List of Christian denominations

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List of Christian denominations (or Denominations self-identified as Christian) ordered by historical and doctrinal relationships. (See also: Christianity; Christian denominations).

Some groups are large (e.g. Catholics, Lutherans, Anglicans or Baptists), while others are just a few small churches, and in most cases the relative size is not evident in this list. Also, modern movements such as Fundamentalist Christianity, Pietism, Evangelicalism, Pentecostalism and the Holiness movement sometimes cross denominational lines, or in some cases create new denominations out of two or more continuing groups (as is the case for many United and uniting churches, for example). Such subtleties and complexities are not clearly depicted here. Additionally, some groups viewed by non-adherents as denominational actively resist being called a "denomination" and do not have any formal denominational structure, authority, or record-keeping beyond the local congregation; several groups within Restorationism fall into this category.

Note: This is not a complete list, but aims to provide a comprehensible overview of the diversity among denominations of Christianity. As there are reported to be over 38,000 Christian denominations, ^[1] many of which cannot be verified to be significant, only those denominations with Wikipedia articles will be listed in order to ensure that all entries on this list are notable and verifiable.

Note: Between denominations, theologians, and comparative religionists there are considerable disagreements about which groups can be properly called Christian, disagreements arising primarily from doctrinal differences between groups. For the purpose of simplicity, this list is intended to reflect the self-understanding of each denomination. Explanations of different opinions concerning their status as Christian denominations can be found at their respective articles.

Contents 1 Catholicism 1.1 Roman Catholic Church 1.1.1 Latin Rite 1.1.2 Eastern Catholic Churches 1.2 Anglican Communion 1.3 Eastern Orthodox Church 1.4 Oriental Orthodox Church 1.5 Assyrian Church of the East 1.6 Other Churches that call themselves Catholic 1.6.1 Roman 1.6.2 (Continuing and Independent) Anglican 1.6.3 Orthodox 1.6.3.1 Byzantine 1.6.3.2 Oriental 1.6.3.3 Western-Rite 2 Protestantism 2.1 Pre-Lutheran Protestants 2.2 Lutheranism 2.3 Reformed Churches 2.3.1 Presbyterianism 2.3.2 Congregationalist Churches 2.4 Anabaptists 2.5 Methodists 2.6 Pietists and Holiness Churches 2.7 Baptists 2.7.1 Spiritual Baptists 2.8 Brethren 2.9 Apostolic Churches - Irvingites 2.10 Pentecostalism 2.11 Charismatics 2.11.1 Neo-Charismatic Churches 2.12 African Initiated Churches 2.13 United and uniting churches 2.14 Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) 2.15 Restorationism: Stone-Campbell Movement 2.16 Southcottites 2.17 Millerites and Comparable groups 2.17.1 Sabbath Keeping Churches, Adventist 2.17.2 Sabbath-Keeping Churches, Non-Adventist 2.17.3 Sunday Adventists 2.17.4 Sacred Name Groups 2.17.5 Bible Student Groups 2.18 Universal Life 2.19 Anglo-Israelism 2.20 Miscellaneous/Other 3 Latter Day Saints 3.1 "Prairie Saint" denominations 3.2 Rocky Mountains denominations 3.3 Other 4 Nontrinitarian Groups 4.1 Oneness Pentecostalism 4.2 Unitarianism and Universalism 4.3 Swedenborgianism 5 Messianic Judaism 6 Spiritualism 6.1 Spiritism 6.2 New Thought 6.3 Christian Science 7 New religious movements 7.1 Rastafari 7.2 New Age movements 7.3 Religions associated with the Yoruba 8 Esoteric Christianity 9 See also 10 References 11 External links

[edit] Catholicism

Main article: Catholicism

These are the churches which claim continuity (based upon Apostolic Succession) with the church before separation into Greek or Eastern and Latin or Western.

