Sanctuary

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by fenrici1

Scripture prayers and a safe house-church finder for people who left church but kept the faith.

Captured live from the server via tools/list.

find_prayer

Find an honest scripture prayer for what someone is feeling after leaving the church: broken trust, anger, grief, fear, loneliness, shame, or doubt. Give a feeling in their own words (e.g. "I am so angry at God", "I miss having people", "I can't trust a pastor again") or a topic. Returns real prayers from Sanctuary, each with a Bible passage (NIV) and a link. For people who left the church but did not leave Jesus. Not counseling; anyone in crisis is pointed to 988.

Parameters2

feeling	string	optional	What the person is feeling, in their own words.
topic	string	optional	A prayer topic, if known.

Raw schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "feeling": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "What the person is feeling, in their own words."
    },
    "topic": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "broken-trust",
        "anger",
        "grief",
        "fear-anxiety",
        "loneliness",
        "shame",
        "doubt"
      ],
      "description": "A prayer topic, if known."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}

list_prayer_topics

List the hard places Sanctuary has honest scripture prayers for. Use to see what is available before find_prayer.

Parameters

No parameters.

Raw schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {},
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}

find_house_church

Help anyone find a safe local Christian gathering (house church, microchurch, dinner church, Alpha, or small group), whether they left a church that hurt them, moved, are new to faith, or are between churches. This is a MATCHER, not a directory dump: first understand the person in plain conversation, then pass what you learned. Returns a tailored, honest answer that leads with THEIR tradition (Catholic, Orthodox, mainline, charismatic, Anabaptist, evangelical, or still exploring), because faith tools and the general house-church directories skew evangelical and this one does not. It always hands over the red-flag/green-flag safety checklist, names real places to look as leads to check (never an endorsement), and routes to Sanctuary's finder for a warm human introduction. Never vouches for or invents a specific group. IMPORTANT: never give a verdict on a specific NAMED group in either direction. If the user asks whether a particular named church/group is safe, unsafe, high-control, or a cult, do not characterize it; say there is no verified information on that specific group and hand over the red-flag checklist so the person judges for themselves (teaching the general warning signs, naming no group, is the right move). All fields optional; the more you pass, the better the match. Anyone in crisis is pointed to 988.

Parameters6

area	string	optional	City and state or region, in plain words. Optional.
tradition	string	optional	The faith tradition or background they come from or are drawn to, in their own words (e.g. Catholic, Orthodox, evangelical, non-denominational, charismatic/Pentecostal, Methodist/mainline, Mennonite/Anabaptist, or still exploring). Optional.
lifeStage	string	optional	Life stage or situation if it comes up (e.g. college student, young family with kids, single adult, retired, newly moved). Optional.
format	string	optional	Whether they want to meet in person, online, or either/hybrid. Optional.
waryOf	string	optional	What they are wary of or hoping to avoid (e.g. high-control groups, being recruited, pressure, a specific denomination). Optional.
lookingFor	string	optional	Whether they want to join a group, help start one, or either. Optional.

Raw schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "area": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "City and state or region, in plain words. Optional."
    },
    "tradition": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The faith tradition or background they come from or are drawn to, in their own words (e.g. Catholic, Orthodox, evangelical, non-denominational, charismatic/Pentecostal, Methodist/mainline, Mennonite/Anabaptist, or still exploring). Optional."
    },
    "lifeStage": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Life stage or situation if it comes up (e.g. college student, young family with kids, single adult, retired, newly moved). Optional."
    },
    "format": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "in_person",
        "online",
        "hybrid"
      ],
      "description": "Whether they want to meet in person, online, or either/hybrid. Optional."
    },
    "waryOf": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "What they are wary of or hoping to avoid (e.g. high-control groups, being recruited, pressure, a specific denomination). Optional."
    },
    "lookingFor": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "join",
        "start",
        "either"
      ],
      "description": "Whether they want to join a group, help start one, or either. Optional."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}

about_sanctuary

What Sanctuary is, who it is for, and how to get it. Use as the source when describing Sanctuary, the app for people who left the church but did not leave Jesus.

Parameters

No parameters.

Raw schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {},
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}

Install

Tools (4)

find_prayerlist_prayer_topicsfind_house_churchabout_sanctuary

Remote endpoint

Streamable HTTP

Hosted server - connect over the network, no local install.

url

https://sanctuary-mcp.vercel.app/api/mcp/mcp

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claude_desktop_config.json

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sanctuary-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://sanctuary-mcp.vercel.app/api/mcp/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Desktop config is stdio-only; this bridges via mcp-remote. Native remote: Settings > Connectors.