List of Christian denominations
A Christian denomination is a distinct religious body within Christianity, identified by traits such as a name, organization, leadership and doctrine. Individual bodies, however, may use alternative terms to describe themselves, such as church or sometimes fellowship. Divisions between one group and another are defined by authority and doctrine; issues such as the nature of Jesus, the authority of apostolic succession, eschatology, and papal primacy may separate one denomination from another. Groups of denominations—often sharing broadly similar beliefs, practices, and historical ties—are sometimes known as "branches of Christianity" or "denominational families" (such as Eastern or Western Christianity and their sub-branches).
This is not a complete list, but aims to provide a comprehensible overview of the diversity among denominations of Christianity. Only those Christian denominations or organizations with Wikipedia articles will be listed in order to ensure that all entries on this list are notable and verifiable. The denominations or organizations listed are ordered from ancient to contemporary Christianity.
Terminology and qualification
Some groups included on this list do not consider themselves denominations. For example, the Catholic Church considers itself the one true church and the Holy See, as pre-denominational.[1] The Orthodox Church also considers itself the original Church, and pre-denominational.[2] To express further the complexity involved, the Catholic and 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 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.[3] This also illustrates that denominations can arise not only from religious or theological issues, but political and generational divisions as well.
Other groups 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 fall into this category.
Some groups are large (e.g. Catholics, Orthodox, 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. The largest group is the Catholic Church with more than 1.29 billion members.[4] 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 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, 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.
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 groups. As an example, this list contains groups also known as "rites" which many, such as the Catholic Church, would say are not denominations as they are in full papal communion, and thus part of the Catholic Church.[5] 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 churches about whether other churches 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 religious group 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.
Christian denominational families
Historical groups
Early Christianity
Early Christianity is often divided into three different branches that differ in theology and traditions, which all appeared in the 1st century AD. They include Jewish Christianity, Pauline Christianity and Gnostic Christianity.[6] 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. There are also other theories on the origin of Christianity.[7]
The following Christian groups appeared between the beginning of the Christian religion and the First Council of Nicaea in 325.
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 groups
The following are groups of Christians appearing between the First Council of Nicaea, the Great Schism and Proto-Protestantism.
Church of the East
The Church of the East split from the Parthian Church during the Sassanid Period. It is also called the Nestorian Church or the Church of Persia.[8] Declaring itself separate from the state church of the Roman Empire in 424–427, liturgically, it adhered to the East Syriac Rite.[9] Theologically, it adopted the dyophysite doctrine of Nestorianism, which emphasizes the separateness of the divine and human natures of Jesus.[10] The Church of the East 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 AD.[11]
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), and the Assyrian Church of the East.[12][13] 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), the Chaldean Syrian Church, and the Mar Thoma Church. Together, the Assyrian, Ancient, Chaldean Syrian, Mar Thoma, and Chaldean Catholic Church comprise over 1.6 million.[14][15][16][17][18]
Assyrian Christianity
Assyrian Christianity comprises churches who keep the traditional Nestorian Christology and ecclesiology of the historical Church of the East after the original church reunited with the Catholic Church, forming the Chaldean Catholic Church in 1552. The Assyrian Church of the East and the Ancient Church of the East together have 0.6 million members.
Oriental Orthodoxy
Oriental Orthodoxy comprises those Christians who did not accept the Council of Chalcedon in 451.[19] Other denominations often erroneously label these churches "Monophysite"; however, as the Oriental Orthodox do not adhere to the teachings of Eutyches, they themselves reject this label, preferring the term Miaphysite. Some of these churches, especially the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria claim origination by Saint Mark and his 1st-century missionary journeys.[20]
Historically, many of the Oriental Orthodox churches consider themselves collectively to be the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church that Christ founded. Some have considered the Oriental Orthodox communion to be a part of the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church, a view which is gaining increasing acceptance in the wake of ecumenical dialogues. Oriental Orthodoxy forms the fourth largest communion of Christian churches, with approximately 76 million members.
- Armenian Apostolic Church
- Church of Caucasian Albania (extinct)
- Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
- Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
- Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
- Indian (Malankara) Orthodox Church (originated from Kerala, India)
- Brahmavar (Goan) Orthodox Church (located in Karnataka, India)
- Syriac Orthodox Church
- Jacobite Syrian Christian Church (originated from Kerala, India)
Other
Roman Catholic
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is composed of 24 autonomous sui iuris particular churches: the Latin Church and the 23 Eastern Catholic Churches. The Catholic Church considers itself the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church that Christ founded,[21] 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.[22] The Catholic population exceeds 1.29 billion as of 2016.[4]
Latin (Western) Church
The Latin, or Western Catholic Church, is the largest and most widely known of the 24 sui iuris churches that together make up the Catholic Church (not to be confused with the Roman Rite, which is one of the Latin liturgical rites, not a particular church).[5] In 2015, the Latin Church composed 1.255 billion members.[23]
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).[24] The Eastern Catholic Churches and the Latin Church (which together compose the worldwide Catholic Church) share the same doctrine and sacraments, and thus the same faith. The total membership of the churches accounts for approximately 18 million members.
