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Google have created an excellent mapping system of the US and most of the world. This allows places to be easily found via zip/ town/ business with the results pinpointed on the map. The map is interactive allowing users to zoom in and out of locations and get directions between two points.
If you haven't yet tried google maps then visit maps.google.com.
Google have also made it very easy to include a map within a website which makes it ideal for Churches to show the location of their church service.
To add a map to your website just follow these simple steps :
1) Go to maps.google.com and type your church zip code in the search box.
2) A map will load showing you the area around your church with a green arrow pointing to the place your church is located
3) Click on the text 'Link to this page'
4) A box will appear showing two lines of code. Highlight the second box that says 'Paste HTML to embed in a website'. With the text highlighted go to EDIT > COPY to copy the selected text.
5) With the copied HTML code you can then place this on a page within your website
To do this in Church Edit open up the page in the Church Edit web editor that you want your map to appear (contact us may be a good page).
 Click on the Source' button at the top of the Web Editor and scroll down to the very bottom of your page. Paste the code that you just copied from Google Maps into the bottom of the page.
Click on 'Source' again to preview the page and then press 'Save'.
Your interactive Google Map will now be on your church website.
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