diff --git a/EventsZilla/Controllers/EventController.cs b/EventsZilla/Controllers/EventController.cs
index 9103958..839c977 100644
--- a/EventsZilla/Controllers/EventController.cs
+++ b/EventsZilla/Controllers/EventController.cs
@@ -2,11 +2,10 @@
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Web.Mvc;
 using EventsZilla.Models;
-using HibernatingRhinos.Loci.Common.Controllers;
 
 namespace EventsZilla.Controllers
 {
-    public class EventController : RavenController
+    public class EventController : ZillaController
     {
         public ActionResult Index(int id, string slug)
         {
diff --git a/EventsZilla/Controllers/HomeController.cs b/EventsZilla/Controllers/HomeController.cs
index d75db54..f1452a9 100644
--- a/EventsZilla/Controllers/HomeController.cs
+++ b/EventsZilla/Controllers/HomeController.cs
@@ -2,11 +2,10 @@
 using System.Web.Mvc;
 using System.Linq;
 using EventsZilla.Models;
-using HibernatingRhinos.Loci.Common.Controllers;
 
 namespace EventsZilla.Controllers
 {
-    public class HomeController : RavenController
+    public class HomeController : ZillaController
     {
         public ActionResult Index()
         {
diff --git a/EventsZilla/Controllers/ZillaController.cs b/EventsZilla/Controllers/ZillaController.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef75b3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/EventsZilla/Controllers/ZillaController.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+using System;
+using System.Web.Mvc;
+using EventsZilla.Models;
+using HibernatingRhinos.Loci.Common.Controllers;
+
+namespace EventsZilla.Controllers
+{
+	public class ZillaController : RavenController
+	{
+		protected override void OnActionExecuting(ActionExecutingContext filterContext)
+		{
+			base.OnActionExecuting(filterContext);
+			
+			using (RavenSession.Advanced.DocumentStore.AggressivelyCacheFor(TimeSpan.FromMinutes(30)))
+			{
+				ViewBag.SiteConfig = RavenSession.Load<SiteConfig>(SiteConfig.ConfigName);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/EventsZilla/EventsZilla.csproj b/EventsZilla/EventsZilla.csproj
index b1fe70f..9148987 100644
--- a/EventsZilla/EventsZilla.csproj
+++ b/EventsZilla/EventsZilla.csproj
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Areas\Admin\Controllers\EventsController.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Controllers\EventController.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Controllers\HomeController.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Controllers\ZillaController.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Core\ContentHelpers.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Core\RavenHelpers.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Core\RavenIndexDefinitions.cs" />
@@ -114,6 +115,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Models\EventRegistration.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\Feedback.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\Presenter.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Models\SiteConfig.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\Venue.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/EventsZilla/Global.asax.cs b/EventsZilla/Global.asax.cs
index 766afb4..4dd50aa 100644
--- a/EventsZilla/Global.asax.cs
+++ b/EventsZilla/Global.asax.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 using System.Web;
 using System.Web.Mvc;
 using System.Web.Routing;
+using EventsZilla.Models;
 using HibernatingRhinos.Loci.Common.Controllers;
 using HibernatingRhinos.Loci.Common.Routing;
 using HibernatingRhinos.Loci.Common.Tasks;
@@ -60,8 +61,6 @@ protected void Application_Start()
 
 			InitializeRaven();
 
-
-
 			RavenController.DocumentStore = _store;
 			TaskExecutor.DocumentStore = _store;
 
@@ -94,6 +93,15 @@ private static void InitializeRaven()
 
 				IndexCreation.CreateIndexes(Assembly.GetCallingAssembly(), _store);
 
+				using (var session = _store.OpenSession())
+				{
+					if (session.Load<SiteConfig>(SiteConfig.ConfigName) == null)
+					{
+						session.Store(new SiteConfig { RequireRegistration = true }, SiteConfig.ConfigName);
+						session.SaveChanges();
+					}
+				}
+
 				ConfigureVersioning();
 			}
 			catch (Exception e)
diff --git a/EventsZilla/Models/SiteConfig.cs b/EventsZilla/Models/SiteConfig.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a7b94d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/EventsZilla/Models/SiteConfig.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+namespace EventsZilla.Models
+{
+	public class SiteConfig
+	{
+		public string WebsiteHeader { get; set; }
+		public bool RequireRegistration { get; set; }
+
+		public static string ConfigName { get { return "Configs/Site"; } }
+	}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/EventsZilla/Views/Shared/_Layout.cshtml b/EventsZilla/Views/Shared/_Layout.cshtml
index 6d50880..da618f1 100644
--- a/EventsZilla/Views/Shared/_Layout.cshtml
+++ b/EventsZilla/Views/Shared/_Layout.cshtml
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 @using EventsZilla.Core
+@using EventsZilla.Models
+@{
+	var siteConfig = ViewBag.SiteConfig as SiteConfig ?? new SiteConfig();
+}
 <!doctype html>  
 <head>
 <meta charset="UTF-8">
@@ -49,7 +53,9 @@
     <!--end header-->
 	</header>
 
-    @RenderBody()   
+    @MvcHtmlString.Create(siteConfig.WebsiteHeader)
+
+    @RenderBody()
 
     </div>
    <!--end container-->