This January marks the seventh year anniversary for SovereignGraceSingles.com, resulting in over 50+ marriages! It's been our pleasure to receive countless e-mails and correspondence, thanking us for making these marriage and friendship connections possible.

As the service evolves so does the need for a website that is more highly functioning and provides the services you desire. We have taken your input seriously! That is why SovereignGraceSingles.com will have a new website very soon.

For those of you that have experienced problems with the site, we apologize for the inconvenience this has caused. We are working to correct this as fast as we can.

Look for the new site to go live by the end of February! Until then, check out some of the screenshots from the new site!

Dean, Founder/Owner of SGS

From: Anupama

Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 7:09 PM

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Subject: wedding bells!!!!

Dear Dean

My name is Anu #######, but I go by Grace on the website. I wanted to let you know how God has used SGS in my life. I signed onto SGS making it very clear that I was only interested in Indian men. Then I took a trip to Switzerland, and was amazed at the level of depravity exhibited by the people there. Not only was Europe in a state of spiritual darkness, but the level of immorality was astonishing. My heart was grieved as figures of Zwingli and Calvin went unnoticed in the streets and corners. The gospel seemed to be a rarity. I was amazed that there were so many people and could not help but wonder if any of them had heard the gospel. When I returned to Florida, my heart continued to be burdened with what I saw. I had been praying for places in Africa and India but Europe seemed to be more lost and my prayers for the people of the continent were not uttered very frequently.

When I returned, I found that I was impressed by the profile of "Sovereigngrace" who lived in Germany. I wrote asking if the spiritual plight of the people in Germany was the same. Andrej wasted no time in responding. We wrote on SGS for awhile, exchanging prayer requests, then we began to converse over the phone and before long, Andrej was here in Florida. My church family fell in love with him instantly. I would like you to keep in mind that neither one of us knew what the other one looked like. His parents were not happy in the beginning with the concept of the relationship. Before even coming to see me, he spoke to them and they were upset. The Lord impressed upon my heart to write a letter to them and this eased some of the pain.

Andrej returned to see me 2 weeks later, and I recently went to Germany to meet his family. I don't know which way it went, but all of us fell in love with each other.

I would like to emphasize that when Andrej and I first spoke, we found that there were absolutely no doctrinal differences, even in the smallest of convictions where we believed we would probably need to surrender for our spouses. I saw in Andrej the splendor and the majesty of Christ that I had rarely seen before. I was grateful that God had destroyed any barriers I had placed and any obstacles that I had construed in my mind for I have found a truly beloved Christian man who seeks to glorify his Lord and am thankful.

I have since been back to Germany and Andrej has visited here. We are getting married on December 17 in the little town of Lemgo in Germany.

I wrote a testimony for family and friends and have enclosed it for you as well.

I would like to thank you for this ministry which God has used so mightily in our lives.

Andrej and I would love to have you attend our wedding, and would like to thank you for your invested time and effort into this ministry.

In Christ,

Andrej and Anu

The testimony I wrote:

A tale of two countries…..

I have a story to tell that sounds like a Christian fairy tale, only it is the truth and difficult for even myself to believe.

Several months ago, I was intensely struggling with the desire to get married, crying into my pillow into the late night hours praying that the Lord would provide. I was even beginning to wonder if He would be gracious to give me the gift of singleness where I could be content if it was His desire for me to be single. I wanted and prayed that I would be content in the Lord. I did acknowledge my struggle to Him but believed in faith that He would provide.

Then one day I wanted to look for website that was for single reformed persons which would provide a medium to meet a reformed Indian man. I searched the web for several hours and found Soveriegngracesingles and signed myself up making it clear on my profile that I was only interested in Indian men.

Shortly thereafter, Punam invited me on a trip to Switzerland (since she knew I had always wanted to go there and she was going there for work) and I leaped at the opportunity. We had a wonderful time, only I found such depravity that my heart was sorely vexed. I had been praying for 3rd world countries, yet Europe was so much more in darkness than anywhere else I had ever visited. It grieved me even more because the reformation began there and looking at the plight of Switzerland, I could not help but be flabergasted. I came back with a heavy heart, saddenned that I had neglected to pray for Europe as I had.

