Posted on 09/15/2014 7:04:25 AM PDT by marshmallow
The Russian Orthodox Church has cancelled an official doctrinal dialogue with the Finnish Lutheran Church over the Lutheran stance on homosexuality. The Orthodox side wanted to pre-approve a communique before the meeting, but talks broke down over the Finns’ refusal to condemn homosexuality.
Finnish and Russian attitudes to gay rights are poles apart, and that’s helping to derail doctrinal dialogues between the two countries’ largest religions. Archbishop Kari Mäkinen says that he was forced to cancel planned ecumenical dialogues when he met the Russia Patriarch Kiril in Moscow.
The Russian Orthodox Church wanted to agree a statement in advance, as the meeting was scheduled to discuss anthropology—an area where sexuality was bound to come up.
”Our church’s line, which doesn’t directly condemn homosexuality, is such that from their point of view they don’t want to continue official ecumenical discussions,” said Mäkinen.
Mäkinen said that the Russian side wanted to agree a negative statement on homosexuality, but that the Lutheran church takes a different tack. In his opinion the end result of the talks should not be dictated in advance.
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I don't think there IS a complete list as denominations continuously spring forth and disappear. I mean no disrespect but that's what the research seems to indicate. It will take some fishing to get them all, but if you really want the list I'm sure you will 'fish.' Sorry!
The list does not exist - anywhere. Why? Because the 30,000 number is total bull.
Had Albert of Mainz not been so hasty in selling indulgences to pay for his purchase of his bishoprics, perhaps Dr. Luther would have been less hasty in protesting the practice.
Since Jesus left His Church in the hands of mere mortals, problem clergy WOULD thereby exist. Expecting perfection from anyone besides God is foolish, naive and illogical.
The media have ALWAYS taken SPECIAL delight in public pillorying of Catholic clergy and Evangelicals.
That fellow FReepers continue that verbal persecution is simply a showing of THEIR personal lacunae.
The CATHOLIC CHURCH says 30,000 Protestant denominations; the Protestants say 40,000. But, why believe Google? CHECK OUT THEIR NUMBERS by the Protestants.
They differentiate THEMSELVES by a variety of names. THEY chose their names and consider themselves DIFFERENT denominations. They don't even just call themselves Lutherans or Calvinists; they use all kinds of other names for themselves.
Since THEY chose those different names, I ASSUME they did so because they BELIEVED in different doctrine, that is, different enough to separate themselves from other Protestant denominations. I wonder why you don't believe the Protestant view of THEMSELVES.
To me, it doesn't matter as they are ALL Christians. The numbers and variety of Protestant denominations show me how VERY much missionary work was done by those intrepid ministers. Well, I've heard from FReepers that Mormons aren't really Christians since they believe that Jesus and Lucifer were brothers. I asked a Mormon relative who converted (from Episcopalian to Mormonism to Catholicism) about that. He agreed with what the FReepers said about Mormonism.
The Catholic Church has variations too but I didn't think that you would be interested in them.
I didn't include any Orthodoxy because some people think they are Catholics and others say they are Protestant. But, you can look them up if you want. This site puts them as Protestants. Doesn't matter, I suppose.
Excuse some of the numbering errors. My eyes were starting to cross.
Only our good Lord can keep track of all this!
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Protestantism - 800 million
Estimates of the total number of Protestants are very uncertain, partly because of the difficulty in determining which denominations should be placed in the category. It seems however clear that Protestantism is the second largest major group of Christians after Catholicism by number of followers. Often that number is put at 800 million. Some sources, which put the number at 800 million, include also Anglicanism (see below) within Protestantism. However, Protestant denominations in the world differ vastly to slightly theologically and do not form a single communion.
HERE IS A LIST OF MANY PROTESTANT DENOMINATIONS.
