Listing standards

We want every church that welcomes visitors to be easy to find. A listing on NearFaith is always free, and it is added when all of the following are true.

1. 1

   A Christian congregation

   A worshipping community that gathers regularly and confesses Jesus Christ as Lord. We list churches across many Christian traditions and don't rank one above another.

2. 2

   A public place to meet

   A street address where visitors are welcome to attend. Meeting in a school, theater or rented hall is completely fine. A P.O. box or an online-only gathering can't be listed as a place to visit.

3. 3

   A public presence

   A website of the church's own, or another public page that shows the church and where it meets. A church website gives visitors the most to go on.

4. 4

   Regular gathering times

   Service times a visitor could plan around, such as Sundays at 10 AM.

5. 5

   Not something else

   A listing is for a congregation, so we don't add:

   • a business, product or service (consulting, venue rental, fundraising and the like)
   • advertising or promotional content
   • a church that's already listed (claim that listing instead)
   • a private, invitation-only group with no public meeting place (a house church that publicly welcomes visitors is fine)
   • a group whose name, website or teaching promotes hatred or violence against anyone
   • a group outside the Christian traditions NearFaith lists

How to resubmit

• If a submission wasn't added, you're welcome to send it again once the church meets the points above.
• The church's own website and its service times help most.
• Each submission gets one email with the result. Nothing else.

Already listed?

Find the church and claim the listing. It's free, and it lets the church keep its own details up to date.