Church Verification Report
What we checked
- Not a duplicate: no similarly named church is listed with us
- The name reads as a real congregation
- Contact email reviewed (gmail.com, common for small churches)
- No website or social page was provided
- Independent web search performed: see the findings on the right
What we found
We searched for "Chapelle Évangélique des Missionnaires" together with Porto-Novo, with Benin, and with Facebook, and found no page, directory entry, map listing, news item or social media account carrying this exact name in Benin. The closest match is a scholarly list of religious groups registered in Benin, which includes an "Église évangélique des missionnaires" dated 1996 (ResearchGate, "L'Église et la laïcité au Bénin"), but that is a slightly different name and no location is given, so it cannot be tied to this Porto-Novo congregation. Other results were unrelated bodies, such as the Catholic diocese of Porto-Novo and evangelical churches in France, Canada and Côte d'Ivoire. We saw no scam reports, complaints or warnings about this name, and nothing suggesting a mere personal brand; the free Gmail contact address is common for small African congregations and is not itself a red flag. The findings are summarized here for space; the full research was weighed in the review.
Our conclusion: The name "Chapelle Évangélique des Missionnaires" reads as a normal evangelical congregation and Porto-Novo is a plausible location, with nothing in the signup suggesting a business, a personal brand or a group outside historic Christian belief. Our independent search found no page, directory entry or social media account for this exact name, though a scholarly list of religious groups registered in Benin does include a similarly named "Église év
We have asked this church for one piece of extra evidence: a photo, a link, its denomination, or a church that can vouch for it. The moment we can verify, this report is upgraded. Without a response, the listing is paused after 14 days.