List of Christian denominations

A Christian denomination is a distinct religious body within Christianity, identified by traits such as a name,
organization and doctrine. Individual bodies, however, may use alternative terms to describe themselves,
such as church, convention, communion, assembly, house, union, network, or sometimes fellowship.
Divisions between one denomination and another are primarily defined by authority and doctrine. Issues
regarding the nature of Jesus, Trinitarianism, salvation, the authority of apostolic succession, eschatology,
conciliarity, papal supremacy and papal primacy among others may separate one denomination from
another. Groups of denominations, often sharing broadly similar beliefs, practices, and historical ties—can
be known as "branches of Christianity" or "denominational families" (e.g. Eastern or Western Christianity
and their sub-branches).[1] These "denominational families" are often imprecisely also called
denominations.

Christian denominations since the 20th century have often involved themselves in ecumenism. Ecumenism
refers to efforts among Christian bodies to develop better understandings and closer relationships.[2][3] It
also refers to efforts toward visible unity in the Christian Church, though the terms of visible unity vary for
each denomination of Christianity; the Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church each teach
visible unity may only be achieved by converting to their denominational beliefs and structure, citing claims
of being the one true church.[4][5] The largest ecumenical organization in Christianity is the World Council
of Churches.[6][3]

The following is not a complete list, but aims to provide a comprehensible overview of the diversity among
denominations of Christianity, ecumenical organizations, and Christian ideologies not necessarily
represented by specific denominations. Only those Christian denominations, ideologies and organizations
with Wikipedia articles will be listed in order to ensure that all entries on this list are notable and verifiable.
The denominations and ecumenical organizations listed are generally ordered from ancient to contemporary
Christianity.

Terminology and qualification

Christianity can be taxonomically divided into six main groups: the
Church of the East, Oriental Orthodoxy, Eastern Orthodoxy,
Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, and Restorationism.[7][8] Within
these six main traditions are various Christian denominations (for
example, the Coptic Orthodox Church is an Oriental Orthodox
denomination). Protestantism includes many groups which do not
share any ecclesiastical governance and have widely diverging
beliefs and practices.[9] Major Protestant branches include
Adventism, Anabaptism, Anglicanism, Baptists, Lutheranism, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a
Methodism, Moravianism, Quakerism, Pentecostalism, Plymouth center for Christian unity in
Jerusalem
Brethren, Reformed Christianity, and Waldensianism.[9][10]
Reformed Christianity itself includes the Continental Reformed,
Presbyterian, Evangelical Anglican, Congregationalist, and
Reformed Baptist traditions.[11] Anabaptist Christianity itself includes the Amish, Apostolic, Bruderhof,
Hutterite, Mennonite, River Brethren, and Schwarzenau Brethren traditions.[12]
Within the Restorationist branch of Christianity, denominations include the Irvingians, Swedenborgians,
Christadelphians, Latter Day Saints, Jehovah's Witnesses, La Luz del Mundo, and Iglesia ni
Cristo.[13][14][15][16] Some bodies included on this list do not consider themselves denominations, though
for the purpose of academic study of religion, they are categorized as a denomination, that is, 'an organized
body of Christians'.[17] For example, the Catholic Church considers itself the one true church and the Holy
See as pre-denominational.[18] The Eastern Orthodox Church also considers itself the original Christian
church and pre-denominational.[19][20] To express further the complexity involved, the Roman Catholic
and Eastern Orthodox churches were historically one and the same, as evidenced by the fact that they are
the only two modern churches in existence to accept all of the first seven ecumenical councils, until
differences arose, such as papal authority and dominance, the rise of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of
Constantinople, the fall of the Western Roman Empire, the continuance of emperors in the Eastern Roman
Empire, and the final and permanent split that occurred during the Crusades with the siege of
Constantinople.[21] This also illustrates that denominations can arise not only from religious or theological
issues, but political and generational divisions as well.

Other churches that are viewed by non-adherents as denominational are highly decentralized and do not
have any formal denominational structure, authority, or record-keeping beyond the local congregation;
several groups within the Restoration movement and congregational churches fall into this category.

Some Christian bodies are large (e.g. Catholics, Orthodox,

Pentecostals and nondenominationals, Anglicans or Baptists), while
others are just a few small churches, and in most cases the relative
size is not evident in this list except for the denominational group or
movement as a whole (e.g. Church of the East, Oriental Orthodox
Churches, or Lutheranism). The largest denomination is the
Catholic Church with more than 1.3 billion members.[22] The
smallest of these groups may have only a few dozen adherents or
an unspecified number of participants in independent churches as
described below. As such, specific numbers and a certain size may Saint Peter's Basilica in Vatican City
not define a group as a denomination. However, as a general rule,
the larger a group becomes, the more acceptance and legitimacy it
gains.

Modern movements such as Christian fundamentalism, Radical Pietism, Evangelicalism, the Holiness
movement and Charismatic Christianity 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; e.g. the United Church of Christ).[23][24] Such subtleties and complexities are not clearly
depicted here.

Between denominations, theologians, and comparative religionists there are considerable disagreements
about which groups can be properly called Christian or a Christian denomination as disagreements arise
primarily from doctrinal differences between each other. As an example, this list contains groups also
known as "rites" which many, such as the Roman Catholic Church, would say are not denominations as
they are in full papal communion, and thus part of the Catholic Church.[25] 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.

There is no official recognition in most parts of the world for religious bodies, and there is no official
clearinghouse which could determine the status or respectability of religious bodies. Often there is
considerable disagreement between various groups about whether others should be labeled with pejorative
terms such as "cult", or about whether this or that group enjoys some measure of respectability. Such
considerations often vary from place to place, or culture to culture, where one denomination may enjoy
majority status in one region, but be widely regarded as a "dangerous cult" in another part of the world.
Inclusion on this list does not indicate any judgment about the size, importance, or character of a group or
its members.

Early Christian
Early Christianity is often divided into three different branches that differ in theology and traditions, which
all appeared in the 1st century AD/CE. They include Jewish Christianity, Pauline Christianity and Gnostic
Christianity.[26] All modern Christian denominations are said to have descended from the Jewish and
Pauline Christianities, with Gnostic Christianity dying, or being hunted out of existence after the early
Christian era and being largely forgotten until discoveries made in the late 19th and early twentieth
centuries.[27] There are also other theories on the origin of Christianity.[28]

The following Christian groups appeared between the beginning of the Christian religion and the First
Council of Nicaea in 325.

Adamites
Arianism
Ebionites
Collyridianism
Elcesaites
Marcionism
Montanism
Nazarenes
Novatianism

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

Late ancient and Medieval Christian

The following are groups of Christians appearing between the First Council of Nicaea, the East-West
Schism and proto-Protestantism.

