Christianity.com is a site owned and operated by
Salem Web Network and headquartered in
Richmond,
Virginia
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. The stated focus of Christianity.com is to provide Christian content and interactive tools to help people understand
Christianity
Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. It is the world's largest and most widespread religion with roughly 2.38 billion followers representing one-third of the global pop ...
.
Pastors
A pastor (abbreviated as "Pr" or "Ptr" , or "Ps" ) is the leader of a Christian congregation who also gives advice and counsel to people from the community or congregation. In Lutheranism, Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy and An ...
, authors, and speakers such as
John F. MacArthur
John Fullerton MacArthur Jr. (born June 19, 1939) is an American Protestant pastor and author known for his internationally syndicated Christian teaching radio and television program ''Grace to You''. He has been the pastor of Grace Community Chu ...
,
Adrian Rogers,
Kay Arthur
Kay Lee Arthur (born November 11, 1933) is Christian author and bible teacher and co-founder of Precept Ministries International.
Early life and education
Kay Lee Arthur was born on November 11, 1933, in Jackson, Michigan. She grew up in a r ...
,
Chuck Swindoll
Charles Rozell Swindoll (born October 18, 1934) is an evangelical Christian pastor, author, educator, and radio preacher. He founded ''Insight for Living'', headquartered in Frisco, Texas, which airs a radio program of the same name on more t ...
,
Hank Hanegraaff
Hendrik "Hank" Hanegraaff (born 1950), also known as the "Bible Answer Man", is an American Christian author and radio talk-show host. Formerly an evangelical Protestant, he joined the Eastern Orthodox Church in 2017. He is an outspoken figure wi ...
, and
John Piper contribute to the site.
History
In 1999, Christianity.com was originally headquartered in
Silicon Valley
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,
California
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. Spencer Jones from Christian Broadcasting Network (who invested $10 million in the startup) and David Davenport, who was head of
Pepperdine University
Pepperdine University () is a private research university affiliated with the Churches of Christ with its main campus in Los Angeles County, California. Pepperdine's main campus consists of 830 acres (340 ha) overlooking the Pacific Ocean and th ...
for 10 years, served as COO and CEO. Other funding and credit partners are
Sequoia Capital, which invested $10 million, and Comdisco Ventures Group, which loaned $10 million for equipment and services. In the middle of the
dotcom bust
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Between 1995 and its peak in March 2000, the Nasdaq Compos ...
, the company went bankrupt and on December 18, 2001, the domain name was purchased by Renewal Enterprises, LLC.
Salem Web Network announced the acquisition of Christianity.com from Renewal Enterprises on February 11, 2005 for approximately $3.4 million.
Biblestudytools.com
Christianity.com's sister site, Biblestudytools.com,
offers bible browsing functionality, search functions, and other study tools.
References
External links
ChristianityToday.com , February 2, 2001
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