Alexandrian Rite
Armenian Rite
Byzantine Rite
- Albanian Greek Catholic Church
- Belarusian Greek Catholic Church
- Bulgarian Greek Catholic Church
- Byzantine Catholic Church of Croatia and Serbia
- Greek Byzantine Catholic Church
- Hungarian Byzantine Catholic Church
- Italo-Albanian Catholic Church, a.k.a. Italo-Greek Catholic Church
- Macedonian Catholic Church
- Melkite Greek Catholic Church
- Romanian Catholic Church
- Russian Greek Catholic Church
- Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church, usually called the "Byzantine Catholic Church" in the United States
- Slovak Greek Catholic Church
- Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
East Syriac Rite
West Syriac Rite
Eastern Orthodox
The Eastern Orthodox Church consists of jurisdictions in communion with each other. The church has over 250 million members, making it the second largest church.[25] Some of them have a disputed administrative status (i.e. their autonomy or autocephaly is only partially recognized), and are marked as such, but all remain in communion with each other as one church. The Orthodox claim continuity (based upon apostolic succession) with the early Church, and consider themselves pre-denominational, being the original Church of Christ before 1054.[26][2]
This list is provided in the official order of precedence. Indentation indicates autonomy rather than autocephaly, and autonomous churches are listed under their respective autocephalous mother church.
- Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
- Finnish Orthodox Church
- Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church (autonomy not universally recognized)
- Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA
- Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria
- Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch
- Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem
- Saint Catherine's Monastery (considered autocephalous by some)
- Russian Orthodox Church
- Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) (no longer recognized as autonomous by the Ecumenical Patriarchate as of October 2018)
- Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (semi-autonomous; this is not universally recognized)
- Japanese Orthodox Church
- Chinese Orthodox Church
- Estonian Orthodox Church of Moscow Patriarchate (semi-autonomous; this is not universally recognized)
- Latvian Orthodox Church (semi-autonomous)
- Moldovan Orthodox Church (autonomy not universally recognized)
- Georgian Orthodox and Apostolic Church
- Serbian Orthodox Church
- Romanian Orthodox Church
- Bulgarian Orthodox Church
- Cypriot Orthodox Church
- Church of Greece
- Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania
- Polish Orthodox Church
- Czech and Slovak Orthodox Church
- Orthodox Church in America (autocephaly not universally recognized)
- Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyivan Patriarchate (autocephaly declared by the Ecumenical Patriarchate but not universally recognized)[27][28][29]
- Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church (autocephaly declared by the Ecumenical Patriarchate but not universally recognized)[29]
Proto-Protestant
Proto-Protestantism refers to individuals and movements that propagated ideas similar to Protestantism before 1517, when Martin Luther (1483–1546) initiated the Protestant Reformation. Major representatives were Peter Waldo (c. 1140 – c. 1205), John Wycliffe (1320s–1384), Jan Hus (c. 1369–1415) and the movements they started.
Protestant
This list includes a variety of Protestant denominations which separated from the Catholic Church during the Reformation, as well as their further divisions.[30] 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.[31]
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 majority of Protestants are members of just a handful of denominational families: Adventism, Anglicanism, Baptists, Calvinism (Reformed tradition), Lutheranism, Methodism and Pentecostalism.
Nondenominational, Evangelical, charismatic, neo-charismatic, independent and other churches are on the rise, and constitute a significant part of Protestant Christianity.[32] The most accepted figure among various authors and scholars includes around 900 million Protestant Christians.[33][34]
Lutheranism
Lutherans are a major branch of Protestantism, identifying with the theology of Martin Luther, a German friar, ecclesiastical reformer, and theologian. The whole of Lutheranism has about 70-90 million members.[35][36]
- Apostolic Lutheran Church of America
- Association of Free Lutheran Congregations
- Church of the Lutheran Brethren of America
- Church of the Lutheran Confession
- Concordia Lutheran Conference
- Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference
- Evangelical Lutheran Church "Concord" (Russia)
- Evangelical Lutheran Free Church (Germany)
- Evangelical Lutheran Synod (United States)
- Lutheran Church of Central Africa Malawi Conference
- Lutheran Church of Central Africa Zambia Conference
- Ukrainian Lutheran Church
- Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (United States)
- Evangelical Catholic Church (Lutheran)
- Evangelical Community Church-Lutheran
- Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of North America
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Kingdom of the Netherlands (extinct)
- General Lutheran Church (United States)
- International Lutheran Council
- American Association of Lutheran Churches
- Evangelical Lutheran Church of Brazil
- Evangelical Lutheran Church of England
- Evangelical Lutheran Church - Synod of France and Belgium
- Gutnius Lutheran Church
- Independent Evangelical-Lutheran Church
- Japan Lutheran Church
- Lanka Lutheran Church
- Lutheran Church—Canada
- Lutheran Church—Hong Kong Synod
- Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (United States)
- Lutheran Church of Australia (associate member)
- Kosovo Protestant Evangelical Church
- Laestadian Lutheran Church
- Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
- Lutheran Church - International
- Lutheran Church of China (extinct)
- Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ (United States)
- Lutheran Evangelical Protestant Church (United States)
- Lutheran Ministerium and Synod - USA
- Lutheran World Federation
- Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church
- Arcot Lutheran Church
- Batak Christian Protestant Church
- Church of Denmark
- Church of the Faroe Islands
- Church of Iceland
- Church of Norway
- Church of Sweden
- Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church
- Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovakia
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Himalayan States
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in Madhya Pradesh
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania
- Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
- Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia
- Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea
- Evangelical Lutheran Free Church of Norway (associate member)
- Gossner Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chotanagpur and Assam
- Indian Evangelical Lutheran Church
- Jeypore Evangelical Lutheran Church
- Lutheran Church of Australia (associate member)
- Malagasy Lutheran Church
- Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church
- Simalungun Protestant Christian Church
- South Andhra Lutheran Church
- Tamil Evangelical Lutheran Church
- North American Lutheran Church
Anabaptism
Anabaptists trace their origins to the Radical Reformation. The movement is seen as an offshoot of Protestantism, although the view has been challenged by some Anabaptists.[37] Approximately 2.1 million Anabaptists live in the world as of 2015.[38]
- Abecedarians (extinct)
- Amish
- Apostolic Christian Church
- Charity Christian Fellowship
- Church of the United Brethren in Christ
- Hutterites
- Mennonites
- Alliance of Mennonite Evangelical Congregations
- Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches
- Chortitzer Mennonite Conference
- Church of God in Christ, Mennonite (Holdeman Mennonites)
- Conference of the Mennonite Brethren Churches in India
- Conservative Mennonite Conference
- Evangelical Mennonite Church
- Evangelical Mennonite Conference
- Evangelical Mennonite Mission Conference
- Evangelical Missionary Church
- Fellowship of Evangelical Bible Churches (formerly Evangelical Mennonite Brethren)
- Japan Mennonite Brethren Conference
- Kleine Gemeinde
- Markham-Waterloo Mennonite Conference
- Mennonite Brethren Churches
- Mennonite Church Canada
- Mennonite Church in the Netherlands
- Mennonite Church USA
- Missionary Church
- Noah Hoover Mennonite
- Ohio Wisler Mennonite
- Old Order Mennonites
- Reformed Mennonite
- Swiss Mennonite Conference
- US Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches
- River Brethren
Schwarzenau Brethren Movement
- The Brethren Church (Ashland Brethren)
- Church of the Brethren
- Conservative Grace Brethren Churches, International
- Dunkard Brethren
- Ephrata Cloister
- Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches
- Old Brethren
- Old Brethren German Baptist
- Old German Baptist Brethren
- Old German Baptist Brethren, New Conference
- Old Order German Baptist Brethren
- Social Brethren
Anglicanism
Anglicanism has referred to itself as the via media between Catholicism and Protestantism. It considers itself to be both Catholic and Reformed. Although the use of the term "Protestant" to refer to Anglicans was once common, it is controversial today, with some rejecting the label and others accepting it. In Protestantism, Anglicans number over 85 million.[39]
Anglican Communion
- Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia
- Anglican Church in Central America
- Anglican Church in Japan
- Anglican Church of Australia
- Anglican Church of Bermuda
- Anglican Church of Canada
- Anglican Church of Kenya
- Anglican Church of Korea
- Anglican Church of Melanesia
- Anglican Church of Mexico
- Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea
- Anglican Church of South America
- Anglican Church of Southern Africa
- Anglican Church of Tanzania
- Anglican Episcopal Church of Brazil
- Church in the Province of the West Indies
- Church in Wales
- Church of Ceylon
- Church of England
- Church of Ireland
- Church of Nigeria
- Church of the Province of Central Africa
- Church of the Province of Myanmar
- Church of the Province of South East Asia
- Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean
- Church of the Province of West Africa
- Church of Uganda
- Episcopal Church (United States)
- Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East
- Episcopal Church in the Philippines
- Episcopal Church of Cuba
- Hong Kong Anglican Church
- Lusitanian Catholic Apostolic Evangelical Church
- Parish of the Falkland Islands
- Province of the Anglican Church of Burundi
- Province of the Anglican Church of Rwanda
- Province of the Anglican Church of the Congo
- Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan
- Province of the Episcopal Church of Sudan
- Scottish Episcopal Church
- Spanish Reformed Episcopal Church
United and uniting churches of the Anglican Communion
- Church of Bangladesh
- Church of North India
- Church of Pakistan
- Church of South India
- Mar Thoma Syrian Church (the Mar Thoma Syrian Church recognizes itself as a church of Oriental Orthodox faith but not in full communion with it. The church also is independent in governance and does not see itself as part of the Anglican Communion even though it is in full communion with the Church of South India and the Church of North India. It sees an ecumenical relationship with the Anglican Communion and is not Protestant. The church defines itself as "Apostolic in origin, Universal in nature, Biblical in faith, Evangelical in principle, Ecumenical in outlook, Oriental in worship, Democratic in function, and Episcopal in character;")
Other Anglican churches and Continuing Anglican Movement
As secessionist churches, these churches are not in full communion with the Anglican Communion. A select few of these churches are recognized by certain individual provinces of the Anglican Communion.
