[Libcvs-spec-dev] Divine Impact Corporation - Worshipers Use Internet Site to Locate Churches for Christmas Services

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Worshipers Use Internet Site to Locate Churches for Christmas Services

The term CEO has another
meaning in the church world: Christmas and Easter Only. Church
attendance on these holiest of days has always increased significantly
as non-regular attendees of worship services find their ways into
churches guided by a variety of motives. It is no wonder that internet
searches, an online church referral network, doubled in the days leading up to Christmas. 

"Christmas and other holidays provide churches with a great opportunity
for outreach and with the internet becoming the most used resource for
information, churches should be using the power of the web to let
seekers know their church is out there," says Churchshopper's owner,
Stephani Olson. "Getting a person through the church doors is a
significant step towards a person's decision to live a Godly life and
to be planted in a church home."

Created to help people looking for a church, narrow down the search
to churches that best fit their spiritual compatibility. Churchshoppers
attempts to help seekers find a home church that will not only meet
their needs but allow for their own unique gifts and talents to be
developed and used. In turn, Bible- believing churches will grow in
attendance and flourish in their communities.

Churchshoppers currently has over 103,500 nationwide churches in their
database. The majority of these listings contain basic contact
information only. Churches are invited to create a profile with
comprehensive information that helps searchers get a good feel for a
church's culture. This service is available free to churches. Churches
have an opportunity to build a premium profile that gives them
prominent visibility and allows them to include images, audio and video
clips. The annual premium profile is being offered for free in the
month of January through the use of a promotional code available on the
website.

"We want to give people looking for a church the best help possible,
but we can only do that if churches build their profile and provide the
detailed information searchers are looking for. Finding the right home
church is one of the most important decisions a person can make. We
believe the place of worship needs to inspire, encourage, challenge as
well as utilize the unique gifts and talents one has to offer."

Churches have several options on how to build their profiles. Creating it on-line at Churchshoppers.com, 
Market Your Church,
allows them to enter their own information, including an "In your own
words" section to personally convey the vision of their church.
Churches can also do a telephone interview with a Churchshoppers
representative or print out a written template to be filled out and
faxed in at their convenience.

http://www.divineimpact.com/