Step 1
Rate where you stand
Work through a set of doctrinal statements and rate how closely each reflects your own view. There are no required answers: you can pass on anything you are still weighing.
How it works
An informed decision, not persuasion.
You tell us where you stand on a set of doctrinal questions. We turn that into a profile of your own answers, compare it against how traditions and congregations describe their own beliefs, and show you where the closest matches are, and where they differ. The aim is clarity, not a verdict.
Photo: Dietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0The four steps
Each step is short, and you can go back and change any answer at any point.
Step 2
We build your profile
Your ratings are gathered into a profile that describes what you believe, in your own terms. It is a summary of your answers, not a score or a grade.
Step 3
We rank them by closeness
We compare your profile against how traditions and churches describe their own beliefs, and rank them by closeness, always showing where they line up and where they diverge.
Step 4
Find matching congregations near you
From there you can look for nearby congregations whose stated beliefs sit close to your profile, so the next step can happen in person.
How sure we are
Every belief we attribute to a tradition or church carries a mark saying where it came from, so you can see how directly it is sourced. The mark sits on the belief itself, on every page that shows one, and each one we use is below.
Tradition default
Estimated, not verified
No source specific to this congregation was found, so the position falls back to what its tradition typically holds. A starting point, not a confirmation.
Estimated from their statement of faith
Estimated, not verified
The position is estimated from the statement of faith the group published, including where the point is implied rather than stated outright.
Estimated, source not recorded
No document on file
The position is an estimate and no document backing it is on record. We say so rather than naming a source we cannot show you.
Why it stays neutral
There is no right or wrong result here, and no passing or failing score. A match simply means your stated beliefs sit close to how a group describes its own, and a difference is just a difference, not an error.
We do not label any person, church, or tradition. We describe beliefs as the groups themselves state them and let you compare. What you do with that comparison is entirely yours to decide.