What is the History of Your Church?
| Church | Year Established | Founder | Where Established |
| Catholic | 33 | Jesus Christ | Jerusalem |
| Orthodox | 1054 | Schismatic Catholic Bishops |
Constantinople |
| Lutheran | 1517 | Martin Luther | Germany |
| Anabaptist | 1521 | Nicholas Storch & Thomas Munzer |
Germany |
| Anglican | 1534 | Henry VIII | England |
| Mennonites | 1536 | Menno Simons | Switzerland |
| Calvinist | 1555 | John Calvin | Switzerland |
| Presbyterian | 1560 | John Knox | Scotland |
| Congregational | 1582 | Robert Brown | Holland |
| Baptist | 1609 | John Smyth | Amsterdam |
| Dutch Reformed | 1628 | Michaelis Jones | New York |
| Congregationalist | 1648 | Pilgrims and Puritans | Massachusetts |
| Quakers | 1649 | George Fox | England |
| Amish | 1693 | Jacob Amman | France |
| Freemasons | 1717 | Masons from four lodges | London |
| Methodist | 1739 | John & Charles Wesley |
England |
| Unitarian | 1774 | Theophilus Lindey | London |
| Methodist Episcopal | 1784 | 60 Preachers | Baltimore, MD |
| Episcopalian | 1789 | Samuel Seabury | American Colonies |
| United Brethren | 1800 | Philip Otterbein &
Martin Boehn |
Maryland |
| Disciples of Christ | 1827 | Thomas & Alexander Campbell |
Kentucky |
| Mormon | 1830 | Joseph Smith | New York |
| Methodist Protestant | 1830 | Methodist | United States |
| Church of Christ | 1836 | Warren Stone & Alexander Campbell |
Kentucky |
| Seventh Day Adventist | 1844 | Ellen White | Washington, NH |
| Christadelphian (Brethren of Christ |
1844 | John Thomas | Richmond, VA |
| Salvation Army | 1865 | William Booth | London |
| Holiness | 1867 | Methodist | United States |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | 1874 | Charles Taze Russell | Pennsylvania |
| Christian Science | 1879 | Mary Baker Eddy | Boston |
| Church of God in Christ | 1895 | Various churches of God | Arkansas |
| Church of Nazarene | c. 1850-1900 | Various religious bodies | Pilot Point, TX |
| Pentecstal | 1901 | Charles F. Parkham | Topeka, KS |
| Aglipayan | 1902 | Gregorio Aglipay | Philippines |
| Assemblies of God | 1914 | Pentecostalism | Hot Springs, AZ |
| Iglesia ni Christo | 1914 | Felix Manalo | Philippines |
| Four-square Gospel | 1917 | Aimee Semple
McPherson |
Los Angeles, CA |
| United Church of Christ | 1961 | Reformed and Congregationalist |
Philadelphia, PA |
| Calvary Chapel | 1965 | Chuck Smith | Costa Mesa, CA |
| United Methodist | 1968 | Methodist and United Brethren |
Dallas, TX |
| Born-again | c. 1970s | Various religious bodies | United States |
| Harvest Christian | 1972 | Greg Laurie | Riverside, CA |
| Saddleback | 1982 | Rick Warren | California |
| Non-denominational | c. 1990s | various | United States |
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