About the network
A national way to find a real estate professional who shares your faith
This referral network is a project of The Church Map and Neighborhood Atlas — two platforms built on the same conviction: that place matters, and that people deserve better tools for finding both a home and a church to belong to. This network is the two of them working together for one purpose: connecting people, anywhere in the country, with a vetted Christian real estate agent who serves the county they’re moving to or from.
It is national by design, not by aspiration. The Church Map has churches mapped in all 50 states; Neighborhood Atlas builds neighborhood-level place data on top of that same map. Wherever you’re headed — a county we’ve already matched agents in, or one we’re about to for the first time — the goal is the same: a real person reads what you send and personally introduces you to the right agent, not a list of names in your area code.
Why this exists
Buying or selling a home is one of the biggest decisions most people make, and most real-estate directories match people to agents by ZIP code and lead volume — not by whether the agent shares how a family actually thinks about honesty, patience, and what a good outcome looks like. A consumer who wants a Christian agent is left to ask around, or to guess from a headshot and a bio. This network exists to close that gap with a real introduction instead of a search result: you tell us about your move, and a person — not an algorithm — chooses the agent.
Backed by a real brokerage
Referrals are placed through Grand Rapids Real Estate Co., in partnership with AARE (Andrew Arroyo Real Estate) — a diversified, faith-based real estate brokerage founded in 2004 that today operates nationwide in 25 states.
Over two decades in business
AARE was founded in 2004 in Southern California and has grown into hundreds of agents, brokers, investors, property managers, loan officers, and shareholders.
A national footprint
Licensed and operating in 25 states — the kind of reach a brand-new referral site can’t build on its own, but a real, established brokerage already has.
A faith-based business model
AARE calls it “Generous Capitalism” — a portion of company and agent commissions goes directly to charities, at no extra cost to the client.
Room for faith on the job
AARE maintains a formal religious-accommodation policy for its own team — time for prayer and room to observe religious holidays. It’s a company that takes faith seriously, inside and out.
These facts describe Grand Rapids Real Estate Co. and its partner brokerage AARE, current as of aare.com. The referral network itself is new — its own track record is still being written, one introduction at a time.
Who’s behind this
This referral network is a project of The Church Map and Neighborhood Atlas — two platforms built on the same conviction: that place matters, and that people deserve better tools for finding both a home and a church to belong to.
Founded by Jon Hazeltine
Grand Rapids Real Estate Co., in partnership with AARE
AARE (Andrew Arroyo Real Estate) is led by founder and CEO Andrew Arroyo. Together, the two brokerages place every referral this network makes.
The people behind the network
Real professionals, not a directory listing
Every introduction this network makes comes from a real person reading what you send — starting with the founder below.
Jon Hazeltine
Founder · Grand Rapids Real Estate Co., in partnership with AARE
Jon founded this network out of the same conviction behind Grand Rapids Real Estate Co. and The Church Map: that place matters, and that people deserve better tools for finding both a home and a church to belong to. He is the Michigan broker of record for AARE (Andrew Arroyo Real Estate) and a licensed mortgage broker with Guild Mortgage.
A professional in this network
Every agent this network refers to is vetted by a real person before an introduction is ever made. We feature agents here by name only once they’ve agreed to it — that card is coming soon.
Wherever you’re moving, we can help
Tell us about your move and a real person will introduce you to a vetted Christian agent who serves your county. Free, no obligation.
Introduce me to a Christian agentA faith-based service from The Church Map & Neighborhood Atlas.
Referrals are placed through Grand Rapids Real Estate Co., a licensed Michigan real estate brokerage.