it was bound to happen. With the rise of MySpace & Friendster amongst others, Christians have responded with their own social networks. Here are a few:
Social networks using PHPFOX:
- yourchristianspace.com
- christianspace360.com/
- coolteens4christ.com/
- jcfaith.com
- christunion.com
- inchristnet.com
Social networks using Alstrasoft E-friends:
Other Christian Social networks:
- Cobblestone Community Network
- Unifyer
- the Common
- Circle Builder
- Oikos HQ
- holypal.com
- praize.com
- oaktreeidea.org
- mypraize.com
- battlecry.com
- dittytalk.com
- christianster.com
- Missionaries.in
- crossconnector.com
- people2pray.com
- ministryhome.org
- youthroots.com
- 5loaves.net
- ChristiansUK.com
- faithbuddies.com
- Connectourpeople.com
- myflock.com
- cmatch.com
- spirittag.com
- swordwalk.com
- churchcircle.org
- missionster.net
- ldscircle.org (Mormon)
- churchster.org
- meetfish.com
Drew, notice I didn’t put MyChurch.org in the list
I wanted to set MyChurch apart – its the only social network built around the church community as far as I can tell. We’re not in the race to become the “Christian Myspace”
Drew,
Thanks for including my site on the list. I just wanted to see if I could correct the web address to http://www.oaktreeidea.com. Like Mychurch.org (built around churches), we have tried to differentiate ourselves by targeting those that want to make a difference around the world through Christian social causes. Thanks again for including us on the list.
Brady Stump
Oaktreeidea.com
I don’t see ShoutLife, it actually seems to be the most active of the ones that I have tried.
I personally hope that some of the site either merge or go away. This is a pretty big list. The whole idea of social networks it to connect with people, but if the people are spread out over 20+ networks it does not seem nearly as effective to me.
Here’s a site filled with social ministry videos
holypal.com have been there for more than 2 years, created by a college student in his spare time, and was coded by a single indian programmer from scratch with 1 on 1 instructions on daily basis. after 2 years of its successful run, the creator thought the site became outdated and needed a new script, plus it was facing problems with all the scammers from Nigeria spamming the site. so the whole site was just deleted with ( close to 15000 accounts) and re-opened using ning asp service and offers more things like videos, tagging, web 2.0 customization, etc..
Please add MyGodlyPlace.com to your list. We have plugged by Yahoo! Finance and have a couple hundred members and are growing quickly. We offer prayers, socializing, videos, music, friends, classifieds, blogs, groups and alot more. As of today we rank #5 on Google search for “Christian Social Network”. We use phpFox as well, very good software for a Social Network, but we are working on our own software which will be exclusive to our site only.
I just came across this web page and find it very interesting. Some have said that we need less or more (Christian Networks) some have said that there is a race to be the Next Myspace. There has been even the mentioned about beening centered just to the church. Which I do agree would be nice to have a place to talk with other Christian…. But the one thing that I have not seen (and I have not went through each one of these so if there is one please correct me) how about a social network work that represents the Christian body trying to reach a lost world!!!Now that is something I would like to be part of. May God bless you all.
Todd
Thyspace.com is a cool one as well – teen oriented an operated bya youth pastor. Very edgy.
Hey,i was just wondering how i can get my website posted under,Other social networks
Hi there,
I have a Christian social networking site called 101christianspaces.com which we launched a few months back. It’s meant to run along side 101 free Christian dating service dedicated just to Christian singles as a way to connect, meet new friends etc as well as express yourself on the page pretty much like myspace allows. I hope you can include our Christian networking site as in 3 months it now has around 1300 members and we have well over 140,000 members on our singles site – Im sure some people would find this useful as there is never any charge for either service and we keep it very free from spammers that we found when testing other free sites. Most have a problem with this due to man power and resources and although we have little and are no exception, I personally sit here all day and weed them out and it works!
God bless
Ed.
hisholyspace.com is pretty good too.
A new up and coming UK Site is http://www.ukchristians.net.
We have some great features on the site and it is well worth checking out.
Thank you for providing such a comprehensive list. I look forward to visiting these sites and learning more about them. Recently, I created a social network for Christian women using the Ning platform that is growing rapidly. As a “newbie” to social networking, I am impressed with the plethora of sites that focus on the Christianity. Thanks!
You missed one! For Christian artists bands and fans check out The 5000 Music Group at http://www.the5000music.com today!
