Felix Manalo or Felix Ysagun?

Detractors of the INC, in their OPINION, says that Bro. Felix changed his surname intently from Ysagun to Manalo for his church. And many issues under this had been created.

But the question is,
IS THIS TRUE?


Lets start!

Firstly, we are not in denial that Bro. Felix's true surname is Ysagun and not Manalo, because the Father of Bro. Felix is Mariano Ysagun and his mother is Bonifacia Manalo, so it should be Felix M. Ysagun.

But what happened?

"(It was sometime after his mother’s death that he decided on his mother’s name over his father’s name. He grieved over the death of his mother for whom he had a great affection. Thus for sentimental reasons and for expressing his reverence, he adopted her name, Manalo.)"
source: wikipedia


"His great reverence for his mother made him drop his family name “Ysagun” for “Manalo” after her death and burial. "
source: National Historical Commission of the Philippines

It is when his mother died then he changed his surname from Ysagun to Manalo.


Recalling the events...

"In 1896, the year that the Philippine Revolution against Spain broke out, Mariano Ysagun died, leaving the 10 year old Felix and his younger sister, Praxedes Orphaned." (source: student631.tripod.com)

Bro. Felix is just 10 years old then when his father died, meaning to say, the alleged sulking of him to his father or that his father is bad or he is just a disrespectful son and so on were not TRUE.

"His family was poor that his father struggled to provide the needs of his family , took two jobs as a farm worker and fisherman while his mother nursed their children." (source: National Historical Commission of the Philippines)

About three years later, in 1899, his mother married again, this time to a widower, Clemente Mozo. She bore him five children but only two survived: Fausta and Baldomero. Mozo himself died two months before Baldomeros birth. His death forced the twice-widowed Aling Pacia to find work in a small sawali (woven bamboo strips) factory. (source: student631.tripod.com)

They are indeed poor, meaning to say, when his father died, it is his mother who took the responsibility of his father for them to live. She was remarried but his second husband died two months before their 2nd child was born. Meaning, her mother then is responsible to feed 2 (Felix and younger sister) plus, 2 (Fausta and Baldomero) plus, herself equals 5. Therefore, his mother made big efforts for them to live.

Another,

"Next, he joined the Iglesia Metodista Episcopal, and soon became a pastor in Manila. With his quick mind and profound passion to learn, he became an asset to the Methodists. Later, while engaged In missionary work, he learned that his mother was dying and raced home to Tipas to be by her side. He rejected the last sacrament for her. When she died, the parish priest denied her burial in the Tipas Catholic cemetery, and had to be buried in the Aglipayan cemetery.

Not long afterwards, he adopted his mothers surname, Manalo, as an expression, according to his sister Fausta, of affection and great reverence for his mother." (source: student631.tripod.com)

Bro. Felix was 18 years old+ when his mother died, as what stated:

"In 1904 after witnessing a debate between a Roman catholic priest and a Protestant minister on the use of images, he joined the Methodist Episcopalian Church, attended their Seminary and became a pastor. Iglesia puts it this way "He found that the arguments of the Protestant minister' seemed nearer to the biblical truth, than the pointless rambling of the priest. (GOD'S MESSAGE 1 July - September 1994)

Manalo's studies were interrupted by the death of his mother,..."(source: letusreason.org)

As what her mother experienced on doing efforts for them to live, and a situation where her mother was denied in her burial in a Catholic Cemetery, do you think this is not enough for Bro. Felix feel so sad with the dying of his mother? And for his decision to change his surname on honoring his mother as to her great sacrifices?


FACT: Bro. Felix was not a fortune teller, or that he predicted that he will be God's messenger (or he will establish his own church as what others alleged), that he needed to change his full name so that his name "Felix Manalo" would mean "Happy Victor"! and it is everyone's freedom if he/she will change his name, nickname, surname, middle name and so on as long it is legal!

Bloc Voting of INC, a MYTH?

Most non-INC members says that Bloc Voting of INC is just a MYTH. As for them, its votes are called "swing votes" or votes that can predict the winner for "close fights". The thing is, IS THIS TRUE?

By the way, i just want to clarify that there is no INC BLOC VOTING doctrine, but what we have is UNITY DOCTRINE, please always remember!

A jealous Catholic defender as always, in his blog entitled The Iglesia ni Cristo Bloc Voting is just a MYTH! it is stated:

How much do we know about the "Block-Voting" doctrine of the Iglesia ni Cristo® Unipersonal Corporation? How many adherents do the INC® has today that their supposed number could ensure a winner when their actual number is being held from the public?

How many elligible Iglesia® voters are going to the polls tomorrow to actually vote and how many would be following their doctrine of pagkakaisa? And how many would be defying their elders instead?