Agonoclita Brethren of the Free Spirit

Apostolic Brethren Catharism
Beguines and Beghards Celtic Christianity
Bogomilism Donatism
Patarines Dulcinians
Bosnian Church Euchites
 Friends of God Petrobrusians
Henricans Skhariya the Jew's sect
Lollardy Strigolniki
Neo-Adamites Tondrakians
Paulicianism

Church of the East

The Church of the East split from the Roman-recognized state church of Rome during the Sasanian Period.
It is also called the Nestorian Church or the Church of Persia.[29] Declaring itself separate from the state
church in 424–427, liturgically, it adhered to the East Syriac Rite.[30] Theologically, it adopted the
dyophysite doctrine of Nestorianism, which emphasizes the separateness of the divine and human natures
of Jesus, and addresses Mary as Christotokos instead of Theotokos; the Church of the East also largely
practiced aniconism.[31][32] Adhered to by groups such as the Keraites and Naimans (see Christianity
among the Mongols), the Church of the East had a prominent presence in Inner Asia between the 11th and
14th centuries, but by the 15th century was largely confined to the Eastern Aramaic-speaking Assyrian
communities of northern Mesopotamia, in and around the rough triangle formed by Mosul and Lakes Van
and Urmia—the same general region where the Church of the East had first emerged between the 1st and
3rd centuries.[33]

Its patriarchal lines divided in a tumultuous period from the 16th-19th century, finally consolidated into the
Eastern Catholic Chaldean Church (in full communion with the Pope of Rome), and the Assyrian Church
of the East.[34][35] Other minor, modern related splinter groups include the Ancient Church of the East (split
1968 due of rejecting some changes made by Patriarch Shimun XXI Eshai) and the Chaldean Syrian
Church. In 1995 the Chaldean Syrian Church reunified with the Assyrian Church of the East as an
archbishopric. The Chaldean Syrian Church is headquartered in Thrissur, India. Together, the Assyrian,
Ancient, Chaldean Syrian and Chaldean Catholic Church comprised over 1.6 million in
2018.[36][37][38][39]

Assyrian Christianity

Assyrian Christianity comprises those Eastern churches who kept the traditional Nestorian christology and
ecclesiology of the historical Church of the East after the original church reunited with the Catholic Church
in Rome, forming the Chaldean Catholic Church in 1552. Assyrian Christianity forms part of the Syriac
Christian tradition. The Assyrian Church of the East and the Ancient Church of the East together had over
0.6 million members as of 2018.[40][37]

Assyrian Church of the East

Chaldean Syrian Church
Ancient Church of the East

Oriental Orthodox Churches

The Oriental Orthodox Churches are the Christian churches adhering to Miaphysite christology and
theology, with a combined global membership of 62 million as of 2019.[41][42][43] These churches reject
the Council of Chalcedon in 451 and those after it. They departed from the state church of the Roman
Empire after the Chalcedonian Council.[44][43] Other denominations, such as the Eastern Orthodox Church
and bodies in Old and True Orthodoxy, often label the Oriental Orthodox Churches as "Monophysite"; as
the Oriental Orthodox do not adhere to the teachings of Eutyches, they themselves reject this label,
preferring the term "Miaphysite". Historically, the Oriental Orthodox Churches considered themselves
collectively to be the one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church that Jesus founded. Some Christian
denominations have recently considered the body of Oriental Orthodoxy to be a part of the one, holy,
catholic and apostolic Church, a view which is gaining increasing acceptance in the wake of ecumenical
dialogues between groups such as Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman and Eastern Catholicism, and Protestant
Christianity. Most member churches of the Oriental Orthodox Churches are part of the World Council of
Churches.[43]

Armenian Apostolic Church Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church

Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Holy See of Cilicia Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church
Armenian Patriarchate of Brahmavar (Goan) Orthodox Church
Constantinople Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch
Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem Jacobite Syrian Christian Church
Coptic Orthodox Church
French Coptic Orthodox Church

Eastern Orthodox
The Eastern Orthodox Church, officially the Orthodox Catholic Church, claims continuity (based upon
apostolic succession) with the early Church as part of the state church of Rome. Though it considers itself
pre-denominational, being the original Church of Christ before 1054,[45][19] some scholars suggest the
Eastern Orthodox and Catholic churches began after the East–West Schism.[46][47] The Eastern Orthodox
Church had about 230 million members as of 2019, making it the second largest single denomination
behind the Catholic Church.[48][49][50] Some of them have a disputed administrative status (i.e. their
autonomy or autocephaly is not recognized universally). Eastern Orthodox churches by and large remain in
communion with one another, although this has broken at times throughout its history. Two examples of
impaired communion between the Orthodox churches include the Moscow–Constantinople schisms of
1996 and 2018.[51][52][53][54]
Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople Russian Orthodox Church
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Italy Russian Orthodox Church Outside
and Malta Russia
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Russian Orthodox Church in Finland
America Japanese Orthodox Church
Albanian Orthodox Diocese of America Chinese Orthodox Church
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Estonian Orthodox Church (Moscow
Canada Patriarchate)
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Great Moldovan Orthodox Church
Britain Belarusian Orthodox Church
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Philippine Orthodox Church (Moscow
Australia Patriarchate)
Vicariate for Palestine and Jordan in Patriarchal Exarchate in South-East
the USA
Asia
Finnish Orthodox Church
Patriarchal Exarchate in Western
Greek Orthodox Church of Crete Europe
Monastic Community of Mount Athos Patriarchal Parishes in the USA
Korean Orthodox Church Patriarchal Parishes in Canada
Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church Georgian Orthodox and Apostolic Church
Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA Serbian Orthodox Church
Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada Serbian Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric
Orthodox Metropolitanate of Hong Archdiocese of Belgrade and Karlovci
Kong Serbian Metropolitanate of Skopje
Exarchate of the Philippines
Serbian Metropolitanate of Dabar
Orthodox Metropolitanate of Singapore
Serbian Metropolitanate of Montenegro
American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Serbian Metropolitanate of Zagreb
Diocese
Serbian Metropolitanate of Australia
Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria
Romanian Orthodox Church
Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch
Romanian Metropolis of Bessarabia
Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of
North America Romanian Metropolia of the Americas
Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Bulgarian Orthodox Church
Australia Diocese of North America and Australia
Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Cypriot Orthodox Church
Mexico Orthodox Church of Greece
Antiochian Orthodox Mission in the Albanian Orthodox Church
Philippines Polish Orthodox Church
Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of
Czech and Slovak Orthodox Church
Chile
Orthodox Church in America
Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem Archdiocese of Canada
Greek Orthodox Church of Sinai
Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of
America
Albanian Orthodox Archdiocese in
America
Exarchate of Mexico
Orthodox Church of Ukraine
Macedonian Orthodox Church
Catholic
The Catholic Church, or Roman Catholic Church, is composed of 24 autonomous sui iuris particular
churches: the Latin Church and the 23 Eastern Catholic Churches. It considers itself the one, holy, catholic
and apostolic Church that Christ founded,[55] and which Saint Peter initiated along with the missionary
work of Saint 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.[56] The Catholic population exceeds 1.3 billion as of 2016.[22]

Latin Church (Western Church)

The Latin Church is the largest and most widely known of the 24 sui iuris churches that together make up
the Catholic Church.[25] It is headed by the Bishop of Rome—the Pope—with headquarters in Vatican
City, enclaved within Rome, Italy. As of 2015, the Latin Church comprised 1.255 billion members.[57]

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 and
clerical celibacy).[58] The Eastern Catholic Churches and the Latin Church (which are united in the
worldwide Catholic Church) share the same doctrine and sacraments, and thus the same faith. The total
membership of the churches accounted for approximately 18 million members as of 2019.[59]

Alexandrian Rite Macedonian Greek Catholic Church

Melkite Greek Catholic Church
Coptic Catholic Church
Romanian Greek Catholic Church
Eritrean Catholic Church
Russian Greek Catholic Church
Ethiopian Catholic Church
Ruthenian Greek/Byzantine Catholic
Armenian Rite Church
Armenian Catholic Church Slovak Greek Catholic Church
Byzantine Rite Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
East Syriac Rite
Albanian Greek Catholic Church
Belarusian Greek Catholic Church Chaldean Catholic Church
Bulgarian Greek Catholic Church Syro-Malabar Catholic Church
Greek Catholic Church of Croatia and West Syriac Rite
Serbia
Maronite Church
Greek Byzantine Catholic Church
Syriac Catholic Church
Hungarian Greek Catholic Church
Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
Italo-Albanian Catholic Church

Protestant
Protestantism is a movement within Christianity which owes its name to the 1529 Protestation at Speyer,
but originated in 1517 when Martin Luther began his dispute with the Roman Catholic Church. This period
of time, known as the Reformation, began a series of events resulting over the next 500 years in several
newly denominated churches (listed below). Some denominations were started by intentionally dividing
themselves from the Roman Catholic Church, such as in the case of the English Reformation while others,
such as with Luther's followers, were excommunicated after attempting reform.[60] New denominations
and organizations formed through further divisions within Protestant churches since the Reformation began.
A denomination labeled "Protestant" subscribes to the fundamental Protestant principles—though not
always—that is scripture alone, justification by faith alone, and the universal priesthood of believers.[61]

