Genealogy of Christian Denominations

[teresahrc]

Even though this isn't a map (I love maps) it is still really interesting.

When did your Church begin?

www.catholicapologetics.org/aptoc.htm

Genealogy of Christian Faith Communities
The following chart shows a timeline of some of the events which lead to the multiplicity of Christian denominations. The chart is constructed to scale, so that each century takes the same amount of vertical space (with the exception of a slight vertical expansion for 1510-1530 to include the various Protestant denominational origins.) Note that there were long periods of time during which the interpretation of the Bible and doctrine were discussed and resolved without division into different communities.

Click here for a graphical version of thie timeline.
Year Roman Catholicism Other Christian Communities
Christ's birth 4 BC
Church's birth . 30 Pentecost
First Epistles . 50 Council of Jerusalem
First Gospels .
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Apostolic Age 100
ends .
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200
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300
. 325 Council of Nicea I
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. 381 Council of Constantinople I
73 book canon 400 397 Local African
of The Bible . Council of Carthage
. 431 Council of Ephesus
. 451 Council of Chalcedon
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500
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. 553 Council of Constantinople II
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600
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. 680 Council of Constantinople III
700
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. 787 Council of Nicea II
800
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. 870 Council of Constantinople IV
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900
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1000
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. 1054 Greek Orthodox
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1100
. 1123 Council of Lateran I
. 1139 Council of Lateran II
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. 1179 Council of Lateran III
1200
. 1215 Council of Lateran IV
. 1245 Council of Lyons I
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. 1274 Council of Lyons II
1300 1312 Council of Vienne
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1400 1414 Council of Constance
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. 1438 Council of Florence
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1500
66 book canon Reformers' Bible . 1517 Council of Lateran V 1517 Lutheran,1520 Reformed,1525 Anabaptists
. 1545 Council of Trent 1534 Anglican
. 1560 Presbyterian
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1600 1612 Baptist
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1700
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. 1787 Methodist
1800
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. 1870 Council of Vatican I
1900
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. 1965 Council of Vatican II
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2000





American Christian Branches Among European Founded Churches
The following American Christian branches to European founded churches take their beginning from the history chart of the preceding page. The date before each denomination indicates the beginning of that American branch church fellowship.

Lutheran Branch
1818 - Ohio Lutheran Synod
1930 - American Lutheran Church
1988 - Evangelical Lutheran Church of America
1820 - General Lutheran Synod
1863 - United Synod South
1867 - General Lutheran Council
1918 - United Lutheran Church in America
1962 - Lutheran Church in America
1988 - Evangelical Lutheran Church of America
1847 - Lutheran Church Missouri Synod
1976 - Association of Evangelical Lutherans
1988 - Evangelical Lutheran Church of America
1854 Iowa Lutheran Synod
1930 - American Lutheran Church
1988 - Evangelical Lutheran Church of America
1860 - Swedish Augustana Synod
1962 - Lutheran Church in America
1988 - Evangelical Lutheran Church of America
1872 - American Evangelical Lutheran Church
1962 - Lutheran Church in America
1988 - Evangelical Lutheran Church of America
1890 - Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church
1962 - Lutheran Church in America
1988 - Evangelical Lutheran Church of America
1896 - United Evangelical Lutheran Church
1960 - American Lutheran Church
1988 - Evangelical Lutheran Church of America
1900 - Church of the Lutheran Brethren of America
1988 - Evangelical Lutheran Church of America
1918 - Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
1929 - Apostolic Lutheran Church of America

