> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.thefaithapp.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Get Public Church Profile

> Returns the public church profile used before a member subscribes or switches context.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/openapi.json get /v1/churches/public/{uuid}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: TheFaithApp Partner API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >-
    The v1 API for third-party apps that sign in TheFaithApp members and access
    church-scoped content and workflows.
  contact:
    name: TheFaithApp Support
    email: support@thefaithapp.com
servers:
  - url: https://api.thefaithapp.com
    description: Production
security:
  - apiKeyAuth: []
    bearerAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Hosted Auth
    description: Sign members in through the hosted TheFaithApp authentication flow.
  - name: Core Experience
    description: Load member context and the personalized home experience.
  - name: Content
    description: >-
      Read sermons, media, YouTube videos, devotionals, and streaming
      configuration.
  - name: Engagement
    description: Manage member favorites and devotional bookmarks.
  - name: Churches
    description: Read church profiles, public directory records, and branch information.
  - name: Events & Volunteers
    description: >-
      Browse events and volunteer opportunities, then manage registrations and
      commitments.
  - name: Notifications & Bulletins
    description: Read church and member notifications and published bulletins.
  - name: Prayer
    description: Submit a prayer request for the authenticated member.
  - name: Member Connections
    description: Manage the member’s campus and ministry connections.
  - name: Community Groups
    description: >-
      Discover groups and manage membership, feeds, attendance, study guides,
      and leader notes.
  - name: Community Preferences & Research
    description: >-
      Manage community preferences, summaries, and consent-based research
      participation.
  - name: Resource Sharing
    description: Offer shared resources and manage member loan requests and transitions.
  - name: Mutual Aid
    description: >-
      Manage needs and offers, private responses, safety reports, and member
      activity.
  - name: Analytics
    description: Record product analytics events and retrieve aggregate metrics.
  - name: Notification Analytics
    description: Record and summarize notification delivery, open, and click events.
paths:
  /v1/churches/public/{uuid}:
    get:
      tags:
        - Churches
      summary: Get Public Church Profile
      description: >-
        Returns the public church profile used before a member subscribes or
        switches context.
      operationId: getChurchesPublicUuid
      parameters:
        - name: uuid
          in: path
          description: Public UUID of the church.
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
            format: uuid
            example: 11111111-2222-3333-4444-555555555555
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Public church profile returned successfully.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
              example:
                status: Success
                data:
                  id: 12
                  name: Example Church
                  email: info@examplechurch.com
                  location: Kampala, Uganda
                  image: https://cdn.example.com/clients/example.png
                  about: <p>A welcoming church community.</p>
                  public_uuid: 11111111-2222-3333-4444-555555555555
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - Missing or invalid API key or member bearer token.
        '404':
          description: Church not found.
components:
  securitySchemes:
    apiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-API-Key
      description: >-
        Client API key copied from Developer Access in the TheFaithApp
        dashboard.
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: Sanctum
      description: Member access token returned by `POST /v1/auth/token`.

````