List of Christian denominations
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List of Christian denominations ordered by historical and doctrinal relationships. (See also: Christianity; Christianity: Denominations)
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Orthodox Catholic Churches
- Eastern Orthodox Churches
- Albanian Orthodox Church
- Orthodox Church of Alexandria
- Orthodox Church in America
- Orthodox Church of Antioch
- Bulgarian Orthodox Church
- Chinese Orthodox Church
- Orthodox Church of Constantinople
- Cypriot Orthodox Church
- Czech and Slovak Orthodox Church
- Estonian Orthodox Church
- Orthodox Church of Finland
- Georgian Orthodox Church
- Church of Greece
- Japanese Orthodox Church
- Orthodox Church of Jerusalem
- Orthodox Church of Mount Sinai
- Polish Orthodox Church
- Romanian Orthodox Church
- Russian Orthodox Church
- Serb Orthodox Church
- Ukrainian Orthodox Church
- Oriental Orthodox Communion
- Armenian Apostolic Church
- Coptic Orthodox Church
- Ethiopian Orthodox Church
- Eritrean Orthodox Church
- Indian Orthodox Church ("Malankara Syrian")
- Syrian Orthodox Church ("Jacobite Syrian")
- Schismatic Orthodox Churches
Celtic Christianity
- Celtic Catholic Church (under The Papacy from 1172 to the 21st century)
Churches in full communion with the Roman See
- Roman Catholic Church
- Eastern Catholic Churches
- Belarussian Church (Byzantine rite)
- Bulgarian Church (Byzantine rite)
- Croatian Church (Byzantine rite)
- Georgian Church (Byzantine rite)
- Greek Church (Byzantine rite)
- Hungarian Church (Byzantine rite)
- Latin or Roman Church (Roman rite)
- Melkite (Byzantine rite)
- Romanian Church (Byzantine rite)
- Russian Church (Byzantine rite)
- Ruthenian Church (Byzantine rite)
- Serbian Church (Byzantine rite)
- Slovak Church (Byzantine rite)
- Uniate Church (Byzantine Church)
- Neouniate Church
- (other rites)
- (historically related, but no longer in full communion)
Nestorian Churches
Protestantism and descendant churches
- Early Protestants (before Luther)
- Lutheran
- American Association of Lutheran Churches
- Apostolic Lutheran Church of America
- Association of Free Lutheran Congregations
- Church of Denmark
- Church of Estonia
- Church of Finland
- Church of Iceland
- Church of Norway
- Church of Sweden
- Church of the Lutheran Brethren of America
- Church of the Lutheran Confession
- Evangelical Covenant Church of America ("Swedish Evangelical Mission Covenant")
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in South Africa
- Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia
- Evangelical Lutheran Synod
- Laestadian Lutheran Church
- Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
- Lutheran Church of Australia
- Lutheran Church of New Zealand
- Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod
- Lutheran Church - Canada
- Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
- See also: United / Uniting churches
- Reformed and Presbyterian Churches
- Reformed churches
- Canadian and American Reformed Churches
- Christian Reformed Church in North America
- Church of Lippe
- Dutch Reformed Church
- Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches
- Free Reformed Churches of North America
- Heritage Reformed Congregations
- Hungarian Reformed Church in America
- Orthodox Christian Reformed Church
- Protestant Reformed Churches in America
- Reformed Christian Church in Croatia
- Reformed Church in America
- Reformed Church in Bavaria and Northwestern Germany
- Reformed Church in Hungary
- Reformed Church in the United States
- Reformed Church of Alsace and Lorraine
- Reformed Church of Japan
- Remonstrant Brotherhood
- United Reformed Church
- United Reformed Churches in North America
- Presbyterian
- Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church
- Bible Presbyterian Church
- Church of Scotland
- Cumberland Presbyterian Church
- Evangelical Presbyterian Church
- Evangelical Presbyterian Church in England and Wales
- Free Church of Scotland
- Free Church of Scotland Continuing
- Free Presbyterian Church
- Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland
- Korean Presbyterian Church in America
- Orthodox Presbyterian Church
- Presbyterian Church in America
- Presbyterian Church in Ireland
- Presbyterian Church in Korea
- Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea
- Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand
- Presbyterian Church of Australia
- Presbyterian Church of Canada
- Presbyterian Church of Korea
- Presbyterian Church of Wales
- Presbyterian Church USA
- Reformed Presbyterian Church - Covenanted
- Reformed Presbyterian Church of Ireland
- Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America
- United Free Church of Scotland
- Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa
- see also United / Uniting churches
- Reformed churches
- Anabaptist
- Amish
- Hutterites
- Mennonites
- Alliance of Mennonite Evangelical Congregations
- Anabaptist Association of Australia and New Zealand