Reformed Branch
1628 - Dutch Reformed Church
1857 - Christian Reformed Church
1926 - Protestant Reformed Churches of America
1867 - Reformed Church in America
1628 - Puritans/Congregationalists
Evangelical Protestant Church of North America
1931 - Congregational Christian Churches
1957 - United Church of Christ
1790 - Universalists
1961 - Unitarian Universalist Association
1793 - German Reformed Church
1826 - Churches of God in North America
1869 - Reformed Church in the United States
1934 - Evangelical and Reformed Church
1957 - United Church of Christ
1801 - Christians/Churches of Christ
1832 - Christian Church/Disciples of Christ
1807 - Disciples of Christ
1832 - Christian Church/Disciples of Christ
1849 - Evangelical Synod of North America
1934 - Evangelical and Reformed Church
1957 - United Church of Christ
Anglican Branch
1787 - Protestant Episcopal Church
1861 - North Protestant Episcopal Church
1865 Protestant Episcopal Church
1873 - Reformed Episcopal Church
1861 - South Protestant Episcopal Church
1865 Protestant Episcopal Church
1873 - Reformed Episcopal Church
Presbyterian Branch
1706 - Presbyterian Church
1741 - New Side Presbyterian Church
1758 - Presbyterian Church
1741 - Old Side Presbyterian Church
1758 - Presbyterian Church
1810 - Cumberland Presbyterian Church
1837 - New School
1870 - Presbyterian Church, U.S.A.
1937 - Orthodox Presbyterian Church
Bible Presbyterian Church
1956 - Bible Presbyterian Church
1965 - Reformed Presbyterian Church, Evangelical Synod
1982 - Presbyterian Church of America
1837 - Old School
1861 - Presbyterian Church, Confederate States
Presbyterian Church in the United States
1973 - Presbyterian Church of America
1983 - Presbyterian Church, USA
1870 - Presbyterian Church, U.S.A.
1937 - Orthodox Presbyterian Church
Bible Presbyterian Church
1956 - Bible Presbyterian Church
1965 - Reformed Presbyterian Church, Evangelical Synod
1982 - Presbyterian Church of America
1752 - Reformed Presbytery
1833 - Reformed Presbyterian Church of No. America (Covenanters)
Associate Presbyterian Church
1858 - United Presbyterian Church of No. America
1958 - United Presbyterian Church, USA
1983 - Presbyterian Church, USA
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church
1822 - Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (Covenanters)
1958 - United Presbyterian Church, USA
1983 - Presbyterian Church, USA
1774 - Reformed Presbyterian Church in North America
1965 - Reformed Presbyterian Church, Evangelical Synod
1982 - Presbyterian Church of America
Baptist Branch
1639 - British Separatists
1672 - Seventh-Day Baptists
1727 - Free Will Baptists
1770 - Old Lights
1787 - General Association of Separatists Baptists
1814 - Baptist Missionary Convention
1827 - Primitive Baptists
1845 - Northern Baptist Convention
1932 - General Assoc. of Regular Baptist Churches
1947 - Conservative Baptist Assoc. of America
1950 - America Baptist Convention
1770 - New Lights
1780 - Free Will Baptists (North)
1827 - Primitive Baptists
1910 - Northern Baptist Convention
1814 - Baptist Missionary Convention
1845 - Southern Baptist Convention
1895 - National Baptist Convention of America
1915 - National Baptist Convention of the U.S.A., Inc.
1961 - Progressive Baptist Convention
1905 - American Baptist Association
1895 - Northern Baptist Convention of America
1932 - General Assoc. of Regular Baptist Churches
1947 - Conservative Baptist Association of America
1950 - American Baptist Convention
Anabaptists
1840 - North American Baptist General Conference
1852 - Baptist General Conference
Methodist
1784 - Methodist Episcopal Church
1816 - African Methodist Episcopal Church
1821 - African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
1830 - Methodist Protestant Church/Bible Protestant Church
1939 - Methodist Church
1946 - Evangelical Methodist Church
1968 - United Methodist Church
1843 - Wesleyan Methodist Church of America
1968 Wesleyan Church
1844 - Methodist Episcopal
1860 - Free Methodist Church
1908 - Church of the Nazarene
1939 - Methodist Church
1946 - Evangelical Methodist Church
1968 - United Methodist Church
1844 - Methodist Episcopal Church (South)
1870 - Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
1897 - Pilgrim Holiness Church
1968 - Wesleyan Church
1800 - Church of the United Brethren in Christ
1946 - Evangelical United Brethren Church
1807 - Evangelical Church
1946 - Evangelical United Brethren Church
1829 - Primitive Methodist Church
1886 - Church of God (Cleveland, TN)
1923 - Tomlinson Church of God
1943 - Church of God (Queens Village, NY)
1953 - Church of God of Prophecy
1957 - Church of God of All Nations
1886 - Church of God
1922 - Original Church of God, Inc.
1886 - United Holy Church of America, Inc.
1898 - Fire-Baptized Holiness Church
1953 - Emanuel Holiness Church
1911 - Pentecostal Holiness Church
1918 - Pentecostal Fire-Baptized Holiness Church
1899 - Pentecostal Holiness Church
1911 - Pentecostal Holiness Church
1901 - Pentecostal Union
1917 - Pillar of Fire
1914 - Assemblies of God, General Council
1914 - Church of God by Faith, Inc.
1914 - Pentecostal Assemblies of the World, Inc.
1924 - Pentecostal Church, Inc.
1945 - United Pentecostal Church, Inc.
Pentecostal Assemblies of Jesus Christ, Inc.
1917 - Pentecostal Church of Christ
1918 - International Church of the Foursquare Gospel
1919 - Pentecostal Church of God of America, Inc.
1919 - International Pentecostal Assemblies
1919 - Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc.
1957 - Bible Way Church, World-Wide
1919 - Bible Standard, Inc.
1935 - Open Bible Standard Churches, Inc.
1932 - Open Bible Evangelistic Association
1935 - Open Bible Standard Churches, Inc.
1932 - Calvary Pentecostal Church, Inc.
1947 - Elim Missionary Assemblies
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[emily445455]