We do not know. Unless someone would be monitoring them within the polling stations who'd be turning against their own leader's choice.

Relying on rumors the Iglesia ni Cristo® is bragging an an estimated 5 million votes from its members. For me, that's presumptuous!

We all know that they don't have such a huge number. Or if they have, a solid vote from the INC® is impossible. Well, all we know is that the Iglesia ni Cristo® is playing its political trick again making us believe a myth that their number is powerful enough to determine who would win the elections.

Among the Philippine presidential candidates, the council of elders of the cult founded by Felix Manalo in 1914 finally decided to throw their support to Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III whose popularity is credited, not to the Iglesia ni Cristo® myth but thanks to his devout Catholic parents who are members of Christ's ONLY TRUE CHURCH.

Unlike the Iglesia ni Cristo®, Christ's true Church-- the Catholic Church do not endorse any candidate. Instead the choice is left to individuals according to the dictates of their consciences [Catholic Info]. The Catholic Church respects the individual freedom everyone has however what the Church can do is to ensure there's a peaceful and orderly elections.

The block-voting of the Iglesia ni Cristo® has sparked much controversy both in political and spiritual forums in the internet. Some would argue that this doctrine of the cult directly violates that of our Constitution which prohibits the meddling of spiritual leaders into the affairs of the government. For it's 95 years, the Iglesia ni Cristo® has contributed nothing to the development of the entire nation. Their housing projects are directed only to its members, something not to be proud of.

But why is the Iglesia ni Cristo®’s doctrine attracted so much attention to politicians? Why are they dictating its members like robots? Because they're politicians. And Iglesia ni Cristo® is never a religion but a disguising one. In other words, it's a cult more than a religion.

So how many member do the Iglesia ni Cristo® has today? No one knows. It's one of the Iglesia ni Cristo's many hidden SECRETS.

Significantly, we can refer to how much the ALAGAD PARTY LIST (an Iglesia ni Cristo Party List). From it's vote, we can estimate how many are its members. According to this blog, the actual votes the ALAGAD PARTY LIST got was ONLY 340,977 that is Three Hundred Forty Thousand Nine Hundred Seventy-Seven only. That means they've got just only that much. Although the Philippine Inquirer says their number reaches only 1.8 million according to National Statistic Office 2000 census.

"In the 2000 census, the National Statistics Office put the INC membership in the country at 1.8 million or around 2.3 percent of the total population [emphasis mine]."

How much? It's just 2.3 percent of the total population of the entire country. But here is the most damaging part. The late Erano Manalo admitted that fact! "...dinadaya ang numero.."[they (their Ministers) are cheating their numbers...](Watch YouTube)

Just don't get the credit Iglesia ni Cristo®. Before its central administration even throw their support to Noynoy he was already leading in poll surveys rivaling Villar and Erap (whom they supported in 1998 but now they junked him). Thanks to the support of strong business groups, democracy advocates, die-hard Cory-Ninoy fans and Catholic religious communities including priests who are indebted to his parents-- that helped him most likely to win -- not the Iglesia ni Cristo® myth.

A CHALLENGE TO THE IGLESIA NI CRISTO® ADMINISTRATION!

Let's test their power instead. Its central administration should endorse one of its members to run for Presidency. Let's see if their block-voting could help him/her win. Then we can be sure that they have the the magic number to make a candidate win.

But so far, the Iglesia ni Cristo®'s doctrine of pagkakaisa in block-voting IS JUST A MYTH!

I will not answer this unintelligent post of this Catholic defender, ill just give evidences if the INC's unity in voting does exist. But before that, i will just clarify some issues.



How many INC members now in the world?

For you to know, just and only for you, ill give you my own estimation (This is not official). This will be a low estimation because i dont want others to think im just adding more numbers just to show we are many. This estimation is only for the baptized and registered members on each locales, young members (on CWS or PNK), bible students (dinoktrinahan) and undergoing probationary period (sinusubok) are not included.

By 2008, INC in the Philippines alone has 5,000 congregations and 600 abroad.

Philippines-> 5,000 x 1,000 (low estimate) = 5,000,000
Abroad-> 600 x 200 (low estimate) = 120, 000

Ive given you my realistic estimation, now, HAPPY?



Do all members of the INC participate in unity on voting?

Sad to say, but truth, no. For me, only 90-97% participates on what the INC administration decided. Because not all INC members are faithful, or should i say, not all INC members joined the church because they want to, but because of personal interests and so on. So, these people doesnt understand wholeheartedly and follow the doctrines of the church.


Are we dictated or commanded to vote what the INC administration decided?