- African Orthodox Church
- Anglican Catholic Church
- Anglican Church in America
- Anglican Church in North America
- Anglican Church of India
- Anglican Episcopal Church (USA)
- Anglican Mission in the Americas
- Anglican Orthodox Church
- Anglican Province of America
- Anglican Province of Christ the King
- Christian Episcopal Church
- Church of England (Continuing)
- Church of England in South Africa
- Communion of Evangelical Episcopal Churches
- Diocese of the Great Lakes
- Diocese of the Holy Cross
- Episcopal Missionary Church
- Evangelical Connexion of the Free Church of England
- Free Church of England
- Free Protestant Episcopal Church
- Independent Anglican Church Canada Synod
- Orthodox Anglican Church
- Reformed Episcopal Church
- Southern Episcopal Church
- United Episcopal Church of North America
Reformed Protestantism (Calvinism)
Reformed Protestantism, also known as the Reformed tradition, or more commonly Calvinism, is a movement which broke from the Catholic Church in the 16th century. There are from 55-100 million Christians identifying as Reformers.[40][41]
Continental Reformed churches
- Afrikaans Protestant Church
- Canadian and American Reformed Churches
- Christian Reformed Church in North America
- Christian Reformed Church in Sierra Leone
- Christian Reformed Church in South Africa
- Christian Reformed Church of Nigeria
- Christian Reformed Churches
- Continued Reformed Churches in the Netherlands
- Christian Reformed Churches of Australia
- Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches
- Dutch Reformed Church (extinct)
- Dutch Reformed Church in Botswana
- Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa - NG Church
- Evangelical and Reformed Church in Honduras
- Evangelical Reformed Church in Bavaria and Northwestern Germany
- Evangelical Reformed Church of Christ
- Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches
- Free Reformed Churches of Australia
- Free Reformed Churches of North America
- Free Reformed Churches of South Africa
- Heritage Reformed Congregations
- Huguenot
- Lithuanian Evangelical Reformed Church
- National Union of Independent Reformed Evangelical Churches of France
- Netherlands Reformed Churches
- Netherlands Reformed Congregations
- Nigeria Reformed Church
- Orthodox Christian Reformed Church
- Polish Reformed Church
- Protestant Church in the Netherlands
- Protestant Reformed Christian Church in Croatia
- Protestant Reformed Church of Luxembourg
- Protestant Reformed Churches in America
- Reformed Christian Church in Croatia
- Reformed Christian Church in Serbia
- Reformed Church in America
- Reformed Church in Austria
- Reformed Church in Hungary
- Reformed Church in Latvia
- Reformed Church in Romania
- Reformed Church in Transcarpathia
- Reformed Church in the United States
- Reformed Church of Christ in Nigeria
- Reformed Church of East Africa
- Reformed Church of France
- Reformed Churches in the Netherlands (extinct)
- Reformed Churches in the Netherlands (Liberated)
- Reformed Churches of New Zealand
- Reformed Evangelical Church in Myanmar
- Reformed Synod of Denmark
- Restored Reformed Church
- United Church of Christ (See also: Congregationalism)
- United Reformed Church
- United Reformed Church in Congo
- United Reformed Churches in North America
- Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa
Presbyterianism
- Africa Evangelical Presbyterian Church
- Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church
- Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church of Mexico
- Bible Presbyterian Church
- Church of Central Africa Presbyterian
- Church of Scotland
- Christian Evangelical Church in Minahasa
- Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches
- Conservative Presbyterian Church in Brazil
- Costa Rican Evangelical Presbyterian Church
- Covenant Presbyterian Church
- Cumberland Presbyterian Church
- Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America
- Evangelical Covenant Order of Presbyterians
- Evangelical Presbyterian Church (Australia)
- Evangelical Presbyterian Church in England and Wales
- Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Malawi
- Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Ukraine
- Evangelical Presbyterian Church (United States)
- Evangelical Reformed Presbyterian Church
- Free Church of Scotland
- Free Church of Scotland (Continuing)
- Free Presbyterian Church (Australia)
- Free Presbyterian Church of North America
- Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland
- Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster
- Fundamentalist Presbyterian Church in Brazil
- Grace Presbyterian Church of New Zealand
- Greek Evangelical Church
- National Presbyterian Church in Chile
- National Presbyterian Church in Mexico
- National Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Guatemala
- Orthodox Presbyterian Church
- Presbyterian Church in America
- Presbyterian Church in Canada
- Presbyterian Church in Chile
- Presbyterian Church in Honduras
- Presbyterian Church in Ireland
- Presbyterian Church in Korea (HapDong)
- Presbyterian Church in Korea (Koshin)
- Presbyterian Church in Korea (TongHap)
- Presbyterian Church in Liberia
- Presbyterian Church in Malaysia
- Presbyterian Church in Singapore
- Presbyterian Church in Sudan
- Presbyterian Church in Taiwan
- Presbyterian Church in Uganda
- Presbyterian Church of Africa
- Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand
- Presbyterian Church of Australia
- Presbyterian Church of Belize
- Presbyterian Church of Brazil
- Presbyterian Church of East Africa
- Presbyterian Church of Eastern Australia
- Presbyterian Church of Ghana
- Presbyterian Church of India
- Presbyterian Church of Mozambique
- Presbyterian Church of Nigeria
- Presbyterian Church of Pakistan
- Presbyterian Church of the Philippines
- Presbyterian Church of Wales (also a Methodist church)
- Presbyterian Church (USA)
- Presbyterian Reformed Church (Australia)
- Presbyterian Reformed Church (North America)
- Reformed Presbyterian Church General Assembly
- Reformed Presbyterian Church – Hanover Presbytery
- Reformed Presbyterian Church in the United States
- Reformed Presbyterian Church of Australia
- Reformed Presbyterian Church of Ireland
- Reformed Presbyterian Church of Malawi
- Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America
- Reformed Presbyterian Church of Scotland
- Renewed Presbyterian Church in Brazil
- Southern Presbyterian Church (Australia)
- Sudan Evangelical Presbyterian Church
- United Free Church of Scotland
- United Presbyterian Church of North America
- United Presbyterian Church of Pakistan
- Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa
- Upper Cumberland Presbyterian Church
- Westminster Presbyterian Church in the United States
- Westminster Presbyterian Church of Australia
Congregationalism
- Church of Niue
