Aren't we part of Nature? Weren't we created by God?
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We are 99 % space, and an infinitesimal speck in the universe. Our evolution has reached it's peak, and apparently if "God" designed this, it let us humans destroy most of the life on the planet. There are as many views about what life is about as there are people. If one needs verification of their view by others, then they compromise their own unique view. Just like what happened in the McSteinsen group think. I know you are aware of the Christian religion, and their use of the Bible to tell them about god. here is a list of different denominations, all of which group think, but are in themselves different from the other denominations...
Adamites
Ebionites
Elcesaites
Marcionism
Nazarenes
Unlike the previously mentioned groups, the following are all considered to be related to Christian Gnosticism.
Bardaisanites
Basilideans
Carpocratianism
Nicolaitans
Sethianism
Simonians (sometimes considered proto-Gnostic)
Valentinianism
Medieval sects
Main article: History of Christianity during the Middle Ages
The following are groups of Christians appearing between the First Council of Nicaea and the Protestant Reformation which are generally considered extinct as modern and distinct groups.
Agonoclita
Beguines and Beghards
Bogomilism
Bosnian Church
Brethren of the Free Spirit
Catharism
Donatism
Dulcinian
Friends of God
Patarines
Catholicism
Main article: Catholic Church
The Catholic Church is composed of 24 autonomous sui iuris particular churches: the Latin Church and the 23 Eastern Catholic Churches. The Catholic Church considers itself the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church that Christ founded,[4] and who St. Peter initiated along with the missionary work of St. Paul and others. As such, the Catholic Church does not consider itself a denomination, but rather considers itself pre-denominational, the original Church of Christ. Continuity is claimed based upon apostolic succession with the early Church.[citation needed]
Latin Church
Main article: Latin Church
The Latin Church is the largest and most widely known of the 24 sui iuris churches that together make up the Catholic Church (not to be confused with the Roman Rite, which is one of the Latin liturgical rites, not a particular church).[citation needed]
Eastern Catholic churches
Main article: Eastern Catholic Churches
All of the following are Particular Churches of the Catholic Church. They are all in communion with the Pope as Bishop of Rome and acknowledge his claim of universal jurisdiction and authority. They have some minor distinct theological emphases and expressions (for instance, in the case of those that are of Greek/Byzantine tradition, concerning some non-doctrinal aspects of the Latin view of Purgatory).[5] The Eastern Catholic churches and the Latin church (which together compose the worldwide Catholic Church) share the same doctrine and sacraments, and thus the same faith.
Albanian Greek Catholic Church
Armenian Catholic Church
Belarusian Greek Catholic Church
Bulgarian Greek Catholic Church
Byzantine Catholic Church of Croatia and Serbia
Chaldean Catholic Church
Coptic Catholic Church
Eritrean Catholic Church
Ethiopian Catholic Church
Greek Byzantine Catholic Church
Hungarian Byzantine Catholic Church
Italo-Albanian Catholic Church, a.k.a. Italo-Greek Catholic Church
Macedonian Catholic Church
Maronite Catholic Church
Melkite Greek Catholic Church
Romanian Catholic Church
Russian Greek Catholic Church
Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church, usually called the "Byzantine Catholic Church" in the United States
Slovak Greek Catholic Church
Syriac Catholic Church
Syro-Malabar Catholic Church
Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
Independent Catholicism
Further information: List of Independent Catholic denominations
The independent Catholic churches self-identify as Catholic although not affiliated with or recognised by the Catholic Church.
American Catholic Church in the United States
American National Catholic Church
Antiochian Catholic Church in America
Apostolic Catholic Church
Augustana Catholic Church
Archdiocese of the Old Catholic Church of America
Argentine Catholic Apostolic Church
Apostolic Catholic Church (Philippines)
Brazilian Catholic Apostolic Church
Catholic Charismatic Church of Canada
Catholic Christian Church
Catholic Life Church
Catholic Mariavite Church
Celtic Catholic Church
Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association, in the People's Republic of China
Christ Catholic Church
Communion of Christ the Redeemer
Community of the Lady of All Nations
Congregation of Mary Immaculate Queen
Ecumenical Catholic Church
Ecumenical Catholic Communion
Evangelical Catholic Church
Fraternité Notre-Dame
Free Catholic Church, in Germany
Imani Temple African-American Catholic Congregation
Independent Sacramental Movement
Istituto Mater Boni Consilii
Liberal Catholic Church
National Catholic Church of America
Mariavite Church (not to be confused with the Catholic Mariavite Church)
Most Holy Family Monastery
Palmarian Catholic Church
Old Catholic Church
Old Catholic Church in Europe
Old Catholic Church of America
Old Catholic Mariavite Church
Old Roman Catholic Church in North America
Old Roman Catholic Church in America
Orthodox-Catholic Church of America
Palmarian Catholic Church
Philippine Independent Church, also called the Aglipayan Church, in the Philippines
Polish National Catholic Church, in the United States and Canada
Rabelados, traditionalist Catholics in Cape Verde
Reformed Catholic Church, in Venezuela
Reformed Old Catholic Church
St. Stanislaus Kostka Church (St. Louis, Missouri)
Society of Pius X
Society of St. Pius V
Traditionalist Mexican-American Catholic Church
True Catholic Church
Ukrainian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church
Venezuelan Catholic Apostolic Church
Eastern Orthodoxy
Main article: Eastern Orthodox Church
See also: Eastern Orthodox Church organization, Eastern Orthodox Christian theology, and Western Rite Orthodoxy
The Eastern Orthodox Church is organized as a communion of autocephalous (self-headed) jurisdictions, some of which also contain within them several autonomous (self-ruling) units. They are in full communion with each other and claim continuity (based upon apostolic succession) with the early Church.