- Brethren in Christ
- Chortitzer Mennonite Conference
- Church of God in Christ, Mennonite (aka Holdeman Mennonites)
- Conservative Mennonite Conference
- Evangelical Mennonite Church
- Evangelical Mennonite Conference
- Evangelical Mennonite Mission Conference
- Fellowship of Evangelical Bible Churches (formerly Evangelical Mennonite Brethren)
- Mennonite Brethren Churches
- Mennonite Church Canada
- Mennonite Church in the Netherlands
- Mennonite Church USA
- Mennonite World Conference
- Swiss Mennonite Conference
- Various Brethren denominations
- Baptist (All Baptist associations are congregationalist affiliations for the purpose of cooperation, in which each local church is governmentally independent)
- Alliance of Baptists
- American Baptist Association
- American Baptist Churches
- Association of Baptist Churches in Ireland
- Association of Grace Baptist Churches
- 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
- Baptist General Conference of Canada
- Baptist General Convention of Texas
- 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
- Bible Baptist
- Canadian Baptist Ministries
- Canadian Convention of Southern Baptists
- Central Baptist Association
- Central Canada Baptist Conference
- Christian Unity Baptist Association
- Colored Primitive Baptists
- Conservative Baptist Association
- Conservative Baptist Association of America
- Conservative Baptists
- Continental Baptist Churches
- [[Convenci�n Nacional Bautista de Mexico]]
- Convention of Atlantic Baptist Churches
- Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
- 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
- Global Independent Baptist Fellowship
- Grace Baptist Assembly
- Independent Baptists
- 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
- Myanmar Baptist Convention
- 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
- New Testament Association of Independent Baptist Churches
- North American Baptist Conference
- Northern Baptist Convention
- Norwegian Baptist Union
- Old Baptist Union
- Old Regular Baptists
- Old Time Missionary Baptists
- Primitive Baptists
- Progressive Baptists
- Progressive National Baptist Convention
- Reformed Baptists
- Regular Baptist Churches, General Association of
- Regular Baptists
- Separate Baptists
- Separate Baptists in Christ
- Seventh Day Baptists
- Southeast Conservative Baptists
- Southern Baptist Convention
- Southern Baptists of Texas
- Sovereign Grace Baptists
- Strict Baptists
- Two-Seed-in-the-Spirit Predestinarian Baptists
- Union D'Eglises Baptistes Francaises Au Canada
- United American Free Will Baptist Church
- United American Free Will Baptist Conference
- United Baptist Convention of the Atlantic Provinces
- United Baptists
- United Free Will Baptist
- Unregistered Baptist Fellowship
- World Baptist Alliance
- World Baptist Fellowship
- See also List of Baptist sub-denominations
- Pentecostals
- Abundant Life Worship Centers
- Apostolic Assemblies of Christ
- Apostolic Assembly of the Faith in Christ Jesus
- Apostolic Church of Pentecost of Canada
- Apostolic Faith Church
- Apostolic Overcoming Holy Church of God
- Assemblies of God
- Bible Way Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ
- Calvary Holiness Association
- Christ Gospel Churches International
- Christian Congregation of Brazil
- Church of God (Charleston, Tennessee)
- Church of God (Chattanooga)
- Church of God (Cleveland)
- Church of God (Huntsville, Alabama)
- Church of God by Faith
- Church of God, House of Prayer
- Church of God in Christ
- Church of God Mountain Assembly
- Church of God of Prophecy
- Church of God with Signs Following
- Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith
- Church of the Little Children of Jesus Christ
- Congregational Holiness Church
- Elim Fellowship
- Elim Pentecostal Church
- Fire Baptized Holiness Church of God of the Americas
- God is Love Pentecostal Church
- Holiness Baptist Association
- Independent Assemblies of God, International
- International Church of the Foursquare Gospel
- International Pentecostal Church of Christ
- International Pentecostal Holiness Church
- Open Bible Standard Churches (association of autonomous churches)
- Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada
- Pentecostal Assemblies of the World
- Pentecostal Church of God
- Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church
- Redeemed Christian Church of God
- The Church of God (Jerusalem Acres)
- United Holy Church of America
- United Pentecostal Church International
- Misc. movement churches
- Methodists
- African Methodist Episcopal Church
- African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
- Bible Methodist Church
- British Methodist Episcopal Church
- Chinese Methodist Church
- Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
- Congregational Methodist Church
- Church of the Nazarene
- Evangelical Church
- Evangelical Methodist Church
- Free Methodist Church
- Fellowship of Independent Methodist Churches
- Fundamental Methodist Conference, Inc.