Historical Protestantism - 330 million
Baptist churches - 100 million
1. Southern Baptist Convention - 15.7 million
2. National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. - 8.5 million
3. National Baptist Convention of America, Inc. - 3.1 million
4. Nigerian Baptist Convention - 2.5 million
5. Progressive National Baptist Convention - 2.5 million
6. Baptist General Convention of Texas - 2.3 million
7. Baptist Union of Uganda - 1.5 million
8. American Baptist Churches USA - 1.4 million
9. Brazilian Baptist Convention - 1.3 million
10. Baptist Bible Fellowship International - 1.2 million
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11. Baptist Community of the Congo River - 1 million
12. National Primitive Baptist Convention of the U.S.A. - 1 million
13. National Missionary Baptist Convention of America - 1 million
14. Myanmar Baptist Convention - 0.9 million
15. Samavesam of Telugu Baptist Churches - 0.8 million
16. Korea Baptist Convention - 0.8 million
17. Baptist Convention of Kenya - 0.8 million
18. Council of Baptist Churches in Northeast India - 0.6 million
19. Cooperative Baptist Fellowship - 0.5 million
20. Nagaland Baptist Church Council - 0.5 million
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21. Baptist Convention in Tanzania - 0.5 million
22. Orissa Evangelical Baptist Crusade - 0.5 million
23. Baptist General Association of Virginia - 0.5 million
24. National Baptist Convention (Brazil) - 0.4 million
25. Church of Christ in Congo–Baptist Community of Congo - 0.4 million
26. Convention of Philippine Baptist Churches - 0.3
27. American Baptist Association - 0.3 million
28. Union of Baptist Churches in Rwanda - 0.3 million
29. Association of Baptist Churches in Rwanda - 0.3 million
30. Garo Baptist Convention - 0.2 million
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31. Baptist Community of Western Congo - 0.2 million
33. Baptist Missionary Association of America - 0.2 million
34. Conservative Baptist Association of America - 0.2 million
35. National Association of Free Will Baptists - 0.2 million
36. Canadian Baptist Ministries - 0.2 million
37. National Baptist Convention of Mexico - 0.2 million
38. Manipur Baptist Convention - 0.2 million
39. Convention of Baptist Churches of the Northern Circars - 0.2 million
40. Baptist Community in Central Africa - 0.2 million
41. Baptist Convention of Malawi - 0.2 million
Lutheranism - 85 million
42. Evangelical Church in Germany - 24.5 million
43. Church of Sweden - 6.5 million
44. Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus - 6.4 million
45. Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania - 5.8 million
46. United Evangelical Lutheran Churches in India - 4.5 million
47. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America - 4.5 million
48. Church of Denmark - 4.4 million
49. Batak Christian Protestant Church - 4.2 million
50. Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland - 4.1 million
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51. Church of Norway - 3.8 million
52. Malagasy Lutheran Church - 3.0 million
53. Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod - 2.2 million
54. The Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria - 2.2 million
55. Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea - 0.9 million
56. Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil - 0.7 million
57. Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia - 0.7 million
58. Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa - 0.6 million
59. Christian Protestant Church in Indonesia - 0.6 million
60. Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia - 0.4 million
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61. Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod - 0.4 million
62. Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovakia - 0.4 million
63. The Indonesia. n Protestant Church - 0.4 million
64. The Protestant Christian Church - 0.4 million
65. Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Austria - 0.3 million
66. Evangelical Lutheran Church of Cameroon - 0.2 million
67. Church of Iceland - 0.2 million
68. Evangelical Lutheran Church of Brazil - 0.2 million
69. Simalungun Protestant Christian Church - 0.2 million
70. Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zimbabwe - 0.2 million
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71. Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia - 0.2 million
72. Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Hungary - 0.2 million
73. Protestant Church of Augsburg Confession of Alsace and Lorraine - 0.2 million
74. The Lutheran Council of Great Britain - 0.2 million
75. Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church - 0.2 million
76. Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ - 0.2 million
77. North American Lutheran Church - 0.2 million Methodism - 80 million[30]
78. United Methodist Church - 12 million[31]
