
Exhibit Evangelism is a seasonal outreach machine with a permanent digital home — visitors get clarity and a next step; staff get realtime tools that disappear when the fair ends.
Technologies used
Frontend
- • Next.js App Router
- • React · TypeScript
- • Tailwind CSS
- • Congregations map UI
Backend & data
- • Turso (libSQL)
- • Geocode admin tools
- • Public + staff APIs
- • Vercel deployments
Realtime & hosting
- • Ably Chat (staff room)
- • Staff session auth
- • Dual custom domains
- • Open Graph + Analytics
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