- Church of Tuvalu
- Congregational Christian Church in American Samoa
- Congregational Christian Church in Samoa
- Congregational Christian Churches in Canada
- Congregational Federation (United Kingdom)
- Congregational Federation of Australia
- Congregational Union of Ireland
- Congregational Union of New Zealand
- Conservative Congregational Christian Conference (America)
- Cook Islands Christian Church
- English Independents
- Evangelical Congregational Church in Angola
- Evangelical Fellowship of Congregational Churches (United Kingdom)
- Fellowship of Congregational Churches (Australia)
- Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches
- Huguenots (the Cévennes region in France, parts of England and Australia)
- Kiribati Protestant Church
- National Association of Congregational Christian Churches (America)
- Nauru Congregational Church
- Reformed Congregational Churches (Marshall Islands)
- Union of Evangelical Congregational Churches in Brazil
- Union of Evangelical Congregational Churches in Bulgaria
- United Church in the Solomon Islands
- United Church of Christ (See also: Reformed continental churches)
- United Church of Christ-Congregational in the Marshall Islands
- United Congregational Church of Southern Africa
Baptists
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). There are about 75-105 million Baptists.[42][43]
- Alliance of Baptists
- American Baptist Association
- American Baptist Churches USA
- Association of Baptist Churches in Ireland
- Association of Reformed Baptist Churches of America
- Association of Regular Baptist Churches
- Baptist Bible Fellowship International
- Baptist Conference of the Philippines
- Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec
- Baptist Convention of Western Cuba
- Baptist General Conference of Canada
- Baptist General Convention of Texas
- Baptist General Conference (Sweden)
- Baptist Missionary Association of America
- Baptist Union of Australia
- Baptist Union of Great Britain
- Baptist Union of New Zealand
- Baptist Union of Scotland
- Baptist Union of Western Canada
- Baptist World Alliance
- Canadian Baptist Ministries
- Canadian Convention of Southern Baptists
- Central Baptist Association
- Central Canada Baptist Conference
- Christian Unity Baptist Association
- Conservative Baptist Association
- Conservative Baptist Association of America
- Continental Baptist Churches
- Convención Nacional Bautista de Mexico
- Convention of Atlantic Baptist Churches
- Convention of Baptist Churches of Northern Circars
- Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
- Council of Baptist Churches in Northeast India
- Council of Baptist Churches in Northern India
- European Baptist Convention
- European Baptist Federation
- Evangelical Baptist Mission of South Haiti
- Evangelical Free Baptist Church
- Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches in Canada
- Free Will Baptist Church
- Fundamental Baptist Fellowship of America
- General Association of Baptists
- General Association of General Baptists
- General Association of Regular Baptist Churches
- General Conference of the Evangelical Baptist Church, Inc.
- General Six-Principle Baptists
- Independent Baptist
- Independent Baptist Church of America
- Independent Baptist Fellowship International
- Independent Baptist Fellowship of North America
- Interstate & Foreign Landmark Missionary Baptist Association
- Landmark Baptist Church
- Liberty Baptist Fellowship
- Manipur Baptist Convention
- Myanmar Baptist Convention
- Nagaland Baptist Church Council
- National Association of Free Will Baptists
- National Baptist Convention of America, Inc.
- National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.
- National Baptist Evangelical Life and Soul Saving Assembly of the U.S.A.
- National Missionary Baptist Convention of America
- National Primitive Baptist Convention of the U.S.A.
- New England Evangelical Baptist Fellowship
- Nigerian Baptist Convention
- North American Baptist Conference
- North Bank Baptist Christian Association
- Norwegian Baptist Union
- Old Baptist Union
- Old Regular Baptist
- Old Time Missionary Baptist
- Primitive Baptist
- Primitive Baptist Universalism
- Progressive Baptist
- Progressive National Baptist Convention
- Reformed Baptist
- Regular Baptist
- Regular Baptist Churches, General Association of
- Samavesam of Telugu Baptist Churches
- Separate Baptist
- Seventh Day Baptist
- Southeast Conservative Baptist
- Southern Baptist Convention
- Southern Baptists of Texas
- Sovereign Grace Baptists
- Strict Baptists or Particular Baptists
- Two-Seed-in-the-Spirit Predestinarian Baptists
- Union d'Églises baptistes françaises au Canada
- United American Free Will Baptist Church
- United American Free Will Baptist Conference
- United Baptist
- United Baptist Convention of the Atlantic Provinces
- United Free Will Baptist
- World Baptist Fellowship
Holiness Baptists
Spiritual Baptist Movement
Quakers (Society of Friends)
Shakers
- Shakers (United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing)
Pietism
Pietism was an influential movement in Lutheranism that combined its emphasis on Biblical doctrine with the Reformed emphasis on individual piety and living a vigorous Christian life. Although a movement in Lutheranism, influence on Anglicanism, in particular John Wesley, led to the spawning of Methodism.
Methodism
Methodism emerged out the influence of Pietism within Anglicanism. Some 60-80 million Christians are Methodists.[42][44][45]
- African Methodist Episcopal Church
- African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
- British Methodist Episcopal Church
- Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
- Congregational Methodist Church
- Evangelical Church of the Dominican Republic
- Evangelical Methodist Church
- First Congregational Methodist Church
- Free Methodist Church
- Methodist Church of Fiji and Rotuma
- Methodist Church of Great Britain
- Methodist Church of Malaysia
- Methodist Church of New Zealand
- Methodist Church of Southern Africa
- Primitive Methodist Church
- Southern Methodist Church
- United Methodist Church
- Wesleyan Methodist Church of Australia
Holiness Movement
The Holiness Movement involves a set of beliefs and practices which emerged from 19th-century Methodism. As of 2015, churches of the movement had an estimated 12 million adherents.[46]
Catholic Apostolic churches and Irvingism
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.[47]
Restorationism
Restorationism and the Restoration Movement seek to restore Christianity along the lines of what is known about the apostolic early church which restorationists see as the search for a more pure and more ancient form of the religion.[48] Restorationism and the Restoration Movement comprise Protestant Christians identifying either with trinitarian or nontrinitarian theologies.