The majority of contemporary Protestants are members of Adventism, Anglicanism, the Baptist churches,
Calvinism (Reformed Protestantism), Lutheranism, Methodism and Pentecostalism.[62]
Nondenominational, Evangelical, charismatic, neo-charismatic, independent, Convergence, and other
churches are on the rise, and constitute a significant part of Protestant Christianity.[63]

This list gives only an overview, and certainly does not mention all of the Protestant denominations. The
exact number of Protestant denominations, including the members of the denominations, is difficult to
calculate and depends on definition. A group that fits the generally accepted definition of "Protestant" might
not officially use the term. Therefore, it should be taken with caution. The most accepted figure among
various authors and scholars includes around 900 million to a little over 1 billion Protestant
Christians.[64][65]

Proto-Protestant

Proto-Protestantism refers to movements similar to the Protestant Reformation, but before 1517, when
Martin Luther (1483–1546) is reputed to have nailed the Ninety-Five-Theses to the church door. Major
early Reformers were Peter Waldo (c. 1140–c. 1205), John Wycliffe (1320s–1384), and Jan Hus (c. 1369–
1415). It is not completely correct to call these groups Protestant due to the fact that some of them had
nothing to do with the 1529 protestation at Speyer which coined the term Protestant. In particular, the
Utraquists were eventually accommodated as a separate Catholic rite by the papacy after a military attempt
to end their movement failed. On the other hand, the surviving Waldensians ended up joining Reformed
Protestantism, so it is not completely inaccurate to refer to their movement as Protestant.

Arnoldists Lollards
Berengarians Pataria
Friends of God Petrobrusians
Hussites Piagnoni
Strigolniki
Czechoslovak Hussite Church Waldensians
Moravian Church
Unity of the Brethren Waldensian Evangelical Church

Lutheran

Lutherans are a major branch of Protestantism, identifying with the theology of Martin Luther, a German
friar, ecclesiastical reformer, and theologian. Lutheranism initially began as an attempt to reform the
Catholic Church before the excommunication of its members. Today with most Protestants, Lutherans are
divided among mainline and evangelical theological lines. The whole of Lutheranism had about 70-90
million members in 2018.[66][67][68][69] The largest non-United Lutheran denomination was the Ethiopian
Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus, an Eastern Protestant Christian group.[70]
Apostolic Lutheran Church of America Lutheran Congregations in Mission for
Association of Free Lutheran Christ
Congregations Lutheran Evangelical Protestant Church
Church of the Lutheran Brethren of Lutheran Ministerium and Synod - USA
America
Church of the Lutheran Confession
Concordia Lutheran Conference
Confessional Evangelical Lutheran
Conference
Confessional Evangelical Lutheran
Church of Albania
Evangelical Lutheran Church
"Concord"
Evangelical Lutheran Free Church
(Germany)
Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Lutheran Church of Central Africa
Malawi Conference
Lutheran Church of Central Africa
Zambia Conference
Lutheran Confessional Church
Ukrainian Lutheran Church
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of North
America
General Lutheran Church
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
Lutheran Church of Australia
Kosovo Protestant Evangelical Church
Laestadian Lutheran Church
Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church in
America
Lutheran Church - International
 Lutheran World Federation North American Lutheran Church
Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church Old Apostolic 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 Church of the Lutheran
Confession in Brazil
Evangelical Lutheran Church in
America
Evangelical Lutheran Church in
Canada
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Italy
Evangelical Lutheran Church in
Madhya Pradesh
Evangelical Lutheran Church in
Southern Africa
Evangelical Lutheran Church in
Tanzania
Evangelical Lutheran Church in the
Himalayan States
Evangelical Lutheran Church of
Finland
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua
New Guinea
Evangelical Lutheran Free Church of
Norway
Gossner Evangelical Lutheran Church
in Chotanagpur and Assam
Indian Evangelical Lutheran Church
Jeypore Evangelical Lutheran Church
Lutheran Church of Australia
Malagasy Lutheran Church
Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church
Simalungun Protestant Christian
Church
South Andhra Lutheran Church
Tamil Evangelical Lutheran Church

Radical Pietism
Those who separated from established Lutheran churches to form their own denominations are known as
Radical Pietists (as opposed to Pietistic Lutherans, who remain in the Lutheran churches (such as the
Church of the Lutheran Brethren) and combine its emphasis on Biblical doctrine with the importance of
individual piety and living a holy Christian life.[71] Although a movement in Lutheranism, influence on
Anglicanism, in particular John Wesley, led to the spawning of the Methodist movement.

Amana Society Evangelical Free Church

Bible Fellowship Church Temple Society (Templers)
Evangelical Covenant Church United Christian Church

Reformed

Calvinism, also known as the Reformed tradition or Reformed Protestantism is a movement which broke
from the Catholic Church in the 16th century. Calvinism follows the theological traditions set down by
John Calvin, John Knox and other Reformation-era theologians. Calvinists differ from Lutherans on the
real presence of Christ in the Eucharist, theories of worship, and the use of God's law for believers, among
other things. There are from 60 to 80 million Christians identifying as Reformed or Calvinist according to
statistics gathered in 2018.[72][73][74]

Continental Reformed churches

Afrikaans Protestant Church Free Reformed Churches of North America
Canadian and American Reformed Free Reformed Churches of South Africa
Churches Heritage Reformed Congregations
Christian Reformed Church in North Huguenot (Historical)
America
Indonesian Christian Church
Christian Reformed Church in Sierra Lithuanian Evangelical Reformed Church
Leone
National Union of Independent Reformed
Christian Reformed Church in South Africa Evangelical Churches of France
Christian Reformed Church of Nigeria
Netherlands Reformed Churches
Christian Reformed Churches Netherlands Reformed Congregations
Continued Reformed Churches in the
Nigeria Reformed Church
Netherlands
Orthodox Christian Reformed Church
Christian Reformed Churches of Australia
Polish Reformed Church
Communion of Reformed Evangelical
Churches Protestant Church in the Netherlands
Dutch Reformed Church (joined the Protestant Church in Western Indonesia
Protestant Church in the Netherlands in Protestant Reformed Christian Church in
2004) Croatia
Dutch Reformed Church in Botswana Protestant Reformed Church of
Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa - Luxembourg
NG Church Protestant Reformed Churches in America
Evangelical and Reformed Church in Reformed Christian Church in Croatia
Honduras Reformed Christian Church in Serbia
Evangelical Reformed Church in Bavaria Reformed Church in America
and Northwestern Germany Reformed Church in Austria
Evangelical Reformed Church of Christ Reformed Church in Hungary
Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches Reformed Church in Latvia
Free Reformed Churches of Australia
 Reformed Church in Romania Reformed Evangelical Church in Myanmar
Reformed Church in Transcarpathia Reformed Synod of Denmark
Reformed Church in the United States Restored Reformed Church
Reformed Church of Christ in Nigeria United Church of Christ
Reformed Church of East Africa United Reformed Church
Reformed Church of France United Reformed Church in Congo
Reformed Churches in the Netherlands United Reformed Churches in North
Reformed Churches in the Netherlands America
(Liberated) Uniting Reformed Church in Southern
Reformed Churches of New Zealand Africa