I looked on SGS (sovereigngracesingles) for someone European and found the name Sovereigngrace, a 35 year old man from Germany who wrote very little about himself, except how he was saved and how he had come to see the doctrines of grace. I was impressed, and believed I would have an honest answer about how serious people are about their spiritual plight. I wrote to him and a speedy response arrived. We then began writing about doctrine and our faith, and began to email. One day, he wrote and said he was going to Johannasberg and could not have access to the iternet so asked if he could have my phone number, since we also exchanged prayer needs and he was praying for a specific urgent matter and wanted to know the outcome. I gave him my home number. I did not get a call from Africa but he called when he came back to Germany.

Our first conversation was 2-3 hours long and only became longer. Talking to someone never had been easier. We had no pictures posted online so did not know what we looked like. We talked about doctrine and without telling him my convictions, I noticed Andrej had the same convictions. When I spoke with him about culture, he seemed to understand, having travelled so extensively himself. I was amazed but guarded with my emotions. The fact still remained, he was not Indian!!

Soon Andrej wanted to meet. He flew to meet me in Florida and I was excited, but the first encounter was very rocky. It became real that he was German, and looking at pictures of his family scared me even more, since I felt I would never fit in. I was so different from them. I cried for the first day that we met wondering if it would ever work out. Then, Sunday morning, I received some good advice from Punam, which I decided to put into practice. That morning, we went to church but sat separately and people did not know we were together, and I must say, he fit right in. It was as if he was made to be in that church. The night before, we had been at the Watsons and they loved him. It was only me struggling. Never before had I seen a man love the preaching of the word of God like Andrej did. That afternoon we took a relaxing walk on the beach talking about trivial things like work, travel and different people around the world. I could not believe how easy it was to talk to him. Then we went to the Watsons for dinner and went to Ms. Margaret and Ms. Jessie’s home, because the opinion of the ladies meant the world to me. I was still very unsure, wondering if it truly was the will of God. I remembered my words to Andrej that morning….. “I just want God to reveal His will to me, that is all I want…no more…”. The ladies fell in love with him. I believe that is where I first started falling in love with Andrej. Ms. Margaret had spoken to him about Martin Luther (the reformer). Andrej replied as his eyes directed heavenward, he looked at her thankful for his Calvinistic convictions, “Ah..yes..Luther..I love Luther.”. I have never seen a man so thrilled with doctrine as he was and so well read. The bible was his rock and anchor. He loved it and held the word of God as the utmost authority. He loved to hear sound preaching, and read every reformed literature that he could get. Yet, his love for souls was even more amazing, with such a balance between doctrine, theology and practical Christianity. I had always desired to marry a man that would only have eyes for Christ, and here I had finally seen a man as such. Yet, I was not going to be convinced until I had received instruction from a multitude of Godly counselors, rather than making the decision myself.

Andrej left that weeked, and the ladies called me to say, they “approved whole-heartedly”. There are very few women whom I would qualify as Godly but they are some of them and their opinion was held in the highest regard. The Watsons stood right up there in their opinion of him and my regard for their opinion was just as strong. The Godly people in my life, who had fervently prayed approved. Punam was one of few that was left.

Andrej returned two weeks later, as the will of God began to unfold within my heart, almost scaring me with its clarity. Two weeks later, Punam and I went to Germany to stay and meet all his family for a week. They were simply wonderful. I fell in absolutely love with them. I loved them all!! His parents and siblings loved me and I them. They loved Punam as well, and boy did she love them. At the end of staying in someone’s home, you get to know them and some of their quirks. Punam strongly approved of Andrej. I knew the Lord had answered. It was now ok for me to begin to consider that this possibly was his will. I began to pray for clarity.

Let me tell you something, if there ever was a skeptic, I am it. Doubt is my middle name, and believe me, the people closest to me will testify. Andrej does not look, sound or seem like anyone I would have married..I even made a comment to Punam about how I hoped that the one language I would never have to learn would be German, and yet, Andrej is perfect…perfect for me in every way. It is like he was the man hidden in this little corner of the earth, perfect for me, and yet God was saving him, refining him so he may be just right for me and he was doing the same to me. I have discovered a rare jewel who has been hidden, and at times, I am so grateful that it was I who has had the honor of finding it and keeping it. Many look upon some men and say..”he is a diamond in the rough..” but I look upon Andrej thankful that I found the diamond itself.

When I see Andrej, I see the mark of a true Christian, one who loves the Lord, one who has discovered the truth of his word so there will be no compromise and one who loves Christ. I find that God has been unbelievably good to me, because in a 24 hour day, I have never had one split second of doubt that this is the man for me. My prayer was answered!! I am thankful, that I did not have to compromise a single conviction, and yet found a man who will be a true leader of our home, a Christ-like husband and a father who will pray and seek to teach His children the truth of God’s word. I knew my Children would find Christ in their father as I had and I have been blessed more than I could have ever asked or thought was possible.

