Christianity.com
Christian website
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Christianity.com is a site owned and operated by Salem Web Network and headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. The stated focus of Christianity.com is to provide Christian content and interactive tools to help people understand Christianity. Pastors, authors, and speakers such as John F. MacArthur, Adrian Rogers, Kay Arthur, Chuck Swindoll, Hank Hanegraaff, and John Piper contribute to the site.
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 The October 9, 2007 Homepage of Christianity.com | |
Type of site | Christian |
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| Available in | English |
| Owner | Salem Web Network |
| Created by | Salem Web Network |
| URL | christianity |
| Commercial | yes |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | February 2005 |
| Current status | active |
History
In 1999, Christianity.com was originally headquartered in Silicon Valley, California. Spencer Jones from Christian Broadcasting Network (who invested $10 million in the startup) and David Davenport, who was head of Pepperdine University for 10 years, served as COO and CEO. Other funding and credit partners are Sequoia Capital, which invested $10 million, and Comdisco Ventures Group, which loaned $10 million for equipment and services.[1] In the middle of the dotcom bust, the company went bankrupt and on December 18, 2001, the domain name was purchased by Renewal Enterprises, LLC.[2]
Salem Web Network announced the acquisition of Christianity.com from Renewal Enterprises on February 11, 2005[3] for approximately $3.4 million.
Biblestudytools.com
Christianity.com's sister site, Biblestudytools.com, is an online platform providing digital resources for Bible study, biblical education, and theological research.
BibleStudyTools.com History
The website was launched in the late 1990s and its primary aim was to digitize public domain biblical commentaries and concordances to make them accessible to laypeople, students, and pastors. In the early 2000s, the site was acquired by Salem Web Network, which expanded the site’s library through partnerships with various Bible publishers and theological seminaries.