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EncuentraIglesias.com is the most comprehensive global directory of Christian churches. We help millions of believers around the world find a church nearby, learn about different denominations, and nurture their spiritual life with content in their language.

Our mission

To bring people closer to a community of faith wherever they are. We believe any Christian should be able to find a church that shares their language, tradition, and values — whether traveling, relocating, or simply seeking to grow spiritually.

Verifiable data

This table summarizes the structural data of the directory as of today. These are the figures we use across our pages, sitemaps, and structured data (schema.org).

Editorial statement

EncuentraIglesias.com is a global directory of Christian churches covering 14 countries and publishing in 7 languages. Our mission is to help any Christian find a church with their language, tradition, and values regardless of location. We cover Catholic, Orthodox, historic Protestant, and Evangelical denominations from a respectful ecumenical perspective.

Directory data is built from OpenStreetMap (ODbL license, with attribution) enriched with manual validation, owners verified via claim form, and collaboration with local archdioceses. Editorial content goes through human review before publication — artificial intelligence is used as an assistant, never as an autonomous author.

What we do

• Directory. We verify and enrich church data across 14 countries with location, denomination, hours, and contact info.
• Christian content. Our “Faith & Life” blog publishes devotionals, Bible studies, denomination explainers, and news from a respectful ecumenical perspective, in 7 languages.
• Community. A moderated prayer wall where believers encourage one another with requests, testimonies, and praise — no private chats, no personal ads, by design.
• Spiritual tools. Dynamic Bible verses, prayers, a daily devotional, and free biblical games.

Editorial team

Our editorial team reviews every article before publication to ensure theological faithfulness, pastoral clarity, and respect for the different Christian traditions.

Thomas Anderson

Editor in chief

More than 12 years in religious journalism and multilingual ecumenical coverage. Coordinates editorial direction, assigns pieces to specialist editors, and bylines cross-cutting reporting on current Christian affairs, religious liberty, and inter-denominational dialogue.

Bilingual in Spanish and English, with working experience handling sources in German, French, and Italian. Before joining EncuentraIglesias he collaborated with digital outlets specializing in inter-religious coverage across Latin America and Europe, where he sharpened his judgement for separating the merely topical from the genuinely formative. His work here includes curating the editorial sources fed into our pipeline, reviewing each piece before publication, and stewarding a consistent editorial line across the seven languages we serve.

Coverage areas: International Christian affairs, religious liberty, ecumenical dialogue, Christian persecution and migration, public ethics, episcopal conferences, comparative editorial coverage across traditions.

María del Carmen Salazar

Christian life & devotional editor

A decade editing devotional and spiritual-formation content. Reviews every prayer, devotional, and pastoral guide before publication, ensuring biblical accuracy and a warm pastoral tone. Specializes in Marian spirituality, the liturgical calendar, and prayer life.

Works closely with the biblical-studies editor so that devotional reflections never lose their scriptural anchor. Curates the weekly prayer wall, oversees the daily devotionals in all seven languages, and signs the pastoral guides for the stronger liturgical seasons (Advent, Lent, Easter, Pentecost). She is especially attentive to keeping the language welcoming to believers at different points of their journey — from those returning after years away to those accompanying a sick or grieving loved one.

Coverage areas: Daily devotionals, liturgical calendar, Marian spirituality, prayers for the sick and bereaved, catechetical formation, Christian family life, retreats and high seasons, pastoral accompaniment.

Benjamín Restrepo

Bible studies editor

Fifteen years bridging biblical studies, apologetics, and historical-ecclesial context. Oversees doctrinal coverage of the major Christian traditions (Catholic, Orthodox, historic Protestant, and Evangelical) from an ecumenical perspective that avoids polemical language toward any branch of Christianity.

His editorial judgement rests on comparative reading of Catholic and Protestant biblical commentaries, familiarity with the Church Fathers, and informal training in biblical languages (Koine Greek, basic Hebrew) that lets him verify a citation before approving an article. He reviews any piece touching exegesis or doctrine, suggests corrections when a claim is misattributed, and bylines our series on patristic figures and Reformation-era theologians. When a topic is contested across traditions, his approach is to present each position fairly and let the reader compare, rather than adjudicate.

Coverage areas: Old- and New-Testament exegesis, biblical hermeneutics, Church history, the Church Fathers (Augustine, Chrysostom, the Cappadocians), Reformers and Counter-Reformation, foundational apologetics, comparative doctrine across traditions, historical-cultural background of Scripture.

The names of our editorial team are consistent pseudonyms; the real people behind the project work under these signatures to preserve privacy and maintain a consistent voice per specialty. Each article carries the byline of the responsible editor, and every piece goes through the human review process described above.

EncuentraIglesias values the safety of its contributors. The profile images and names of our editorial team are professional representations that protect their privacy while ensuring expert oversight of every article.

Data origin

The initial church base was built from OpenStreetMap (© OSM contributors, ODbL license) and enriched with LocationIQ geocoding, manual validations, and data submitted by verified church administrators. We publish information we believe to be correct but, like any directory, it may contain errors — we always recommend verifying hours and contacts directly with the church before visiting.