Peter Riemersma

"Your will be done on earth as it is in Heaven...Amen".

Being rather new to computers, a few years ago I was taught the basics and began searching the information highway - previously unchartered waters. I approached the World Wide Web with nervous excitement. Having been warned of the dangers of the internet, (which I still watch and pray about every day), I investigated various search engines.

Click! Through cyberspace navigating I came across various ads for "Christian" dating or "meet and greet" websites. I paid a fee and began to browse many profiles with a particular "Christian" service. Over time I discovered a number of familiar faces. Sadly many of them were sisters and brothers in the Lord who had the same foundation as I had - and yet some (not all) were willing to compromise in their search for a mate by corresponding with unbelievers. Many as well had subscribed to other sites searching for that elusive spouse. I came to realize that these websites, though "Christian" in name, were not necessarily so in content and purpose. Not that it is "wrong" to correspond with unbelievers, but the Bible clearly states that we should not be "unequally yoked" (2 Corinthians 6:14 - 7:1). As a result I had a lot of online correspondence with those I knew on the site warning them to be discerning (test the spirits) and not trust every site or person who claimed to be "Christian".

During my time on the site I met a dear sister in the Lord. Over time our correspondence and encouragement continued until one day she informed me that the Lord had led her to someone else, another brother in the Lord that she had begun to court. Later I received a wedding invitation from her. This was to be a Reformed wedding, a relationship built on the promises of God's infallible word. We still remain friends and she credits me for being used by the Lord to introduce her to the riches of the Reformed faith. And how rich they are!

In the mean time the Lord had begun to stir a brother in the Lord to create not only a truly Christian online singles website, but a Reformed Christian online website called Sovereign Grace Singles (SGS). Gradually, many friends who had been on the other sites switched to this Reformed website as well. I decided to try it out, and I'm very thankful to the person who led me to it.

After a "failed" second online relationship, I became disillusioned with cyberspace and with "Christian" websites. Yet as I've said various times throughout my life, "Your will be done on earth as it is in Heaven". And, perhaps for the first time, I took this prayer more seriously. Recalling someone's advice to surrender all of my desires to the Lord and his will, my approach changed. I decided to contact another sister on SGS. I didn't know at the time, but the Lord had also placed on her heart the same approach and attitude: wait on the Lord and let "His will be done." The decision was to give "cyberspace relationships" one more try. After sending a message I waited for a response. My expectations were low, meanwhile praying, "Your will be done". Two days later I received a reply.

Our correspondence became more frequent and in the Lord's sovereign grace and providence, we became a married couple, united as one in Christ. "For nothing is impossible with God" (Luke 1:37).

Sovereign Grace Singles has served as a bridge for up to 67 couples at last count in the Reformed community, not to mention the many friendships that have been made and solidified. Does this mean that Reformed Christians cannot use other "Christian" or singles websites? If you do, be aware of the dangers. Some are willing to compromise and have either left the Reformed faith, or have been misled by those with whom they have taken up contact.

Some tips for those interested in internet relationships are as follows:

• Never presume anything, and when in doubt, ASK!
• Get to know his/her Pastor, Elders, Deacons.
• If possible see them in their natural environment and community.
• Ask for a character reference or referral.
• Take time to get to know your suitor's family, closest friends, congregation.
• When appropriate ask about how they handle their finances.
• Most of all, ask yourself serious questions. If it is a long distance relationship, am I prepared for long intervals apart? Am I prepared to be faithful, both mentally and physically?

My dear wife Robin would also like to make a few comments about her online experience, and long distance relationship.

Robin Riemersma

I was initially skeptical about the whole online thing - until I saw that SGS was a smaller, more close knit and "safer" community and would be good to try even to just make friends. Then, Peter from Canada (it seemed so far at the time) wrote and I wondered what to do. I prayed about it, and thought to myself (with nudges from the Holy Spirit, I'm sure) is anything impossible for God? Maybe he wants me to go through this type of courting, rather than the type I had always imagined. I thought someone would just be "sent" my way and we could spend time in groups and get to know one another over a long period. Yet the Lord had something different in store!

