# ChurchFinder.com Church Directory Scraper (`spry_frame/churchfinder-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Christian church listings from ChurchFinder.com — name, address, denomination, phone, pastor, service times, ministries, and more. Search by state or city.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/spry\_frame/churchfinder-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [COSENT GROUP](https://apify.com/spry_frame) (community)
- **Categories:** Automation, Other
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $0.20 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## ChurchFinder.com Church Directory Scraper

Scrape Christian church listings from [ChurchFinder.com](https://www.churchfinder.com) — the largest online Christian church directory with over 280,000 churches across all 50 US states.

Search by state, city, or denomination. Optionally collect full profile details including phone number, pastor name, service times, and ministries.

### Use Cases

- **Ministry software vendors** — build lead lists of churches by size, denomination, and location for sales outreach (Planning Center, Pushpay, Tithe.ly, etc.)
- **Church planters** — research where churches exist and identify underserved areas for new church plants
- **Nonprofit fundraisers** — find churches in a target geography for partnership or giving campaigns
- **Christian real estate developers** — identify active congregations looking to expand or relocate
- **Academic researchers** — study religious demographics, denominational distribution, or congregation density
- **Moving families** — find churches in a new city filtered by denomination and worship style

### Input

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `states` | Array | US state abbreviations to scrape (e.g. `["TX", "CA", "FL"]`). Leave empty to scrape all 50 states. |
| `cities` | Array | Limit to specific cities within the selected states (e.g. `["Dallas", "Houston"]`). Leave empty for all cities. |
| `denomination` | String | Filter by denomination keyword (e.g. `Baptist`, `Catholic`, `Methodist`, `Non-Denominational`). Leave empty for all. |
| `scrapeDetails` | Boolean | Visit each church profile for full details — phone, service times, ministries, beliefs. Slower but more complete. Default: `false`. |
| `maxResults` | Integer | Maximum churches to return. `0` = no limit. Default: `500`. |

### Output

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `name` | Church name |
| `address` | Street address |
| `city` | City |
| `state` | State abbreviation |
| `zipCode` | Zip code |
| `denomination` | Denomination or affiliation |
| `pastor` | Pastor name (listing level) |
| `phone` | Phone number (detail mode only) |
| `serviceTimes` | Weekend service schedule (detail mode only) |
| `memberSize` | Congregation size range (detail mode only) |
| `style` | Worship style — Contemporary, Traditional, Spirit-Filled, etc. (detail mode only) |
| `website` | Church website URL (detail mode only) |
| `ministries` | Ministries offered — Kids, Youth, Men's, Women's, Small Groups, etc. (detail mode only) |
| `rating` | ChurchFinder user rating |
| `profileUrl` | Link to ChurchFinder profile |
| `scrapedAt` | Timestamp when collected |

### Example Inputs

**All Baptist churches in Texas:**

```json
{
  "states": ["TX"],
  "denomination": "Baptist",
  "scrapeDetails": false,
  "maxResults": 1000
}
```

**Full profile details for churches in Dallas:**

```json
{
  "states": ["TX"],
  "cities": ["Dallas"],
  "scrapeDetails": true,
  "maxResults": 100
}
```

**Non-denominational churches across Florida and Georgia:**

```json
{
  "states": ["FL", "GA"],
  "denomination": "Non-Denominational",
  "scrapeDetails": false,
  "maxResults": 500
}
```

### Notes

- ChurchFinder lists over **280,000 Christian churches** across all 50 US states
- Basic listing data (name, address, denomination, pastor, rating) is collected fast without visiting individual profiles
- Enable `scrapeDetails` to get phone, service times, ministries, and website — this makes one additional request per church
- A 200ms delay between requests keeps usage within respectful limits

# Actor input Schema

## `states` (type: `array`):

US state abbreviations to scrape (e.g. TX, CA, FL). Leave empty to scrape all 50 states.

## `cities` (type: `array`):

Limit results to specific cities within the selected states (e.g. Dallas, Houston). Leave empty to scrape all cities.

## `denomination` (type: `string`):

Filter by denomination keyword (e.g. Baptist, Catholic, Non-Denominational, Methodist). Leave empty for all denominations.

## `scrapeDetails` (type: `boolean`):

If enabled, visits each church's profile page to collect phone number, pastor name, service times, ministries, beliefs, and website. Slower but more complete. If disabled, only listing-level data is collected.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of churches to return. 0 = no limit.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "states": [
    "TX"
  ],
  "cities": [],
  "denomination": "",
  "scrapeDetails": false,
  "maxResults": 500
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `name` (type: `string`):

Name of the church.

## `address` (type: `string`):

Full street address.

## `city` (type: `string`):

City where the church is located.

## `state` (type: `string`):

US state abbreviation.

## `zipCode` (type: `string`):

Postal zip code.

## `denomination` (type: `string`):

Church denomination or affiliation.

## `phone` (type: `string`):

Church phone number.

## `pastor` (type: `string`):

Senior pastor or lead pastor name.

## `serviceTimes` (type: `string`):

Weekend or weekly service schedule.

## `memberSize` (type: `string`):

Approximate congregation size range.

## `style` (type: `string`):

Worship style (e.g. Contemporary, Traditional, Spirit-Filled).

## `website` (type: `string`):

Church website URL.

## `ministries` (type: `string`):

Comma-separated list of ministries offered.

## `rating` (type: `string`):

Average user rating on ChurchFinder.

## `profileUrl` (type: `string`):

Link to the church's ChurchFinder profile.

## `scrapedAt` (type: `string`):

ISO timestamp when this record was collected.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "states": [
        "TX"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("spry_frame/churchfinder-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "states": ["TX"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("spry_frame/churchfinder-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "states": [
    "TX"
  ]
}' |
apify call spry_frame/churchfinder-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=spry_frame/churchfinder-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/xz0SlptLnKfxBtZKI/builds/Si8vtMgGaVPm04xFl/openapi.json