This is the truth, NO. as what all of us, we do not follow our parents, or even leaders because we are dictated, but because we trust them that what they do is but for our own good. There is no situation you can see in the church that the ministers commands us to vote what the INC administration decided, or that they threaten us if we will not vote them we will be expelled.

THERE'S NO SUCH THING.

We joined the INC without forcing us to join, meaning to say, before we get baptized, it is expected that we first, wholeheartedly follow and that we fully understood the teachings of the INC. That's why there's first screening and last screening where candidates are asked by the ministers from the doctrines they received. If they failed the oral exam then they will not get baptized.

We recited a promise to God in the worship services just right after the baptism, that we will follow and so on. on the INC, meaning, it is not because of the ministers (that they command or dictate us) why we do follow unity in the INC, but it is because of each one of us, as we promised to God that we will follow and obey and so we understand the teachings in the INC, and one of those teachings is about the UNITY IN THE CHURCH.


Does all registered voters of the INC votes every election?

No. Because of situations like for example, i am registered in Palawan, but i am here in Manila for work, how can i vote then if i am not able to be there? Another situation is this, there are members of the INC as what i have said, not that faithful, for example, My personal choice is Gloria Arroyo, but the INC Admin. decided that we should go for Noynoy, and because it is contrary to what i wanted, i would just not vote in the election.

Same situation is this, not all INC members does believe in election, because some think the results of the election is not accurate or cheated that's why they lost their faith on the significance election, so they do not vote every election.

There are many more situations, and these do happens. I do not invent this because i know some people who do these.


Votes for endorsed politicians has an exchange of something?

People see that the INC do received money or exchange of something from the politicians in exchange of the votes. This is WRONG. But the alleged appointment of INC officials for me, ill tell you frankly, as i have observed is true, but not all.

Because non INC members accuse the church only because the appointed this and that of the government is an INC member, they say its because the church pushed their appointment from the President, i should say this is true but not all appointed officials and so on in the government.

I have read or heard the explanation about this i just dont remember where and how, but as i recall, INC members who wants to work on the government will apply for it to the executive minister, and these people will be hardly chosen and this will be submitted to the president as SUGGESTION. But the thing is, the president and other people see it as pushed appointment, that if the president will not approve it, the INC will not support the president anymore.

Another explanation as i recall is this, that the executive minister wanted to have INC officials on the government for the goodness of the country, because as people described the INC members as responsible, hard working and discipline, these people can contribute for the country as well as they can be a voice of the INC for social issues and so on.


On local government, local officials do support and help the INC for exchange of the votes, is this true?

This is also what the media and non INC members always say, but for me, this is half true. Half true because if the local officials like Mayor and so on help the INC in exchange of votes, it doesnt mean they will be voted by the INC. There is a process, if government officials wants help from the INC (votes) they need to pass requirements/forms to the district office, not on locales.

As what a member said, there such a thing in their province, that there is no candidate for election wants help from the INC, so INC members did not vote on that area.

For others to know, it is prohibited to members and ministers to have any connection with the candidates for election. This is certified. There is a thing happened in the province of a member, that ministers received motorcycles from a candidate and they were reported by the members and they were suspended/expelled from their duties as ministers.

It is prohibited even to receive things from candidates even though they are not helped by the ministers, because the decision is always from the district office and not from the locale ministers.


What are the standards of the INC whom to vote during elections?

I dont know the official standards or requirements of what the church admin. is looking for a political candidate, but i know the general idea about it.

"The INC administration choose candidates that will not persecute or hurdle or do against and so on in the INC. period."

And i think it as fair, because as a voter for example, why would you vote a political candidate that will bring you worse? or will persecute you, or will do bad things to you?

An example is when Bro. Felix Manalo dont want to endorse Elpidio Quirino, Quirino supporters even offer Bro. Felix money but turned it down. It is also happened that INC members are killed and beaten up by civil guards just because they do not vote for Quirino. Bro. Felix chose Avelino on that time even he lose on Quirino.

Because in that time Elpidio Quirino is leading in the polls and so on but it is not a reason for the church to vote him, its always on the background of a particular candidate.


Does the purpose of endorsing candidates of the INC for them to win?

As what ive said earlier, it always depends of the background of the political candidate. Its been testified that in local elections, not all endorsed by the INC won, also on national elections. The thing the INC admin. purposed is not for the endorsed candidates to win, but to perform UNITY among the church.

Another thing, the INC do not claim anything, as you can see it never give any official number of adherents and do not claim how much votes it can bring to the endorsed candidate!





Lets back to the topic...