In addition, there exist a number of churches or jurisdictions which consider themselves Eastern Orthodox but are not in communion with the Eastern Orthodox Church.
Eastern Orthodox Church
Main article: Eastern Orthodox Church
This is the main body of Eastern Orthodoxy, consisting of jurisdictions in communion with each other. Some of them have a disputed administrative status (i.e. their autonomy or autocephaly is only partially recognized), and are marked as such, but all remain in communion with each other as one church. This list is provided in the official order of precedence. Indentation indicates autonomy rather than autocephaly, and autonomous churches are listed under their respective autocephalous mother church.
Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
Finnish Orthodox Church
Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church (autonomy not universally recognized)
Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA
Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria
Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem
Saint Catherine's Monastery (considered autocephalous by some)
Russian Orthodox Church
Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate)
Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (semi-autonomous; this is not universally recognized)
Japanese Orthodox Church
Chinese Orthodox Church
Estonian Orthodox Church of Moscow Patriarchate (semi-autonomous; this is not universally recognized)
Latvian Orthodox Church (semi-autonomous)
Moldovan Orthodox Church (autonomy not universally recognized)
Georgian Orthodox and Apostolic Church
Serbian Orthodox Church
Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric
Romanian Orthodox Church
Metropolis of Bessarabia
Bulgarian Orthodox Church
Cypriot Orthodox Church
Church of Greece
Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania
Polish Orthodox Church
Czech and Slovak Orthodox Church
Orthodox Church in America (autocephaly not universally recognized)
Like the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church considers itself to be the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church that Jesus Christ founded. As such, the Eastern Orthodox Church does not consider itself a denomination, but rather considers itself pre-denominational, being the original Church of Christ.
Independent Eastern Orthodoxy
These are churches that consider themselves Eastern Orthodox but are not in communion with the main body of Eastern Orthodoxy.
Autocephalous Turkish Orthodox Patriarchate
Bulgarian Alternative Synod
Celtic Orthodox Church
Evangelical Orthodox Church
Greek Old Calendarists
Macedonian Orthodox Church
Montenegrin Orthodox Church
Russian Old Believers
Orthodox Church of France
Orthodox Church of the Gauls
Russian Orthodox Church in America
Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church
Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyivan Patriarchate
Syncretic Eastern Orthodoxy
These type of churches that blend with other denominations outside of Eastern Orthodoxy and are not in communion with the main body of Eastern Orthodoxy are identified as syncretic Eastern Orthodox churches.
Evangelical Orthodox Church (blends with evangelicalism and with some other Protestant elements)
Oriental Orthodoxy
Main article: Oriental Orthodoxy
Oriental Orthodoxy comprises those Christians who did not accept the Council of Chalcedon (AD 451). Other denominations often erroneously label these churches "Monophysite"; however, as the Oriental Orthodox do not adhere to the teachings of Eutyches, they themselves reject this label, preferring the term Miaphysite. Some of these Churches, especially the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria claim origination by St. Mark and his 1st-century missionary journeys.
Armenian Apostolic Church
Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople
Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem
Holy See of Cilicia
Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin
Church of Caucasian Albania (extinct)
Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
French Coptic Orthodox Church
Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Ethiopian Orthodox Coptic Church of North and South America (considers itself autocephalous but considered schismatic by the Church in Ethiopia)
Indian (Malankara) Orthodox Church (originated from kerala India )
Brahmavar (Goan) Orthodox Church (located in Karnataka, India)
Syriac Orthodox Church
Jacobite Syrian Christian Church (originated from Kerala, India)
Honavar Mission Church
Knanaya Jacobites
Malabar Independent Syrian Church (originated from Kerala India)
Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church (Reformed Oriental Orthodox church originated from Kerala, India, also known as Mar Thoma Syrian Church of Malabar or simply Mar Thoma Church)
Historically, many of the Oriental Orthodox Churches consider themselves collectively to be the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church that Christ founded. Some have considered the Oriental Orthodox communion to be a part of the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church, a view which is gaining increasing acceptance in the wake of the ecumenical dialogues.
Independent Oriental Orthodoxy
The following Churches affirm a Miaphysite Christological position but are not in communion with any of the ancient Oriental Orthodox Churches for various reasons:
Antiochian Catholic Church in America
British Orthodox Church (founded in 1886 formerly as Catholic Apostolic Church of the West by Scottish-born British clergyman Jules Ferrette (1826-1904) to bring Oriental Orthodoxy into the British Isles without being Middle-eastern or Ethiopian)
Syncretic Oriental Orthodoxy
These are churches which blend with other denominations outside of Oriental Orthodoxy but retain a mostly Miaphysite Christological position, and are not in communion with the main body of Oriental Orthodoxy.