[edit] Roman Catholic Church

Main article: Roman Catholic Church

[edit] Latin Rite

The Latin Rite or Church^[2] is the largest and most widely known of the 23 Rites of the Catholic Church. In the past, Catholics in France and Germany have claimed a measure of ecclesial independence from Rome (see Febronianism, Gallicanism), but not to the extent of forming Churches distinct from the Roman Catholic Church as a whole (as happened with the Church of England) or even from the Latin Church.

[edit] 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 Bishop of Rome and acknowledge his claim of universal jurisdiction and authority. They have some minor distinct theological emphases and expressions concerning, for instance, in the case of those that are of Greek (Byzantine) tradition some aspects of the Latin depiction of purgatory.^[3]

Armenian Catholic Church Belarusian Catholic Church Bulgarian Catholic Church Chaldean Catholic Church Coptic Catholic Church Croatian Greek Catholic Church Ethiopian Catholic Church Georgian Catholic Church Greek Catholic Church Hungarian Greek Catholic Church Italo-Albanian Catholic Church Macedonian Catholic Church

Maronite Catholic Church Melkite Catholic Church Romanian Catholic Church Russian Catholic Church Ruthenian Catholic Church (usually called the "Byzantine Catholic Church" in the United States) Slovak Greek Catholic Church Syrian Catholic Church Syro-Malabar Church Syro-Malankara Catholic Church Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church

The Roman Catholic Church considers itself the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church that Christ founded.^[4]

[edit] Anglican Communion

Main article: Anglican Communion

Anglicanism has referred to itself as the via media between Roman Catholicism and Protestantism.

Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia Anglican Church in Thailand Anglican Church of Australia Anglican Church of Burundi Anglican Church of Canada Anglican Church of Kenya Anglican Church of Korea Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea Anglican Church of Southern Africa Anglican Church of Tanzania Church in the Province of the West Indies Church in Wales Church of England Church of Ireland Church of Nigeria Church of Uganda Church of the Province of Central Africa Church of the Province of Melanesia 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 the Indian Ocean Church of the Province of West Africa Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East Episcopal Church in the United States of America Episcopal Church of Cuba Episcopal Church of the Sudan Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Iglesia Anglicana de la Region Central America Iglesia Anglicana de México Iglesia Anglicana del Cono Sur de las Americas Igreja Episcopal Anglicana do Brasil Lusitanian Church of Portugal Nippon Sei Ko Kai (Japan) Philippine Episcopal Church Scottish Episcopal Church Spanish Reformed Episcopal Church

The Anglican Communion also includes the following united churches:

• Church of Bangladesh
• Church of North India
• Church of South India
• Church of Pakistan

The Anglican Communion considers itself to be a branch of the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church that Christ founded, which also includes the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Churches, and the Old Catholic Church (Union of Utrecht).

[edit] Eastern Orthodox Church

Main article: Eastern Orthodox Church

See also: Eastern Orthodox Church organization and Eastern Orthodox Christian theology

List provided in order of precedence. Indentation indicates autonomy rather than autocephaly.

Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople Finnish Orthodox Church Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church (autonomy not universally recognized) Patriarchal Exarchate for Orthodox Parishes of Russian Tradition in Western Europe (autonomy not universally recognized) 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 Latvian Orthodox Church (semi-autonomous) Moldovan Orthodox Church (autonomy not universally recognized) Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) Japanese Orthodox Church(autonomy not universally recognized) Chinese Orthodox Church

Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (semi-autonomous; not universally recognized) Estonian Orthodox Church of Moscow Patriarchate (semi-autonomous; not universally recognized) Serbian Orthodox Church Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric (autonomy not universally recognized) Romanian Orthodox Church Metropolis of Bessarabia Bulgarian Orthodox Church Georgian Orthodox and Apostolic Church Cypriot Orthodox Church Church of Greece Polish Orthodox Church Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania Czech and Slovak Orthodox Church Orthodox Church in America (autocephaly not universally recognized) Russian Orthodox Church in America (not universally recognized)

The Eastern Orthodox Church considers itself the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church that Christ founded.