Have You Heard Of http://www.myjesusnexus.com ?? They are fairly new and I enjoy their site.
Another site is http://www.gracealley.com
Please include Livekite.com. Livekite is a Christian groups-based site that breaches the age gap of social networking. Livekite is user friendly and always evolving.
That is an awesome list. Thanks for sharing !!! I will use it to promote my non profit organization to christians.
This list is a bit outdated. A few in the list are no longer on-line. Here are a couple to add to the list:
http://www.FaithItUp.com
http://www.HisHolySpace.com
Lee
Livekite.com has launched a free online community for Christian Groups. Livekite is more about group communication that “Friend collecting”. Livekite gives you all the tools to create a fully customized online community for your church. Post blogs, photos, videos, podcasts all within your desired privacy level.
Apparently there is now a really cool site just for Christian teenagers called http://www.teengrace.net.
It is definitely worth checking out !
Great post.. I have put a link on my blog linking to you!
Just adding another option to the list: http://www.oikoshq.com. Oikos is a little different than some of the Christian social networking sites in that it is a solution to set up a private password-protected social community site for your church. Any organization can use it (not just churches), but the idea is that it keeps out people that perhaps shouldn’t be there (think teen safety) and can help increase and build community within an existing social organization.
Oikos is also great for missionary organizations, cell churches, small groups, and anyone that wants to stay connected online. Here’s a good example of how The Father’s House (http://www.tfhny.org) in New York uses Oikos. Feel free to login as a guest and check it out:
http://c4revolution.oikosconsole.com
You forgot our site, http://www.faithlight.com . But that’s ok, we’re very new and unknown for now
. A lot of sites are trying to become the next Christian MySpace but I guess whatever facilitates a good religious community will be the most popular eventually when this all settles down.
Faithlight.com has also been around for a while and is another Christian MySpace site. Quite a lot of Christian Social Networking sites these days.
I think http://www.ukchristians.net is a great social network for Christians in the UK. They have loads of cool features on the site and unlike smaller sites with little or low activity, over 2,000 members to keep it alive.
Well worth a visit…
I think thedesperate.com is a really cool Christian network, and it is growing
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IAmTheDesperate
http://www.FaithOut.com is great it’s like a Christian facebook!
I mean check it out and see if it’s not just like the good old Facebook we loved from the start.
Massive 2009 release to the christian community. Churchopolis kick starts its year of a great social network for christians. Own personal profile view others make new friends and much more.
come join today http://www.churchopolis.com
and tell us about yourself and get to know loads more people
or simply just stop by and check out the community and say hello.
See you all there.
Hi Guys
I see that our site was also omitted from “the list”. We are very young and membership is quite low at the moment, but that is set to change. We believe in quality over quantity – and also that wherever the Word of God goes out, it will not return void.
I use holypal.com they have facebook like chat so that is cool
I would say that praize.com should be removed since it is not a social networking site but more of a yahoo! type site
I had no idea there were so many christian social-networks. Nice, very nice!
PLANET SAVED CHRISTIAN SOCIAL NETWORK is worth trying out. We are on a mission to network Christians.
Please include http://www.faithlight.com in your list, another free online Christian Social networking website. Quite a lot of them these days!
There is a Christian Social Network called http://www.planetsaved.com. It is really a cool Christian advertising website. I actually use it to network with my Christian Music studio.
I personally like the PLANET SAVED website I found while browsing. I don’t know too much about it. I believe they are working to become a Facebook for ministry. I haven’t joined yet.
Check out http://www.WeGather.com – Our church just signed up for it and we are happy with the product.
Joe
:O how could you leave OurLordsFriends.com off?
Here’s a site for Christian Women Entrepreneurs.
http://www.acwentrepreneurs.ning.com
Thanks.
For Christians in recovery from habitual sin, there is the new site
http://ChristianRecoverySpace.com
Thanks.
Please consider http://www.crossxroads.net The members represent more than twenty countries, and are currently heading toward two thousand. Which is quite a bit more members than the above sites.
The sister site is http://www.learnaboutgod.net learnaboutgod is seeing online salvations in the many thousands. We respond to prayer-requests with teams of people willing to pray for people around the world. Learnaboutgod is spreading the gospel to more than ten to twenty thousand people since it was started in June. We see online prayer for salvation and send follow-up emails from real people. In the future we hope to pray for salvation via skype, but via email is working at the moment.