As what ive said, i will not answer his jealousy, i will just show you evidences if the INC members do participate in UNITY of the INC...

more from resbak.com

The Religious Myth Vote exposed


It should be clear to everyone by now that, except perhaps for the Iglesia ni Cristo, there is no such thing as a “religious vote” in the Philippines.
After the lessons learned in this year’s election perhaps national candidates would be less assiduous in trying to court the support of Pastor Apollo Quiboloy of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ religious sect.
All the presidential candidates tried to get the endorsement of Quiboloy. Some of them went to see him more than once.
Quiboloy, it seems, expects to be paid homage to by the candidates. He expressed strong disappointment when organized Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino and Sen. Manny Villar did not show up for the presidential forum that his sect organized.
The national candidates cannot be blamed for trying their hardest to get the support of Quiboloy. His group claims a membership of six million. If half of that are voters and half of the sect’s voting members follow Quiboloy’s exhortation on whom to vote for, then an endorsed candidate can count on at least 1.5 million votes.
But apparently the six million membership claim is exaggerated and/or the members of the sect are not swayed by Quiboloy’s political endorsement.
The effect of his endorsement of Lakas-Kampi CMD presidential candidate Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro is not apparent in the votes Gibo actually got. In the tally of the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting as of 4:24 p.m. On May 12 for 88.78 percent of clustered precincts, Teodoro has registered a total of 3.6 million votes. It’s hard to believe that a significant portion of that vote is from Quiboloy’s group.
The Catholic charismatic group El Shaddai which claims a membership bigger than Quiboloy’s was not a factor in this election. El Shaddai leader Bro. Mike Velarde did not openly endorse any presidential candidate although he was clearly favoring Villar. Many are convinced now that even if Velarde openly endorsed Villar it would have had little effect on Villar’s vote.
El Shaddai also interviewed and endorsed local candidates but except for the fact that such endorsement made the candidate feel good, there is little measurable effect of the El Shaddai endorsement as far as the votes are concerned.
Perhaps the way to measure how large the El Shaddai vote really is to look at the votes of the party list group Buhay Hayaan Yumabong (Buhay) whose political poster carry the picture of no less than Velarde himself. Velarde is the fifth nominee of Buhay but he has already said that he will replace the party list group’s first nominee and sit in the House of Representatives himself.
In the Comelec count with votes from 88.95 percent of clustered precincts already in, Buhay already has 1.1 million votes. The final Buhay votes are expected to be in the vicinity of 1.3 million and that probably represents all of the El Shaddai votes.
Of course, national candidates should not expect to get a sizable portion of that El Shaddai vote if they’re endorsed by Velarde. The members of El Shaddai have proven in this election and in the past election that they do not have the voting discipline of the members of the INC.
Another religious group that’s active in politics is the Jesus is Lord church. No less than the leader of JIL Bro. Eddie Villanueva ran for President in this election so the best measure of his political clout would be the actual votes that he got.
In the PPCRV count from 88.78 percent of clustered precincts, Villanueva has already obtained 1,012,921 votes. The number already represents not only the votes of JIL members but the votes of other evangelical groups which strongly endorsed his candidacy.
To think that JIL has claimed an attendance of 1.2 million in the May 1 prayer rally cum miting de avance of Villanueva’s Bangon Pilipinas party.
Villanueva’s endorsement of other candidates apparently also has little effect. While he has already garnered more than a million votes, his running mate former SEC Commissioner Perfecto “Jun” Yasay, in the same PPCRV count, has only 327,169.
The senatorial candidates running with Villanueva are also faring poorly and getting votes much less than the JIL leader.
Like Velarde’s El Shaddai, Villanueva’s JIL also has a party closely identified with it. This is the Citizen’s Battle Against Corruption (CIBAC) which first nominee is Villanueva’s son Rep. Joel Villanueva.
In the Comelec count of almost 90 percent of the clustered precincts, CIBAC has 603,100 votes and if you add 10 percent to this, CIBAC will probably get 660,000 in the final count. This is probably the actual voting strength of JIL but again like El Shaddai endorsed national candidate cannot bank that they will get majority of this vote.
The bishops of the dominant Catholic Church have also been proven to be useless political endorsers.
Six members of the Philippine Catholic Church hierarchy —Archbishop Ramon Arguelles of Lipa, Bishop Joseph Nacua of Ilagan, Bishop Antonio Tobias of Novaliches, Bishop Antonio Palang of San Jose de Mindoro, Bishop Antonio Navarra of Bacolod and retired Bishop Teodoro Bacani—have come out to openly endorse the presidential bid of JC de los Reyes of Ang Kapatiran party.
In the latest Comelec count from 88.95 percent of clustered precincts, de los Reyes was ninth of the nine presidential candidates with only 34,833 votes. The five active bishops head dioceses with more than three million votes and all de los Reyes was able to get is a mere fraction of this number. Either the bishops didn’t campaign for de los Reyes or their flock do not heed them at all when it comes to partisan politics.
This is not to say that the Catholic Church did not play a key and crucial role in this election. It did, through the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) which was the Comelec’s citizen arm in the last election.
It is not an exaggeration to say that the PPCRV played a key role in the success of the last election by providing some 500,000 volunteers to help in the voters’ education campaign, render assistance in the actual elections and conduct a count based on the copy of the returns that they are officially entitled to get.
Among the religious groups, it is only the Iglesia ni Cristo which has proven that it can provide the swing votes in close contests whether for national or local positions.
The contest for the presidency would probably have been closer if the INC endorsed former President Joseph Estrada instead of Senator Noynoy Aquino.
There are only guesstimates on the actual INC vote. Some say it is as low as one million but others say it could be as high as three million. Let’s assume the INC vote is two million. From the trend in the present count, Aquino will probably lead Estrada by 5 million votes. If you subtract two million from Aquino and add two million to Estrada then it could have been a much closer fight and Estrada would have enjoyed the bandwagon effect which could get thousands more votes.
The INC factor was probably most felt in the senatorial race. Of the 12 candidates endorsed by the INC, 11 are in the Magic 12. Of the winning senatorial candidates, only returning candidate—Sen. Serge Osmeña —was not endorsed by INC. The only INC-endorsed candidate outside the Magic 12 is Rep. Ruffy Biazon who in the latest count is in number 14 and apparently has no chance of making it.
Of course not all the candidates endorsed by the INC for local positions won. Re-elected Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim won by a landslide against INC-endorsed candidate former Mayor Lito Atienza.
Winning Cavite Governor Jonvic Remulla won without the INC support. Remulla of course would have wanted the INC support. With that, his lead of 50,000 would surely have been bigger.
For sure Lim, Remulla and the other candidates will continue to woo the INC next time they run. It looks as though the INC vote is the only religious vote that can be counted on in Philippine politics.
source: Manila Standard Today