Presbyterianism
Africa Evangelical Presbyterian Church Free Presbyterian Church of North
Associated Presbyterian Churches America
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster
of Mexico Fundamentalist Presbyterian Church in
Bible Presbyterian Church Brazil
Church of Central Africa Presbyterian Grace Presbyterian Church of New
Zealand
Church of Scotland
Greek Evangelical Church
Christian Evangelical Church in Minahasa
Communion of Reformed Evangelical International Presbyterian Church
Churches National Presbyterian Church in Chile
Conservative Presbyterian Church in National Presbyterian Church in Mexico
Brazil National Evangelical Presbyterian Church
Costa Rican Evangelical Presbyterian of Guatemala
Church Orthodox Presbyterian Church
Covenant Presbyterian Church Presbyterian Church in America
Cumberland Presbyterian Church Presbyterian Church in Canada
Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Presbyterian Church in Chile
America Presbyterian Church in Honduras
Evangelical Covenant Order of Presbyterian Church in Ireland
Presbyterians
Presbyterian Church in Korea (HapDong)
Evangelical Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Church in Korea (Koshin)
(Australia)
Presbyterian Church in Korea (TongHap)
Evangelical Presbyterian Church in
England and Wales Presbyterian Church in Liberia
Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana Presbyterian Church in Malaysia
Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Presbyterian Church in Singapore
Malawi Presbyterian Church in Sudan
Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Presbyterian Church in Taiwan
Ukraine Presbyterian Church in Uganda
Evangelical Presbyterian Church (United Presbyterian Church of Africa
States) Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New
Free Church of Scotland Zealand
Free Church of Scotland (Continuing) Presbyterian Church of Australia
Free Presbyterian Church (Australia) Presbyterian Church of Belize
 Presbyterian Church of Brazil Reformed Presbyterian Church of Australia
Presbyterian Church of East Africa Reformed Presbyterian Church of Ireland
Presbyterian Church of Eastern Australia Reformed Presbyterian Church of Malawi
Presbyterian Church of Ghana Reformed Presbyterian Church of North
Presbyterian Church of India America
Presbyterian Church of Mozambique Reformed Presbyterian Church of Scotland
Presbyterian Church of Nigeria Renewed Presbyterian Church in Brazil
Presbyterian Church of Pakistan Southern Presbyterian Church (Australia)
Presbyterian Church of the Philippines Sudan Evangelical Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Church of Wales United Free Church of Scotland
Presbyterian Church (USA) United Presbyterian Church of North
America
Presbyterian Reformed Church (Australia)
Presbyterian Reformed Church (North United Presbyterian Church of Pakistan
America) Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern
Reformed Presbyterian Church General Africa
Assembly Upper Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Reformed Presbyterian Church – Hanover Westminster Presbyterian Church in the
Presbytery United States
Reformed Presbyterian Church in the Westminster Presbyterian Church of
United States Australia

Congregationalism
Church of Niue Fellowship of Congregational Churches
Church of Tuvalu (Australia)
Congregational Christian Church in Fellowship of Independent Evangelical
American Samoa Churches
Congregational Christian Church in Huguenots
Samoa Kiribati Protestant Church
Congregational Christian Churches in National Association of Congregational
Canada Christian Churches
Congregational Federation Nauru Congregational Church
Congregational Federation of Australia Reformed Congregational Churches
Congregational Union of Ireland Union of Evangelical Congregational
Congregational Union of New Zealand Churches in Brazil
Conservative Congregational Christian Union of Evangelical Congregational
Conference Churches in Bulgaria
Cook Islands Christian Church United Church in the Solomon Islands
English Independents United Church of Christ
Evangelical Congregational Church in United Church of Christ-Congregational in
Angola the Marshall Islands
Evangelical Fellowship of Congregational United Congregational Church of Southern
Churches Africa

Anglican
Anglicanism or Episcopalianism has referred to itself as the via media between Lutheranism and Reformed
Christianity,[75] as well as between Roman Catholicism and Protestantism.[76][77] The majority of
Anglicans consider themselves part of the one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church within the Anglican
Communion. Anglicans or Episcopalians also self-identify as 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. Anglicans numbered over 85 million in 2018.[78]

Anglican Communion
Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Episcopal Church (United States)
Zealand and Polynesia Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the
Anglican Church in Central America Middle East
Anglican Church in Japan Episcopal Church in the Philippines
Anglican Church of Australia Episcopal Church of Cuba
Anglican Church of Bermuda Hong Kong Anglican Church
Anglican Church of Canada Lusitanian Catholic Apostolic Evangelical
Anglican Church of Kenya Church
Anglican Church of Korea Parish of the Falkland Islands
Anglican Church of Melanesia Province of the Anglican Church of
Anglican Church of Mexico Burundi
Province of the Anglican Church of
Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea
Rwanda
Anglican Church of South America
Province of the Anglican Church of the
Anglican Church of Southern Africa Congo
Anglican Church of Tanzania Province of the Episcopal Church of South
Anglican Episcopal Church of Brazil Sudan
Church in the Province of the West Indies Province of the Episcopal Church of
Church in Wales Sudan
Church of Ceylon Scottish Episcopal Church
Church of England Spanish Reformed Episcopal Church
Church of Ireland United and Uniting churches
Church of Nigeria
Church of Bangladesh
Church of the Province of Central Africa
Church of North India
Church of the Province of Myanmar
Church of Pakistan
Church of the Province of South East Asia
Church of South India
Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean
Mar Thoma Syrian Church (Protestant
Church of the Province of West Africa Eastern Christian)
Church of Uganda

Other Anglican churches and Continuing Anglican movement

There are numerous churches following the Anglican tradition that are not in full communion with the
Anglican Communion. Some churches split due to changes in the Book of Common Prayer and the
ordination of women, forming Anglo-Catholic or Evangelical Anglican communities.[79] A select few of
these churches are recognized by certain individual provinces of the Anglican Communion.

African Orthodox Church Anglican Church in America

Anglican Catholic Church Anglican Church in Brazil
 Anglican Church in North America Diocese of the Great Lakes
Anglican Church of India Diocese of the Holy Cross
Anglican Episcopal Church (USA) Episcopal Missionary Church
Anglican Mission in the Americas Free Church of England
Anglican Orthodox Church Free Protestant Episcopal Church
Anglican Province of America Independent Anglican Church Canada
Anglican Province of Christ the King Synod
Christian Episcopal Church Orthodox Anglican Church
Church of England (Continuing) Reformed Episcopal Church
Church of England in South Africa Southern Episcopal Church
Communion of Evangelical Episcopal United Episcopal Church of North America
Churches

Anabaptist

The Anabaptists trace their origins to the Radical Reformation. Alternative to other early Protestants,
Anabaptists were seen as an early offshoot of Protestantism, although the view has been challenged by
some Anabaptists.[80] There were approximately 2.1 million Anabaptists as of 2015.[81]

Amish Evangelical Mennonite Mission

Conference
Amish Mennonite Evangelical Missionary Church
Beachy Amish Fellowship of Evangelical Bible Churches
Kauffman Amish Mennonite Japan Mennonite Brethren Conference
Nebraska Amish Kleine Gemeinde
New Order Amish Markham-Waterloo Mennonite Conference
Old Order Amish Mennonite Brethren Churches
Swartzentruber Amish Mennonite Church Canada
Hutterites
Mennonite Church in the Netherlands
Dariusleut Mennonite Church USA
Lehrerleut Mennonite World Conference
Schmiedeleut Missionary Church
Mennonites Noah Hoover Mennonite
Ohio Wisler Mennonite
Alliance of Mennonite Evangelical Old Order Mennonites
Congregations
Reformed Mennonite
Biblical Mennonite Alliance
Rosedale Network of Churches
Canadian Conference of Mennonite
Swiss Mennonite Conference
Brethren Churches
US Conference of Mennonite Brethren
Chortitzer Mennonite Conference
Churches
Church of God in Christ, Mennonite River Brethren
(Holdeman Mennonites)
Conference of the Mennonite Brethren Brethren in Christ Church
Churches in India Old Order River Brethren
Evangelical Mennonite Church United Zion Church
Evangelical Mennonite Conference Wengerites
Schwarzenau Brethren
 The Brethren Church (Ashland Brethren) Old German Baptist Brethren, New
Church of the Brethren Conference
Conservative Grace Brethren Churches, Old Order German Baptist Brethren
International Other Anabaptists
Dunkard Brethren
Abecedarians
Ephrata Cloister
Apostolic Christian Church
Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches
Bruderhof
Old Brethren
Charity Christian Fellowship
Old Brethren German Baptist
Church of the United Brethren in Christ
Old German Baptist Brethren
Schwenkfelders

