Christian dating sites reviews and list

February 2nd, 2009

If you’re a Christian and your religion is important to you, you may well want to choose a dating site that upholds the same values and/or attracts people who share your faith. While most dating sites nowadays allow you to limit your search to those people who share your religious values, specialist Christian dating sites go that extra mile to attract the sort of people you’re likely to want to meet. In my first of a few posts about religious online dating, I will cover Christian dating.

There are plenty of sites out there that offer online dating for Christians. The ones below are the best I know of:
Sites covered in this post (full reviews below):

1. ChristianCafe.com – laid back Christian dating site for people from USA/CA, UK and other English speaking countries. Currently has a 10 day free trial.
2. eHarmony (UK) (or eHarmony USA/CA.) – world-famous serious compatibility matching site created by a Christian based on Christian values
3. BigChurch – popular international dating site for Christians
4. ChristianMingle.com – an international dating site, but the majority of members are in the US
5. CatholicMingle – a Catholic dating site in the US. Has some international membership
6. JCMATCH.COM – A new, low cost US Christian dating site
7. Speed Dater – regularly hold popular speed dating events for Christians
8. ChristianConnection – UK company offering online dating and events for Christians

Reviews

• ChristianCafe.com is a simple, friendly dating site for people in English speaking countries. It offers a fine mix of features including instant messaging, chatrooms and forums and an online prayer service. They are currently offering a 10 day free trial and reduced subscription costs.
• BigChurch, as the name suggests, is a big international site aimed at Christian singles. It offers Christian personals, video chat, blogs and the opportunity to participate in the community’s online magazine. The site is well-designed and easy to use. Although it’s based in the US, it seems to have decent international membership (UK membership seems decent) although, as always, check before you pay.
• eHarmony (UK) ( USA/CA site here), while not solely a Christian dating site, was founded by a Christian, who based the site’s incredibly in-depth compatibility matching system on the traditional values of the faith. As such, the site is geared towards helping people who find religion important find suitable matches. They have a unique communication system that encourages you to take things slow and instead of searching for matches, the site delivers them to you.
• ChristianMingle.com is a friendly, well-designed Christian dating site with a host of good features, including basic two-way compatibility matching and a magazine, on top of the usual messaging/chat. It’s based in the US, but accepts people from all over the world. If you’re outside the US, you may find there aren’t that many members in your area, but it’s worth a look, as the site is easy to use and not expensive.
• CatholicMingle is the sister site of the above and is aimed, you guessed it, specifically at Catholic singles. It has slightly less frills that its sister site, but still offers all the good basic features. It’s an international site, but USA membership is the strongest.
• strong>JCMATCH.COM is an ambitious new international Christian dating site. In spite of its relatively low cost (its 6 month membership package is one of the cheapest of all Christian dating sites I know of) It has plenty of good feature including compatibility matching. There are also some extra nice touches such as the opportunity to win a place on a free Christian cruise or mission trip. Members are predominantly US-based.
• Speed Dater, the UK’s most well known speed dating company, offers Christian speed dating and Christian singles’ parties on a regular basis. (choose race/religion from the “search for event by type” list on the right side of the home page).
• ChristianConnection is a UK/Ireland only site that offers both online dating and Christian singles’ events all over the country. It’s designed by Christians for Christians and seems friendly and easy enough to use. It’s currently offering a free trial.

Another UK site that may be of interest is Parship, as it offers serious psychometric personality testing and caters for people who want serious relationships and marriage. I wrote about this and other matrimonial/serious dating sites in this blog earlier.

Special issues to be aware of

• Because followers of Christianity are known for being charitable and helpful, some Internet scammers tend to specifically target Christians. Remember that just because someone says they are “god fearing”, doesn’t mean they’re not lying. Always have your wits about you when dating online and beware of anyone who asks you for money. If in doubt, a dating site’s support team should be able to tell you if someone is “working you”.
• If you can’t find what you’re looking for on a Christian dating site, there are plenty of other sites out there that will allow you to search by religion and may end up delivering the match you’re looking for. The majority of big sites (like DatingDirect,Loopylove and Match.com in the UK and Match.com USA/CA) all have detailed matching systems that include religion as a factor. You can also try my list of free dating sites if you’re looking for 100% free Christian dating.

Related posts:

1. Muslim dating sites – reviews and list
2. Black / African dating sites – reviews and list
3. Serious dating sites: marriage sites, matchmaking sites
4. Adult dating sites (that’s right, the sexy stuff!) – info and list
5. Arab and Middle Eastern online dating sites and speed dating

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