What are some denominations of churches?

Answer 1

There are many denominations - but here are just a few!

Catholicism (in the sense that 'catholic' means 'universal')

· Roman Catholic Church (including the Latin Rite and theEastern Catholic Churches)

· Eastern Orthodox Church

· Oriental Orthodox Church

· Assyrian Church of the East

· Anglican Communion (which can also be included under 'Protestantism' below

There are many other churches self-identified as Catholic including many independent churches

Protestantism

· Pre-Lutheran Protestants - including the Moravian Church

Lutheranism

· Anglican Churches (see above)

· Reformed Churches

· Including the United Reformed Church, Remonstrant Church, Dutch Reformed Church, etc

· Presbyterianism

· Including the Scottish presbyterian Church

· Congregationalist Churches

· Anabaptists

· Bretheren

· Methodists

· Baptists

· Apostolic Churches - Irvingites

· Bretheren

· Pietists and Holiness Churches (like the 'Church of God' in the USA)

· Charismatics

Salvationists (the Salvation Arny)

· African Initiated Churches

· United and uniting churches (including the Church in China)

· Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)

· Stone-Campbell Restoration Movement (including the Evangelical Church in Canada)

· Southcottites (including the Israeli Church), Millerites and comparable groups

Fringe groups

Which accept Jesus as 'Lord' but whose docrine is either not Triniratian or they have other heretical views:

These include Unitarian Church, Christadelphians, Oneness Pentecostalism, Church of Jesus Christ, scientist, Unification church

Pseudo Christian sects (or cults)

Including the Mormons, the Jehovah's Witnesses etc