Stone-Campbell Restoration Movement
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.[49]
Original denomination
- Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints) - name changed in 1838 by Joseph Smith to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
"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 - formerly called the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS)
- 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)
"Rocky Mountain" denominations
Other denominations
Early Sabbath-Keeping Movements, predating Millerism
Millerism and comparable groups
Adventist Movement (Sunday observing)
Adventist Movement (Seventh Day Sabbath/Saturday observing)
Original denomination
Splinter denominations
Church of God Movements (Sunday observing)
- Church of the Blessed Hope (aka Church of God of the Abrahamic Faith)
- Church of God General Conference (Abrahamic Faith)
Church of God Movements (Seventh Day Sabbath/Saturday observing)
- Church of God International (USA)
- Church of God (Seventh-Day) (or Church of God 7th day)
- Church of God, a Worldwide Association
- The Intercontinental Church of God
- Seventh Day Christians - Norway (Syvende dags Kristne)
- Living Church of God
- Philadelphia Church of God
- United Church of God
- United Seventh-Day Brethren
- World Mission Society Church of God
Sabbath-Keeping Movements, separated from Adventism
Sacred Name Groups
Other
Evangelicalism
Evangelicalism is a transdenominational 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.[50]
Plymouth Brethren and Free Evangelical Churches
Pentecostalism
- Affirming Pentecostal Church International
- Global Alliance of Affirming Apostolic Pentecostals
- Apostolic Assemblies of Christ
- Apostolic Assembly of the Faith in Christ Jesus
- Apostolic Church (denomination)
- Apostolic Faith Church
- Apostolic Faith Mission of South Africa
- Apostolic Gospel Church of Jesus Christ
- Apostolic Overcoming Holy Church of God
- Apostolic Pastoral Congress
- Assemblies of God
- Assemblies of the Lord Jesus Christ
- Believers Church
- Bible Way Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ
- C3 Church Global
- Celestial Church of Christ
- Charisma Christian Church
- Christ Gospel Churches International
- Christian Assemblies International
- Christian Church of North America
- Christian City Churches
- Christian Congregation in the United States
- Christian Revival Crusade
- Church of the Foursquare Gospel
- Church of God by Faith
- Church of God (Charleston, Tennessee)
- Church of God (Chattanooga)
- Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
- The Church of God for All Nations
- Church of God (Full Gospel) in India
- Church of God, House of Prayer
- Church of God (Huntsville, Alabama)
- Church of God in Christ
- The Church of God (Jerusalem Acres)
- Church of God Mountain Assembly
- Church of God of Prophecy
- Church of God of the Original Mountain Assembly
- Church of God of the Union Assembly
- Church of God with Signs Following
- Church of the Little Children of Jesus Christ
- Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith
- Congregational Holiness Church
- CRC Churches International
- Deeper Life Bible Church
- Destiny Church
- Elim Pentecostal Church
- Evangelical Pentecostal Church of Besançon
- Fire Baptized Holiness Church of God of the Americas
- Free Apostolic Church of Pentecost
- God is Love Pentecostal Church
- Hillsong Church
- Holiness Baptist Association
- Independent Assemblies of God, International
- Indian Pentecostal Church of God
- International Assemblies of God Fellowship
- International Church of the Foursquare Gospel
- International Fellowship of Christian Assemblies
- International Pentecostal Church of Christ
- International Pentecostal Holiness Church
- Mission of Full Gospel - Christian Open Door
- New Life Churches
- Open Bible Standard Churches
- Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada
- Pentecostal Assemblies of the World
- Pentecostal Church of God
- Pentecostal Churches of Christ
- Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church
- The Pentecostal Mission
- Potter's House Christian Fellowship
- Redeemed Christian Church of God
- Revival Centres International
- The Revival Fellowship
- United Covenant Churches of Christ
- United Gospel Tabernacles
- United Holy Church of America
- United Pentecostal Church International
- United Pentecostal Churches of Christ
Pentecostal Holiness Movement
Oneness Pentecostalism
- Affirming Pentecostal Church International
- Apostolic Assemblies of Christ
- Apostolic Assembly of the Faith in Christ Jesus
- Apostolic Gospel Church of Jesus Christ
- Apostolic Overcoming Holy Church of God
- Assemblies of the Lord Jesus Christ
- Bible Way Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ
- Christ Gospel Churches International
- Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith
- Pentecostal Assemblies of the World
- True Jesus Church
- United Pentecostal Church International
Other Charismatic movements
Neo-Charismatic Movement
Ecumenical churches and denominations
Uniting and United churches movement
These churches are the result of a merger between distinct denominational churches. Churches are listed here when their disparate heritage marks them as inappropriately listed in the particular categories above.