- Independent Methodist Church
- Korean Methodist Church
- Methodist Church, Hong Kong
- Methodist Church in Ireland
- Methodist Church in Singapore
- Methodist Church of Great Britain
- Methodist Church of New Zealand
- Methodist Church of South Africa
- Methodist Church of Sri Lanka
- Primitive Methodist Church
- Salvation Army
- United Methodist Church
- Wesleyan Church
- Wesleyan Reform Union
- See also: United / Uniting churches
Anglicans
- Episcopal Church
- Anglican Communion
- Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia
- Anglican Church of Australia
- Anglican Church of Canada
- Anglican Church of Kenya
- Anglican Church of Korea
- Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea
- Church in Wales
- Church of England
- Church of Ireland
- Church of Nigeria
- Church of Uganda
- Church of the Province of Burundi
- Church of the Province of Central Africa
- Church of the Province of Melanesia
- Church of the Province of Myanmar
- Church of the Province of Rwanda
- Church of the Province of South East Asia
- Church of the Province of Southern Africa
- Church of the Province of Tanzania
- Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean
- Church of the Province of the West Indies
- Church of the Province of West Africa
- Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East
- Episcopal Church
- Episcopal Church of Cuba
- Episcopal Church of the Sudan
- Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui
- Iglesia Anglicana de la Region Central America
- [[Iglesia Anglicana de M�xico]]
- Iglesia Anglicana del Cono Sud de las Americas
- Igreja Episcopal do Brasil
- Lusitanian Church of Portugal
- Nippon Sei Ko Kai (Japan)
- Philippine Episcopal Church
- Scottish Episcopal Church
- Spanish Reformed Episcopal Church
- Schismatic (or "continuing") Anglican Churches
- African Orthodox Church
- African Orthodox Church of the West
- African Orthodox Episcopal Church
- American Episcopal Church
- Anglican Mission in America
- Anglican Province of Christ the King
- Charismatic Episcopal Church
- Communion of Evangelical Episcopal Churches
- Free Church of England
- Free Protestant Episcopal Church
- Reformed Episcopal Church
- Southern Episcopal Church
- Anglican Communion
"Quakers"
United / Uniting churches
Restorationism
- Restoration Movement (Stone-Campbell)
- Disciples of Christ
- Christian Church
- Churches of Christ
- International Churches of Christ (Boston Movement)
- Evangelical Christian Church in Canada (Christian Disciples)
- See also: United / Uniting churches
- Millerite
- Sunday Adventists
- Advent Christian Church
- Church of God General Conference (Abrahamic Faith)
- Church of the Blessed Hope (aka Church of God of the Abrahamic Faith)
- Primitive Advent Christian Church
- Seventh Day Adventists
- Branch Davidians
- Branch Seventh Day Adventists
- Creation Seventh Day Adventist Church
- Davidian Seventh-Day Adventist Association
- General Association of Davidian Seventh-Day Adventists
- People's Christian Church
- Seventh Day Adventist Reform Movement
- Seventh-day Adventist General Conference (Seventh-day Adventist Church)
- The Registry
- Church of God Adventists
- Assembly of God in Christ Jesus
- Associated Churches, Inc.
