Hi, thanks for the submission both are clean and simple which I like a lot. They also refelct a nice range of colours and the imagery of the valley is helpful. I like #8 the most of your two designs, although #7 does have a cleaner look. Both however lack something of the warm and inviting feel I am hoping for and are perhaps a little more formal or reserved.
Hi, I am Gary, also part of the Protea Valley Church review team. The rustic wooden cross is central to us. I have posted a link to the actual cross which hangs on our front wall in the church. Also on the cross is the crown of thorns. I have placed a green plant at the foot of the cross trying to represent new growth, new life. Have a look at the photo https://dl.dropbox.com/u/54343073/ProteaValleyCross.jpg Gary