Frequently Asked Questions about Christian Personals
Posting an Ad | Searching Ads | Membership
Posting an Ad
Is it free to post a personal ad? Do I ever have to pay anything?
It is absolutely free to post your own personal ad at Christian Personals .com, and it is absolutely free to receive all the replies that are automatically forwarded to your confidential email address, which you can freely reply to.
How do I post my own free personal ad?
Just click "FREE Ad" here or in the menu on the left. Fill out the short form and click the button and you're finished.
How long will it take for my personal ad to be posted?
Normally your ad will be posted within 24 hours of the the time that you submit it. (Ads are not posted instantly because they have to be screened, to keep Christian Personals .com clean for you.)
How do I edit my personal ad?
Just click "Edit/Remove Ad" here or in the menu on the left. Or, you may simply post a new free Christian Personal ad (the old one will be automatically removed if it contains the same email address).
How do I remove my personal ad?
Just click "Edit/Remove Ad" here or in the menu on the left.
How do I add my photo to my personal ad?
If you already have a scanned photo, simply attach it in email to photos@ChristianPersonals.com. (Ideally it should be in either .jpg or .gif file format, but we can also accept some other file formats such as .bmp or .tif.) Be sure to tell us the email address that was used in your personal ad (so that we can find your ad).
How long will it take for my photo to be added to my personal ad?
We try to post photos within 24 hours from the time that we receive them in email, but please allow up to a few days. (You will be instantly notified in email when it is posted.)
Will you give my email address to anyone?
No. No one sees your email address on our site (nor do we give your email address to any person or any other organization or company). (We ourselves may contact you occasionally, as long as your personal ad is on our site, to inform you of new features, or to inform you that your personal ad is expired, etc.)
How can I find my ad on your site?
To confirm that your personal ad is in our system, click "Edit/Remove Ad" here or in the menu on the left, and enter your email address (the same one you used in your ad).
If I do not have a membership but I have a personal ad posted on your site, will I be able to email back the people who respond to my personal ad?
Yes. When a member responds to your personal ad through our site, you will automatically and instantly receive an email containing their message, with their email address in the 'from' part of the email. You can simply reply to it, just as you reply to any other email.
What if I do not want to email back someone who responded to my ad? And what if I don't want them to know my email address?
Just don't reply. The singles who respond to your ad will not know your email address unless you choose to reply to their initial message.
Searching Ads
How do I view the personal ads at Christian Personals .com?
You can search by age and location on the front page of Christian Personals .com. You may also search by country with our clickable world map. Or for more search options try our Simple Search, or for maximum search options try our Advanced Search.
I found a personal ad before and I remember the name but I cannot find it now.
Use our Advanced Search. You may specify the name and anything else that you remember.
How can I find my own personal ad?
If you want to confirm that your ad is in the system, simply go to our Edit/Remove page and simpy enter your email address to find your ad.
Why won't it let me email anyone?
Visitors are welcome to browse the personal ads but membership is required in order to be able to respond to the ads.
I already got a membership, but it still won't let me respond to the personal ads.
You must enter the exact same email address that you submitted to us, which is also shown in the welcome email that you should have received when your membership was activated.
Can I have new ads automatically sent to me in email?
Yes! That is an exclusive feature of our premium membership. For those generous enough to support our site with a one time gift of $36, we give the extra benefit of receiving new ads in email, for one whole year (that's $3/mth). You set the exact criteria for the ads you want (age, sex, country, etc.), and they will instantly and automatically be sent to you in email, as they come into our site. A very convenient feature! Simply go to our Membership page (and be sure to choose US$36 instead of US$24 for your membership contribution).
Membership
What are the benefits of membership?
If you want to initiate contact with Christian singles by responding to the ads at Christian Personals .com (instead of just posting your own ad and waiting for people to initiate contact with you), membership is required.
Why is it necessary to be a member just to email Christian singles on your site?
Our membership system serves three purposes. First of all, requiring membership in order to use our email system greatly helps to protect Christians from SPAM (unsolicited advertising in email). Secondly, it greatly helps to protect users from contact from ungodly people. (In the rare event that a member sends anything inappropriate to you, you can forward the email to our abuse department and we will ban them. And as long as you do not respond to the message, the abusive user will not have your email address.) The other purpose of our membership system is to provide essential funds to support the thousands of hours of labor behind our sites (Christian CHAT .com, Christian Pen Pals .com & Christian Personals .com), as well as the hardware, software, and server hosting expenses.
How much does it cost to become a member?
The membership fee is set for the bare minimum required to support our operations. In terms of US dollars, the fee is $24 for ONE FULL YEAR of unlimited usage ($2/mth). Or, if you would like a one-year premium membership (with the extra benefit of having all new ads that meet your criteria automatically delivered to you in email), it is $36 ($3/mth). You can pay the membership fee in US dollars, Canadian dollars, Australian dollars, British pounds, or New Zealand dollars -- we have a mailing address for each of those countries. (We also have a credit card option.)
How old do you have to be to use this site?
18 or older.
If your question is not answered here, you may contact us.