there had to be some people who weren't part of the catholic church who made their own church...........just makes logical sense.

[watchman]

Apr 20, 2009 19:18:10 GMT -5 emily445455 said:

there had to be some people who weren't part of the catholic church who made their own church...........just makes logical sense.

They were hunted down and burned alive,oops dont ban me again....lol

[emily445455]

yes.

[Cepha]

Apr 20, 2009 19:18:10 GMT -5 emily445455 said:

there had to be some people who weren't part of the catholic church who made their own church...........just makes logical sense.

There were. Of course, up until the 16th Century, they were known as "heretics".

The Reformers of the 16th Century weren't heretics however. They were former Catholics who started their own church where as before then, the others weren't even Christians (they believed in things like Jesus being married, Jesus "not" being The Son of God, etc...).

The Church was never split before the Reformation Attempt. The Reformation wasn't meant to bring down The Catholic Church. It was meant to "re-form" it to what those individuals thought was right for them. Since they couldn't "re-form" The Church, they had to create their own churches. Of course, they couldnt' even agree with themselves so that led to further division leading to Protestants.

Catholics however remained "universal" Christians (meaning, belonging to no off-shoot of The Church, but "to" The Church).

[Cepha]

Apr 20, 2009 19:23:23 GMT -5 watchman said:

Apr 20, 2009 19:18:10 GMT -5 emily445455 said:

there had to be some people who weren't part of the catholic church who made their own church...........just makes logical sense.

They were hunted down and burned alive,oops dont ban me again....lol

Are you talking about The Consistory of John Calvin?

Or the Protestant Witch hunts (where they killed more women and girls than the Spanish Inquisition...150,000 for the Protestants VS 7-15,000 for the Inquisition)?

Or was it The 30 Years War that began as Protestants attacking Catholics, but then ended up Protestants killing Protestants?

Or was it when Martin Luther sacked Rome and his personal German Army murdered 8,000 innocent women & children?

[Cepha]

I like this list (not as detailed, but it gets to the point) :

What is the History of Your Church?
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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

[Ramon]

This is certainty a interest topic. Am I only one who is wondering why there is so many man-made denominations, where Christ only establish ONE Church? ;D

Apr 20, 2009 19:23:23 GMT -5 watchman said:

Apr 20, 2009 19:18:10 GMT -5 emily445455 said:

there had to be some people who weren't part of the catholic church who made their own church...........just makes logical sense.

They were hunted down and burned alive,oops dont ban me again....lol

Protestants did the same thing, even attacking themselves. It certainty was a bloodshed period in Christian History

In IC.XC,
Ramon

[emily445455]

Cepha- the people who were outside of the RCC when it first began did have false beliefs...because they only had access to portions of the Bible.

[teresahrc]

Cepha- the people who were outside of the RCC when it first began did have false beliefs...because they only had access to portions of the Bible.

Nobody had access to the whole Bible for quite some time. But they did have access to the Apostolic Church. The Bible developed gradually over time.

