Looking for a home church in the Orlando Florida area? That task just got easier with the launch of new church directory called Church Search Orlando. The site, sponsored by Salem Communications, lists all of the churches in the Orlando area of Central Florida. Visitors to the site can search for a church based on proximity to their zip codes, by name, keyword, denomination, city, and specific Zip Code.

So, looking for a Baptist Church within 5 miles of Altamonte Springs (Zip Code 32701)? Then just enter that information into the church search box as pictured to the right and you will find that there are actually 14 Baptist Churches within range of the Altamonte Springs Zip Code. 

On the search results page, you will see all 14 of those churches in a list, but also on a map to help you pinpoint the exact locations of the churches. In the map bubble and on the search results, you will find the name of the church, the denomination, the senior pastor's name, the location, a link to get directions, the phone number, and a link to the full profile of the church. For sponsoring churches, visitors to Church Search Orlando also see an image of the church, a short message from that church to potential visitors, and a custom, textured background chosen by the church.

The image below shows a sponsoring church listing example next to a basic listing:

The map features a clickable bubble that lets visitors to Church Search Orlando get Google Map directions to the location, see the church using Google Streetview (if available for the location), read the short welcome message from the church, and also click a link to the church’s full profile. A map bubble display is shown below:

Church Search Orlando offers a free listing service and a sponsoring membership level for churches who wish to attract more visitors by offering complete information. For sponsoring churches, Church Search Orlando was designed from the ground up to allow churches to communicate the most critical information to seekers in their area. Sponsoring churches have additional features on their search result listings and full profiles that help them attract more visitors such as: an image of the church, a short description, a welcome mp3 and /or video to introduce visitors to the church, an About Us  tab, Directions, Service times and descriptions, Staff information, Ministries, Activities, and even up to five sermons (audio and/or video). See below for an example of a complete listing:

Most attempts to find a new church begin online. Once online, a potential visitor to a church will find multiple church search directories. Most of them, however, show almost no information beyond just an address and a name.  Those looking for a home church need more information than that to make an informed decision about where to visit on Sunday mornings. Church Search Orlando offers that critical information in an easy-to-use format that helps people find their homes in Christ.

Click here to find out more about why churches in Central Florida are choosing to sponsor their listings in the Church Search Orlando directory. Click here to try Church Search Orlando and find a church home in the Orlando Florida area.

Technical Details of the Project

Church Search Orlando was built by CorFun, Inc using the Joomla 1.5.23 Content Management System. The project combines the SOBI2 directory component with the JMaps Mapping Suite coded by CorFun. Multiple coding enhancements were introduced into the SOBI2 component including drop shadows on images using CSS 3.0, a slide search box display, embedded advertising within the SOBI2 profiles, and more. For more information on this project’s technical aspects, please contact CorFun, Inc.