“You never know who you might meet!” – 10 things couples who met on Christian Connection taught us in 2025

Online dating remains an accessible and effective way for single Christians to meet, and every year many couples who first met on Christian Connection get in touch to encourage others with their experiences and offer tips and advice about what worked for them. Just some of the #MetOnCC couples who’ve shared their stories with us this year are featured here – you can read more inspiring testimonies on the site.

1. It’s a fantastic way to meet new people

First things first! It might be obvious, but don’t forget: Christian Connection offers single Christians a simple and accessible way to meet others in the same situation. C and M, who met on the site and got in touch to share news of their marriage, say, “The benefit of online dating is being able to connect with people who you wouldn’t meet otherwise.” And that’s what happened to them.

They advise a thoughtful approach, and persistence: “Prayerfully consider whether online dating may be a tool you’d like to try to meet more people. If your first date didn’t work out, don’t be too discouraged. Once you feel ready, try again. You never know who you might meet!”

2.Profile and filters matter

Joining is only the first step – what you put on your profile makes all the difference.

Steven met Jodie on CC and it was her profile that helped them connect quickly: “Jodie was attractive. What I liked about her profile was like detail in it, and it caught my eye. The kind of person she was – that came across in the photos and also through the profile. I was intrigued to find out more.”

Jodie was equally impressed by what Steven had presented – and it led to a long distance romance and then a marriage! He had “a cheeky smile on his profile picture, and I liked what he’d answered. I think we had quite similar views,” she remembers. “I just didn’t realise he was in Scotland and I was down the other side of the country. We discovered a little bit later… because I set my settings as wide as wide as you could go.”

WATCH: Jodie and Steven talk about meeting on Christian Connection

3. Make the first move

Once you’ve joined and created a winning profile, don’t wait to be contacted. Selena, who met Daniel on CC, took the initiative when she saw he’d worked on his profile and become a full member: “He was actually a paid member,” she remembers. “And he’d actually written more in his profile, actually taken time. And I read through it, and I was like, oh, okay, he seems quite nice. So I just sent him a message and said, ‘Do you want to go for a coffee?’ And that’s where it started from.”

WATCH: Daniel and Selena’s #MetOnCC story

4. Timing can be important

It might not happen straight away, but it can definitely happen! That’s Brodie and Chris’s story.

“We’d both been single since our early twenties and were both patiently waiting for God to bring the right person along; and he did! We’re best friends, incredibly compatible, have so much fun together and love being married. Our relationship is sweet, loving and beautiful, and God’s timing was perfect. Chris was so worth the wait.”

5. Timing can be really important!

James and Rica’s story testifies to those occasions when everything falls exactly into place at just the right moment.

“I had, many years ago, joined Christian connection,” says James, who felt Holy Spirit conviction that it wasn’t the right time. But then, “many years later, I’d felt the desire to go down the track of a Christian online dating again. I was sceptical about it, but eventually I accepted that God was taking me down that route. Two or three days later, this gorgeous woman popped up on my feed, and I thought I’d get in touch…”

That woman was Rica. She says, “I joined Christian connection after I actually went to one of my cousin’s weddings. After the wedding, I sat in prayer and felt the Holy Spirit tell me to join Christian Connection. I listened, and within a half an hour, I got a little pop up saying ‘James likes you’, and the rest is history.”

WATCH: James and Rica talk about how they first met

6. Things might start small but that’s only the beginning of your story!

The last few years have thrown up some challenges to the straightforward simplicity of finding a suitable partner – but it hasn’t stopped couples meeting and finding love. Far from it!

Elizabeth & Pieter’s story started that way: “In August of 2020, we were married. A very small Covid wedding, with only 30 people. But it was a beautiful day. Not long after, we fell pregnant with our son Malachai.”

7. Know when to commit

Meeting someone through online dating can sometimes take time, but discerning when you’ve connected with the right person is important. Herman and Yshtar married this year after finding each other on Christian Connection.

Yshtar said, “To fall in love is easy, but to remain committed is remarkable. I was guarded for many years and in meeting Herman on Christian Connection he kept me grounded.”
She described Herman in glowing terms as they started their married life together: “He puts my needs first with Christ in mind. A thoughtful, humorous, selfless and humble man of God.”

Read more of Herman and Yshtar’s story

8. Feel nervous but don’t let it stop you

Online dating can work at any time and stage of life. Whether seeking first love or stepping back into the possibility of finding someone again, it can be natural to feel nervous. But don’t let the fear hold you back altogether or you could miss a special connection!

“Both of us having lost our spouses after long marriages, one of 30 years and the other of 40 years meant that we had something in common. I was apprehensive about joining a dating site, but we had a connection as soon as we met in person.” – Maurice and Linda, who married after meeting on Christian Connection.

9. Distance can be overcome

Joseph and Shirley weren’t deterred by living in different places, and their connection flourished.

“I met my husband on the app in October 2024. I lived in Philadelphia and he in Pittsburgh. We talked and prayed for three months. In January, we met in person. We were certain it would be a “yes” forever.”

Read more of their story here

10. Where you start from isn’t where you finish!

Whether it’s location, church, or just a difference in your favourite TV shows and hobbies, where you are when you first connect isn’t your final destination. Just ask Karen and Simon!

“We began talking through your site as Christians attending two different churches in two counties. We met in person at a mutually agreeable place, and it’s where our story of faith in God’s plan really began.”

Want to hear from more couples who met on Christian Connection?

Did you know you can watch couples tell their stories in their own words? The Christian Connection YouTube channel has lots of fun and inspiring clips, from short videos to in-depth longform interviews where couples share their advice for single Christians as well as their own stories.

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