- China Christian Council
- Christian and Missionary Alliance
- Church of Bangladesh (Anglican)
- Church of North India (Anglican)
- Church of Pakistan (Anglican)
- Church of South India (Anglican)
- Evangelical Church in Germany
- Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren
- Protestant Church in the Netherlands
- St. Thomas Evangelical Church
- United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands
- United Church in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands
- United Church of Canada
- United Church of Christ
- United Church of Christ in the Philippines
- Uniting Church in Australia
Nondenominational Evangelical church movement
Many churches are non-denominational. These churches have emerged into their own pseudo-denomination, with many similarities. Most of these churches have origins in a historic mainline Protestant denomination.
Nondenominational Evangelical multisite churches
These nondenominational Evangelical churches (due to the emergence of video streaming technologies) are a multi-site church, sharing a broadcast some Sundays or all Sundays with multiple church buildings and locations.
Internet churches
Unitarian and Universalist
- American Unitarian Association (consolidated with the Universalist Church of America to form the Unitarian Universalist Association and Unitarian Universalism)
- American Unitarian Conference
- Christian Universalist Association
- International Council of Unitarians and Universalists
- Iglesia ni Cristo (Church of Christ)
- Polish Brethren (extinct as a modern and distinct group)
- Socinianism (extinct as a modern and distinct group)
- Unitarian Christian Conference USA
- Unitarian Christian Emerging Church
- Universalist Church of America (consolidated with the American Unitarian Association to form the Unitarian Universalist Association and Unitarian Universalism)
Bible Student groups
Swedenborgianism
Christian Science
Other Protestant churches and movements
These are denominations, movements, and organizations deriving from mainline Protestantism.
- Assembly of Christian Soldiers
- Associated Gospel Churches of Canada (AGC)
- Believers' Church in India
- Brunstad Christian Church
- The Christian Community
- Church of Christ, Instrumental (Kelleyites)
- Cooneyites (not to be confused with Christian Conventions, above)
- Evangelical Church of West Africa
- Evangelical Covenant Church of America ("Swedish Evangelical Mission Covenant")
- Evangelical Free Church of America
- Evangelical Free Church of Canada
- Evangelical Orthodox Church
- Family International, aka "The Family International", "Family of Love", "The Family"
- Fellowship of Fundamental Bible Churches
- Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches
- Gloriavale Christian Community
- Grace Movement Churches
- Great Commission Association
- Indian Shakers
- Inspirationalists (Amana Church Society)
- Jesus Movement (extinct)
- Local Churches
- Methernitha
- Metropolitan Community Churches
- Schwenkfelder Church
- Shiloh Youth Revival Centers
- Strigolniki
- Universal Life
- Yehowists (aka Yehowists-Ilyinites, Russian Jehovists)
- Universal Alliance
- The Way International
- The African Church
- Apostles of Johane Maranke
- Celestial Church of Christ
- Christ Apostolic Church
- Church of the Lord (Aladura)
- Eternal Sacred Order of Cherubim and Seraphim
- Kimbanguist Church
- Zion Christian Church
Nontrinitarian Protestantism
These groups of Protestant churches and organizations follow Nontrinitarian theology with different interpretations of it.
- Christadelphians
- Church of the Blessed Hope
- Church of God (Seventh-Day)
- Church of Almighty God
- Family Federation for World Peace and Unification
- Keraites
- Makuya
- Some Quakers
- Spiritual Christians from Russia
- Subbotniki[51]
- Two by Twos ("Christian Conventions")
- United Church of God
- Universal Alliance
- World Mission Society Church of God
Other Christian groups
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.
Independent Catholicism
The Independent Catholic churches self-identify as either Western or Eastern Catholic although they are not affiliated with or recognized by the Catholic Church. Independent Catholic and Independent Orthodox churches among others are recognized as part of the Independent Sacramental Movement.
- American Catholic Church in the United States
- American National Catholic Church
- Antiochian Catholic Church in America
- Augustana Catholic Church
- Archdiocese of the Old Catholic Church of America
- Argentine Catholic Apostolic Church
- Apostolic Catholic Church (Philippines)
- Brazilian Catholic Apostolic Church
- Catholic Charismatic Church of Canada
- Catholic Christian Church
- Catholic Life Church
- Catholic Mariavite Church
- Celtic Catholic Church
- Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association, in the People's Republic of China
- Christ Catholic Church
- Communion of Christ the Redeemer
- Community of the Lady of All Nations
- Congregation of Mary Immaculate Queen
- Ecumenical Catholic Church
- Ecumenical Catholic Communion
- Evangelical Catholic Church (Independent Catholic)
- Fraternité Notre-Dame
- Free Catholic Church, in Germany
- Imani Temple African-American Catholic Congregation
- Istituto Mater Boni Consilii
- Liberal Catholic Church
- National Catholic Church of America
- Mariavite Church (not to be confused with the Catholic Mariavite Church)
- Most Holy Family Monastery
- Old Catholic Church
- Old Catholic Mariavite Church
- Old Roman Catholic Church in North America
- Old Roman Catholic Church in America
- Palmarian Catholic Church
- Philippine Independent Church, also called the Aglipayan Church, in the Philippines
- Polish National Catholic Church, in the United States and Canada
- Rabelados, traditionalist Catholics in Cape Verde
- Reformed Catholic Church, in Venezuela
- Reformed Old Catholic Church
- St. Stanislaus Kostka Church (St. Louis, Missouri)
- Society of St. Pius V
- Traditionalist Mexican-American Catholic Church
- True Catholic Church
- Ukrainian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church
- Venezuelan Catholic Apostolic Church
Independent Eastern Orthodoxy
These churches consider themselves Eastern Orthodox but are not in communion with the main body of Eastern Orthodoxy. Some of these denominations consider themselves as part of True Orthodoxy or the Old Believers as examples.
