Christian Mingle is an

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that caters to Christian singles. The service is one of a number of demographically focused online match-making websites operated by

Spark Networks Spark Networks SE is an American-German dating company with a portfolio of brands designed for singles seeking serious relationships. These online dating brands include Zoosk, SilverSingles, EliteSingles, Jdate, ChristianMingle, eDarling, JSwipe ...

. Because of the focus on relationships between Christian singles, Christian Mingle is considered a special-interest online personals site. Former CEO Adam Berger has referred to this type of service as "niche" dating.

History

Christian Mingle was launched in 2001 by Spark Networks. The site has over 16 million members. In the 2013

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s, Christian Mingle was an honoree in the Religion & Spirituality category. The site also received the Editor's Top Pick - Christian Award from DatingSiteReviews.com in 2015. In 2013, the company authorized the repurchase of $5 million of its outstanding common stock. Christian Mingle launched its dating app in late 2014. In July 2016, Christian Mingle began accommodating gay men and women as the result of a non-discrimination lawsuit. Previously, the site had only allowed users to choose either "man seeking woman" or "woman seeking man." The change removed this profile designation and allowed users the option to see either opposite-sex or same-sex matches.

Members

Christian Mingle members may choose whether to specify the Christian denomination to which they belong. Some of the available denomination options are: Anglican/ Episcopalian,

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Baptist Baptists form a major branch of Protestantism distinguished by baptizing professing Christianity, Christian believers only (believer's baptism), and doing so by complete Immersion baptism, immersion. Baptist churches also generally subscribe ...

Catholic The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the List of Christian denominations by number of members, largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics Catholic Church by country, worldwide . It is am ...

Lutheran Lutheranism is one of the largest branches of Protestantism, identifying primarily with the theology of Martin Luther, the 16th-century German monk and Protestant Reformers, reformer whose efforts to reform the theology and practice of the Cathol ...

Methodist Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a group of historically related Christian denomination, denominations of Protestantism, Protestant Christianity whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John W ...

, Orthodox,

Pentecostal Pentecostalism or classical Pentecostalism is a Protestant Charismatic Christian movement

Presbyterian Presbyterianism is a part of the Reformed tradition within Protestantism that broke from the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland by John Knox, who was a priest at St. Giles Cathedral (Church of Scotland). Presbyterian churches derive their na ...

Seventh-day Adventist The Seventh-day Adventist Church is an Adventist Protestant Christian denomination which is distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the seventh day of the week in the Christian (Gregorian) and the Hebrew calendar, as the Sabbath, a ...

, and

Southern Baptist The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) is a Christian denomination based in the United States. It is the world's largest Baptist denomination, and the largest Protestant and second-largest Christian denomination in the United States. The wo ...

. Members can also choose options such as ''Interdenominational'', ''Non-denominational'' or ''Not sure yet''. Members can also search the site for free, though a subscription is required to communicate with other members.

Film

'' Christian Mingle The Movie'' (a 2014 American

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romantic comedy film) stars

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as a woman who signs up to Christian Mingle in order to meet a man.

References

External links

* Online dating services of the United States Online dating for specific interests Christian websites {{DEFAULTSORT:Christian Mingle