Joe Jablonski – do you know anyone at wegather.com? I’m trying to contact them with some interface questions, and no one will respond. Also, the phone number on their website isn’t working. Any insight you can give will be greatly appreciated.
Faithlight is a pretty cool Christian Social Networking Site.
Christian.com has just launched and should be at the top of any list by far. We do not want to be a christian myspace or facebook, but we ARE the only social network for the christian community of its kind.
Check out http://www.JesuSay.com it’s like Twitter, but for Christians.
You definitely need to add FaithFreaks.com is the largest Christian teen Portal on the web. We are unrivaled in both traffic and scope of content.
It’s a relevant site for teens, giving them a place where they have tools & resources to help them grow in their faith in a safe moderated environment.
130K members!!
Hi, myblab.com is the best true Christian Social Networking site. BLAB = Be Linked As Believers. They have all of the latest and greatest technology and features. Super easy to connect with other Christians.
Dani Red
Speiron is a pretty cool Christian Social Networking Site.
What about TheJesusTV.com!
It rocks!
Please add http://www.lincs.nl to the list. This is the dutch christian social network
A new church social network site coming online. http://wwww.churchjunction.com
Another social network being built is churchjunction.com and hope to get the blog don shortly.
Hi
Another one that you can add as well is http://www.globalchristianfriends.com
Regards
Christo
Hi a great up and coming site is http://www.jesusay.com
Saint Page is also a great Christian Social Website. The functions are great and it has Christians from all around the world.
You can customize your Saint Page to look the way you want it to.
Here’s mine http://www.saintpage.com/members/profile/1
Hi. I’ve joined a couple of these networks and frankly i’m abit disappointed because despite the “Christian” banner, the content is mostly random pictures and video… not much educational material for believers.
Kindly check out http://www.churchspeak.net. The site is young but I think these guys have something going on… Expressing freedom in redemption.
A new ad-free Christian social network is http:/www.lambsnest.com
It brand new and looks really cool.
It looks like inchristnet.com is no longer online. You might want to remove it from the list.
Please include TheDesperate.com – Christian Social Network with purpose and passion! It’s awesome!
Thanks!
Please also take a look at http://www.daversity.org
The site is a mix of talk, inspiration and an expression of worshipping God in your own unique way.
Wow I didn’t think there were so many Christian Social Networks, but God has a purpose. We recently launched http://www.luzal.com which is Christian Social Network with a focus on promoting all events in the Christian community around the world.
Please take a look at http://www.luzal.com God bless
I realize this list is showing its age, but it still ranks high on Google for people searching for ways to connect with their church online.
If possible, could you please add OneBody (http://beonebody.com) to the list?
OneBody is an online directory and social network with group features, and has an open source version.
Thanks.
One of the coolest sites I have seen is http://www.ichurchnetwork.com They allow you to accept donations, conduct live video broadcasts and sell products for free!
Can you add a link to OneBody (http://beonebody.com) to this great list?
Our software is free and open source, and we offer commercially supported hosting options.
Thanks!
http://www.churchjunction.com still being built as of this date. Lacks some funding but no problem many have been donating – THANKS. Hope to have the site up and running mid-Jan 2011 I will touch base and advise.
http://www.iChurchNetwork.com is another Christian Social Network. Also offers free live video broadcasting service for ministries as well as regular members. Everything is free.
coolteens4christ.com seems to be gone.
Brand new one. http://www.prayergroup.org/
http://www.prayergroup.org is an excellent Christian Social Network. It’s now in over 100 countries and offers faith-based forums, prayer requests, christian music, chat and blogs. The site has 70,000 church pages and remains true to Christian content.
I’ve been on many Christian sites, but this one is awesome. I like PrayerGroup’s integration with Facebook and Twitter also.
My kids are on faithfreaks
faithfreaks.com
They are the best teen Christian social site that we have seen
There is a new Christian Social network called . . . http://www.christianslikeme.net.
Please be sure to add them to your list : )
Thanks in advance & God bless,
Cary
PrayerGroup.org is a unique Christian Social Networking site in that it operates in over 120 countries and offers so much more than traditional social media sites. PrayerGroup is an excellent source for free Christian music downloads, Christian videos, blogs, forums, and online prayer requests. Check it out and see for yourself!
Coming Spring 2011
Check out this site http://www.yocd.net – Christian Directory
I am now posting on FreeChurchStreaming.com – love it!
New kid on the block http://www.swatswot.com offers great resources for Christians! Join now to be among the first!