Christian Religions in the world

One of the major religions in the world is Christianity, and Christianity is not an specific religion because it is composed of many and different Christian religions. So, you cannot say my religion is Christianity (like what Eric said) its wrong, but you can say "Im a Christian" because it says that you believe on Christ.

To others still doesnt know, Christian religions in the world doesnt count 1-10, 1-20, and so on. I think there are not just hundreds, but thousands of denominations/sects scattered around the world.

I will present to you the list of Christian religions, and there are still many that are not in the list, just for the case here in the Philippines, "Born again" churches/ protestants counting thousand churches here, because every congregation differs from one another even though they said they are ONE as what protestants believed.

For me, there are only 3 main categories on Christian religions, they are: Catholicism, Protestantism and Independent Churches (Churches that are not affiliated with either Catholicism or Protestantism).

But what's on wikipedia is not listed in the way i classified those, so ill just post it,
here it is:



Catholicism

Catholic Church

Main article: Catholic Church

Catholic Church is composed of two rites; one is the western or latin rite, another is the eastern rite (i.e., Eastern Catholic Churches).

The Latin Rite

The Latin Rite or Church^[3] is the largest and most widely known of the 22 Rites that together make up the Catholic Church.

Eastern Catholic Churches

Main article: Eastern Catholic Churches

All of the following are particular churches of the Catholic Church. They are all in communion with the Bishop of Rome and acknowledge his claim of universal jurisdiction and authority. They have some minor distinct theological emphases and expressions (for instance, in the case of those that are of Greek/Byzantine tradition, concerning some non-doctrinal aspects of the Latin view of purgatory).^[4] The Eastern Catholic churches and the Latin church (which together compose the worldwide Catholic Church) share the same doctrine and sacraments, and thus the same faith.

Armenian Catholic Church Belarusian Greek Catholic Church Bulgarian Catholic Church Chaldean Catholic Church Coptic Catholic Church Croatian Greek Catholic Church Ethiopian Catholic Church Georgian Catholic Church Greek Catholic Church Hungarian Greek Catholic Church Italo-Greek Catholic Church Macedonian Catholic Church Maronite Catholic Church Melkite Catholic Church Romanian Catholic Church Russian Catholic Church Ruthenian Catholic Church (usually called the "Byzantine Catholic Church" in the United States) Slovak Greek Catholic Church Syrian Catholic Church Syro-Malabar Church Syro-Malankara Catholic Church Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church

The Catholic Church considers itself the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church that Christ founded.^[5] As such, the Catholic Church does not consider itself a denomination, but as pre-denominational, the original Church of Christ.