18Dear children, this is the last hour; and as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come. This is how we know it is the last hour. 19They went out from us, but they did not really belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us; but their going showed that none of them belonged to us.
(1 John 2)

[emily445455]

So...even Catholics weren't using the Bible? I'm confused.

[teresahrc]

So...even Catholics weren't using the Bible? I'm confused.

You are correct.

They had the Old Testament (thought there was not an official "canon", most Gentile Christians were reading the Septuagint, if they could read at all)

Pretty early on many of St. Paul's letters were circulated among individual Churches, but for many decades if not centuries there was no concept of "the New Testament".

What did they have? The teachings of the Apostles and the Authority of the Apostles, and of course, the Holy Spirit.

[emily445455]

Hm. Just had a thought, but I don't think I should share.

[emily445455]

Anyways, there were Christians outside of the RCC....those should be put on your little map.

[Cepha]

Apr 21, 2009 10:54:51 GMT -5 Ramon said:

This is certainty a interest topic. Am I only one who is wondering why there is so many man-made denominations, where Christ only establish ONE Church? ;D

Apr 20, 2009 19:23:23 GMT -5 watchman said:

They were hunted down and burned alive,oops dont ban me again....lol

Protestants did the same thing, even attacking themselves. It certainty was a bloodshed period in Christian History

In IC.XC,
Ramon

Most non-Catholics are unaware of how Martin Luther hunted down Zwingli and tried to have him burned at the stake or how they all went to war with each other (including Calvin). It is the preverbial "house built upon sand" (aka soil, or man). These churches were literally built by men and named "after" men (as was their bible)...Calvinism, Lutherism, Millernarianism, etc...

When I've asked them about this when they'd bring up the Inquisition or stuff like this, then they'd say that "how" their church(es) were started was irrelevant. That only the fact that they were preaching the truth while Catholicism was teaching false doctrine(s) was.

So, I'd ask them, "OK, which church was teaching truth?" Since Calvin, Zwingli and Luther all had their own versions of "truth".
Never would get an answer back...I'd just get cursed out and insulted.

Just because "I" told the truth about how they had different beliefs and different churches and how they themselves hunted themselves down and tried to to kill each other in the name of Christianity.

[Cepha]

Apr 21, 2009 12:26:02 GMT -5 emily445455 said:

Cepha- the people who were outside of the RCC when it first began did have false beliefs...because they only had access to portions of the Bible.

The truth is that non-Catholic Christians today who only have "portions" of The Bible don't have the whole truth either.

They have "most" of the truth.

If they used the entire Bible, then they too would have to be Catholic Christians because that's what The Holy Bible states "is" The Church spoken of "in" The Bible.

But because they don't and because they rely on both the incomplete "version" that was created in the 16th Century and on doctrines not found in the Bible (like their belief that The Catholic Church is "not" The Biblical Church), they can't unite. They remain divided.

You do know that all Bibles "before" the 16th Century had 73 books in them right?

That the 66 book bible didn't exist until it was created by man, right?

[Cepha]

Apr 21, 2009 13:04:01 GMT -5 @teresahrc said:

Cepha- the people who were outside of the RCC when it first began did have false beliefs...because they only had access to portions of the Bible.

Nobody had access to the whole Bible for quite some time. But they did have access to the Apostolic Church. The Bible developed gradually over time.

18Dear children, this is the last hour; and as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come. This is how we know it is the last hour. 19They went out from us, but they did not really belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us; but their going showed that none of them belonged to us.
(1 John 2)

And access to The Didache which came "before" The Holy Bible was even completed.

[emily445455]

I dont belive the original KJV had the aprocropha, sp.

[Cepha]

Apr 22, 2009 10:35:10 GMT -5 emily445455 said:

I dont belive the original KJV had the aprocropha, sp.

Why don't you believe it even though history states that it is true?

All King James versions of The Holy Bible had 73 books for the first 100 years.

Did you know that?

Those books were included by The Reformers, but were removed by The Protestants.

[Cepha]

Apr 21, 2009 14:15:41 GMT -5 emily445455 said:

Anyways, there were Christians outside of the RCC....those should be put on your little map.

There were no Christians outside of The Catholic Church.

Remember, if you dont' believe that Jesus is The Son of God, you are "not" a Christian.