Baptist

Baptists emerged 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). Some Baptists fit strongly with the Reformed tradition theologically
but not denominationally. Some Baptists also adopt presbyterian and episcopal forms of governance. In
2018, there were about 75-105 million Baptists.[72][82]

All-Ukrainian Union of Churches of Central Canada Baptist Conference

Evangelical Christian Baptists Christian Unity Baptist Association
Alliance of Baptists Conservative Baptist Association
American Baptist Association Conservative Baptist Association of
American Baptist Churches USA America
Association of Baptist Churches in Ireland Continental Baptist Churches
Association of Reformed Baptist Churches Convención Nacional Bautista de Mexico
of America Convention of Atlantic Baptist Churches
Association of Regular Baptist Churches Convention of Baptist Churches of
Baptist Bible Fellowship International Northern Circars
Baptist Church of Christ Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
Baptist Conference of the Philippines Council of Baptist Churches in Northeast
Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec India
Baptist Convention of Western Cuba European Baptist Federation
Baptist Evangelical Christian Union of Italy Evangelical Baptist Mission of South Haiti
Baptist General Conference of Canada Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist
Baptist General Convention of Texas Churches in Canada
Free Will Baptist Church
Baptist General Conference (Sweden)
Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship
Baptist Missionary Association of America
Fundamental Baptist Fellowship of
Baptist Union of Australia
America
Baptist Union of Great Britain
General Association of Baptists
Baptist Union of New Zealand
General Association of General Baptists
Baptist Union of Scotland
General Association of Regular Baptist
Baptist Union of Western Canada Churches
Canadian Baptist Ministries General Baptists
Canadian Convention of Southern Baptists General Conference of the Evangelical
Central Baptist Association Baptist Church, Inc.
 General Six-Principle Baptists Old Time Missionary Baptist
Independent Baptist Primitive Baptist
Independent Baptist Church of America Primitive Baptist Universalism
Independent Baptist Fellowship Progressive Baptist
International Progressive National Baptist
Independent Baptist Fellowship of Convention
North America Reformed Baptist
Interstate & Foreign Landmark Regular Baptist
Missionary Baptist Association
Regular Baptist Churches, General
International Baptist Convention Association of
Landmark Baptist Church Russian Union of Evangelical Christians-
Liberty Baptist Fellowship Baptists
Manipur Baptist Convention Samavesam of Telugu Baptist Churches
Myanmar Baptist Convention Separate Baptist
Nagaland Baptist Church Council Separate Baptists in Christ
National Association of Free Will Baptists Social Brethren
National Baptist Convention of America, Southeast Conservative Baptist
Inc. Southern Baptist Convention
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. Southern Baptists of Texas
National Baptist Evangelical Life and Soul Sovereign Grace Baptists
Saving Assembly of the U.S.A.
Strict Baptists or Particular Baptists
National Missionary Baptist Convention of
Two-Seed-in-the-Spirit Predestinarian
America Baptists
National Primitive Baptist Convention of
Union d'Églises baptistes françaises au
the U.S.A. Canada
New England Evangelical Baptist
Union of Christian Baptist Churches in
Fellowship Serbia
New Independent Fundamentalist Baptist
United American Free Will Baptist Church
Faithful Word Baptist Church
United American Free Will Baptist
Nigerian Baptist Convention Conference
North American Baptist Conference United Baptist
North Bank Baptist Christian Association United Baptist Convention of the
Norwegian Baptist Union Atlantic Provinces
Old Baptist Union United Free Will Baptist
Old Regular Baptist World Baptist Fellowship

Other Baptists
Bapticostals Christian Baptist Church of God
Holiness Baptist Association
Nazareth Baptist Church
Seventh Day Baptists
Holiness Baptists Spiritual Baptist

Methodist
The Methodist movement emerged out the influence of Pietism within Anglicanism. Unlike Baptists (also
emerging from the Church of England), Methodists have retained liturgical worship and other historic
Anglican practices including vestments and (in some Methodist denominations such as the United
Methodist Church) the episcopacy. Methodists were some of the first Christians to accept women's
ordination since the Montanists. Some 60-80 million Christians are Methodists and members of the World
Methodist Council.[72][83][84]

African Methodist Episcopal Church Liberation Methodist Connexion

African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church Methodist Church of Fiji and Rotuma
British Methodist Episcopal Church Methodist Church of Great Britain
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church Methodist Church of Malaysia
Congregational Methodist Church Methodist Church in India
Evangelical Church of the Dominican Methodist Church of New Zealand
Republic Methodist Church of Southern Africa
Evangelical Methodist Church Primitive Methodist Church
First Congregational Methodist Church Southern Methodist Church
Free Methodist Church United Methodist Church
Global Methodist Church Wesleyan Methodist Church of Australia

Holiness movement

The Holiness movement emerged from 19th-century Methodism. As of 2015, churches of the movement
had an estimated 12 million adherents.[85]

Free Methodist Church Church of God (Restoration)

Christ's Sanctified Holy Church Church of the Nazarene
Church of Christ (Holiness) U.S.A. The Salvation Army
Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) Wesleyan Methodist Church
Church of God (Holiness)

Keswickian

The Higher Life movement emerged in the United Kingdom and emphasized the importance of
sanctification, "the deeper and higher life".[86] It became popularized through the Keswick Conventions;
W.E. Boardman's Keswickian theology had an influence on A.B. Simpson, who established the Christian
and Missionary Alliance.[87]

Christian and Missionary Alliance

Campbellite and Millerite

Adventism was a result from the Restoration movement, which sought to restore Christianity along the lines
of what was known about the apostolic early Church which Restorationists saw as the search for a more
pure and ancient form of the religion.[88] This idea is also called Christian Primitivism. Following the
Stone-Campbell Restoration Movement, William Miller preached the end of the world and the second
coming of Christ in 1843/44. Some followers after the failed prediction became the Adventists or
Campbellites, while other splinter groups eventually became Apocalyptic Restorationists. Many of the
splinter groups did not subscribe to trinitarian theologies. Well known Restorationist groups related in some
way to Millerism include the Jehovah's Witnesses, World Mission Society Church of God, the Restored
Church of God, and the Kingdom of Jesus Christ. There are a little over 7 million Restorationist Christians.