Other churches

Independent (self-identified as Catholic)

See also: Sedevacantism

Apostolic Catholic Church American Catholic Church in the United States Bosnian Church (no longer in existence) Brazilian Catholic Apostolic Church Catholic Charismatic Church of Canada Celtic Catholic Church Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association Communion of Christ the Redeemer Free Catholic Church Liberal Catholic Church Mariavite Church Old Catholic Church Old Catholic Church of America Old Catholic Church in Europe Palmarian Catholic Church Philippine Independent Church Polish National Catholic Church Spiritus Christi True Catholic Church

Eastern Orthodoxy

Main article: Eastern Orthodox Church

See also: Eastern Orthodox Church organization and Eastern Orthodox Christian theology

List provided in order of precedence. Indentation indicates autonomy rather than autocephaly.

Eastern Orthodox Church

Main article: Eastern Orthodox Church

Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople Finnish Orthodox Church Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church (autonomy not universally recognized) Patriarchal Exarchate for Orthodox Parishes of Russian Tradition in Western Europe (autonomy not universally recognized) Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem Saint Catherine's Monastery (considered autocephalous by some) Russian Orthodox Church Latvian Orthodox Church (semi-autonomous) Moldovan Orthodox Church (autonomy not universally recognized) Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) Japanese Orthodox Church(autonomy not universally recognized) Chinese Orthodox Church Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (semi-autonomous; not universally recognized) Estonian Orthodox Church of Moscow Patriarchate (semi-autonomous; not universally recognized) Serbian Orthodox Church Macedonian Orthodox Church (autonomy not universally recognized) Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric Romanian Orthodox Church Metropolis of Bessarabia Bulgarian Orthodox Church Georgian Orthodox and Apostolic Church Cypriot Orthodox Church Church of Greece Polish Orthodox Church Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania (Albanian Orthodox Church) Czech and Slovak Orthodox Church Orthodox Church in America (autocephaly not universally recognized)

The Eastern Orthodox Church considers itself to be the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church that Christ founded.

Other churches

Some Orthodox Churches with not universally recognized autocephaly by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople:

Greek Old Calendarists Montenegrin Orthodox Church Macedonian Orthodox Church Russian Old Believers Orthodox-Catholic Church of America (OCCA) Ukrainian Orthodox Church: Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Kiev Patriarchy)

Oriental Orthodoxy

Main article: Oriental Orthodox Church

Oriental Orthodoxy comprises those Christians who did not accept the Council of Chalcedon (AD 451). Other denominations often erroneously label these churches "Monophysite", however, as the Oriental Orthodox do not adhere to the teachings of Eutyches, they themselves reject this label, preferring the term Miaphysite.

Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria British Orthodox Church French Coptic Orthodox Church Syriac Orthodox Church Jacobite Syrian Christian Church Armenian Apostolic Church Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin Holy See of Cilicia Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople Church of Caucasian Albania (extinct) Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church

• The Antiochian Catholic Church in America is theologically aligned with the Oriental Orthodox, but is not in full communion with them, primarily because it ordains women and does not impose celibacy on its bishops.
• Celtic Orthodox Church
• Sassanid Church (no longer in existence)
• Malabar Independent Syrian Church

The Oriental Orthodox Church considers itself to be the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church that Christ founded.

Church of the East

The Church of the East is said to have been formed by St Thomas. The Church did not attend the Council of Ephesus (AD 431). It is incorrectly referred to as the Nestorian Church; Assyrian Christians do not consider themselves Nestorians, and recent Christological agreements with the Catholic and some of the Orthodox churches have resolved this debate permanently, clearing the way for ecumenical relations.

• Church of the East (historical church)
  • Assyrian Church of the East (successor church)
  • Ancient Church of the East (successor church)

The Church of the East considers itself to be the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church that Christ founded.

When you say Catholicism it doesnt only mean its the Roman Catholic Church. Just correct me if im wrong, but what i know is this: Catholicism is composed of Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Catholic Churches (Churches in the East that were affliated with the Catholic Church), Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox Church, and Church of the east.

But if you look on the history, it should be that Catholicism refer to the Catholic Church, only because of the Great Schism, that the Catholic Church split in to two, the Catholic Church (West) and the Eastern Orthodox Church (East).