Orthodox-Catholic Church of America
Other Eastern Christianity
Further information: Church of the East
The Church of the East , also called the Nestorian Church or the Church of Persia, emerged around the Persian Empire in the Roman era. Declaring itself separate from the state church of the Roman Empire in 424–427, liturgically, it adhered to the East Syrian Rite. Theologically, it adopted the dyophysite doctrine of Nestorianism, which emphasises the separateness of the divine and human natures of Jesus. After rejecting the Council of Ephesus in 431, and the following Nestorian Schism, the church spread throughout the Middle East, south India, and the Far East, before eventually suffering a nearly extinguishing decline by the Mongol conquests of Timur in the 15h century.
Subsequently, its patriarchal lines divided in a tumultuos period 16th-19th century, finally consolidated into Eastern Catholic Chaldean Catholic Church (in full communion with the Pope, and the Assyrian Church of the East. Other minor, mondern related splinter groups include the Assyrian Church of the East, the Chaldean Syrian Church, and the Mar Thoma Church.
Anglicanism
Main article: Anglicanism
Anglicanism has referred to itself as the via media between Catholicism and Protestantism. It considers itself to be both Catholic and Reformed. Although the use of the term Protestant to refer to Anglicans was once common, it is controversial today, with some rejecting the label and others accepting it.
Anglican Communion
Main article: Anglican Communion
Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia
Anglican Church in Central America
Anglican Church in Japan
Anglican Church of Australia
Anglican Church of Burundi
Anglican Church of Canada
Anglican Church of Kenya
Anglican Church of Korea
Anglican Church of Melanesia
Anglican Church of Mexico
Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea
Anglican Church of Southern Africa
Anglican Church of the Southern Cone of America
Anglican Church of Tanzania
Anglican Episcopal Church of Brazil
Church in the Province of the West Indies
Church in Wales
Church of England
Church of Ireland
Church of Nigeria
Church of the Province of Central Africa
Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean
Church of the Province of Myanmar
Church of the Province of Rwanda
Church of the Province of South East Asia
Church of the Province of West Africa
Church of Uganda
The Episcopal Church (in the United States and elsewhere)
Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East
Episcopal Church in the Philippines
Episcopal Church of Cuba
Episcopal Church of the Sudan
Hong Kong Anglican Church
Lusitanian Catholic Apostolic Evangelical Church (in Portugal)
Philippine Independent Church (in the Philippines)
Province of the Anglican Church of the Congo
Scottish Episcopal Church
Spanish Reformed Episcopal Church
United and uniting churches of the Anglican Communion
Church of Bangladesh
Church of North India
Church of Pakistan
Church of South India
Malankara Marthoma Syrian Church [the Malankara Marthoma Syrian Church recognises itself as a church of oriental Orthodox faith but not in full communion with it. The church also is independent in governance and does not see itself as part of the Anglican communion even though it is in full communion [fellowship] with the Church of South India and the Church of North India. It sees an ecumenical relationship with the Anglican communion and is not Protestant. The church defines itself as "Apostolic in origin, Universal in nature, Biblical in faith, Evangelical in principle, Ecumenical in outlook, Oriental in worship, Democratic in function, and Episcopal in character".]
Other Anglican churches and Continuing Anglican Movement
As secessionist churches, these churches are not in full communion with the Anglican Communion. A select few of these churches are, however, recognized by certain individual provinces of the Anglican Communion.
African Orthodox Church
Anglican Catholic Church
Anglican Church in America
Anglican Church in North America
Anglican Church of India
Anglican Episcopal Church (USA)
Anglican Mission in the Americas
Anglican Orthodox Church
Anglican Province of America
Anglican Province of Christ the King
Christian Episcopal Church
Church of England (Continuing)
Church of England in South Africa
Communion of Evangelical Episcopal Churches
Diocese of the Great Lakes
Diocese of the Holy Cross
Episcopal Missionary Church
Evangelical Connexion of the Free Church of England
Free Church of England
Free Protestant Episcopal Church
Independent Anglican Church Canada Synod
Orthodox Anglican Church
Reformed Episcopal Church
Southern Episcopal Church
United Episcopal Church of North America
Protestantism
Main article: Protestantism
This list includes a variety of Protestant denominations which separated from the Roman Catholic Church during the Reformation, as well as their further divisions.[6]
It is important to mention that not every further division is eligible to be considered Protestant. A denomination labeled Protestant must subscribe to the fundamental Protestant principles, that is scripture alone, justification by faith alone and the universal priesthood of believers.
It has to be noted that this list gives only an overview, and certainly does not mention all of the Protestant denominations. An exact number of Protestant denominations is difficult to calculate and depends on definition. It has to be noted that a group that fits the generally accepted definition of Protestant might not officially use the term. Therefore, it should be taken with caution.
