In Thailand, all major church affiliations (TBC, CCT, EFT, AFT, etc.) have specific standards that a church must meet to be considered "fully registered." 

This creates two categories of churches:

1. Registered Church: A church that satisfies all the official definitions and requirements of its affiliation.

2. Unregistered Church: A church that is known to the affiliation but is still in a developing stage. It has not yet met one or more of the official requirements, which might include rules about leadership (lacking a pastor), size (not enough members), or location (no permanent building).

The specific rules for what makes a church "registered" versus "unregistered" differ depending on the affiliation.  

We categorize all churches on this site as either "registered" or "unregistered" based entirely on how their own affiliation has officially classified them.

Churches that are not part of an affiliation or "Unaffiliated Churches" are all classified as "Unregistered"

What is a "Public" church? "Public" churches are those whose locations are publicly available. You will find them shown location map and listed in the Harvest directories.

What is a "Private" church? "Private" churches are churches that, for various reasons, have requested their locations and information not be shown on the website.

Are "Private" churches included in the statistics? Yes. Although their locations are hidden, their numbers are included in all our statistics, such as total church counts and attendance numbers.

Why would a church be "Private"? A church may request privacy for many reasons, including security concerns, being in a sensitive area, or a church that rotates between different locations. We verify that the church exists before adding it to the Harvest database, but we hide its location to honor the request of the church or its denomination.

The Home page has two main functions to help your ministry:

Church Search: You can easily search for a specific church by its name or find all churches in a particular location. Harvest will instantly direct you to the results that fit your criteria.

Strategic Gospel Dashboard: This tool shows you where the Gospel has and has not reached, right down to the village level. You can see the full picture of Thailand or zoom in to any province, district, or sub-district. This feature is essential for strategically planning your church planting, helping you focus your efforts on the areas that are truly void of the Gospel.

What the Map Shows The Church Locations map displays all "Public" churches in the database.

How to Search for a Church You can find churches in various locations across Thailand using three methods:

• Search: Use the "All locations" search box to type in a name. 

  • A note on searching: When using the "All locations" search box, you must spell the location accurately to get a result.

• Filters: Use the drop-down filters to find a church by church affiliation, denomination and language

• Manual Zooming: You can also click directly on the map and zoom down, one level at a time, to explore a specific location.

When you locate a church, you can click on it to view its details. If you are an official or member of that church and notice any errors (like an incorrect location or outdated attendance), you are able to submit corrections. To ensure accuracy, you don't need to worry about false data being posted. The eSTAR Foundation verifies all submitted changes before they are committed to the database.

To understand Thailand's spiritual landscape, use this map to locate areas based on their Christian presence—whether they have an established presence, none at all, or a very small one. You can search by province, district, and sub-district to see key data for that specific area.

To navigate, click a province and then select the "View District" or "View Sub-district" button to zoom in. For a faster search, you can also type the area's name directly into the "All Areas" search box (please ensure the spelling is correct).

Add a Missing Church: Can't find a church? Click the "Add Church" link to submit its details to the Harvest database. We prefer pastors or church leaders to submit this form. Public submissions are also welcome, but will be verified by our staff for accuracy before being published.

Update an Existing Church: If a church has moved, changed, or closed, please find its listing and click the "Update Church" button to report the new information.

Use this link for a comprehensive overview of the status of Christianity in all of Thailand. This display provides detailed information across every denomination, organization, region, and district. You can also filter the view by organization, church type, language of worship, or province.

The eSTAR Foundation is excited to offer the Harvest Church as a free tool to help you in your ministry.

This church database is just one part of our wider mission. We also equip the Thai church with hundreds of Christian books from our bookstore and provide powerful Print On Demand services. The revenue from these services is what helps us to provide the Harvest Database for free to everyone.

When you purchase a book from us, you're not just getting a great resource—you're investing in this data ministry. We hope you'll visit our website to see all the tools and services eSTAR provides!

Please only upload a photo of the front of the church or that clearly shows the church name. Photos containing the congregation, individuals, or unrelated objects will not be accepted.

Please take and upload photos with location services enabled.  This allows the system to automatically validate the church's precise GPS position.