Something about Peter was different. I wasn't afraid, although I was very cautious at first. We both enjoyed our correspondence together. With the proper prayer and caution, I don't think distance should prevent a relationship. But it is difficult, at the same time. Being apart between visits was hard, yet it forced us to really get to know one another through talking and not just going to movies together, or getting too physically involved (in fact Peter and I chose not to even kiss until our wedding day). We prayed regularly for one another, and trusted God to work out the immigration details as well. It was a lot to handle, but I wouldn't trade the whole experience, or having Peter as my husband now, for the world. I see how God led us through everything step by step. "Step by step" - I guess that's the key. Try not to feel rushed - and if a gentleman is rushing you, slow down and see if he'll wait or cool it a bit. That's what I did with Peter for a time, too. We both knew it was right when we felt the same after the "test."

So...are YOU considering looking for a mate online? First of all, make sure you have a right relation with God. Spend time praying and in the Word. Be involved in your local church. Do the work the Lord has given you for employment with all your heart. And pray. Wait on him and ask for healthy relationships. One of them - whether online or in the more traditional way - may just turn out to be a lifelong love, blessed by God and truly joyful.

A few books we'd recommend:

• I Isaac, take you Rebecca by Ravi Zacharias
• Passion and Purity: Learning to bring your life under Christ's control by Elisabeth Elliot.
• I Kissed Dating Goodbye by Joshua Harris
• When God writes your Love Story by Leslie and Eric Ludy

Sovereign Grace Singles is featured in the second cover article in the August 2009 issue of Christianity Today, titled Restless, Reformed, and Single, which you can read here: http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2009/august/17.28.html. Online editor Sarah Pulliam writes,

By day, firefighter Dean Scott puts out flames in rural western Washington. By night, he tries to kindle them between Reformed singles around the country.

Scores of Christian dating websites (and dating sites that market themselves to Christians) are doing their part to solve the delayed marriage problem by promising to pair like-minded couples. But Scott's SovereignGraceSingles.com hopes to take compatibility tests to a new level, making sure that singles are on the same page theologically.

Singles who build profiles on SovereignGraceSingles answer questions such as, " How have the Doctrines of Grace changed or affected your life?" "Do you have a Quiet Time?" and "Who is your favorite biblical character and why?" Members' usernames include tulips, restingingrace0611, and ReformedSoutherner.

Baylor University professor of theology Roger Olson, author of Arminian Theology, is a bit surprised that the site, which hosts nearly 800 members and has borne 37 reported marriages, is catching on.

"It's an example of a larger dissonance between Calvinist theology and Calvinist practice,"Olson said. "If God has foreordained everything, then why should I feel any urgency to act?"

Scott said he has heard few theological objections to the site since it launched in 2005.

"It doesn't sound very Calvinist, but I think we should use all means possible, including the Internet, to find someone,"said Scott, who met his wife, Karen, on the site he built. I don't think it's antithetical to God's sovereignty at all. It's a means that he's provided to use in the lives of single, Reformed folks."

Paul David Tripp, author of Marriage: Whose Dream?, says Christians of various theological stripes have trouble deciding whether to use an online site to find a mate.

"There will always be questions of the degree to which you should be active and the degree to which you should wait around,"says Tripp, who preaches at Philadelphia's renowned Tenth Presbyterian Church. "There's something problematic about saying, 'I'm going to get married and I'm going to use whatever tool out there.' There's no promise in Scripture that a single man or woman will get married."

At Covenant Life Church in Gaithersburg, Maryland, pastor Isaac Hydoski worries that singles are using online dating sites because they are discouraged.

"Many times, it can be an expression of a last-ditch attempt to take the bull by the horns," he said. "It can be done in a way that's submitted to God's will, or it can be done as an expression of self-sufficiency."

But Hydoski sees online dating, if rooted in pure motives, as just another way for singles to find each other, no different from couples who meet at a church singles' group or a gas station.

"It's not any less significant, less romantic, or more disconnected from God's sovereignty in terms of how you met," Hydoski says. "That's a mistake of Christians over-romanticizing decisions like this."

Lisa Anderson, who hosts The Boundless Show, Focus on the Family's podcast for single young adults, tried online dating and found it a mixed bag. Single and 37, Anderson prefers to seek potential partners in a physical community rather than a virtual one.

I had friends who found guys who would lay out the Westminster Confession and make you sign it before they talked to you. That spells freak with a capital F," she said. "But on eHarmony, I get matched with guys who aren't believers. When you can go online and sift through profiles like paint samples, it breeds a consumerist mentality."

Anderson believes Christians should think about God's will in dating as they do in other spheres of life.