The majority of Protestants are members of just a handful of denominational families: Adventism, Anglicanism, Baptist churches, Calvinism (Reformed churches), Lutheranism, Methodism, and Pentecostalism.
Nondenominational, evangelical, charismatic, neo-charismatic, independent and other churches are on the rise, and constitute a significant part of Protestant Christianity.[7]
Proto-Protestant groups
Arnoldists
Hussites
Czechoslovak Hussite Church
Moravian Church
Taborites
Unity of the Brethren
Utraquists
Lollards
Waldensians
Waldensian Evangelical Church
Lutheranism
Main articles: Lutheranism and List of Lutheran denominations
See also: Lutheran church bodies in North America
Apostolic Lutheran Church of America
Association of Free Lutheran Congregations
Church of the Lutheran Brethren of America
Church of the Lutheran Confession
Concordia Lutheran Conference
Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference
Evangelical Lutheran Church "Concord" (Russia)
Evangelical Lutheran Free Church (Germany)
Evangelical Lutheran Synod (United States)
Lutheran Church of Central Africa Malawi Conference
Lutheran Church of Central Africa Zambia Conference
Ukrainian Lutheran Church
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (United States)
Evangelical Catholic Church
Evangelical Community Church-Lutheran
Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of North America
Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Kingdom of the Netherlands (extinct)
International Lutheran Council
American Association of Lutheran Churches
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Brazil
Evangelical Lutheran Church of England
Evangelical Lutheran Church - Synod of France and Belgium
Gutnius Lutheran Church
Independent Evangelical-Lutheran Church
Japan Lutheran Church
Lanka Lutheran Church
Lutheran Church—Canada
Lutheran Church—Hong Kong Synod
Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (United States)
Lutheran Church of Australia (associate member)
Kosovo Protestant Evangelical Church
Laestadian Lutheran Church
Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Lutheran Church - International
Lutheran Church of China (extinct)
Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ (United States)
Lutheran Evangelical Protestant Church (United States)
Lutheran Ministerium and Synod - USA
Lutheran World Federation
Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church
Arcot Lutheran Church
Batak Christian Protestant Church
Church of Denmark
Church of the Faroe Islands
Church of Iceland
Church of Norway
Church of Sweden
Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church
Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovakia
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada
Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Himalayan States
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Madhya Pradesh
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea
Evangelical Lutheran Free Church of Norway (associate member)
Gossner Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chotanagpur and Assam
Indian Evangelical Lutheran Church
Jeypore Evangelical Lutheran Church
Lutheran Church of Australia (associate member)
Malagasy Lutheran Church
Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church
Simalungun Protestant Christian Church
South Andhra Lutheran Church
Tamil Evangelical Lutheran Church
North American Lutheran Church
Pietism
Main article: Pietism
See also: Higher Life movement and Third Great Awakening
Bible Fellowship Church
United Christian Church
Anabaptism
Main article: Anabaptists
See also: Subgroups of Amish
Abecedarians (extinct)
Amish
Amish Mennonite
Beachy Amish
Kauffman Amish Mennonite
Nebraska Amish
New Order Amish
Old Order Amish
Swartzentruber Amish
Apostolic Christian Church
Charity Christian Fellowship
Church of the United Brethren in Christ
Hutterites
Bruderhof Communities
Knipperdolings (extinct)
Mennonites
Alliance of Mennonite Evangelical Congregations
Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches
Chortitzer Mennonite Conference
Church of God in Christ, Mennonite (Holdeman Mennonites)
Conference of the Mennonite Brethren Churches in India
Conservative Mennonite Conference
Evangelical Mennonite Church
Evangelical Mennonite Conference
Evangelical Mennonite Mission Conference
Evangelical Missionary Church
Fellowship of Evangelical Bible Churches (formerly Evangelical Mennonite Brethren)
Japan Mennonite Brethren Conference
Kleine Gemeinde
Markham-Waterloo Mennonite Conference
Mennonite Brethren Churches
Mennonite Church Canada
Mennonite Church in the Netherlands
Mennonite Church USA
Missionary Church
Noah Hoover Mennonite
Old Order Mennonites
Reformed Mennonite
Swiss Mennonite Conference
US Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches
River Brethren
Brethren in Christ Church
Old Order River Brethren
United Zion Church
Wengerites
Schwarzenau Brethren Movement
Main article: Schwarzenau Brethren
The Brethren Church (Ashland Brethren)
Church of the Brethren
Conservative Grace Brethren Churches, International
Dunkard Brethren
Ephrata Cloister
Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches
Old Brethren
Old Brethren German Baptist
Old German Baptist Brethren
Old German Baptist Brethren, New Conference
Old Order German Baptist Brethren
Social Brethren
The Reformed Tradition (Calvinist)
Main articles: Calvinism and List of Reformed denominations
Continental Reformed churches
Main article: Continental Reformed church
Afrikaans Protestant Church
Canadian and American Reformed Churches
Christian Reformed Church in North America
Christian Reformed Church in Sierra Leone
Christian Reformed Church in South Africa
Christian Reformed Church of Nigeria
Christian Reformed Churches
Continued Reformed Churches in the Netherlands
Christian Reformed Churches of Australia
Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches
Dutch Reformed Church (extinct)
Dutch Reformed Church in Botswana
Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa - NG Church
Evangelical and Reformed Church in Honduras
Evangelical Reformed Church in Bavaria and Northwestern Germany
Evangelical Reformed Church of Christ
Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches
Free Reformed Churches of Australia
Free Reformed Churches of North America
Free Reformed Churches of South Africa
Heritage Reformed Congregations
Huguenot
Lithuanian Evangelical Reformed Church
National Union of Independent Reformed Evangelical Churches of France
Netherlands Reformed Churches
Netherlands Reformed Congregations
Nigeria Reformed Church
Orthodox Christian Reformed Church
Polish Reformed Church
Protestant Church in the Netherlands
Protestant Reformed Christian Church in Croatia
Protestant Reformed Church of Luxembourg
Protestant Reformed Churches in America
Reformed Christian Church in Croatia
Reformed Christian Church in Serbia
Reformed Church in America
Reformed Church in Austria
Reformed Church in Hungary
Reformed Church in Latvia
Reformed Church in Romania
Reformed Church in Transcarpathia
Reformed Church in the United States
Reformed Church of Christ in Nigeria
Reformed Church of East Africa
Reformed Church of France
Reformed Churches in the Netherlands (extinct)
Reformed Churches in the Netherlands (Liberated)
Reformed Churches of New Zealand
Reformed Evangelical Church in Myanmar
Reformed Synod of Denmark
Restored Reformed Church
United Church of Christ (See Also:Congregationalism)
United Reformed Church
United Reformed Church in Congo
United Reformed Churches in North America
Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa
Presbyterianism
Main article: Presbyterianism
See also: List of Presbyterian denominations in North America
Africa Evangelical Presbyterian Church
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church of Mexico
Bible Presbyterian Church
Church of Central Africa Presbyterian
Church of Scotland
Christian Evangelical Church in Minahasa
Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches
Conservative Presbyterian Church in Brazil
Costa Rican Evangelical Presbyterian Church
Covenant Presbyterian Church
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America
Evangelical Covenant Order of Presbyterians
Evangelical Presbyterian Church (Australia)
Evangelical Presbyterian Church in England and Wales
Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Malawi
Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Ukraine
Evangelical Presbyterian Church (United States)
Evangelical Reformed Presbyterian Church
Free Church of Scotland
Free Church of Scotland (Continuing)
Free Presbyterian Church (Australia)
Free Presbyterian Church of North America
Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland
Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster
Fundamentalist Presbyterian Church in Brazil
Grace Presbyterian Church of New Zealand
Greek Evangelical Church
National Presbyterian Church in Chile
National Presbyterian Church in Mexico
National Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Guatemala
Orthodox Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Church in America
Presbyterian Church in Canada
Presbyterian Church in Chile
Presbyterian Church in Honduras
Presbyterian Church in Ireland
Presbyterian Church in Korea (HapDong)
Presbyterian Church in Korea (Koshin)
Presbyterian Church in Korea (TongHap)
Presbyterian Church in Liberia
Presbyterian Church in Malaysia
Presbyterian Church in Singapore
Presbyterian Church in Sudan
Presbyterian Church in Taiwan
Presbyterian Church in Uganda
Presbyterian Church of Africa
Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand
Presbyterian Church of Australia
Presbyterian Church of Belize
Presbyterian Church of Brazil
Presbyterian Church of East Africa
Presbyterian Church of Eastern Australia
Presbyterian Church of Ghana
Presbyterian Church of India
Presbyterian Church of Mozambique
Presbyterian Church of Nigeria
Presbyterian Church of Pakistan
Presbyterian Church of the Philippines
Presbyterian Church of Wales (also a Methodist church)
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Presbyterian Reformed Church (Australia)
Presbyterian Reformed Church (North America)
Reformed Presbyterian Church General Assembly
Reformed Presbyterian Church – Hanover Presbytery
Reformed Presbyterian Church in the United States
Reformed Presbyterian Church of Australia
Reformed Presbyterian Church of Ireland
Reformed Presbyterian Church of Malawi
Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America
Reformed Presbyterian Church of Scotland
Renewed Presbyterian Church in Brazil
Southern Presbyterian Church (Australia)
Sudan Evangelical Presbyterian Church
United Free Church of Scotland
United Presbyterian Church of North America
United Presbyterian Church of Pakistan
Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa
Upper Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Westminster Presbyterian Church in the United States
Westminster Presbyterian Church of Australia
Congregationalism
Main article: Congregational church
Church of Niue
Church of Tuvalu
Congregational Christian Church in American Samoa
Congregational Christian Church in Samoa
Congregational Christian Churches in Canada
Congregational Federation (United Kingdom)
Congregational Federation of Australia
Congregational Union of Ireland
Congregational Union of New Zealand
Conservative Congregational Christian Conference (America)
Cook Islands Christian Church
English Independents
Evangelical Congregational Church in Angola
Evangelical Fellowship of Congregational Churches (United Kingdom)
Fellowship of Congregational Churches (Australia)
Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches
Huguenots (the Cévennes region in France, parts of England and Australia)
Kiribati Protestant Church
National Association of Congregational Christian Churches (America)
Nauru Congregational Church
Reformed Congregational Churches (Marshall Islands)
Union of Evangelical Congregational Churches in Brazil
Union of Evangelical Congregational Churches in Bulgaria
United Church in the Solomon Islands
United Church of Christ (See Also: Reformed Churches)
United Church of Christ-Congregational in the Marshall Islands
United Congregational Church of Southern Africa
Methodism
Main articles: Methodism and List of Methodist denominations
Methodism emerged out the influence of the Piety Movement within Lutheranism.
