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The Church: Origins of Christian Churches

CHURCHFOUNDERYEARPLACE
CatholicJesus ChristA.D. 33Palestine
AdventistWilliam Millerc.1820U.S.A.
AmishJacob Ammanc.1600Switzerland
Assemblies of GodFrom Pentecostalism1914Hot Springs, AR
BaptistJohn Smyth1609Holland
Christadelphian (Brethren of Christ)John Thomasc.1844Richmond, VA
Christian ScientistMary Baker Eddy1879Boston, MA
Church of Christ (Disciples of Christ)Thomas Campbellc.1827Kentucky
Church of GodFrom different religious bodiesend of 19th centuryU.S.A.
Church of God in ChristLargest of Church of God1895Arkansas
Church of NazareneFrom different religious bodies1908Pilot Point, TX
CongregationalRobert Brown1600England
CongregationalistPilgrims and Puritans1648Massachusetts
Episcopal (Anglican, Church of England)Henry VIII1534England
Four Square GospelAimee Semple McPherson1927Los Angeles, CA
HolinessFrom Methodism1867U.S.A.
LutheranMartin Luther1517Germany
MennoniteMenno Simonsc.1536Switzerland
MethodistJohn Wesley1739England
Methodist Episcopal60 Preachers1784Baltimore, MD
Methodist ProtestantMethodism1830U.S.A.
PentecostalCharles F. Parkham1901Topeka, KS
PresbyterianJohn Knox1560Scotland
Quaker (Religious Society of Friends)George Fox1649England
Salvation ArmyWilliam Booth1865London, England
Seventh Day BaptistsStephen Mumford1672Newport, RI
Seventh Day AdventistEllen Harmon White1844Washington, NH
United Church of ChristFrom Reformed and Congregationalist Churches1961Philadelphia, PA
United MethodistFrom Methodist and Evangelical United Brethren Churches1968Dallas, TX

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