79. African Methodist Episcopal Church - 2.5 million
80. Methodist Church Nigeria - 2 million
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81. Church of the Nazarene - 2 million
82. Methodist Church of Southern Africa - 1.7 million
83. Korean Methodist Church - 1.5 million
84. African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church - 1.5 million
85. The Salvation Army - 1.4 million
86. United Methodist Church of Ivory Coast - 1 million
87. Free Methodist Church - 0.9 million
88. Christian Methodist Episcopal Church - 0.9 million
89. Methodist Church Ghana - 0.8 million
90. Methodist Church in India - 0.6 million
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91. Methodist Church in Kenya - 0.5 million
92. Wesleyan Church - 0.4 million
93. Evangelical Free Church of America - 0.4 million
94. Methodist Church of Great Britain - 0.3 million[47]
95. Methodist Church in Brazil - 0.2 million
Reformed churches - 80 million
Presbyterianism - 50 million
Presbyterian Church of East Africa - 4.0 million
Presbyterian Church of Nigeria - 3.8 million
Presbyterian Church of Africa - 3.4 million
100. Presbyterian Church in Korea (HapDong) - 3.0 million
The Presbyterian Church of Korea (TongHap) - 2.9 million
United Church of Canada - 2.8 million
Church of Christ in Congo–Presbyterian Community of Congo - 2.5 million
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) - 1.8 million
Presbyterian Church of Cameroon - 1.8 million
Presbyterian Church of India - 1.3 million
Church of Central Africa, Presbyterian - 1.3 million
Church of Scotland - 1.1 million
Presbyterian Church of Brazil - 1.0 million
110. Presbyterian Church in Sudan - 1.0 million
Presbyterian Church in Cameroon - 0.7 million[64]
Presbyterian Church in Korea (HapDongBoSu II.) - 0.7 million
Presbyterian Church in Korea (HapDongChunTong) - 0.6 million
Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana - 0.6 million
United Church of Christ in the Philippines - 0.5 million
Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa - 0.5 million
Presbyterian Church in America - 0.4 million
Presbyterian Church of Pakistan - 0.4 million
Korean Presbyterian Church - 0.4 million
120. Presbyterian Church in Korea (Koshin) - 0.4 million
Presbyterian Church in Ireland - 0.3 million
Uniting Church in Australia - 0.3 million
Presbyterian Church in Rwanda - 0.3 million
Presbyterian Church in Taiwan - 0.3 million
Continental Reformed churches - 30 million
Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar - 3.5 million
Protestant Church in Indonesia - 3.1 million
United Church of Zambia - 3.0 million
Protestant Church in the Netherlands - 2.5 million
130. Evangelical Church of Cameroon - 2.5 million
Swiss Reformed Church - 2.4 million
Protestant Evangelical Church in Timor - 2.0 million
Dutch Reformed Church - 1.1 million
Christian Evangelical Church in Minahasa - 0.7 million
United Church in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands - 0.6 million
Protestant Church in Western Indonesia - 0.6 million[84]
Evangelical Christian Church in Tanah Papua - 0.6 million
Protestant Church in the Moluccas - 0.6 million
Reformed Church in Hungary - 0.6 million
140. Reformed Church in Romania - 0.6 million
Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa - 0.5 million
Toraja Church - 0.4 million
Reformed Church of France - 0.4 million
Lesotho Evangelical Church - 0.3 million
Evangelical Christian Church in Halmahera - 0.3 million
Evangelical Reformed Church in Angola - 0.3 million
Christian Church of Sumba - 0.3 million
Karo Batak Protestant Church - 0.3 million
Reformed Church in America - 0.3 million
150. Christian Reformed Church in North America - 0.3 million
Christian Reformed Church of Nigeria - 0.3 million
Reformed Church in Zambia - 0.3 million
Kalimantan Evangelical Church - 0.2 million
Javanese Christian Churches - 0.2 million
Indonesia Christian Church - 0.2 million
Church of Christ in the Sudan Among the Tiv - 0.2 million
Church of Lippe - 0.2 million
Evangelical Church of Congo - 0.2 million
Evangelical Church of Gabon - 0.2 million
160. Christian Evangelical Church of Sangihe Talaud - 0.2 million
Central Sulawesi Christian Church - 0.2 million
Evangelical Reformed Church in Bavaria and Northwestern Germany - 0.2 million
Congregationalism - 5 million 163. United Church of Christ - 1.2 million[111]
Evangelical Congregational Church in Angola - 0.9 million
United Congregational Church of Southern Africa - 0.5 million
Anabaptism and Schwarzenau Brethren - 3.5 million
Schwarzenau Brethren/German Baptist groups - 1.5 million
Mennonites - 1.7 million
Amish - 0.25 million
170. Hutterites - 0.05 million
Hussites - 1 million
Moravians - 0.825 million
Czechoslovak Hussite Church - 0.14 million
Unity of the Brethren - 0.035 million
Quakers (Religious Society of Friends) - 0.4 million
Modern Protestantism - 464 million
Pentecostalism - 279 million
Assemblies of God - 65 million
Fangcheng Fellowship - 12 million
