“Somewhere in the midst of these 30,000 denominations, there is one true church, .... “
Yeah, it’s Christians.
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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Exactly. It’s the believers that make up the Bride of Christ, not a denomination, nor a single church.