How to Search for Church and Parish Records

Church and Parish Records are Getting Easier to Find

More church an parish records are now available online. It used to be that you needed to know the name of the church or the religion in order to contact the church directly to ask for a record search. Church records right now is a growth area on the internet. And there are many websites to consider. Here is an option to search for church records by country.

• Search Google for online church records
  Country name  

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• Church records search example for ancestor research
• Helpful information at the AncestrySupport

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