African Methodist Episcopal Church
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
British Methodist Episcopal Church
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
Congregational Methodist Church
Evangelical Church of the Dominican Republic
Evangelical Methodist Church
First Congregational Methodist Church
Free Methodist Church
Methodist Church
Methodist Church of Fiji and Rotuma
Methodist Church of Great Britain
Methodist Church of Malaysia
Methodist Church of New Zealand
Methodist Church of Southern Africa
Primitive Methodist Church
Southern Methodist Church
United Methodist Church
Wesleyan Methodist Church of Australia
Holiness Movement
Main article: Holiness movement
Free Methodist Church
Christ's Sanctified Holy Church
Church of God (Anderson)
Church of God (Restoration)
Church of the Nazarene
The Salvation Army
Baptists
Main article: Baptists
See also: Baptist beliefs, List of Baptist confessions, and List of Baptist sub-denominations
Baptists emerge as the English Puritans were influenced by the Anabaptists, and along with Methodism, grew in size and influence after they sailed to the New World. (The remaining Puritans who traveled to the New World were Congregationalists).
Alliance of Baptists
American Baptist Association
American Baptist Churches USA
Association of Baptist Churches in Ireland
Association of Reformed Baptist Churches of America
Association of Regular Baptist Churches
Baptist Bible Fellowship International
Baptist Conference of the Philippines
Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec
Baptist Convention of Western Cuba
Baptist General Conference of Canada
Baptist General Convention of Texas
Baptist General Conference (Sweden)
Baptist Missionary Association of America
Baptist Union of Australia
Baptist Union of Great Britain
Baptist Union of New Zealand
Baptist Union of Scotland
Baptist Union of Western Canada
Baptist World Alliance
Canadian Baptist Ministries
Canadian Convention of Southern Baptists
Central Baptist Association
Central Canada Baptist Conference
Christian Unity Baptist Association
Conservative Baptist Association
Conservative Baptist Association of America
Continental Baptist Churches
Convención Nacional Bautista de Mexico
Convention of Atlantic Baptist Churches
Convention of Baptist Churches of Northern Circars
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
Council of Baptist Churches in Northeast India
Council of Baptist Churches in Northern India
European Baptist Convention
European Baptist Federation
Evangelical Baptist Mission of South Haiti
Evangelical Free Baptist Church
Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches in Canada
Free Will Baptist Church
Fundamental Baptist Fellowship of America
General Association of Baptists
General Association of General Baptists
General Association of Regular Baptist Churches
General Conference of the Evangelical Baptist Church, Inc.
General Six-Principle Baptists
Independent Baptist
Independent Baptist Church of America
Independent Baptist Fellowship International
Independent Baptist Fellowship of North America
Interstate & Foreign Landmark Missionary Baptist Association
Landmark Baptist Church
Liberty Baptist Fellowship
Manipur Baptist Convention
Myanmar Baptist Convention
Nagaland Baptist Church Council
National Association of Free Will Baptists
National Baptist Convention of America, Inc.
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.
National Baptist Evangelical Life and Soul Saving Assembly of the U.S.A.
National Missionary Baptist Convention of America
National Primitive Baptist Convention of the U.S.A.