"You have to apply for a home. You have to look for a career," she said. "The Bible says, 'He who finds a wife, finds a good thing,'not, 'He who sits around and plays Xbox goes to a singles' group where God shines a spotlight on the right woman.' We should be availing ourselves of our community and the power of family and friends."

ChristianCafe.com, another online dating site, has seen 1.5 million members since its launch in 1999. ChristianCafe.com president Sam Moorcroft says, "The pagans are out having a good time meeting someone, while the rest of us are sitting in our closets thinking it's unbiblical. Let's not let the world have all the good dating sites."

Sarah Pulliam is online editor for Christianity Today.

Copyright © 2009 Christianity Today. Click for reprint information.

Full title: An Internet Connection for Reformed Singles: The intersection of technology and relationships for singles

[Reprinted with permission from the May 2006 issue of Christian Renewal]

A TV show aired during the '70s called The Dating Game. It attempted to match an eligible young man or woman with a person of the opposite sex. Contestants would ask questions of three people hidden behind a curtain whose answers would lead to a decision by the asker to choose which of the three would likely make for the most appealing date. How many of those dating couples went on to a relationship that led to marriage is unknown. But the dating game continues for each new generation searching for spouses - life partners.

Contrary to today's secular milieu, dating, of course, is not a game. Some eschew "dating" completely, arguing that "courtship" is the biblical model for two people interested in a permanent relationship. In this era of the internet, finding a potential spouse has taken yet another interesting twist. On-line meeting rooms for singles looking for a relationship have flourished. It's the ultimate in barrier removal for those who have not been led to a successful relationship via conventional means.

The problem of match-making is not confined to the secular world, of course. Finding a mate can be just as easy or as difficult within the context of the church. In the movie, The Hiding Place about the life of Corrie Ten Boom during World War II, Corrie's father says at one point during a discussion with his unmarried daughters, "There is a lid for every pot." What he meant was that there is a potential partner for each one of us. Yet it is also true, according to the Bible, that not everyone is given the gift of marriage. There is also something called the gift of singleness, and that, too, can be a blessing of the Lord. But for those who do not necessarily choose to be so blessed, the development of a recent web site may provide the means to the desired end.

SovereignGraceSingles is the name of a site that provides a platform and a meeting ground for Reformed singles to discover each other, but on neutral ground and in a safe environment. The brainchild of a Presbyterian (PCA) Christian by the name of Dean Scott, the web site was launched in 2005 and has been the spark behind at least four marriages thus far and numerous new friendships. Scott, 48, lives in Tacoma, Washington. He explained to Christian Renewal that the idea came to him while on a fishing trip.

I was flyfishing on the Yakima River in Washington State, the members of my Flyfishing Club. They are nice guys but not Christians. The language, smoking, alcohol to excess and the general nature of conversations caused my mind to wander and imagine how much more it would be to go flyfishing with other Reformed Believers, Brothers and Sisters in Christ who could look at the incredible beauty of a Brown Trout and say, 'I know the Creator of this Work of Divine Art!.... My Lord, Jesus Christ!'

This spawned an idea.

I wondered how I could find such sweet fellowship and with other Reformed singles specifically. The Internet immediately came to mind and I said to myself, 'Why don't you do it?' Create a website where single persons of like mind can get together for fellowship, service or perhaps even romance!

Scott describes how the site began. "Sovereign Grace Singles was 'launched' on January 19th, 2005. The first 300 members were 'Free for Life' and that goal was met in four months and 19 days." Since then the growth has been slow and steady. "I would much rather have quality than quantity," he says and he believes that that is what his site is attracting. "The quality of the Members of SGS is really heartwarming. I am greatly encouraged in my own Christian walk when I read their Profiles."

Scott describes on-the-site functions for users.

When one goes to the website, they can peruse 'Profiles' without being a Member. If they should desire to join and create a Profile, they are taken to a Doctrinal Statement which defines 'Evangelical', 'Reformed' and 'Church.' They are told NOT to join unless they can agree with the Doctrinal Statement and, by joining, they are stating that they agree with it. There are a few questions about their gender, age, location, marital status, denomination, and a few questions of a more personal nature.

It is in the Essay Questions section where they have much more opportunity to tell others about themselves. These vary from questions about their 'Quiet Time' to 'Hobbies' or their 'sense of humor' to what they do for a living.