180. International Circle of Faith - 11 million
China Gospel Fellowship - 10 million
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) - 9 million
International Church of the Foursquare Gospel - 8 million
Church of God in Christ - 6.5 million
Apostolic Church - 6 million
Jesus the Lord Church - 6 million
International Pentecostal Holiness Church - 4 million
United Pentecostal Church International - 4 million
The Pentecostal Mission - 2.5 million
190. Christian Congregation of Brazil - 2.5 million
True Jesus Church - 2.5 million
Church of Pentecost - 2.1 million
Universal Church of the Kingdom of God - 2 million
Pentecostal Assemblies of the World - 1.5 million
Apostolic Faith Mission of South Africa - 1.2 million
Church of God of Prophecy - 1.5 million
Association of Pentecostal Churches of Rwanda - 1 million
God is Love Pentecostal Church - 0.8 million
Nondenominational evangelicalism - 80 million
Calvary Chapel - 25 million
200. Born Again Movement - 20 million
Association of Vineyard Churches - 15 million
Christian and Missionary Alliance - 4 million
Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) - 1.2 million
African initiated Protestant churches - 60 million
Zion Christian Church - 15 million
Eternal Sacred Order of Cherubim and Seraphim - 10 million
Kimbanguist Church - 5.5 million
Church of the Lord (Aladura) - 3.6 million[121]
Council of African Instituted Churches - 3 million[122]
210. Church of Christ Light of the Holy Spirit - 1.4 million
African Church of the Holy Spirit - 0.7 million
African Israel Church Nineveh - 0.5 million
Seventh-day Adventist Church - 17 million
New Apostolic Church - 10 million
Chinese-originated and Chinese Independent Churches – 10 million
Groups listed have origins in the Lord's Recovery movement associated with Watchman Nee and Witness Lee.
216. The Shouters are an offshoot of the Local Churches considered a dangerous sect by the Chinese government; due to the extremely decentralized nature of both groups, there is controversy over which house churches should be actually considered part of each.
The Shouters – unknown, probably less than 1 million
217. Eastern Lightning, which is in turn an offshoot of The Shouters, is very hierarchical (in contrast to its predecessors) and teaches that Christ has already returned as a woman named Lightning Deng.
Eastern Lightning – 1 million
Local Churches – between 1 and 10 million
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Restoration Movement - 7 million
Churches of Christ - 5 million
220. Christian churches and churches of Christ - 1.1 million
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) - 0.7 million
Community of Disciples of Christ in Congo - 0.7 million
Plymouth Brethren - 1 million[129]
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Anglicanism - 85 million
Anglican Communion - 80 million
Church of England - 25.0 million
Church of Nigeria - 18.0 million
Church of Uganda - 8.1 million
Anglican Church of Kenya - 5.0 million
Episcopal Church of Sudan - 4.5 million
230. Anglican Church of Australia - 3.9 million
Church of South India - 3.8 million
Anglican Church of Southern Africa - 2.3 million
Episcopal Church in the United States- 2.1 million
Anglican Church of Tanzania - 2.0 million
Anglican Church of Canada - 2.0 million
Church of North India - 1.5 million
Anglican Church of Rwanda - 1.0 million
Church of the Province of Central Africa - 0.9 million
Anglican Church of Burundi - 0.8 million
240. Church in the Province of the West Indies - 0.8 million
Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean - 0.5 million
Church of Christ in Congo–Anglican Community of Congo - 0.5 million
Church of Pakistan - 0.5 million
Church of Ireland - 0.4 million
Church of the Province of West Africa - 0.3 million
Church of the Province of Melanesia - 0.2 million
Continuing Anglican movement and independent Anglican churches - 1.5 million
Traditional Anglican Communion - 0.4 million
Church of England in South Africa - 0.1 million
250. Restorationism and Non-Trinitarianism - 41 million
Latter Day Saint movement - 15.2 million
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormonism) - 15 million
Community of Christ - 0.2 million
Iglesia ni Cristo - 10 million
Jehovah's Witnesses - 7.65 million
Oneness Pentecostalism - 6 million
United Pentecostal Church International - 4 million
Pentecostal Assemblies of the World - 1.5 million
La Luz del Mundo - between 1 and 7 million
260. Unitarian Universalism - 0.6 million
Unitarian Universalism developed out of Christian traditions but no longer identifies as a Christian denomination.
Unitarian Universalist Association - 0.2 million
Church of Christ, Scientist - 0.4 million
Friends of Man - 0.07 million
Christadelphians - 0.06 million
Church of the East - 0.6 million
Assyrian Church of the East - 0.5 million
Ancient Church of the East - 0.1 million
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