{"id":1850,"date":"2020-07-21T06:35:57","date_gmt":"2020-07-21T06:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/?p=1850"},"modified":"2020-07-22T02:08:10","modified_gmt":"2020-07-22T02:08:10","slug":"dot-church-domains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/dot-church-domains\/","title":{"rendered":"All About The .church Top-Level Domain"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1850\" class=\"elementor elementor-1850\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-230899b0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"230899b0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">All About The .church Top-Level Domain<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6ac49d elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"d6ac49d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-d9c2fd9 elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy Douglas Moore\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-6a0ea6c elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJuly 21, 2020\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33b69b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"33b69b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/church-domain-1536x1152.jpg\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-1851\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/church-domain-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/church-domain-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/church-domain-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/church-domain-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/church-domain-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-43ea192 toc-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"43ea192\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-85705ab\" data-id=\"85705ab\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f76f1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f76f1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-197d5d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"197d5d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <b>.church<\/b> domain is a go-to domain extension for churches, youth groups, congregations, and all things church-related. Since the introduction of this domain extension to the global Domain Name System, it\u2019s given religious organizations the opportunity to increase their online visibility and expand their work and influence over the internet.<\/p><p>But when was the .church domain launched? Which company administers it? Who is it for? And why did ICANN start the new gTLDs (generic top-level domains) program?<\/p><p>\u00a0You can find the answers to these questions and much more, in our detailed overview of the .church gTLD.<\/p><h2>What is <b>.church<\/b>? When did it launch?<\/h2><p>.church is a generic top-level domain or gTLD. gTLDs are domain extensions that appear in search engines, like Google, all over the world, regardless of geography. Examples of popular gTLDs are .com, .org, and .net. These types of domain extensions are different than ccTLDs, or country-code top-level domains, which only appear in certain geographic regions and countries (examples are .us, .uk, .eu, etc.). ccTLDs are used when you want to target a local audience, and gTLDs are used when you\u2019re trying to reach users worldwide.<\/p><p>Back in 2014, ICANN (the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icann.org\/\">Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers<\/a>), which is in charge of managing the global Domain Name System of the Internet, asked companies to apply for new domains as a part of their new gTLD program. This is where the <b>.church<\/b> domain entered the picture. It was entered into the DNS root on May 15, 2014, and has been available to the general public for purchase since then.<\/p><h2>Who Administers the .church Domain?<\/h2><p>During the call for new domain extensions, the <a href=\"https:\/\/donuts.domains\/\">Donuts<\/a> start-up corporation applied with the .church domain. The .church gTLD was approved by ICANN on February 6, 2014, and launched to the public on <a href=\"https:\/\/icannwiki.org\/.church\">May 15 of the same year<\/a>.<\/p><p>The same company, Donuts, also administers the .church domain. In this way, Donuts &#8211; along with a few other companies that sell this domain extension &#8211; functions as a <b>domain registrar<\/b>, i.e. a company that can sell domains online, as it\u2019s been accredited by the ICANN.<\/p><h2>Why Did They Introduce .church?<\/h2><p>The ICANN called for applications for new domains in 2014 for several reasons. The most obvious one for the organization itself is money. New domains, new purchases, more money.\u00a0<\/p><p>However, another reason is the growing needs of the online community. ICANN released a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1kFcxf8KAjg\">video<\/a> in 2014 explaining how the growing demands of online businesses and niche markets have also created the need for new domain extensions. They argue that the new gTLDs would give more users a unique voice and a specialized way to promote their blog or service.<\/p><p>The old gTLDs, like .com and .org still remain amongst the most popular domain extensions used today. However, with the growing number of websites and internet users, there\u2019s been a need to expand the number of domains and the kinds of domains.<\/p><p>Some of these new domains included .guru, .plumbing, .food, and .yoga. And of course, there was <b>.church.<\/b><\/p><p>So basically, .church was a part of a wave of new domains that were meant to further enable niche groups to get their message across more clearly and congregate more easily, so to speak.<\/p><h2>Why Should You Register a .church Domain?<\/h2><p>If you\u2019re a part of a church or religion-related organization, the .church domain is a great way to protect your name. While others may use the same name for other purposes, the .church domain extension will ensure that your organization\u2019s purpose is clear.<\/p><p>Clarification is another reason why it\u2019s a good idea to register a .church domain. Website visitors will know that they\u2019re in the right place! You\u2019ll be able to share your church\u2019s\/organization\u2019s events through a calendar, keep the up to date on community news, and even share some online sermons &#8211; which is useful in these days of quarantine and uncertainty.<\/p><h2>How Popular is the .church gTLD?<\/h2><p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/w3techs.com\/technologies\/details\/tld-church-\">W3Techs<\/a>, the .church domain accounts for somewhere between 0.006 and 0.007% of registered domains in 2020. While this is quite a small percentage, it\u2019s still quite popular in terms of high-traffic websites. While it doesn\u2019t account for the amount of high-traffic websites as .com, for instance, considering the much lesser scope of .church domains, it\u2019s doing pretty good!<\/p><h2>How Do You Get a .church Domain?<\/h2><p>You can get a .church domain from Domain Name Sanity. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/instant-domain-search.php\">Click here to begin your search<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-02d9db7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"02d9db7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e3db840\" data-id=\"e3db840\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60a6169 article-end elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"60a6169\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-565995e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"565995e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">View Related Articles<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21bb133 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"21bb133\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-404e6d4 elementor-posts__hover-none elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-card-shadow-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"404e6d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;cards_masonry&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;cards_columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;cards_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.cards\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-cards elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-888 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-domain-names\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/how-does-dns-work\/\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/how-does-DNS-work-small.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-965\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/how-does-DNS-work-small.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/how-does-DNS-work-small-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/how-does-DNS-work-small-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/how-does-dns-work\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tHow Does DNS Work?\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>DNS, which stands for the Domain Name System, is a principal online protocol, or service, without which the internet &#8211; as we know it today &#8211; couldn\u2019t function. The Domain Name System is a vital part of the exchange of data over the World Wide Web, and it\u2019s key to the user-friendly&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1850 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-domain-names\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/dot-church-domains\/\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/church-domain-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1851\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/church-domain-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/church-domain-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/church-domain-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/church-domain-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/church-domain-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/dot-church-domains\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tAll About The .church Top-Level Domain\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The .church domain is a go-to domain extension for churches, youth groups, congregations, and all things church-related. But when was the .church domain launched? Which company administers it? Who is it for? And how can you register your .church domain?<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1866 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-domain-names\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/dot-rocks-domains\/\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/dot-rocks-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1867\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/dot-rocks-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/dot-rocks-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/dot-rocks-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/dot-rocks-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/dot-rocks-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/dot-rocks-domains\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tAll About The .rocks Top-Level Domain\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The .rocks domain can be used for any type of website. You can take advantage of the colloquial meaning of rocks as a verb, as in mywebsite.rocks. You can also use its association with music, to create something like myband.rocks where myband would be the name of your band. <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b4fddc elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0b4fddc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The .church domain is a go-to domain extension for churches, youth groups, congregations, and all things church-related. But when was the .church domain launched? 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