[edit] Oriental Orthodox Church

Main article: Oriental Orthodox Church

Oriental Orthodoxy comprises those Christians who did not accept the Council of Chalcedon (AD 451). Other denominations often call these churches Monophysite, but the Oriental Orthodox reject this label, preferring to call themselves Miaphysite.

Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria British Orthodox Church French Coptic Orthodox Church Syriac Orthodox Church Jacobite Syrian Christian Church Armenian Apostolic Church Holy See of Cilicia Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church

The Oriental Orthodox Church considers itself the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church that Christ founded.

[edit] Assyrian Church of the East

Main article: Assyrian Church of the East

The Assyrian Church of the East is said to have been formed by St Thomas. The Church did not attend the Council of Ephesus (AD 431). It is incorrectly referred to as Nestorianism; Assyrian Orthodox do not consider themselves Nestorians, and recent Christological agreements with the Catholic and some of the Orthodox churches have resolved this debate permanently, clearing the way for union.

[edit] Other Churches that call themselves Catholic

[edit] Roman

See also: Sedevacantism and Traditionalist Catholic

American Catholic Church in the United States Brazilian Catholic Apostolic Church Catholic Charismatic Church of Canada Eglise Catholique Eucharistique - Eucharistic Catholic Church Catholic Church, Inc. Celtic Catholic Church Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association Communion of Christ the Redeemer Free Catholic Church Liberal Catholic Church

Mariavite Church Old Catholic Church Old Catholic Church of America Old Catholic Church in Europe Palmarian Catholic Church Philippine Independent Church Polish National Catholic Church Spiritus Christi True Catholic Church

[edit] (Continuing and Independent) Anglican

Main article: Continuing_Anglican_movement

African Orthodox Church Anglican Catholic Church Anglican Church in America Anglican Mission in America Anglican Orthodox Church Anglican Province of America Anglican Province of Christ the King Charismatic Episcopal Church Christian Episcopal Church

Church of England (Continuing) Church of England in South Africa Communion of Evangelical Episcopal Churches Episcopal Missionary Church Free Church of England Free Protestant Episcopal Church Reformed Episcopal Church Southern Episcopal Church

[edit] Orthodox

[edit] Byzantine

Greek Old Calendarists Montenegrin Orthodox Church Macedonian Orthodox Church Russian Old Believers

Ukrainian Orthodox Church: Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Kiev Patriarchy)

[edit] Oriental

• The Antiochian Catholic Church in America is theologically aligned with the Oriental Orthodox, but is not in full communion with them, primarily because it ordains women and does not impose celibacy on its bishops.

[edit] Western-Rite

• Orthodox-Catholic Church of America (OCCA)

[edit] Protestantism

Main articles: Protestantism and Protestant Reformation

See also: Protestantism by country

These are the churches which arose from the Protestant Reformation in 16th century Europe.

[edit] Pre-Lutheran Protestants

Hussites Moravian Church Taborites Unity of the Brethren Utraquists

Waldensians Waldensian-Methodist Union of Italy Waldensian Church of the Rio de la Plata

[edit] Lutheranism

Main articles: Lutheranism and Martin Luther

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) - Germany Evangelical Lutheran Synod - United States Lutheran Church of Central Africa Malawi Conference - Malawi Lutheran Church of Central Africa Zambia Conference - Zambia Ukrainian Lutheran Church - Ukraine Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod - United States Evangelical Catholic Church Evangelical Community Church-Lutheran Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of North America (ELDoNA) International Lutheran Council American Association of Lutheran Churches (AALC) Evangelical Lutheran Church—Synod of France and Belgium Evangelical Lutheran Church of Brazil Evangelical Lutheran Church of England 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 Lutheran Church of Australia (associate member) Laestadian Lutheran Church Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ -USA Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Lutheran Ministerium and Synod - USA The Lutheran Evangelical Protestant Church (GCEPC) -USA Lutheran World Federation Church of Denmark (Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark) National Church of Iceland (Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland) Church of Norway (Evangelical Lutheran Church of Norway) Church of Sweden Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovakia Evangelical Lutheran Free Church of Norway (Associate member) Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania Lutheran Church of Australia (associate member) Asia Lutheran Communion Africa Lutheran Communion