Protestantism and Independent Churches

Pre-Lutheran Protestants

Hussites Moravian Church Unity of the Brethren Utraquists Waldensians

Lutheranism

Main articles: Lutheranism and Martin Luther

Apostolic Lutheran Church of America Association of Free Lutheran Congregations Church of the Lutheran Brethren of America Church of the Lutheran Confession Concordia Lutheran Conference Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference Evangelical Lutheran Church "Concord" (Russia) Evangelical Lutheran Free Church (Germany) Evangelical Lutheran Synod (United States) Lutheran Church of Central Africa Malawi Conference Lutheran Church of Central Africa Zambia Conference Ukrainian Lutheran Church Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (United States) Evangelical Catholic Church Evangelical Community Church-Lutheran Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of North America International Lutheran Council American Association of Lutheran Churches Evangelical Lutheran Church - Synod of France and Belgium Evangelical Lutheran Church of Brazil Evangelical Lutheran Church of England Gutnius Lutheran Church Independent Evangelical-Lutheran Church Japan Lutheran Church Lanka Lutheran Church Lutheran Church—Canada Lutheran Church—Hong Kong Synod Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (United States) Lutheran Church of Australia (associate member) German Evangelical Church in Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia (no longer in existence)

Laestadian Lutheran Church Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Lutheran Church of China (no longer in existence) Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ (United States) Lutheran Evangelical Protestant Church (United States) Lutheran Ministerium and Synod - USA Lutheran World Federation Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church Arcot Lutheran Church Batak Christian Protestant Church Church of Denmark Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland Church of Iceland Church of Norway Church of Sweden Church of the Faroe Islands Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovakia Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania Evangelical Lutheran Church in Madhya Pradesh Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Himalayan States Evangelical Lutheran Free Church of Norway (associate member) Gossner Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chotanagpur and Assam Indian Evangelical Lutheran Church Jeypore Evangelical Lutheran Church Lutheran Church of Australia (associate member) Malagasy Lutheran Church Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church Simalungun Protestant Christian Church South Andhra Lutheran Church Tamil Evangelical Lutheran Church

Anglicanism

Anglican Communion

Main article: Anglican Communion

See also: Anglicanism

Anglicanism has referred to itself as the via media between Roman Catholicism and Protestantism. It considers itself to be both Catholic and Reformed. Although the use of the term "Protestant" to refer to Anglicans was once common, it is controversial today, with some rejecting the label and others accepting it.

Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia Anglican Church in Central America Anglican Church of Australia Anglican Church of Burundi Anglican Church of Canada Anglican Church of Kenya Anglican Church of Korea Anglican Church of Mexico Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea Anglican Church of Southern Africa Anglican Church of Tanzania Anglican Church of the Southern Cone of America Anglican Episcopal Church of Brazil Church in the Province of the West Indies Church in Wales Church of England Church of Ireland Church of Nigeria Church of Uganda

Church of the Province of Central Africa Church of the Province of Melanesia Church of the Province of Myanmar Church of the Province of Rwanda Church of the Province of South East Asia Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean Church of the Province of West Africa Episcopal Church (in the United States and elsewhere) Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East Episcopal Church in the Philippines Episcopal Church of Cuba Episcopal Church of the Sudan Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Lusitanian Catholic Apostolic Evangelical Church (in Portugal) Nippon Sei Ko Kai (Japan) Province de L'Eglise Anglicane Du Congo Scottish Episcopal Church Spanish Reformed Episcopal Church

The Anglican Communion also includes the following united churches:

• Church of Bangladesh
• Church of North India
• Church of South India
• Church of Pakistan

The Anglican Communion considers itself to be part of the One Holy catholic and Apostolic Church that Christ founded, without the implication that various other churches are not also branches of it.

Other Anglican Churches

Main article: Continuing Anglican movement

African Orthodox Church Anglican Catholic Church Anglican Church in America Anglican Church in North America Anglican Church of India Anglican Episcopal Church (USA) Anglican Mission in the Americas Anglican Orthodox Church Anglican Province of America Anglican Province of Christ the King Christian Episcopal Church Church of England (Continuing) Church of England in South Africa Communion of Evangelical Episcopal Churches

Diocese of the Great Lakes Diocese of the Holy Cross Episcopal Missionary Church Evangelical Connexion of the Free Church of England Free Church of England Free Protestant Episcopal Church Holy Catholic Church--Western Rite Independent Anglican Church Canada Synod Orthodox Anglican Church Reformed Episcopal Church Southern Episcopal Church United Episcopal Church of North America

Reformed Churches

Main article: Reformed Churches

See also: Calvinism and First Great Awakening

Canadian and American Reformed Churches Christian Reformed Church in North America Christian Reformed Churches of Australia Confederation of Reformed Evangelical Churches Congregational Federation of Australia Dutch Reformed Church Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches Free Reformed Churches of North America Heritage Reformed Congregations

Netherlands Reformed Congregations Orthodox Christian Reformed Church Protestant Reformed Churches in America Reformed Church in America Reformed Church of France Reformed Church in Hungary Reformed Church in the United States United Reformed Church United Reformed Churches in North America Armenian Reformed Bible Church

