Church History 8

Church History
“Protestant Family Tree”

Lutheran Churches (Germany 1517)
Departure from Roman Catholicism, fundamentalism vs. liberalism
1847 Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod 2.5 million +
1850 Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod 400K +
1987 Evangelical Lutheran 5 million+

Mennonite Churches (Switzerland 1520’s, USA 1683)
Anabaptism, non-political, believer’s baptism,
1725 Mennonite Church About 100K

Reformed Churches (Switzerland 1533, USA 1600’s)
Calvinism, Orthodoxy
1628 Reformed Church About 300K
1857 Christian Reformed Church About 200K

Presbyterian Churches (Scotland 1567, USA 1706)
Calvinism, Elders
1810 Cumberland Presbyterian Church Almost 100K
1973 Presbyterian Church in America Almost 300K
1983 Presbyterian Church, USA 3.5 Million +

Episcopal/Anglican Churches (England Mid-1500’s, USA 1607)
Political origins, Bishop governed, ‘Middle Way’ between Catholic & Protestant
1789 Episcopal Church 2 million +

Baptist Churches (England 1611, USA 1639)
Unknown origins, Arminian vs. Calvinism,
1845 Southern Baptist Convention Almost 16 million
1852 Baptist General Conference Almost 150K
1895 National Baptist Convention 3.5 Million +
1907 American Baptist Churches Almost 1.5 Million
1907 National Primitive Baptist Convention 1 Million +
1924 American Baptist Association 250K +
1935 Free Will Baptists 200K +
1961 Progressive National Baptist Convention 2.5 Million +
1988 National Missionary Baptist Convention 2.5 Million +

Brethren Churches (Germany 1708, USA 1723)
Pietist, Anabaptist, Pacifism
1708 Church of the Brethren 100K +
1880 Church of God, Anderson Indiana 200K +
1885 Evangelical Free Church 250K +

Methodist Churches (England 1729, USA 1766)
Discipline, Personal Relationship
1816 African Methodist Episcopal Church 2.5 Million +
1860 Free Methodist Church Almost 100K
1870 Christian Methodist Episcopal Church 700K +
1968 United Methodist Church 8 Million +
1821 African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church 1 Million +

Christian Churches (USA 1811)
Unity, return to early church roots
1832 Christian Church – Disciples of Christ 800K +
1887 Christian Congregation, Inc 100K +
1906 Churches of Christ 1.5 Million +
1927 Christian Churches and Churches of Christ 1 Million +
1957 United Church of Christ Almost 1.5 Million

Adventist Churches (USA 1816)
William Miller (prophecy), Ellen G. White (revelation)
1845 Seventh-Day Adventist 800K +
Holiness Churches (USA Late 1800’s)
Entire Sanctification
1880 Salvation Army Almost 500K +
1908 Church of the Nazarene 600K +
1968 Wesleyan Church 100K +

Fundamentalist/Bible Churches (USA Late 1800’s)
Reaction to theological liberalism, Dispensationalism
1897 Christian and Missionary Alliance Almost 350K
1947 Conservative Baptist Association 200K +
1950 Baptist Bible Fellowship 1.2 Million +
1950 Baptist Missionary Association 200K +

Pentecostal Churches (USA 1901)
Tongues, Entire Sanctification, Charismatic Movement
1886 Church of God Almost 1 million
1907 Church of God in Christ 5.5 Million +
1911 Pentecostal Holiness Church Almost 200K
1914 Assemblies of God 2.5 Million +
1927 Church of the Foursquare Gospel 200K +
1957 Bible Way Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ 300K +
1962 Full Gospel Fellowship 250K +
1907 Pentecostal Assemblies of the World 1.5 Million +
1945 United Pentecostal Church 600K +