[edit] Reformed Churches

Main article: Reformed Churches

See also: Calvinism and First Great Awakening

• World Alliance of Reformed Churches

[edit] Presbyterianism

Main article: Presbyterianism

See also: Presbyterian polity

Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church Bible Presbyterian Church Christ Community Church Church of Scotland Confederation of Reformed Evangelical Churches Cumberland Presbyterian Church Evangelical Presbyterian Church Evangelical Presbyterian Church in England and Wales Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Ukraine Evangelical Presbyterian Church (Australia) Free Church of Scotland Free Church of Scotland (Continuing) Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster Free Presbyterian Church (Australia) Orthodox Presbyterian Church Presbyterian Church in America Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand Presbyterian Church of Australia

Presbyterian Church in Canada Presbyterian Church of Eastern Australia Presbyterian Church in Ireland Presbyterian Church of Korea Presbyterian Church in Taiwan Presbyterian Church of Wales (also a Methodist church) Presbyterian Church (USA) Presbyterian Reformed Church (Canada) Presbyterian Reformed Church (Australia) Reformed Church of France Reformed Presbyterian Church of Australia Reformed Presbyterian Church General Assembly Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America Southern Presbyterian Church (Australia) Upper Cumberland Presbyterian Church The United Church of Canada United Free Church of Scotland Westminster Presbyterian Church of Australia

[edit] Congregationalist Churches

Main article: Congregational Church

Canadian and American Reformed Churches Christian Reformed Church in North America Christian Reformed Churches of Australia Confederation of Reformed Evangelical Churches Congregational Federation of Australia Dutch Reformed Church English Independents - Merged into various groups. Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches Fellowship of Congregational Churches (Australia) Free Reformed Churches of North America Heritage Reformed Congregations Huguenots (virtually extinct as a modern and distinct group)

National Association of Congregational Christian Churches Netherlands Reformed Congregations Orthodox Christian Reformed Church Protestant Reformed Churches in America Reformed Church in America Reformed Church in Hungary Reformed Church in the United States Remonstrant Brotherhood The United Church of Canada United Church of Christ United Congregational Church of Southern Africa United Reformed Churches in North America

[edit] Anabaptists

Main article: Anabaptists

See also: Radical Reformation and Theology of Anabaptism

Abecedarians (extinct) Amish Beachy Amish Nebraska Amish Old Order Amish Swartzendruber Amish Apostolic Christian Church Hutterites Bruderhof Communities Brethren in Christ Mennonites Alliance of Mennonite Evangelical Congregations Chortitzer Mennonite Conference Church of God in Christ, Mennonite (Holdeman Mennonites) 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) Mennonite Brethren Churches Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches Japan Mennonite Brethren Conference US Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches Mennonite Church Canada General Conference Mennonite Church (merged) Mennonite Church in the Netherlands Mennonite Church USA General Conference Mennonite Church (merged) Missionary Church Old Order Mennonites Swiss Mennonite Conference

[edit] Methodists

Main article: Methodism

African Methodist Episcopal Church African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church Christian Methodist Episcopal Church (Dallas, TX) Congregational Methodist Church Church of North India Church of Pakistan Church of South India Church of the Nazarene Evangelical Church Evangelical Church of the Dominican Republic Evangelical Methodist Church The Evangelical Church (Spain) First Congregational Methodist Church The Free Methodist Church (North America) Free Wesleyan Church (Tonga)