Stone-Campbell Restoration movement

Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Evangelical Christian Church in Canada
Churches of Christ (Christian Disciples)
Churches of Christ (non-institutional) Independent Christian Churches/Churches
of Christ
Churches of Christ in Australia
International Christian Church
International Churches of Christ

Adventist movement
Millerites Charismatic Adventism
Sunday observing Creation Seventh Day Adventist Church
Sabbath Rest Advent Church
Advent Christian Church
Seventh Day Adventist Reform Movement
Church of the Blessed Hope
International Missionary Society of
Church of God General Conference Seventh-Day Adventist Church Reform
Saturday observing Movement
True and Free Seventh-day Adventists
Church of God (Seventh-Day)
Shepherd's Rod
Seventh-day Adventist Church
Branch Davidians
Other Adventist
United Sabbath-Day Adventist Church
Adventist Church of Promise United Seventh-Day Brethren

Quaker

Quakers, or Friends, are members of various movements united by their belief in the ability of each human
being to experientially access the light within, or "that of God in every person".[89]

Conservative Friends Friends General Conference

Friends United Meeting New Foundation Fellowship
Evangelical Friends Church International

Shakers
Shakers

Plymouth Brethren

Plymouth Brethren is a conservative, low church, non-conformist, evangelical Christian movement whose
history can be traced to Dublin, Ireland, in the late 1820s, originating from Anglicanism.[90]

Exclusive Brethren Kerala Brethren Assembly

Indian Brethren Open Brethren
 Church Assembly Hall, one of the Chinese Needed Truth Brethren or The Churches of
Independent Churches God
Gospel Hall Brethren or Gospel Hall
Assemblies

Irvingist

The Catholic Apostolic churches were born out of the 1830s revival started in London by the teachings of
Edward Irving, and out of the resultant Catholic Apostolic Church movement.[91]

Catholic Apostolic Church

New Apostolic Church
United Apostolic Church
Old Apostolic Church
Restored Apostolic Mission Church

Pentecostal and Charismatic

Pentecostalism and Charismatic Christianity began in the 1900s. The two movements emphasize direct
personal experience of God through baptism with the Holy Spirit. They represent some of the largest
growing movements in Protestant Christianity.[92] As a result of the two movements, the Catholic
Charismatic Renewal was established. According to the Pew Research Center, Pentecostals and
Charismatics numbered some 280 million people in 2011.[68]

Alamo Christian Foundation The Church of God for All Nations

Apostolic Church (denomination) Church of God (Full Gospel) in India
Apostolic Faith Church Church of God, House of Prayer
Apostolic Faith Mission of South Africa Church of God (Huntsville, Alabama)
Apostolic Overcoming Holy Church of God Church of God in Christ
Apostolic Pastoral Congress Church of God (Jerusalem Acres)
Assemblies of God Church of God Mountain Assembly
Associated Brotherhood of Christians Church of God of Prophecy
Bethany Indonesian Church Church of God of the Original Mountain
C3 Church Global Assembly
Celestial Church of Christ Church of God of the Union Assembly
Charisma Christian Church Church of God with Signs Following
Christ Gospel Churches International Congregational Holiness Church
Christian Assemblies International CRC Churches International
Christian Church of North America Deeper Life Bible Church
Christian Congregation in the United Destiny Church
States Elim Pentecostal Church
Christian Open Door Church Evangelical Pentecostal Church of
Church of God by Faith Besançon
Church of God (Charleston, Tennessee) The Foursquare Church
Church of God (Chattanooga) Free Apostolic Church of Pentecost
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) Fire Baptized Holiness Church of God of
the Americas
 God is Love Pentecostal Church Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada
Hillsong Church Pentecostal Assemblies of God of America
Independent Assemblies of God, Pentecostal Church of God
International Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church
Indian Pentecostal Church of God The Pentecostal Mission
Indonesian Bethel Church Potter's House Christian Fellowship
International Assemblies of God Redeemed Christian Church of God
Fellowship
Revival Centres International
International Fellowship of Christian
The Revival Fellowship
Assemblies
Soldiers of the Cross Church
International Pentecostal Holiness Church
United Gospel Tabernacles
International Pentecostal Church of Christ
United Holy Church of America
Mount Sinai Holy Church of America
United House of Prayer For All People
New Life Churches
The Wesleyan Church
Open Bible Standard Churches

Other Charismatic movements

Calvary Chapel International Christian Fellowship
Charismatic Episcopal Church Jesus Army
City Harvest Church Ministries Without Borders
Every Nation Sovereign Grace Church

Neo-charismatic movement
Association of Vineyard Churches Destiny Church Groningen
Bible Christian Mission New Life Fellowship Association
Born Again Movement Newfrontiers
Christ Embassy El Lugar de Su Presencia
Church on the Rock- International G12 Misión Carismática Internacional

Uniting and united

These united or uniting churches are the result of a merger between distinct denominational churches (e.g.,
Lutherans, Anglicans, Presbyterians and the Continental Reformed churches). As ecumenism progresses,
unions between various Protestants are becoming more and more common, resulting in a growing number
of united and uniting churches. Major examples of uniting churches are the United Protestant Church of
France (2013) and the Protestant Church in the Netherlands (2004).[93][94] Churches are listed here when
their disparate heritage marks them as inappropriately listed in the particular categories above.

China Christian Council Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren

Church of Bangladesh Federation of Evangelical Churches in
Church of North India Italy
Church of Pakistan Kiribati Uniting Church (former
Congregationalists)
Church of South India
Protestant Church in Germany
Evangelical Association of Reformed and
Congregational Christian Churches Protestant Church in the Netherlands
St. Thomas Evangelical Church of India
 Union of Methodist and Waldensian United Church of Canada
Churches United Church of Christ
United Church in Jamaica and the United Church of Christ in Japan
Cayman Islands United Church of Christ in the Philippines
United Church in Papua New Guinea and
United Protestant Church of France
the Solomon Islands
Uniting Church in Australia

Free Evangelical Churches

Free Evangelical Churches

Evangelical

The term Evangelical appears with the reformation and reblossoms in the 18th century and in the 19th
century.[95] Evangelical Protestantism modernly understood is an inter-denominational Protestant
movement which maintains the belief that the essence of the Gospel consists of the doctrine of salvation by
grace through faith in Jesus Christ's atonement.[96]

African Evangelicalism
Evangelical Church of West Africa

P'ent'ay

P'ent'ay, simply known as Ethiopian-Eritrean Evangelicalism are a group of indigenous Protestant Eastern
Baptist, Lutheran, Pentecostal, and Mennonite denominations in full communion with each other and
believe that Ethiopian and Eritrean Evangelicalism are the reformation of the current Orthodox Tewahedo
churches as well as the restoration of it to original Ethiopian Christianity. They uphold that in order for a
person to be saved one has to accept Jesus as their Lord and Savior for the forgiveness of sins; and to
receive Christ one must be "born again" (dagem meweled).[97] Its members make up a significant portion
of the 2 million Eastern Protestant tradition.

Kale Heywet (Word of Life) Church

Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (Place of Jesus)
Mulu Wongel (Full Gospel Believers) Church
Meserete Kristos (Christ Foundation) Church
Assembly of God

Asian-initiated churches
Asian-initiated churches are those arising from Chinese and Japanese regions that were formed during
repression in authoritarian eras as responses from government crackdowns of their old Christian
denominations which were deemed illegal or unrecognized in their countries' state atheism or religion.

Chinese Independent Churches

Local Church movement

Japanese Independent Churches

Non-church movement
Zion Christian Church (Japan)

Malaysian Evangelicalism

Borneo Evangelical Church (SIb Malaysia)

South American Evangelicalism

Evangelical Lutheran Church of São Paulo
Evangelical Church of the River Plate
Evangelical Presbyterian and Reformed Church in Peru

Evangelical Free Church denomination (international)

Evangelical Free Church of America
Evangelical Free Church of Canada
Evangelical Free Church of China (Hong Kong based)
Evangelical Free Church of Japan
Evangelical Free Church of Malaysia
Evangelical Free Church of Singapore

Internet churches

LifeChurch.tv

Eastern Protestant

These churches resulted from a post–1800s reformation of Eastern Christianity, in line with Protestant
beliefs and practices.

Evangelical Orthodox Church

Mar Thoma Syrian Church
St. Thomas Evangelical Church of India

Other Protestant churches and movements

These are denominations, movements, and organizations deriving from mainstream Protestantism but are
not classifiable under historic or current Protestant movements nor as parachurch organizations.

