This is by far the best feedback, and I would add the following questions (as a parent):
* Does the church provide childcare/nursery services?
* If so, which services times do/don't have it?
* Link to financial information or simple budget breakdown [1] (Making financial information easily accessible is important IMO)
* What mission and community projects/services does the church support and in what amounts?
[1] Examples: http://www.thevillagechurch.net/flower-mound/about-us/who-we... http://www.aldersgateumc.org/Resources/2011ChurchBudget/tabi...
Re:Show HN: Churches + The Internet
by seancoughlin on Saturday December 01, 2012 @01:42PM
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this is great feedback. right now, as churches join, we're collecting a version of every data point you mention. soon, search will begin evolving into more of a personality based matching service.
Some questions I might be interested in finding answers to:
* Does this church have large number of single people in their twenties and thirties?
* How intellectual are the sermons?
* What, overall, are the priorities and personalities of the people who attend there?
* What does the church think about [women pastors|gay marriage|etc.,etc.]? Does everyone there agree?
I would suggest looking at OKCupid for ideas. OKC, as with all online dating, has its faults -- but it is good at figuring out what you are looking for and then showing it to you. Such a model might work here, as most churches don't share a dater's desire to be selective.