ChurchZip queries are derived from a 'live' on-line database of congregations. It is constantly updated by people world-wide. At any moment, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, people may be adding or updating entries about congregations they know about. New and corrected entries are published automatically. However, the directory manager also takes active steps to repair or remove remove redundant and/or inappropriate records.

Please note that in certain instances, we do not publish a link that enables 'drill-down' into every country and state. We have all the data, and it may all be searched by the normal method...by specifying a city and a radius. However, to avoid negative performance problems and to maintain an efficient cost for this service, we don't allow anonymous individuals to download very large lists of more than 150 churches without permission. You probably don't need such a list anyways, unless you operate a business of some kind. Contact us if you need a copy of selected international locations.

We do not publish directory information on churches in locations where government leaders say they may persecute Christians. This specifically includes China, North Korea, and certain middle-eastern states.

Join us July 23-26, 2008 at the Global Missions Conference. We are planning a "birds of a feather" session on global church directories during one of the evening sessions. Consider supporting the good folks at Missions Resource Network.