BaptistFriends.com

Baptistfriends.com is a dating site that is centered around singles of Baptist faith and denomination.  Baptist Friends gives Baptist singles a place where they can easily meet and connect with singles that share their faith and religious values.

Signing up for a trial or basic membership at Baptist Friends is really quite simple.  You only have to answer some very basic multiple-choice questions, select a member ID or screen name, and you will be ready to go.  Of course, as with so many dating sites, you can also add to your profile information about yourself and what type of person you would like to meet, in the form of short answer questions.

One of the main issues that people worry about with online dating is how you will know whether or not the person you are talking to is really who they say they are.  Similarly, it is easy to wonder whether the picture you are looking at is really representative of how the other person looks on a daily basis.  Luckily, Baptist Friends is one of a growing number of dating sites that allows users to verify their photos, which will allow other members to trust them more.  You can also verify your age, so that others will be assured that you are not pretending to be younger than you are.

You can do many things while you are at the site, such as send “winks” (which are basic sentiments in the form of pre-written messages) to other members, read and reply to e-mails from other members, create a “friends circle” (which allows you to see when your friends are online), and so on.  There are forums and blogs to post on, read, and respond to, as well as news that is relevant to Baptist singles.  Members can also post videos of themselves, as well as view the videos that other Baptist singles have posted.

If you would like to search for the right Baptist singles, you can use the search function, which allows you to search by gender, age, and vicinity (up to within 100 miles away).  If you want to narrow your search to a smaller area, or use other criteria, you will have to be a gold (upgraded) member of Baptist Friends.

Gold members have many perks available, as they can initiate e-mail conversations as well as chats, they receive priority listing in other members’ searches, they can view the members who have viewed their profile or are interested in them, as well as members who are newly registered or have logged in recently.  Also, gold members can “hide” members that they are not interested in from appearing in future search results, which helps to save a lot of time clicking past unwanted profiles.  Gold members have the option of submitting extra photos for their profiles, as well as accessing dating advice and tips that are posted on the site for Baptist singles to read.

Luckily, you do not necessarily have to pay money to become a gold member.  If you submit what the site refers to as a “quality” suggestion regarding the site and how it can get better, you can receive a free six-month membership.  If you are already paid in advance for some time, you can take a small cash reward, instead, which is a nice option.

Many dating sites allow singles of certain faiths, ethnic backgrounds, or locations to find each other.  That is what Baptist Friends does for Baptist singles who are having trouble finding other singles in their day-to-day life.  If you are interested in online dating and want to find a single of Baptist faith, you may want to check out baptistfriends.com.