/*#menu_bar {position:absolute; top:200px; left:200px;}*/
a img{border:none;}
#menu_bar ul.nav{
	display:table; 
	table-layout:fixed;
}

#menu_bar ul { 
	padding: 0; 
	margin: 0; 
	list-style: none;	
	
}

#menu_bar li { 
	float: left;	
	position: relative;	
	
	
}
#menu_bar ul li{width:23px;
	height:142px;margin-left:-1px;}
#menu_bar ul li a{ 
	display:block; 
	border:0px;
	text-align:center;
	width:23px;
	height:142px;
	}

#menu_bar li ul { 
	display: none; 
	position: absolute; 
	top: 2em; 
	left: 0;}

#menu_bar li li { 
	display: block; 
	float: left;}

#menu_bar li>ul { 
	top: auto; 
	left: auto;}

#menu_bar ul li:hover ul, #menu_bar ul li.over ul { 
	display: block;}

#menu_bar li:hover>ul, li:over>ul {
	display:block;
	
	
	}

#menu_bar ul, #menu_bar ul li a{
	border:0px;
	
	border-bottom:none; 
	border-top:none; 
	text-decoration:none; 
	font-weight:bold;}

#menu_bar ul li ul li a{ 
	border:0px; 
	position:absolute;
	top:-202px;
	}
	
/*to set the left position take the entire length of the image and subtract 16 ex. width-16*/
#ourpastor{left:-105px;}
#youth{left:-60px;}
#children{left:-79px;}
#giving{left:-60px;}
#bham{left:-111px;}
#volstaff{left:-187px;}
#stories{left:-102px;}
#newsletter{left:-131px;}
#god{left:-47px;}

#menu_bar ul li a:hover{}

#item1{background:url(images/menu/1god.jpg) no-repeat;}
#item2{background:url(images/menu/2news.jpg) no-repeat;}
#item3{background:url(images/menu/3stories.jpg) no-repeat;}
#item4{background:url(images/menu/4volstaff.jpg) no-repeat;}
#item5{background:url(images/menu/5bham.jpg) no-repeat;}
#item6{background:url(images/menu/6giving.jpg) no-repeat;}
#item7{background:url(images/menu/7children.jpg) no-repeat;}
#item8{background:url(images/menu/8youth.jpg) no-repeat;}
#item9{background:url(images/menu/9pastor.jpg) no-repeat;}

#item1:hover{background:url(images/menu/1god-over.jpg) no-repeat;}
#item2:hover{background:url(images/menu/2news-over.jpg) no-repeat;}
#item3:hover{background:url(images/menu/3stories-over.jpg) no-repeat;}
#item4:hover{background:url(images/menu/4volstaff-over.jpg) no-repeat;}
#item5:hover{background:url(images/menu/5bham-over.jpg) no-repeat;}
#item6:hover{background:url(images/menu/6giving-over.jpg) no-repeat;}
#item7:hover{background:url(images/menu/7children-over.jpg) no-repeat;}
#item8:hover{background:url(images/menu/8youth-over.jpg) no-repeat;}
#item9:hover{background:url(images/menu/9pastor-over.jpg) no-repeat;}