New England Evangelical Baptist Fellowship
Nigerian Baptist Convention
North American Baptist Conference
North Bank Baptist Christian Association
Norwegian Baptist Union
Old Baptist Union
Old Regular Baptist
Old Time Missionary Baptist
Primitive Baptist
Primitive Baptist Universalism
Progressive Baptist
Progressive National Baptist Convention
Reformed Baptist
Regular Baptist
Regular Baptist Churches, General Association of
Samavesam of Telugu Baptist Churches
Separate Baptist
Separate Baptists in Christ
Seventh Day Baptist
Southeast Conservative Baptist
Southern Baptist Convention
Southern Baptists of Texas
Sovereign Grace Baptists
Strict Baptists or Particular Baptists
Two-Seed-in-the-Spirit Predestinarian Baptists
Union d'Églises baptistes françaises au Canada
United American Free Will Baptist Church
United American Free Will Baptist Conference
United Baptist
United Baptist Convention of the Atlantic Provinces
United Free Will Baptist
World Baptist Fellowship
Holiness Baptists
Christian Baptist Church of God
Spiritual Baptist Movement
Spiritual Baptists
African Initiated churches
Main article: African Initiated Church
The African Church
Apostles of Johane Maranke
Celestial Church of Christ
Christ Apostolic Church
Church of the Lord (Aladura)
Eternal Sacred Order of Cherubim and Seraphim
Kimbanguist Church
Zion Christian Church
Quakers (Society of Friends)
Main article: Quakers
Beanite Quakerism
Britain Yearly Meeting
Central Yearly Meeting of Friends
Conservative Friends
Evangelical Friends International
Friends General Conference
Friends United Meeting
Ireland Yearly Meeting
New Foundation Fellowship
Shakers (United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing)
Evangelicalism (Restorationist, Charismatic, & Non-Denominational Churches)
Main articles: Restorationism, Charismatic, and Nondenominational
Restorationism, also described as Christian Primitivism, is the belief that Christianity has been or should be restored along the lines of what is known about the apostolic early church. Charismatic and Non-Denominational Churches are restorationist in ideology. The Plymouth Brethren were founded on the idea of Christian Primitivism, or "back to the beginning Christianity". Restorationist Churches claim apostolic succession by means of bypassing history to the nascent Church. It is important to note that some nontrinitarian groups could also be classified as Restorationist, claiming that they are the true restored Church, most notably the Latter Day Saint movement and Christadelphians.
Early Movements
Stone-Campbell Restoration Movement
Main article: Restoration Movement
See also: Christian primitivism and Second Great Awakening
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Churches of Christ
Churches of Christ (non-institutional)
Churches of Christ in Australia
Evangelical Christian Church in Canada (Christian Disciples)
Independent Christian Churches/Churches of Christ
International Christian Church
International Churches of Christ
Plymouth Brethren and Free Evangelical churches
Free Evangelical Churches
Plymouth Brethren
Exclusive Brethren
Indian Brethren
Kerala Brethren
Open Brethren
Church Assembly Hall
Early Sabbath-Keeping Movements, predating Millerism
The Christ's Assembly
Seventh Day Baptists
Ecumenical Churches and Denominations
Main article: Ecumenicism
Uniting/United Churches Movement
Main article: United and uniting churches
These churches are the result of a merger between distinct denominational churches. Churches are listed here when their disparate heritage marks them as inappropriately listed in the particular categories above.
China Christian Council
Christian and Missionary Alliance
Church of Bangladesh(Anglican)
Church of North India(Anglican)
Church of Pakistan(Anglican)
Church of South India(Anglican)
Evangelical Church in Germany
Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren
Protestant Church in the Netherlands
St. Thomas Evangelical Church
United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands
United Church in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands
United Church of Canada
United Church of Christ
United Church of Christ in the Philippines
Uniting Church in Australia
Nondenominational Evangelical Church Movement
Main article: Evangelical
Many Churches are non-affiliated or non-denominational. These Churches have emerged into their own pseudo-denomination, with many similarities, commonly referred to as or included in modern American Evangelism although they may be found growing across the globe.
McLean Bible Church
Missionary Church
Multisite Church Movement
Due to the emergence of easy video screen technologies some churches have become "Multisite", sharing a broadcast sometimes or all the time with each location of the Church. This is different than Multiple Location local fellowships of related nondenominational evangelical churches.
National Community Church
The Summit Church
Internet churches
Main article: Internet church
LifeChurch.tv
Pentecostalism
Main article: Pentecostalism
See also: List of Christian denominations § Oneness Pentecostalism
Affirming Pentecostal Church International
Apostolic Assemblies of Christ
Apostolic Assembly of the Faith in Christ Jesus
Apostolic Church (denomination)
Apostolic Faith Church
Apostolic Faith Mission of South Africa
Apostolic Gospel Church of Jesus Christ
Apostolic Overcoming Holy Church of God
Apostolic Pastoral Congress
Assemblies of God
Assemblies of the Lord Jesus Christ
Believers Church
Bible Way Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ
C3 Church Global
Celestial Church of Christ
Charisma Christian Church
Christ Gospel Churches International
Christian Church of North America
Christian City Churches
Christian Congregation in the United States
Christian Revival Crusade
Church of the Foursquare Gospel
Church of God by Faith
Church of God (Charleston, Tennessee)
Church of God (Chattanooga)
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
The Church of God for All Nations
Church of God (Full Gospel) in India
Church of God, House of Prayer
Church of God (Huntsville, Alabama)
Church of God in Christ
The Church of God (Jerusalem Acres)
Church of God Mountain Assembly
Church of God of Prophecy
Church of God of the Original Mountain Assembly
Church of God of the Union Assembly
Church of God with Signs Following
Church of the Little Children of Jesus Christ
Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith
Churches of Jesus Christ International
Congregational Holiness Church
CRC Churches International
Deeper Life Bible Church
Destiny Church
Elim Pentecostal Church
Evangelical Pentecostal Church of Besançon
Fire Baptized Holiness Church of God of the Americas
Free Apostolic Church of Pentecost
God is Love Pentecostal Church
Hillsong Church
Holiness Baptist Association
Independent Assemblies of God, International
Indian Pentecostal Church of God
International Assemblies of God Fellowship
International Fellowship of Christian Assemblies
International Pentecostal Church of Christ
International Pentecostal Holiness Church
Mission of Full Gospel - Christian Open Door
New Life Churches
Open Bible Standard Churches
Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada
Pentecostal Assemblies of the World
Pentecostal Church of God
Pentecostal Churches of Christ
Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church
The Pentecostal Mission
Pentecostal Missionary Church of Christ (4th Watch)
Potter's House Christian Fellowship
Redeemed Christian Church of God
Revival Centres International
The Revival Fellowship
United Covenant Churches of Christ
United Gospel Tabernacles
United Holy Church of America
United Pentecostal Church International
United Pentecostal Churches of Christ
Pentecostal Holiness Movement
Deeper Life Bible Church
Church of Christ (Holiness) U.S.A.