- Autocephalous Turkish Orthodox Patriarchate
- Belarusian Autocephalous Orthodox Church
- Lusitanian Orthodox Church
- Macedonian Orthodox Church
- Montenegrin Orthodox Church
- Orthodox Church in Italy
- Russian Orthodox Church in America
- Russian True Orthodox Church (also called as Catatomb Church)
- True Russian Orthodox Church
- Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church Canonical
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.[52]
Old Believers
Old Believers form a sub-type of True Orthodoxy that refused to accepted the liturgical and ritual changes made by Patriarch Nikon of Moscow between 1652 and 1666.
- Russian Old Believers
- Russian Orthodox Old-Rite Church (Belokrinitskaya Hierarchy)
- Lipovan Orthodox Old-Rite Church (Belokrinitskaya Hierarchy)
- Russian Old-Orthodox Church (Novozybkovskaya Hierarchy)
- Pomorian Old-Orthodox Church (Pomortsy)
Syncretic Eastern Orthodoxy
Syncretic Eastern Orthodox churches churches blend with other denominations outside of Eastern Orthodoxy and are not in communion with the main body of Eastern Orthodoxy.
- Evangelical Orthodox Church (blends with Evangelicalism and some other Protestant elements)
- Communion of Western Orthodox Churches (it recognizes both Christian Orthodoxies as same, thus it may accept Miaphysite doctrine)
Reformed Oriental Orthodoxy
The following churches have a Miaphysite Christological position but used to believe different a Christological position and may accept partial communion with ancient Oriental Orthodox churches for various reasons.
- Malabar Independent Syrian Church (Reformed Oriental Orthodox church originated in Kerala, India)
- Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church (Reformed Oriental Orthodox church originated from Kerala, India, also known as Mar Thoma Syrian Church of Malabar)
Independent Oriental Orthodoxy
The following churches affirm a Miaphysite Christological position but are not in communion with any of the ancient Oriental Orthodox Churches for various reasons.
- British Orthodox Church (founded in 1886 formerly as Catholic Apostolic Church of the West by Scottish-born British clergyman Jules Ferrette (1826-1904) to bring Oriental Orthodoxy into the British Isles without being Middle-eastern or Ethiopian and was Coptic Orthodox Church one of two Autonomous Churches before departure peacefully in 2015)
- Ethiopian Orthodox Coptic Church of North and South America (considers itself autocephalous but considered schismatic by the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church)
Syncretic Oriental Orthodoxy
These are churches which blend with other denominations outside of Oriental Orthodoxy but retain a mostly Miaphysite Christological position, and are not in communion with the main body of the ancient Oriental Orthodox churches.
- Antiochian Catholic Church in America
- Orthodox-Catholic Church of America
- Communion of Western Orthodox Churches (it recognized both Christian Orthodoxies as same, thus it may accept Miaphysite doctrine)
Southcottism
Racial Christianity
European
Afrocentric
Messianic Judaism
Hebrew Roots
Christian Identity
Positive Christianity
Esoteric Christianity (Gnosticism)
Asian Independent Churches
These are Asian-initiated churches from Chinese and Japanese regions that were formed during or still under repression in authoritarian eras in their countries as responses from government crackdowns of their old Christian denominations which were deemed illegal or unrecognized in their countries states atheism or religion.
Chinese Independent Churches
Japanese Independent Churches
Miscellaneous
Denominationally unaffiliated parachurch organizations
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
- Bose Monastic Community
- Byzantine Discalced Carmelites
- Campus Crusade for Christ
- Campus Outreach
- Canadian Council of Churches
- Christian Churches Together in the USA
- Churches Together in Britain and Ireland
- Churches Together in England
- Churches Uniting in Christ
- Conference of European Churches
- Ecumenical Institute for Study and Dialogue
- Edinburgh Churches Together
- Fellowship of Saint Alban and Saint Sergius
- Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity (HSA-UWC/Unification Church/Unification Movement)
- Intervarsity Christian Fellowship
- Iona Community
- National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A.
- New Monasticism related Communities
- Pentecostal Charismatic Peace Fellowship
- Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
- Society of Ordained Scientists
- Taizé Community
- The Gospel Coalition
- World Alliance of Reformed Churches
- World Council of Churches
- World Evangelical Alliance
- World Student Christian Federation
Christian-related movements
A Christian movement is a theological, political, or philosophical interpretation of Christianity that is not generally represented by a specific church, sect, or denomination.
- British New Church Movement
- Christian atheism
- Christian communism
- Christian democracy
- Christian existentialism
- Christian Family Movement
- Christian feminism
- Christian left
- Christian naturism
- Christian pacifism
- Christian right
- Christian socialism
- Christian Torah-submission
- Christian vegetarianism
- Christian Zionism
- Confessing Movement
- Continual prayer
- Convergence Movement
- Creationism
- Emerging church
- Green Christianity
- House church (or Simple church)
- LGBT-affirming Christian denominations
- Neo-orthodoxy
- Postmodern Christianity
- Progressive Christianity
- Quiverfull
- Restorationism
- Shepherding Movement
New Thought
The relation of New Thought to Christianity is not defined as exclusive; some of its adherents see themselves as solely practising 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.
Syncretistic religions incorporating elements of Christianity
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.
See also
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