The questions are very useful to help Members reveal things about themselves which others might like to know. Actually, I found the process personally enjoyable myself. The work involved in completing the Essay Questions really helps the individual learn about themselves and for what they are looking. "Lastly, Members are given the opportunity to upload pictures of themselves."

The internet's global reach allows singles to cast the net widely well beyond familiar borders. Participants come primarily from North America, but there are also many names with international locations such as the Dominican Republic, England, South Africa and Germany, to name a few. Such a far reach, of course, comes with a willingness to change one's life drastically should there be a connection between two distant members. Of the four internet connections that have led to marriage thus far, one was between a man from Germany who married a woman living in Florida who was from India. Scott was invited to and did attend their wedding, and also, a few days later, attended a seconding wedding from a couple who had their start via SGS and were married near Vancouver, Washington.

Getting singles together, Dean Scott explains, is not just about marriage. "Matching' also happens when those of kindred spirit get together for fellowship and service. Many of these events happen spontaneously and are organized by the members themselves," Scott said. "Some, such as the Winter Retreat we had in British Columbia in January and the 'Clamming Outing' at Ocean Shores, Washington, USA, are planned and organized. There was an Alaska Cruise last September which departed from Vancouver, BC, Canada and one planned to the Caribbean which departs from Tampa, FL, USA next November and is on Holland America Cruise Lines."

Service projects are another component of SGS. "Those who have time and a passion to serve are given the opportunity to do so," Dean Scott explains. "One such opportunity will be in May, 2006 when SGS members will gather in Slidell, Louisiana, to assist a Reformed Church there continue cleanup from Hurricane Katrina. The fellowship will be wonderful."

On any internet endeavour, the matter of security is always a concern. And more particularly when it comes to relationships and matters of the heart. Personal information can be abused by those with wrongful intentions. Dean Scott is well aware of the risks and walls have been established to protect the members.

It is cost prohibitive to screen backgrounds of every member. On SGS, when a woman joins I send her a 'Letter to the Ladies of SGS" to direct them to abide by Matthew 18 if they are having any problems of a salacious nature and then, if that does not remedy the situation, to let me know about it and I will handle it post-haste. I do NOT tolerate such behavior for a nano-second.

Also, there is a sense of community at SGS and women get to know other women too, as well as men get to know other men. Understandably, if someone is having a problem, it will eventually be known to others. There is mutual accountability.

Asked about the economics of the service, Scott said he is presently operating with a deficit. Members (after the first 300 who were free) pay a fee of $89.95 for one year. There are also six, three or one month memberships for a declining fee. Various forms of advertising and perhaps the most effective "word of mouth" continue to result in growth.

For Dean Scott the main goal is to see Reformed Christians walking together in mutual agreement, based on the words of Amos 3:3, "Can two walk together except they be agreed?" This is the theme verse of SGS. "The implications of Reformed doctrine pervade all of life. This is especially true in romantic relationships," he says.

Forming relationships was the reason Dean Scott, a firefighter/paramedic, began the internet service. And recently, in the providence of God, he also made an internet connection with a Reformed woman that may yet lead to marriage.

Asked by Christian Renewal how this site has had an impact on him personally, Karen, a member of SGS offered to answer this one for him.

Dean and I became friends first while meeting with other singles from SGS for various social activities. In time our friendship grew to the point that we both realized we wanted to make a serious commitment to one another through courtship. So, I guess you can see how this has made an impact on Dean's life! Dean has a HUGE heart, a sense of adventure and tons of enthusiasm, and it is reflected in the flavor of the website.

If marriage should result, does this mean "mission accomplished?" "Karen and I have already spoken about this," Scott explained. "We'd like to continue (SGS) together. We'd join the 'Met on SGS' category. We have no intentions whatsoever to change that ever. It is a joy to do it together."

The SGS web site is also a resource to single Christians offering other material and services to this often neglected group in our churches. "There is an online bookstore, chat, blogs, forums, sermons, reformed links, and events," Scott says.

As for customer satisfaction, so far the response has been enthusiastically positive. One member who recently ended his relationship with SGS sent the following note:

Canceling with THANKSGIVING- Dean, I wanted to thank you for such a great site... I trust the Lord will continue to bless SGS in mighty ways. I just returned from a trip to Florida to meet face to face a lovely lady I met on SGS and have been talking with for two months almost every night for hours on end. God in his wonderful providence used SGS to introduce us and then allowed His Holy Spirit to minister to both of us through the other. Thank you again for your wonderful site and please remove my subscription with my deepest gratitude. Warmest regards, Charles.