How Old is Your Church?
by Sebastian R. Fama
Name of Church |
Year Founded |
Name of Founder |
|
|
|
Catholic |
33 |
Jesus Christ |
Orthodox |
1054 |
Separated from Catholic Church |
Lutheran |
1517 |
Martin Luther |
The Church of England |
1534 |
King Henry VIII |
Presbyterian |
1560 |
John Knox |
Congregationalist |
1582 |
Robert Browne |
Baptist |
1605 |
John Smyth |
Dutch Reformed |
1628 |
Michaelis Jones |
Quaker |
1652 |
George Fox |
Amish |
1693 |
Jacob Amman |
Methodist |
1744 |
John & Charles Wesley |
Unitarian |
1774 |
Theophilus Lindley |
Episcopal |
1789 |
Samuel Seabury |
Disciples of Christ |
1804 |
A group of Presbyterian ministers |
Mormon |
1830 |
Joseph Smith Jr. |
Seventh Day Adventist |
1860 |
Ellen White |
Salvation Army |
1865 |
William Booth |
Christian & Missionary Alliance |
1865 |
Albert Simpson |
Jehovah's Witnesses |
1872 |
Charles Taze Russell |
Christian Scientist |
1879 |
Mary Baker Eddy |
Assemblies of God |
1914 |
A group of Pentecostal preachers |
Foursquare Gospel |
1918 |
Aimee Semple McPherson |
United Pentecostal |
1945 |
A merger of Oneness churches |
United Church of Christ |
1957 |
A union of different traditions |
Calvary Chapel |
1965 |
Chuck Smith |
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Jesus didn’t found the Catholic Church. He is the reason for CHRISTIANITY.
Always a false argument that uses dates as a substitute for God's eternal plan.
The only Church, comprised of every single soul who has entrusted themselves by faith to Christ's finished sacrifice, was chosen in the heart of God in eternity and before time began. He has no grandchildren or great grandchildren. He has children, chosen, saved, pure, imbued with the righteousness of Christ, formed into His Body, formed as His Bride.
Denominational dates in history are a poor, poor substitute or Eternal Truth - declared by God in His inspired Word - nor do they matter in the slightest. It is in short, a world-bound argument that misses the truth.
"Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes."
Ephesians 1:4
Catholic 33 Jesus Christ
"Church of Christ" claims the same thing.
The problem with your chart, with “Catholic” first on your list, is you and your fellow Romanists think ROMAN Catholic when they read “Catholic,” the totalitarian system that arose to prominence claiming primacy over Christian churches of the Roman empire around the time of Leo, some 500 years AFTER the original Apostolic church.
The original Catholic church in the Bible, and the paganized totalitarian Roman Catholic system bear no resemblance to each other.
First, John & Charles Wesley did not found the Methodist Church. As an ordained Methodist Minister, I’ve heard this before, but it simply isn’t factual. John & Charles Wesley never broke from the Anglican Church. During the Revolution era, when the Anglican priests had for the most part abandoned the colonies, they ordained a bishop for the purpose of ensuring communion was offered to the people. Even then, they didn’t call for a “Methodist” denomination.
Second, Peter possibly founded churches in Antioch Syria, since he is mentioned there very early in Christianity by the Apostle Paul. In Antioch we were first called Christians, and in Antioch, that church claims Peter as their first bishop.
Obviously, the first church founded was in Jerusalem which still exists today.
Did Peter wear opulent, flashy robes? Did he wear a tall hat? Did he carry a blinged out, gilded shepherds staff?
Did the other Apostles wear gold and jeweled rings as a symbol of their positions/offices?
At any time did Peter or any of the Apostles kiss dessicated severed body parts from corpses?
Are you really sure the Catholic church of today is the “original, true Church” of Jesus?
. I could go on but you get the idea.