- Associates for Scriptural Knowledge
- Biblical Church of God
- Body of Christ Church of God
- Church of God (Anadarko)
- Church of God (Jesus Christ the Head) (UNICO)
- Church of God (O'Brien)
- Church of God (Philadelphia Era)
- Church of God (Sabbatarian)
- Church of God (Seventh Day, Salem, West Virginia)
- Church of God Evangelical Association
- Church of God's Truth
- Church of the Great God
- Congregation of God, Seventh Day
- Congregation of God
- Congregation of Yah
- Foundation for Biblical Research
- Foundation of Life Fellowship
- General Conference of the Church of God (Seventh-Day)
- General Council of the Churches of God
- Global Church of God
- Harmony of Life Fellowship
- International Church of God (ICG)
- Philadelphia Church of God
- Restoration Church of God
- Seventh-Day Church of God
- The Eternal Church of God
- The Pure Truth
- Triumph Prophetic Ministries (Church of God)
- Twentieth Century Church of God (Pennsylvania)
- Twentieth Century Church of God
- United Biblical Church of God
- United Church of God
- United Seventh-Day Brethren
- Universal Church of God
- World Insight International
- Worldwide Church of God
- Bible Student Groups
- Back to the Bible Way
- Christian Believers Conference
- Christian Bible Students Association
- Christian Millenial Fellowship
- Christian Prophets of Jehovah
- Dawn Bible Students Association
- Epiphany Bible Students Association
- Independent Bible Students
- Jehovah's Witnesses
- Laodicean Home Missionary Movement
- Layman's Home Missionary Movement
- Lord Our Righteousness (Life Support)
- Pastoral Bible Institute
- Philanthropic Assembly
- Sacred Name Groups
- Assemblies of YHWHHOSHUA
- Assemblies of Yah
- Assemblies of Yahvah
- Assemblies of Yahweh (Easton Rapids, Michigan)
- Assemblies of Yahweh
- Assemblies of the Called Out Ones of Yah
- Bible Study Association
- Church of God (Jerusalem)
- House of Yahweh (Abilene, Texas)
- House of Yahweh (Odessa, Texas)
- Missionary Dispensary Bible Research
- New Life Fellowship
- Scripture Research Association
- Workers Together with Elohim
- Yahweh's Assembly of Messiah
- British Israelism
- Anglo-Saxon Federation of America
- British-Israel-World Federation (Canada), Inc.
- Calvary Fellowship, Inc.
- Christian Conservative Churches of America
- Christian Identity Church
- Christian Research
- Church of Israel
- Church of Jesus Christ Christian (Aryan Nations)
- Covenant, the Sword and the Arm of the Lord
- House of Prayer for All People
- Kingdom Identity Ministries
- LaPorte Church of Christ
- Ministry of Christ Church
- National Association of Kingdom Evangelicals
- New Christian Crusade Church
- Prophetic Herald Ministry
- Remnant of Israel
- Tabernacle of the Phineas Priesthood
- Southcottites
- Other Adventists
- Sunday Adventists
- Latter Day Saint movement (Mormonism)
- Aaronic Order
- Church of Christ (Bickertonite)
- Church of Christ (Cutlerite)
- Church of Christ (Temple Lot)
- Church of Christ with the Elijah Message
- Church of Jesus Christ in Zion
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints*
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite)
- Community of Christ**
- Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
- New Covenant Church of God
- Pentecostal Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
- Restoration Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
- Restored Church of Jesus Christ
- Sons Aumen Israel
- True and Living Church of Jesus Christ of Saints of the Last Days
- * The largest of these churches, headquarted in Salt Lake City, Utah, sometimes called the LDS Church; commonly, but incorrectly called the Mormon Church
- ** formerly the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints or RLDS Church
- * The largest of these churches, headquarted in Salt Lake City, Utah, sometimes called the LDS Church; commonly, but incorrectly called the Mormon Church
Gnosticism
Various Nontrinitarian
- American Unitarian Conference
- Arians
- Church of Christ, Scientist **
- Doukhobors
- Iglesia ni Cristo
- Magi Network *
- Molokan
- Unification Church
- Unitarian Universalist Christian Fellowship *
- * Independent Affiliate of the Unitarian Universalist Association
- ** Alternatively categorized as one of the New Thought churches
New Thought churches
References
- Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "List_of_Christian_denominations" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Christian_denominations, used under the GNU Free Documentation License