Associated Gospel Churches of Canada Great Commission Association

(AGC) Indian Shakers
Believers' Church in India Inspirationalists (Amana Church Society)
Believers Eastern Church Jesus Movement
Brunstad Christian Church Local Churches
The Christian Community Methernitha
Church of Christ, Instrumental (Kelleyites) Metropolitan Community Churches
Cooneyites (not to be confused with Shiloh Youth Revival Centers
Christian Conventions, above)
Universal Life
Evangelical Covenant Church of America Universal Alliance
(Swedish Evangelical Mission Covenant)
The Way International
Evangelical Free Church of America
The African Church
Family International
Apostles of Johane Maranke
Fellowship of Fundamental Bible
Churches Christ Apostolic Church
Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Church of the Lord (Aladura)
Churches Eternal Sacred Order of Cherubim and
Gloriavale Christian Community Seraphim
Grace Movement Churches Kimbanguist Church
Zion Christian Church

Early modern England

Nonconformist / English Dissenters

Independent sacramental
Independent sacramental churches refer to a loose collection of individuals and Christian denominations
who are not part of the historic sacramental Christian denominations (such as the Roman Catholic,
Anglican, and Orthodox churches) and yet continue to practice the historic sacramental rites independently
while utilizing "Old Catholic", "Catholic", or "Autocephalous Orthodox" labels. Many such groups
originated from schisms of these larger denominations, and they claim to have preserved the historical
episcopate or apostolic succession, though such claims are frequently disputed or rejected outright by the
historic churches of Rome, Constantinople, the Old Catholic Union of Utrecht, and the Church of
England.[98][18]

Independent Catholic

Independent Catholic churches arguably began in 1724. The Independent Catholic churches self-identify as
either Western or Eastern Catholic although they are not affiliated with or recognized by the Catholic
Church.

American Catholic Church in the United Antiochian Catholic Church in America

States Augustana Catholic Church
American National Catholic Church Argentine Catholic Apostolic Church
 Apostolic Catholic Church (Philippines) Most Holy Family Monastery
Brazilian Catholic Apostolic Church Old Catholic Church
Catholic Christian Church Old Catholic Apostolic Church
Catholic Mariavite Church Old Catholic Mariavite Church
Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association Old Roman Catholic Church in Great
Christ Catholic Church Britain
Community of the Lady of All Nations Palmarian Catholic Church
Congregation of Mary Immaculate Queen Philippine Independent Church (Aglipayan
Church)
Ecumenical Catholic Church
Polish National Catholic Church
Ecumenical Catholic Communion
Evangelical Catholic Church (Independent Rabelados
Catholic) Reformed Catholic Church, in Venezuela
Fraternité Notre-Dame St. Stanislaus Kostka Church (St. Louis,
Free Catholic Church, in Germany Missouri)
Imani Temple African-American Catholic Society of St. Pius V
Congregation Traditionalist Mexican-American Catholic
Istituto Mater Boni Consilii Church
Liberal Catholic Church True Catholic Church
Mariavite Church (not to be confused with Ukrainian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church
the Catholic Mariavite Church) Venezuelan Catholic Apostolic Church

Independent Eastern Orthodox

These churches consider themselves Eastern Orthodox but are not in communion with the main bodies of
Eastern Orthodoxy. Some of these denominations consider themselves as part of True Orthodoxy or the
Old Believers.

Abkhazian Orthodox Church Lusitanian Catholic Orthodox Church

American Orthodox Catholic Church Montenegrin Orthodox Church (1993)
Autocephalous Turkish Orthodox Independent Ukrainian Orthodox churches:
Patriarchate Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox
Belarusian Autocephalous Orthodox Church Canonical
Church Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyiv
Latvian Orthodox Church Patriarchate

True Orthodoxy

True Orthodoxy, or Genuine Orthodoxy, is a movement of Eastern Orthodox churches that separated from
the mainstream Eastern Orthodox Church over issues of ecumenism and calendar reform since the
1920s.[99]

Old Calendar Bulgarian Orthodox Church Russian Orthodox Autonomous Church

Old Calendar Romanian Orthodox Church Serbian True Orthodox Church

Old Believers
Russian Old Believers refused to accept the liturgical and ritual changes made by Patriarch Nikon of
Moscow between 1652 and 1666. Several Old Believer denominations have reunified with the Russian
Orthodox Church and subsequent wider Eastern Orthodox communion.

Russian Orthodox Old-Rite Church (Belokrinitskaya)

Lipovan Orthodox Old-Rite Church (Belokrinitskaya)
Russian Old-Orthodox Church (Novozybkovskaya)
Pomorian Old-Orthodox Church (Pomortsy)

Independent Oriental Orthodox

Those are churches which claim to be Oriental Orthodox, but are not in communion with the main Oriental
Orthodox churches.

British Orthodox Church

Malabar Independent Syrian Church

Syncretic Orthodoxy

Syncretic Orthodox churches blend with other denominations outside of Eastern Orthodoxy and are not in
communion with the main body of Eastern nor Oriental Orthodoxies. These bodies may also be considered
part of Eastern Protestant Christianity or the Convergence Movement.

Evangelical Orthodox Church Antiochian Catholic Church in America

Communion of Western Orthodox Orthodox-Catholic Church of America
Churches
Celtic Orthodox Church
French Orthodox Church
Orthodox Church of the Gauls

Miscellaneous
The following are independent and non-mainstream movements, denominations and organizations formed
during various times in the history of Christianity by splitting from mainline Catholicism, Eastern or
Oriental Orthodoxy, or Protestantism not classified in the previous lists.

Independent Russian
Doukhobors
Imiaslavie (Onomatodoxy)
Inochentism

Southcottist
Christian Israelite Church
House of David (commune)
 Panacea Society

Christian Identitist
Assembly of Christian Soldiers The Covenant, The Sword, and the Arm of
Church of Israel, Schell City, Missouri the Lord
Church of Jesus Christ–Christian (Aryan Kingdom Identity Ministries, Harrison,
Nations) Arkansas
LaPorte Church of Christ, Fort Collins,
Colorado

Independent/Isolated
House of Aaron United House of Prayer for All People
Holy Spirit Association for the Unification Lord's Resistance Army
of World Christianity (HSA- Mita Congregation (USA / Puerto Rico)
UWC/Unification Church/Unification Olive Tree and related South Korean New
Movement) Religious Movements such as Shincheonji
Sanban Puren Pai and Victory Altar
The Process Church of The Final Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
Judgment Twelve Tribes communities
Trinitarian Universalism
Westboro Baptist Church
Brotherhood Church

Nontrinitarian

These groups or organizations diverge from historic trinitarian theology (usually based on the Council of
Nicaea) with different interpretations of Nontrinitarianism.

Oneness Pentecostalism
Apostolic Assemblies of Christ Bible Way Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ
Apostolic Assembly of the Faith in Christ Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the
Jesus Apostolic Faith
Apostolic Church of Pentecost Pentecostal Assemblies of the World
Apostolic Gospel Church of Jesus Christ Pentecostal Churches of Christ
Apostolic Overcoming Holy Church of God True Jesus Church
Assemblies of the Lord Jesus Christ United Pentecostal Church International

Unitarian and Universalism

American Unitarian Association International Council of Unitarians and
(consolidated with the Universalist Church Universalists
of America to form the Unitarian General Assembly of Unitarian and
Universalist Association and Unitarian Free Christian Churches
Universalism) Unitarian Christian Association
Unitarian Universalist Christian
Unitarian Church of Transylvania
Fellowship
Unitarisk Kirkesamfund
 Polish Brethren Universalist Church of America
Socinianism (consolidated with the American Unitarian
Unitarian Christian Conference USA Association to form the Unitarian
Universalist Association and Unitarian
Unitarian Christian Emerging Church Universalism)

Nontrinitarian Restorationism

Swedenborgianism
General Church of the New Jerusalem
Lord's New Church Which Is Nova Hierosolyma
Swedenborgian Church of North America

Latter Day Saint movement

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 did not follow
him West in the mid-1800s. Other sects broke away over the abandonment of practicing plural marriage
after the 1890 Manifesto. Other denominations are defined by either a belief in Joseph Smith as a prophet
or acceptance of the Book of Mormon as scripture. The Latter Day Saints comprise a little over 16 million
members collectively.[100]
 Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints)

