Well, I've made an offer to rebuild my local church website, which in the associate minister's own words is 'beige' and in my words is 'welcome to the last century'. 
I've never done a community style site before, and I'm very much a code monkey, not a designer - but I'll do what I can.
I really think I should follow the KISS principle - I want it to look modern, but I also want to keep it clean and simple - both to use and to maintain. That last point is particularly important - it must be easy for the church office to update themselves.
I don't want to reinvent the wheel, so I need a framework. Is there a good CMS for this sort of thing, or should I go some other route? Are there any good guides to this sort of thing - do's and don'ts, for example.
I need to find out what hosting they have, but even if they don't have what I need, it isn't a problem. I have contacts in the right places for that.

I've never done a community style site before, and I'm very much a code monkey, not a designer - but I'll do what I can.
I really think I should follow the KISS principle - I want it to look modern, but I also want to keep it clean and simple - both to use and to maintain. That last point is particularly important - it must be easy for the church office to update themselves.
I don't want to reinvent the wheel, so I need a framework. Is there a good CMS for this sort of thing, or should I go some other route? Are there any good guides to this sort of thing - do's and don'ts, for example.
I need to find out what hosting they have, but even if they don't have what I need, it isn't a problem. I have contacts in the right places for that.
