What are the different types churches?

Answer 1

There are Three Main divisions in Christianity: Western: Catholic Western: Protestant Eastern: Orthodox Within the Catholic Church there are many different divisions (e.g. Maronite Rite, Eastern Rite, Oriental), but they are all unified under the authority of the Church in Rome. The Protestant branch of Christianity includes a practically innumerable amount of denominations (thanks to the ever-fracturing sects in the United States). Some are distinctly more orthodox in practice--following long-standing Christian tradition-- resembling the Catholic Church, such as the Anglican/Episcopalian Church and Lutheran Church. Others have been founded since the Protestant Reformation that are "unorthodox" and have created their own traditions and put a larger emphasis on evangelizing: Baptist, Pentecostal, Presbyterian, and Methodist (although Methodists have varying ranges of orthodoxy depending on the congregation, making some appear more like Episcopalians). The Eastern Orthodox Church prefers to group the Western Churches together, but they should be separate. Many of the practices and beliefs of the Orthodox Church are almost identical to those of the Catholic Church. Like the Catholic Church, there are many different divisions within the Orthodox Church, but there is still a unity that ties them together. Unlike the Catholic Church, however, the Eastern Orthodox Church has a number of Patriarchs that have their own domains (e.g. Greece, Russia, etc.). For further information I would suggest researching the three, main divisions within Christianity as well as looking into the book The Complete Guide to Christian Denominations: Understanding the History, Beliefs, and Differences by Ron Rhodes.