Fundamental Methodist Conference, Inc. Methodist Church in Ireland Methodist Church in Singapore 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 Presbyterian Church of Wales (also a Presbyterian church) Primitive Methodist Church The United Church of Canada United Methodist Church Uniting Church in Australia The Wesleyan Church (Indianapolis, IN) Wesleyan Reform Union

[edit] Pietists and Holiness Churches

Main articles: Pietism and Holiness movement

See also: Higher Life movement, Holiness Tabernacles, and Third Great Awakening

Bible Fellowship Church Christian Baptist Church of God Church of Christ (Holiness) U.S.A. Church of God (Anderson) Church of God (Guthrie, Oklahoma) Church of God (Holiness) Church of God (Restoration) Churches of God General Conference (Winebrenner)

Church of the Nazarene Evangelical Free Church of America (EFCA) Harmony Society Missionary Church Salvation Army United Christian Church Wesleyan Church

[edit] Baptists

Main article: Baptists

See also: Baptist beliefs and List of Baptist Confessions

Note: All Baptist associations are congregationalist affiliations for the purpose of cooperation, in which each local church is governmentally independent.

Further information: List of Baptist sub-denominations

Alliance of Baptists American Baptist Association American Baptist Churches USA Association of Baptist Churches in Ireland Association of Grace Baptist Churches 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 (formally Swedish Baptist General Conference) Baptist General Conference of Canada Baptist General Convention of Texas 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 Bible Baptist Black Primitive Baptists 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 Cooperative Baptist Fellowship 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 Grace Baptist Assembly

Independent Baptists 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 Myanmar Baptist Convention 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 New Testament Association of Independent Baptist Churches Nigerian Baptist Convention North American Baptist Conference Norwegian Baptist Union Old Baptist Union Old Regular Baptists Old Time Missionary Baptists Primitive Baptists Progressive Baptists Progressive National Baptist Convention Reformed Baptists Regular Baptist Churches, General Association of Regular Baptists Separate Baptists Separate Baptists in Christ Seventh Day Baptists Southeast Conservative Baptists Southern Baptist Convention Southern Baptists of Texas Sovereign Grace Baptists Strict 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 Convention of the Atlantic Provinces United Baptists United Free Will Baptist Unregistered Baptist Fellowship World Baptist Alliance World Baptist Fellowship

[edit] Spiritual Baptists

Note: The Spiritual Baptist Archdiocese of New York, Inc has congregationalist affiliations for the purpose of cooperation, in which each local church is governmentally independent.

• The Spiritual Baptist Archdiocese of New York, Inc.

[edit] Brethren

Main article: Brethren

Church of the United Brethren in Christ Plymouth Brethren Open Brethren Exclusive Brethren Indian Brethren Kerala Brethren River Brethren Brethren in Christ Church Old Order River Brethren United Zion Church

Schwarzenau Brethren Church of the Brethren Conservative Grace Brethren Churches, International Dunkard Brethren Ephrata Cloister Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches Old German Baptist Brethren Old Order German Baptist Brethren The Brethren Church (Ashland Brethren) Social Brethren

[edit] Apostolic Churches - Irvingites

• Catholic Apostolic Church
  • Restored Apostolic Mission Church
  • Old Apostolic Church
  • New Apostolic Church
    • United Apostolic Church

[edit] Pentecostalism

Main article: Pentecostalism

See also: List_of_Christian_denominations#Oneness_Pentecostalism

Apostolic Assemblies of Christ Apostolic Faith Church Apostolic Faith Mission of South Africa Assemblies of God Assembleias de Deus Assemblies of God in New Zealand Assemblies of God in the United Kingdom Assemblies of God in Vietnam Australian Christian Churches General Council of the Assemblies of God of the United States Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada Australian Fellowship of Faith Churches and Ministers Int. (AFFCMI) Bible-Pattern Church Fellowship Calvary Holiness Association Charismatic Church of God Communion of Evangelical Episcopal Churches Christian City Churches Christ Gospel Churches International Christian Church of North America Christian Congregation of Brazil Christian Outreach Centre Christian Revival Crusade Church of God (Charleston, Tennessee) Church of God (Chattanooga) Church of God (Cleveland) Church of God (Huntsville, Alabama) The Church of God (Jerusalem Acres) The Church of God for All Nations Church of God by Faith Church of God, House of Prayer Church of God in Christ Church of God Mountain Assembly Church of God of Prophecy