Church of God (Holiness)
The Wesleyan Church
Other Charismatic Movements
Main article: Charismatic movement
Calvary Chapel
Charismatic Episcopal Church
City Harvest Church
Every Nation
Faith Christian Fellowship International
International Christian Fellowship
Jesus Army
Ministries of His Glory
Ministries Without Borders
Sovereign Grace Churches
Neo-Charismatic Movement
or, the Neo-Pentecostal Movement
Main article: Neo-charismatic movement
Association of Vineyard Churches
Bible Christian Mission
Born Again Movement
Church on the Rock- International
Destiny Church Groningen
New Life Fellowship Association
Newfrontiers
Millerism and comparable groups
Main article: Millerites
See also: List of Christian denominations § Bible Student groups
Adventist (Sunday observing)
Advent Christian Church
Adventist Movement(Seventh Day Sabbath/Saturday observing)
Adventist Church of Promise
Branch Davidians
Creation Seventh Day Adventist Church
Davidian Seventh-day Adventists
Sabbath Rest Advent Church
Seventh-day Adventist Church
Seventh Day Adventist Reform Movement
Church of God Movements (Sunday observing)
Church of the Blessed Hope (aka Church of God of the Abrahamic Faith)
Church of God General Conference (Abrahamic Faith)
Church of God Movements (Seventh Day Sabbath/Saturday observing)
Church of God International (USA)
Church of God (Seventh-Day) (or Church of God 7th day)
Church of God, a Worldwide Association
The Intercontinental Church of God
Seventh Day Christians - Norway (Syvende dags Kristne)
Living Church of God
Philadelphia Church of God
United Church of God
United Seventh-Day Brethren
World Mission Society Church of God
Sabbath-Keeping Movements, separated from Adventism
Seventh-Day Evangelist Church
Sacred Name Groups
Main article: Sacred Name Movement
Assemblies of Yahweh
Assembly of Yahweh
House of Yahweh
Other Protestant Christian Churches and Movements
Associated Gospel Churches of Canada (AGC)
Believers' Church in India
Brunstad Christian Church
The Christian Community
Church of Christ, Instrumental (Kelleyites)
Cooneyites (not to be confused with Christian Conventions, above)
Evangelical Church of West Africa
Evangelical Covenant Church of America ("Swedish Evangelical Mission Covenant")
Evangelical Free Church of America
Evangelical Free Church of Canada
Evangelical Orthodox Church
Family International, aka "The Family International", "Family of Love", "The Family"
Fellowship of Fundamental Bible Churches
Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches
Gloriavale Christian Community
Grace Movement Churches
Great Commission Association
Indian Shakers
Inspirationalists (Amana Church Society)
Jesus Movement
Local church
Methernitha
Metropolitan Community Churches
Schwenkfelder Church
Shiloh Youth Revival Centers
Strigolniki
Universal Life
Yehowists (aka Yehowists-Ilyinites, Russian Jehovists)
Nontrinitarianism
Main article: Nontrinitarianism
These are Christian groups and denominations who do not believe in the doctrine of the Trinity ("one God in three co-equal Persons"). In some instances, while the majority of sects within a denominational family are nontrinitarian, the family may include a limited number of trinitarian sects, such as the Community of Christ in the Latter Day Saint Movement.
Oneness Pentecostalism
Main article: Oneness Pentecostalism
Affirming Pentecostal Church International
Apostolic Assemblies of Christ
Apostolic Assembly of the Faith in Christ Jesus
Apostolic Gospel Church of Jesus Christ
Apostolic Overcoming Holy Church of God
Assemblies of the Lord Jesus Christ
Bible Way Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ
Christ Gospel Churches International
Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith
Churches of Jesus Christ International
Pentecostal Assemblies of the World
True Jesus Church
United Pentecostal Church International
Latter Day Saint movement
Main articles: Latter Day Saint movement and Mormonism
See also: List of sects in the Latter Day Saint movement and Mormonism and Christianity
Most Latter Day Saint denominations are derived from the Church of Christ established by Joseph Smith in 1830. The largest worldwide denomination of this movement, and the one publicly recognized as Mormonism, is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Some sects, known as the "Prairie Saints", broke away because they did not recognize Brigham Young as the head of the church, and di