How verification works
We want the list of signers to reflect real clergy who support hospitality in their congregations. Here’s how we do that.
1. You sign and confirm your email
When you submit the form, we send a verification link to the email address you gave. Clicking that link confirms you have access to that inbox. We recommend using a church or institutional email when possible; it helps us confirm your role later.
2. We check your church or congregation
A church or congregation website is optional. If you provided one, we look at that site to confirm it exists and that your name and role appear there. If you didn't provide a website (or we can't verify it), your submission goes to manual review — many churches don't have websites, and that's fine.
3. Your entry gets a status
After that check, your entry is marked in one of these ways:
- Verified — We found supporting information (e.g. your name and role on the church site). Your name appears on the public list with a “verified” note.
- Manual review — We couldn’t confirm automatically (e.g. no website, or the site didn’t clearly list you), or we want a human to double-check. We may follow up later; until then, your name may not appear on the public list.
4. The public list updates
The list of signers on the Clergy For Hospitality page is updated regularly from our verified (and sometimes manually reviewed) entries. Verified signers are shown first. If you don’t see your name yet, it may still be in review or waiting for the next update.