Church of God of the Original Mountain Assembly Church of God with Signs Following Church of God of the Union Assembly Church of the Foursquare Gospel in the Philippines Church of the Little Children of Jesus Christ Congregational Holiness Church CRC Churches International Destiny Church Elim Fellowship Elim Pentecostal Church Fire Baptized Holiness Church of God of the Americas Free Apostolic Church of Pentecost God is Love Pentecostal Church Holiness Baptist Association India Pentecostal Church of God Independent Assemblies of God, International International Church of the Foursquare Gospel International Pentecostal Church of Christ International Pentecostal Holiness Church New Life Churches New Testament Christian Churches of America, Inc Open Bible Standard Churches Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada Pentecostal Church of God Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church Pentecostal/Charismatic Churches of North America Pentecostal World Conference Potter's House Christian Fellowship Redeemed Christian Church of God Revival Centres International The Church of God (Jerusalem Acres) The Church of God for All Nations The Fellowship (FGFCMI) The Pentecostal Mission The Revival Fellowship United Gospel Tabernacles United Holy Church of America

[edit] Charismatics

Main article: Charismatic movement

See also: Catholic Charismatic Renewal

Calvary Chapel Charismatic Episcopal Church Charismatic Church of God Faith Christian Fellowship International Full Gospel Ministries Without Borders

Ministries of His Glory Multiply Christian Network (Jesus Army) New Frontiers Sovereign Grace Ministries The Vineyard City Harvest Church

[edit] Neo-Charismatic Churches

Bible Christian Mission Church Assembly Hall New Birth Movement

New Life Fellowship True Jesus Church Destiny Church Groningen

[edit] African Initiated Churches

Main article: African Initiated Church

Apostles of Johane Marauke Celestial Church of Christ Church of the Lord (Aladura)

Kimbanguist Church Zion Christian Church

[edit] United and uniting churches

Main article: United and uniting churches

China Christian Council Church of Bangladesh Church of Pakistan Church of North India Church of South India Evangelical Church in Germany International Council of Community Churches Protestant Church in the Netherlands from 1 May 2004

Mar Thoma Church St. Thomas Evangelical Church United Church of Canada United Church of Christ United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands United Church in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands Uniting Church in Australia United Reformed Church

[edit] Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)

Main article: Religious Society of Friends

• Evangelical Friends International
• Friends United Meeting
• Friends General Conference

Note: Religious Society of Friends is historically considered a Protestant denomination. While Evangelical Friends and most members of the Friends United Meeting would consider themselves Protestant Christians, many Quakers today consider their faith to be a distinct, non-Protestant form of Christianity, with no compulsory beliefs or creeds. Some Friends General Conference Quakers are "post-Christian" and some non-theists.

[edit] Restorationism: Stone-Campbell Movement

Main article: Restorationism

See also: Restoration Movement and Second Great Awakening

Christian Church Churches of Christ (Non-denominational) Churches of Christ (non-institutional)

Churches of Christ in Australia Disciples of Christ International Churches of Christ (Boston Movement)

[edit] Southcottites

• Christian Israelite Church
• Church of the East and Abroad

[edit] Millerites and Comparable groups

[edit] Sabbath Keeping Churches, Adventist

• Seventh-day Adventist Church
• Seventh Day Adventist Reform Movement
• Creation Seventh Day Adventist Church

