.church Domain Registrationfrom £90.42/yr
Why Choose a .church Domain?
The .church top-level domain launched in 2014 as part of ICANN's new gTLD programme and is operated by Donuts (now Identity Digital). It was created as a clear, descriptive home for religious congregations, ministries, and faith-based organisations online. Unlike .org, which is shared with charities and non-profits of every stripe, .church immediately signals what kind of community sits behind the website. Registration is open globally with no proof of religious affiliation required.
Ideal for:
- Local congregations and parishes
- Multi-site church networks and denominations
- Christian ministries, missions, and outreach organisations
- Worship bands, choirs, and faith-based music projects
- Theological colleges and Bible study groups
Things to know:
- Unrestricted — anyone, anywhere can register, regardless of denomination or faith tradition.
- Operated by Identity Digital (formerly Donuts), one of the largest new gTLD registries.
- Some short, common-word names are classified as premium and carry higher annual fees set by the registry.
- The TLD is widely recognised in search and email — recipients tend to trust it as a signal of an established religious organisation.
Creative .church Domain Ideas
- Riverside.church — a local congregation's main site and service times
- Grace.church — a single-word identity for a city-centre parish
- Youth.church — a dedicated hub for a youth ministry within a larger network
- Sermons.church — an audio and video archive of weekly teaching
- Plant.church — a resource site for new church plants and planters
- Harvest.church — a missions and outreach organisation
Frequently asked questions about .church
Anyone. There are no eligibility checks and no requirement to be an ordained minister, a registered charity, or affiliated with a particular denomination. Individuals, congregations, ministries, and businesses serving the faith community are all free to register, as long as the name itself is available and not held back as a registry premium.
You can register a .church domain for between one and ten years at a time. Many congregations choose a longer term up front to lock in the name and avoid annual renewal admin, but yearly registration is perfectly fine and you can renew or extend the term at any point during the registration period.
Yes. If your .church is currently registered elsewhere, you can transfer it across once it is older than 60 days and not within 60 days of a previous transfer. You will need to unlock the domain at your current registrar and obtain the auth/EPP code, then start the transfer from your account with us.
Yes. .church supports free WHOIS privacy, which replaces your personal name, address, phone number, and email in the public WHOIS record with forwarding details. This is particularly useful for small churches run from a home address or for individual ministry leaders who would rather not publish personal contact information.
After expiry the domain enters a roughly 30-day grace period during which you can renew at the standard price. After that it moves into a redemption period of around 30 days where recovery is possible but carries a registry redemption fee. If still unrenewed, the name is released and becomes available for anyone else to register.