🙏 ChurchFinder Scraper

Collect church directory data from ChurchFinder.com at scale without coding. Download comprehensive church profiles including names, addresses, contact info, denominations, service times, and more. Perfect for church discovery apps, community directories, faith-based outreach campaigns, and research projects. Get all the data you need in minutes without touching a single line of code.

The ChurchFinder Scraper collects up to 13 data fields per church including contact info, denomination, and service times, delivered as JSON, CSV, or Excel.

✨ What Does It Do

• 🏛️ Church Name - Identify every church so you can organize your database, build directory listings, or target specific congregations
• 📍 Full Address - Collect street address details to power location-based services, create maps, or generate neighborhood church lists
• 📞 Phone Number - Extract contact information to build outreach lists, enable direct communication, or verify church details
• 🙏 Denomination - Capture religious affiliations to segment churches by faith tradition, power discovery filters, or analyze religious demographics
• 🕐 Service Times - Collect worship schedules to help users find churches that fit their calendar, build event directories, or track availability
• 📝 Church Description - Extract mission statements and bios to build rich profiles, power search relevance, or understand community impact
• 🖼️ Logo Image - Download church logos to enhance visual directory listings, improve app aesthetics, or build brand recognition databases
• ✅ Claimed Status - Identify verified churches to prioritize authentic profiles, boost user trust, or monitor directory quality
• 🌆 City & State - Segment churches geographically to power location-based apps, regional analysis, or neighborhood targeting
• 📮 ZIP Code - Extract postal codes for geographic segmentation, direct mail campaigns, or location-based analytics

🔧 Input

• Start URLs - Paste one or more ChurchFinder.com URLs (city pages, state pages, or individual church profiles). If provided, state and city filters below are ignored.
• State - Select a US state to scrape all churches in that state. Used only when Start URLs is empty.
• City - Enter a city name to narrow results to a specific location. Requires State to be set.
• Max Items - Set the maximum number of churches to collect per run. Free users can collect up to 100; paid users up to 1,000,000.
• Proxy Configuration - Optional. Configure proxy settings for requests. Residential proxies are recommended for large-scale scrapes to avoid rate limiting.

Example input:

{
  "startUrls": ["https://www.churchfinder.com/churches/ny/new-york"],
  "maxItems": 50,
  "proxyConfiguration": {}
}

📊 Output

Each church includes up to 13 data fields. Download as JSON, CSV, or Excel.

🖼️ Church Logo	🏛️ Church Name	🌐 Church URL
📍 Full Address	🌆 City	🏛️ State
📮 ZIP Code	📞 Phone	🙏 Denomination
🕐 Service Times	📝 Description	✅ Claimed Status
📅 Scraped Date	⚠️ Error Message

💎 Why Choose the ChurchFinder Scraper?

Feature	Our Actor	Other Directory Scrapers
Scrape by state, city, or custom URLs	✔️	❌
Extract church logos and images	✔️	❌
Collect service times and hours	✔️	❌
Parse denomination and religious affiliation	✔️	❌
Capture verified/claimed status	✔️	❌
Support for 1M+ churches across all 50 states	✔️	❌
Full address parsing including ZIP codes	✔️	❌
Residential proxy support for large runs	✔️	❌
Automatic pagination handling	✔️	❌
Export to JSON, CSV, and Excel	✔️	❌
No coding required - visual interface	✔️	❌
Free tier with $5 credit for 100 churches	✔️	❌

📋 How to Use

No technical skills required. Follow these simple steps:

1. Sign Up: Create a free account with $5 credit
2. Find the Tool: Search for "ChurchFinder Scraper" in the Apify Store and configure your input
3. Run It: Click "Start" and watch your results appear

That's it. No coding, no setup, no complicated configuration. Now you can export your data in CSV, Excel, or JSON format.

🎯 Business Use Cases

• 📊 Community Researcher - Scrape all churches in a multi-state region to analyze religious demographics and identify underserved communities
• 💼 App Developer - Collect church data from 50 states to power a faith-based discovery app with real-time listings and verified profiles
• 📣 Religious Outreach Manager - Download churches by denomination to build targeted contact lists for faith-based campaigns and community partnerships

❓ FAQ

🔍 How does the ChurchFinder Scraper work? It visits ChurchFinder.com pages, extracts church data from HTML and structured JSON-LD, handles pagination automatically, and delivers clean records in your chosen format.

📊 How accurate is the data? Data comes directly from ChurchFinder.com listings. Accuracy depends on what church owners have entered into their profiles. The "Claimed" field helps identify verified listings.

📅 Can I schedule regular scrapes? Yes. On Apify, you can set up scheduled runs via the platform dashboard. Configure it once and the scraper will run automatically on your schedule.

⚖️ Is scraping ChurchFinder.com legal? ChurchFinder.com is a public directory of church information. You are responsible for complying with the website's terms of service and all applicable laws in your jurisdiction.

🛡️ Will ChurchFinder block me? ChurchFinder has standard rate limits. For large runs, use residential proxies (available in the Proxy Configuration) to distribute requests and avoid blocks.

⚡ How long does a run take? Time depends on the number of churches and your internet speed. Expect roughly 5-10 seconds per church on average. A scrape of 100 churches typically takes 10-15 minutes.

⚠️ Are there any limits? Free users can collect up to 100 results per run. Paid users can collect up to 1,000,000 results per run.

🔗 Integrate ChurchFinder Scraper with any app

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• Slack - Get notifications
• Airbyte - Data pipelines
• Google Drive - Export to spreadsheets

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🚀 Ready to Start?

Create a free account with $5 credit and collect your first 100 results for free. No coding, no setup.

🆘 Need Help?

• Check the FAQ section above for common questions
• Visit the Apify support page for documentation and tutorials
• Contact us to request a new scraper, propose a custom project, or report an issue at Tally contact form

⚠️ Disclaimer

This Actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by ChurchFinder.com or any of its subsidiaries. All trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.