[edit] Sabbath-Keeping Churches, Non-Adventist

Branch Davidians Church of the Great God General Conference of the Church of God (Seventh-Day) Living Church of God Philadelphia Church of God

Seventh Day Baptists True Jesus Church United Church of God United Seventh-Day Brethren

[edit] Sunday Adventists

• Church of God General Conference (Abrahamic Faith)
• Church of the Blessed Hope (aka Church of God of the Abrahamic Faith)
• Primitive Advent Christian Church

[edit] Sacred Name Groups

• Assemblies of Yahweh
• House of Yahweh
• New Life Fellowship

[edit] Bible Student Groups

• Christian Millennial Fellowship
• Dawn Bible Students Association
• Layman's Home Missionary Movement
• Pastoral Bible Institute

[edit] Universal Life

Main article: Universal Life

[edit] Anglo-Israelism

British-Israel-World Federation Christian Identity and other white separatist/supremacist groups Church of Jesus Christ-Christian (Aryan Nations) Kingdom Identity Ministries LaPorte Church of Christ

The Covenant, The Sword, and the Arm of the Lord Revival Centres International The Revival Fellowship Worldwide Church of God

[edit] Miscellaneous/Other

Associated Gospel Churches of Canada (AGC) Canadian Evangelical Christian Churches Children of God a.k.a. "The Family International", "Family of Love", "The Family" Church of Christ, Instrumental (Kelleyites) Christian Conventions (non-denominational) (aka Two by Twos, The Truth, The Way) and its offshoot Cooneyites Christian & Missionary Alliance Eternal Grace Evangelical Covenant Church of America ("Swedish Evangelical Mission Covenant") Evangelical Free Church of Canada (EFCC)

Fellowship of Fundamental Bible Churches Grace Movement Churches Great Commission Association Shakers Indian Shakers Jesus Movement Metropolitan Community Churches Native American Church New Frontiers (formerly New Frontiers International) Schwenkfelder Church Society of the Excitatus

[edit] Latter Day Saints

Main articles: Latter Day Saint movement and Mormonism

Most Latter Day Saint denominations are derived from the Church of Christ established by Joseph Smith, Jr. in 1830. The majority of "Prairie Saint" denominations were established after the death of Smith by the remnants of the saints who did not go west with Brigham Young. The Rocky Mountain denominations are various sects who broke from the LDS Church after its abandonment of polygamy in 1890. Other denominations are defined by either a belief in Joseph Smith as a prophet, or acceptance of the Book of Mormon as scripture. Mormonism is generally considered distinct from mainstream Protestantism and is more akin to restorationism in believing that Smith restored the original Church of Christ to the Earth.

[edit] "Prairie Saint" denominations

Church of Christ (Temple Lot) (Hedrickites) Church of Christ with the Elijah Message Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite) Church of Jesus Christ (Cutlerite) Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite) Community of Christ (largest "Prairie Saint" denomination)

Lion of God Ministry Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Independent RLDS / Restoration Branches Restoration Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Restored Church of Jesus Christ (Eugene O. Walton)

[edit] Rocky Mountains denominations

Apostolic United Brethren The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) - by far the largest Latter Day Saint denomination Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Latter Day Church of Christ (Kingston Clan} The True and Living Church of Jesus Christ of Saints of the Last Days The United Latter-day Church of Jesus Christ

[edit] Other

Aaronic Order Latter Day Church of Christ the Lamb

The Latter Day Church of Jesus Christ Restoration Church of Jesus Christ

[edit] Nontrinitarian Groups

Main article: Nontrinitarianism

Groups with distinct theological doctrines, but received major impulse from the Restoration Movement.

