I’d like to encourage Christians to use it more in their evangelistic encounters. The big idea is to help Utahns simply know what churches are available to them, and to use the site as a way of being invitational and informational as we continue to share the gospel message.

Inviting people to church doesn’t replace evangelism, but we want to make disciples that thrive in local churches.

A lot of Christians in Utah are only aware of 2-3 churches around them. Knowing what other Christian fellowships exist is a tremendous benefit to our shared sense of Christian identity and mission in Utah. It also helps us “persevere in supplication for all the saints” (Ephesians 6:18).

Mormons are even *less* familiar than Christians with what evangelical churches are available to them.

There also are some small Christian churches that are bad at marketing, and I believe this would be a blessing to them.

My list tries to include what I call “reasonably evangelical” churches, yet excludes some on the basis of things like reckless charismata or egalitarianism or other known comparable issues.

The list does not equate to full endorsement. I can also list some particular points of contact for people to get more specific recommendations.

Two years later and it is launched. It is almost entirely automated from a collaborative Google Spreadsheet using Apps Script.

It is a labor of love from a number of volunteers who have been pouring over church data. It has been a joy getting to know the landscape of churches in Utah.