"Prairie Saint" Latter Day Saints

Church of Christ (Temple Lot) (Hedrickites) Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
Church of Christ with the Elijah Message Day Saints
The Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite) Independent RLDS / Restoration Branches
Church of Jesus Christ (Cutlerite) Restoration Church of Jesus Christ of
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Latter Day Saints
(Strangite) Restored Church of Jesus Christ (Eugene
Community of Christ O. Walton)

"Rocky Mountain" Latter Day Saints

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints

Fundamentalist Rocky Mountain Latter Day Saints

Apostolic United Brethren Latter Day Church of Christ (Kingston
Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Clan)
Latter Day Saints (FLDS) The True and Living Church of Jesus
Christ of Saints of the Last Days

Other Latter Day Saint denominations

Fellowships of the Remnant Restoration Church of Jesus Christ
(extinct)

British Israelism
Armstrongism (Worldwide Church of God)
 British-Israel-World Federation

Worldwide Church of God splinter groups

Church of God International (United Philadelphia Church of God
States) Restored Church of God
Intercontinental Church of God United Church of God
Living Church of God United Seventh-Day Brethren

Bible Students and splinter groups

Christian Millennial Fellowship Jehovah's Witnesses
Dawn Bible Students Association Laymen's Home Missionary Movement
Friends of Man Pastoral Bible Institute

Other Nontrinitarian restorationists

Iglesia ni Cristo (Church of Christ)

Kingdom of Jesus Christ
Jesus Miracle Crusade
La Luz del Mundo
Members Church of God International

Christian Science
Church of Christ, Scientist
Eschatology (religious movement)

Esoteric Christianity (Gnosticism)

Anthroposophical Society
Archeosophical Society
Behmenism
The Christian Community
Ecclesia Gnostica
Lectorium Rosicrucianum
Martinism
The Rosicrucian Fellowship
Societas Rosicruciana
Spiritualist Church
Theosophy
Universal White Brotherhood

Other Nontrinitarians
Antoinism
Christadelphians
Church of the Blessed Hope
 Church of God (Seventh-Day)
The Church of Almighty God
Family Federation for World Peace and Unification
World Peace and Unification Sanctuary Church
Spiritual Christians from Russia
Tolstoyan movement
Two by Twos ("Christian Conventions")
United Church of God
Universal Alliance
World Mission Society Church of God

Judeo-Christian

Messianic Judaism
Chosen People Ministries
Hebrew Christian movement
International Messianic Jewish Alliance
Jews for Jesus
Messianic Jewish Alliance of America
Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations

Black Hebrew Israelites

African Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem
Beth Shalom
Church of God and Saints of Christ
Church of God and Saints of Christ (Orthodox Christianity)
Commandment Keepers
Israelite Church of God in Jesus Christ
Israelite School of Universal Practical Knowledge
Nation of Yahweh

Caucasian Albanian Orthodox

Albanian-Udi Church (registered as an official church in Azerbaijan)

Other groups
Assemblies of Yahweh
Hebrew Roots
Makuya
Sacred Name Movement
Subbotniks
Yehowists
Parachurch
Parachurch organizations are Christian faith-based organizations that work outside and across
denominations to engage in social welfare and evangelism. These organizations are not churches but work
with churches or represent a coalition of churches.

Action of Churches Together in Scotland New Independent Fundamentalist Baptist

Bose Monastic Community New Monasticism related Communities
Byzantine Discalced Carmelites Pentecostal Charismatic Peace
Campus Crusade for Christ Fellowship
Canadian Council of Churches Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity
Christian Churches Together in the USA Reasons to Believe
Churches Together in Britain and Ireland Scripture Union
Churches Together in England Society of Ordained Scientists
Churches Uniting in Christ Stand to Reason
Conference of European Churches Taizé Community
Ecumenical Institute for Study and The Gospel Coalition
Dialogue World Alliance of Reformed Churches
Edinburgh Churches Together World Council of Churches
Fellowship of Saint Alban and Saint World Evangelical Alliance
Sergius World Student Christian Federation
Intervarsity Christian Fellowship Young Life
Iona Community Youth for Christ
National Council of the Churches of Christ Youth wth a Mission
in the U.S.A.

Ideologies
A Christian movement is a theological, political, or philosophical interpretation of Christianity that is not
necessarily represented by a specific church, sect, or denomination.

24-7 Prayer Movement Christian existentialism

Arianism Christian Family Movement
Semi-Arianism Christian feminism
Arminianism Christian Identity (White Supremacist)
British Israelism Christian left
British New Church Movement Christian nationalism
Calvinism Christian naturism
Campbellism Christian pacifism
Charismatic movement Christian right
Christian anarchism Christian socialism
Christian atheism Christian Torah-observance
Christian communism Christian vegetarianism
Christian democracy Christian Zionism
Distributism Confessing Church
Social Credit Confessing Movement
 Continual Prayer Movement Lutheranism
Convergence Movement Marcionism
Countercult Movement Millerism
Creationism Neo-orthodoxy
Old Earth Creationism Neo-charismatic
Young Earth Creationism Paleo-orthodoxy
Evolutionary creationism Pelagianism
Neo-Creationism Semi-Pelagianism
Intelligent design movement Positive Christianity (Nazi)
Emerging Church Movement German Christians (movement) (Nazi)
Evangelicalism Postmodern Christianity
Gnosticism Progressive Christianity (Liberal
Green Christianity Christianity)
House church (or Simple church) Prosperity theology
Chinese house churches Queer theology
Jesus movement Quiverfull
Judaizers Restorationism
LGBT and denominations Shepherding movement
Liberation theology Wesleyanism
Black
Dalit
Latin American
Palestinian

Syncretic
The relation of these movements to other Christian ideas can be remote. They are listed here because they
include some elements of Christian practice or beliefs, within religious contexts which may be only loosely
characterized as Christian.

African diaspora religions

African diaspora religions are a number of related religions that developed in the Americas in various
nations of the Caribbean, Latin America and the Southern United States. They derive from traditional
African religions with some influence from other religious traditions, notably Christianity and Islam.
Examples incorporating elements of Christianity include but are not limited to:

Candomblé
Rastafari
Santería
Santo Daime
Umbanda
 Voodoo
Brazilian Vodum
Tambor de Mina, a syncretic
religion that developed in northern
Brazil
Cuban Vodú
Dominican Vudú
Haitian Vodou
Hoodoo
Louisiana Voodoo

New Thought

The relation of New Thought to Christianity is not defined as exclusive; some of its adherents see
themselves as solely practicing Christianity, while adherents of Religious Science say "yes and no" to the
question of whether they consider themselves to be Christian in belief and practice, leaving it up to the
individual to define oneself spiritually.

Church of Divine Science Religious Science

Church of the Truth Seicho-no-Ie
Home of Truth Unity Church
The Infinite Way Universal Foundation for Better Living
Psychiana

Other syncretists

Other Christian or Christian-influenced syncretic traditions and movements include:

Alleluia church Longhouse Religion

Bwiti (Some sects) Mama Tata
Burkhanism Modekngei
Cao Đài Native American Church
Chrislam Pai Mārire and other syncretic Māori
Christopaganism religions
Cults of many folk saints such as Santa Pilgrims of Arès
Muerte and Maximón Pomio Kivung
Dōkai Xueta Christianity
Ghost Dance Some Rizalista religious movements
Kakure Kirishitans

Historical movements with strong syncretic influence from Christianity but no active modern membership
include
 Antonianism Pulahan
God Worshipping Society

See also
Christianity portal

Denominationalism
East–West Schism
Eastern Christianity

List of Christian denominations by number of members

List of current Christian leaders
List of the largest Protestant denominations
List of religions and spiritual traditions
List of religious organizations
Timeline of Christianity
Western Christianity

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