Editorial standards

These are the editorial principles we apply to every article, listing, or church page published on EncuentraIglesias. We follow them consistently across the seven languages we serve.

• Respectful ecumenism: we cover Catholics, Orthodox, traditional Protestants, and Evangelicals, avoiding polemical or denigrating language toward other Christian traditions. We never use terms like «cult», «true Christianity» contrasted with another tradition, or definitive judgments on historical theological disputes. Our role is to inform and form, not to arbitrate.
• Verifiable accuracy: every article cites its source when presenting specific data (dates, biblical citations, figures, historical facts). Bible references are verified against the Protestant or Catholic canon before publishing. Directory data is cross-checked against OpenStreetMap, diocesan records when available, and verified owner validations.
• Transparent AI use: we use language models (DeepSeek + OpenAI) to assist with translation across seven languages, editorial image suggestions, and rewriting RSS sources. We never publish content without human review: every article goes through our four-stage moderation pipeline (rewrite → source moderation → conditional translation → translation moderation) plus a final verification by the section editor.
• Community safety: our community space is intentionally designed as a public bulletin board for spiritual edification, not as a social network. We don't allow private messages, user-uploaded photos, external links, phone numbers, or offline meetup coordination. This particularly protects minors and prevents romance scams, financial fraud, and predatory recruitment.
• Source attribution: when an article is inspired by a press release, Catholic or Evangelical agency, or academic research, we cite the original source with a link when possible and with textual attribution when not. We don't reproduce full third-party content — we always rewrite in original voice with our own editorial perspective.
• Editorial independence: we don't receive payment for featuring specific churches in our directory. «Featured churches» are selected by public criteria: historical importance, architectural significance, demographic weight in their city, or presence in verifiable academic publications. If we ever accepted sponsored content, we would explicitly mark it as such.
• Political neutrality: we don't endorse political parties or candidates. When a religious topic intersects with public policy (religious freedom, bioethics, international conflicts) we present existing positions fairly and let the reader form their own judgment.

Fact-checking process

Before publishing an article, this is the verification process we apply:

1. Every Bible reference cited (book, chapter, verse) is validated against at least one recognized translation (NIV, ESV, KJV, NRSV, RSV-CE, Douay-Rheims).
2. Specific historical data (dates, names of popes, councils, reformers, martyrs) is verified with at least two independent sources — preferably official ecclesial sources or indexed academic ones.
3. Statistical figures (number of Christians in a country, denomination percentages, demographic data) are cited with their specific source and year. If the original source is more than 5 years old, we flag it.
4. Direct quotes from public figures are verified against the documented primary source (official transcript, video, article by the outlet that originally published it). We don't reproduce «received» quotes without verifying original attribution.
5. Information about saints, patrons, Marian devotions, or liturgical traditions is cross-checked against official martyrologies (Roman for Catholics), synaxaria (Orthodox), or recognized denominational calendars.

Corrections policy

Errors are corrected promptly and transparently. If you find a factual error, writing mistake, translation issue, attribution error, or any other type of mistake, this is our process:

• How to report an error: write to correcciones@encuentraiglesias.com (or info@encuentraiglesias.com) with the article URL, the specific error quoted verbatim, and the correct source if you know it. You can also use our contact form selecting «editorial correction» in the subject.
• Response time: we review every report within 72 business hours. If the error is objective and verifiable (wrong Bible citation, incorrect data, wrong attribution) we correct it immediately. If it requires additional research (theological interpretation, disputed historical data) we respond with the estimated timeframe.
• Change transparency: when we correct a substantive factual error (not typo or style adjustment), we add a footnote at the article noting what was corrected and when. Minor corrections (typos, format) are applied without notation.
• Reporter anonymity: your report is confidential. We don't publish your name or data unless you explicitly request credit for the correction.
• Outdated information: if an article cites data current at publication time but now obsolete (e.g., 2022 statistic about Christians in a country), we try to update upon noticing obsolescence or explicitly note the original date in the text.
• Retraction: if an entire article contains errors of such magnitude that it can't be corrected by punctual amendment, we publicly retract it with explanation. To date we haven't had to do so, but the policy exists.

Independence and funding

EncuentraIglesias is funded by a combination of: contextual advertising revenue (Google AdSense in approval process), sale of our own digital resources at /shop (devotionals, prayer planners, short courses), and editorial team volunteer work. We don't receive funding from political parties, governments, specific ecclesial institutions, or technology platforms that could condition coverage. If we were to receive conditional institutional support in the future, we would publicly declare it on this page before accepting.

Diversity of Christian perspectives

Our editorial team consciously covers five Christian families: Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, historical Protestant (Lutheran, Reformed, Anglican, Methodist), Evangelical (Baptist, Pentecostal, non-denominational), and Restorationist movements (Latter-day Saints, Adventists, Jehovah's Witnesses — informatively, without doctrinal endorsement). When a topic is disputed between traditions, we present existing positions with editorial fairness. We are not a confessional site of any particular denomination.

Get in touch

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