Christianity.com
Encyclopedia
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
. The site has a conservative, Bible-based theological tone. Pastors, authors, and speakers such as John F. MacArthur
, Adrian Rogers
, Kay Arthur
, Chuck Swindoll
, Hank Hanegraaff
, and John Piper
contribute to the site.
, 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. In the middle of the dotcom bust the company went bankrupt and on December 18, 2001, the domain name was purchased by a successful startup.com
named Renewal Enterprises, LLC, located in Alexandria
, Virginia
, which had also started in 1999, but to much less fanfare.
Salem Web Network
announced the acquisition of Christianity.com from Renewal Enterprises on February 11, 2005 for approximately $3.4 million.
Salem Web Network
Salem Web Network represents the largest faith-based audiences on the Internet and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia with offices in Dallas and Nashville. Salem Web Network is owned and operated by Salem Communications with the goal of to "replicate Salem's leadership position in radio in the...
and headquartered in Richmond
Richmond, Virginia
Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...
, Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
. The stated focus of Christianity.com is to provide Christian content and interactive tools to help people understand Christianity
Christianity
Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...
. The site has a conservative, Bible-based theological tone. Pastors, authors, and speakers such as John F. MacArthur
John F. MacArthur
John Fullerton MacArthur, Jr. is a United States evangelical writer and minister noted for his internationally known and broadcast radio program titled Grace to You...
, Adrian Rogers
Adrian Rogers
Adrian Pierce Rogers served three terms as president of the Southern Baptist Convention , a Southern Baptist pastor, and a conservative author....
, Kay Arthur
Kay Arthur
Kay Arthur is an international Bible teacher, four-time ECPA Christian Book Award winning author, and co-founder of Precept Ministries International. Kay’s exciting, practical approach to the Scriptures has drawn thousands to the knowledge of Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior...
, Chuck Swindoll
Chuck Swindoll
Charles Rozell "Chuck" Swindoll is an evangelical Christian pastor, author, educator and radio preacher. He founded Insight for Living, currently headquartered in Plano, Texas, which airs a radio program of the same name on more than 2,000 stations around the world in 15 languages...
, Hank Hanegraaff
Hank Hanegraaff
Hendrik "Hank" Hanegraaff also known as the Bible Answer Man is an American author, radio talk-show host and advocate of evangelical Christianity. He was born in the Netherlands and raised in the United States since childhood. He is married with 12 children...
, and John Piper
John Piper (theologian)
John Stephen Piper is a Christian preacher and author, currently serving as Pastor for Preaching and Vision of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota...
contribute to the site.
History
When it originally debuted in 1999, Christianity.com was headquartered in Silicon ValleySilicon Valley
Silicon Valley is a term which refers to the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California in the United States. The region is home to many of the world's largest technology corporations...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. Spencer Jones from Christian Broadcasting Network (who invested $10 million in the startup) and David Davenport, who was head of Pepperdine University
Pepperdine University
Pepperdine University is an independent, private, medium-sized university affiliated with the Churches of Christ. The university's campus overlooking the Pacific Ocean in unincorporated Los Angeles County, California, United States, near Malibu, is the location for Seaver College, the School of...
for 10 years, served as COO and CEO. Other funding and credit partners are Sequoia Capital
Sequoia Capital
Sequoia Capital is a Californian venture capital firm located on Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park, California. The Wall Street Journal has called Sequoia Capital "one of the highest-caliber venture firms", and noted that it is "one of Silicon Valley's most influential venture-capital firms"...
, which invested $10 million, and Comdisco Ventures Group, which loaned $10 million for equipment and services. In the middle of the dotcom bust the company went bankrupt and on December 18, 2001, the domain name was purchased by a successful startup.com
Startup.com
Startup.com is a 2001 documentary film that chronicles the dot-com start-up phenomenon and its eventual end. The film follows e-commerce website govWorks and its founders Kaleil Isaza Tuzman and Tom Herman from 1999-2000 as the Internet bubble was bursting.-Production:The film was made by...
named Renewal Enterprises, LLC, located in Alexandria
Alexandria
Alexandria is the second-largest city of Egypt, with a population of 4.1 million, extending about along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the north central part of the country; it is also the largest city lying directly on the Mediterranean coast. It is Egypt's largest seaport, serving...
, Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
, which had also started in 1999, but to much less fanfare.
Salem Web Network
Salem Web Network
Salem Web Network represents the largest faith-based audiences on the Internet and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia with offices in Dallas and Nashville. Salem Web Network is owned and operated by Salem Communications with the goal of to "replicate Salem's leadership position in radio in the...
announced the acquisition of Christianity.com from Renewal Enterprises on February 11, 2005 for approximately $3.4 million.