American Unitarian Conference The Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church (Arian Catholic) Branhamism (Believers Church) Christadelphians Christian Science Church of Christ, Scientist Christian Scientists Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith Church of the Blessed Hope (one of the groups otherwise known as Church of God of the Abrahamic Faith) Doukhobors ("Spirit-Wrestlers")

Jehovah's Witnesses Makuya Most Holy Church of God in Christ Jesus Members Church of God International Molokans Subbotniks Geres Unification Church Unitarian Christian Association

[edit] Oneness Pentecostalism

Main article: Oneness Pentecostalism

Apostolic Assembly of the Faith in Christ Jesus Apostolic Brethren Apostolic Overcoming Holy Church of God Assemblies of the Lord Jesus Christ Bible Way Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ

Church of Jesus Christ Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith House of Prayer Christian Church Pentecostal Assemblies of the World United Pentecostal Church International

[edit] Unitarianism and Universalism

Main articles: Unitarianism and Universalism

See also: Unitarian Universalism

American Unitarian Conference (USA) International Council of Unitarians and Universalists Australia and New Zealand Unitarian Association (ANZUA) Canadian Unitarian Council Deutsche Unitarier Religionsgemeinschaft, Germany European Unitarian Universalists General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches, United Kingdom & Ireland

Unitarian Universalist Association Unitarian Universalist Society of Spain Unitarisk Kirkesamfund, Denmark Socinianism (extinct as a modern and distinct group) Polish Brethren

[edit] Swedenborgianism

Main article: Swedenborgianism

See also: The New Church

• General Church of the New Jerusalem
• Swedenborgian Church of North America formerly General Convention of the New Jerusalem (USA)

[edit] Messianic Judaism

Main article: Messianic Judaism

See also: Messianic Movement and Messianic Jewish theology

• Chosen People Ministries
• Jews for Jesus
• Messianic Bureau International (MBI)
• Messianic Jewish Alliance of America (MJAA), founded in 1915, is the largest association of Messianic Jews in the world
• Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations (UMJC)

[edit] Spiritualism

Main article: Spiritualism (religious movement)

[edit] Spiritism

Main article: Spiritism

See also: History of Spiritism, Spiritist centre, Spiritist doctrine, and Spiritist practice

[edit] New Thought

Main article: New Thought

• Divine Science
• Religious Science (Science of Mind)
• Unity Church

[edit] Christian Science

Main article: Christian Science

See also: Third Great Awakening

Church of Christ, Scientist

[edit] New religious movements

Main article: New religious movements

See also: List of new religious movements

Ethnic or syncretic religions incorporating elements of Christianity.

[edit] Rastafari Main articles: Rastafari movement and Mansions of Rastafari The Rastafari are influenced by the Ethiopian movement and the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. Bobo Ashanti Twelve Tribes of Israel Niyabinghi [edit] New Age movements Main articles: Neo-Theosophy and New Age Arcane School Ascended Master Teachings Church Universal and Triumphant "I AM" Activity Shangra-la Mission Share International The Bridge to Freedom The Summit Lighthouse The Temple of The Presence [edit] Religions associated with the Yoruba Main articles: Yoruba people and Yoruba religion By country Anago (Nigeria) Batuque (Brazil) Candomblé (Brazil) Lukumí / Santería (Cuba and Puerto Rico) Obeah (Jamaica and West Indies) Oyotunji (USA) Umbanda (Brazil) Vodou (Vodun) (Haiti) (Note that the term "Voodoo" is not accurate to describe this religion and is not used in Haiti. "Voodoo" is used to describe an Afro-Creole tradition of New Orleans, Louisiana in the United States.) Worldwide Santo Daime

[edit] Esoteric Christianity

Main articles: Esoteric Christianity and Western Mystery Tradition

See also: Johannine literature and Lazarus

Anthroposophical Society of Rudolf Steiner Archeosophical Society of Tommaso Palamidessi Lectorium Rosicrucianum of Jan van Rijckenborgh/Catharose de Petri Martinism of Louis Claude de Saint-Martin et al Societas Rosicruciana by Masons The Rosicrucian Fellowship of Max Heindel

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• Sassanid Church
• Christian cults
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