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The United Church of Canada's WonderCafe: the Creation of a Brand
The ambitious project known as Paint Your Faith came about as a result of an even more ambitious undertaking: the creation of a place called WonderCafe.
The agency was faced with the daunting task of turning around the fortunes of a denomination that was becoming increasingly irrelevant to Canadians. Compounding that challenge was research warning us that overt ‘religious recruitment’ messaging would be resoundingly rejected. So our problem was this: How to draw new members to the benefits of The United Church without directly marketing it. Our solution: develop an online community, WonderCafe.ca, that celebrates the very things for which The United Church of Canada stands – including open-minded, non-judgmental, spiritual exploration. This bold, decidedly ‘un-churchy’ initiative was launched with an equally bold ad campaign, designed to generate interest in the Wondercafe.ca launch. As you’ll see in the video above, it succeeded beyond our wildest dreams.
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