Presbyterianism

Main article: Presbyterianism

See also: Presbyterian polity

Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church Bible Presbyterian Church Christ Community Church Church of Scotland Confederation of Reformed Evangelical Churches Cumberland Presbyterian Church Evangelical Presbyterian Church (United States) Evangelical Presbyterian Church in England and Wales Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Ukraine Evangelical Presbyterian Church (Australia) Evangelical Reformed Presbyterian Church Free Church of Scotland Free Church of Scotland (Continuing) Free Presbyterian Church (Australia) Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland Free Presbyterian Church of North America Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster Greek Evangelical Church Orthodox Presbyterian Church Presbyterian Church in America Presbyterian Church in Canada Presbyterian Church of India Presbyterian Church in Ireland Presbyterian Church in Taiwan Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand

Presbyterian Church of Australia Presbyterian Church of Brazil Presbyterian Church of Eastern Australia Presbyterian Church of Korea Presbyterian Church of Pakistan Presbyterian Church of Wales (also a Methodist church) Presbyterian Church (USA) Presbyterian Reformed Church (Australia) Presbyterian Reformed Church (North America) Reformed Presbyterian Church General Assembly Reformed Presbyterian Church – Hanover Presbytery Reformed Presbyterian Church in the United States Reformed Presbyterian Church of Australia Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America Reformed Presbyterian Church of Scotland Southern Presbyterian Church (Australia) United Free Church of Scotland United Presbyterian Church of North America Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa United Presbyterian Church of Pakistan Upper Cumberland Presbyterian Church Westminster Presbyterian Church of Australia Westminster Presbyterian Church in the United States

Congregationalist Churches

Main article: Congregational Church

Conservative Congregational Christian Conference English Independents (virtually extinct as a modern and distinct group) Huguenots (virtually extinct as a modern and distinct group) National Association of Congregational Christian Churches United Congregational Church of Southern Africa

Anabaptists

Main article: Anabaptists

See also: Radical Reformation, Theology of Anabaptism, and Schwarzenau Brethren

Abecedarians (extinct) Amish Beachy Amish Nebraska Amish Old Order Amish Swartzentruber Amish Apostolic Christian Church

Brethren

Main article: Brethren

Church of the United Brethren in Christ Free Evangelical Churches Hutterites Bruderhof Communities Mennonites Alliance of Mennonite Evangelical Congregations Chortitzer Mennonite Conference Church of God in Christ, Mennonite (Holdeman Mennonites) Conference of the Mennonite Brethren Churches in India Conservative Mennonite Conference Evangelical Mennonite Church Evangelical Mennonite Conference Evangelical Mennonite Mission Conference Evangelical Missionary Church Fellowship of Evangelical Bible Churches (formerly Evangelical Mennonite Brethren) Mennonite Brethren Churches Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches Japan Mennonite Brethren Conference US Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches Mennonite Church Canada Mennonite Church in the Netherlands

Mennonite Church USA Missionary Church Old Order Mennonites Swiss Mennonite Conference Plymouth Brethren Exclusive Brethren Indian Brethren Kerala Brethren Open Brethren River Brethren Brethren in Christ Church Old Order River Brethren United Zion Church Schwarzenau Brethren Brethren Reformed Church Church of the Brethren Conservative Grace Brethren Churches, International Dunkard Brethren Ephrata Cloister Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches Old German Baptist Brethren Old Order German Baptist Brethren The Brethren Church (Ashland Brethren) Social Brethren

Methodists

Main article: Methodism

African Methodist Episcopal Church African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church British Methodist Episcopal Church Christian Methodist Episcopal Church Congregational Methodist Church Evangelical Church of America Evangelical Church of the Dominican Republic Evangelical Methodist Church First Congregational Methodist Church Free Methodist Church Southern Methodist Church Methodist Church of India Methodist Church of Ireland Methodist Church of Singapore Methodist Church of Fiji and Rotuma Methodist Church of Great Britain Methodist Church of Malaysia Methodist Church of New Zealand Methodist Church of Southern Africa Primitive Methodist Church United Methodist Church

Pietists and Holiness Churches

Main articles: Pietism and Holiness movement

See also: Higher Life movement, Holiness Tabernacles, and Third Great Awakening

The Wesleyan Church The Salvation Army The Church of the Nazarene Church of God (Anderson) Christian and Missionary Alliance Bible Fellowship Church Christian Baptist Church of God Christ's Sanctified Holy Church Church of Christ (Holiness) U.S.A. Church of God (Guthrie, Oklahoma) Church of God (Holiness) Church of God (Restoration) Deeper Life Bible Church Missionary Church United Christian Church Baptists Main article: Baptists See also: Baptist beliefs and List of Baptist Confessions Note: All Baptist associations are congregationalist affiliations for the purpose of cooperation, in which each local church is governmentally independent. The most prominent Baptist organizations in the United States are the American Baptist Association, tending to be more liberal, the National Baptist Convention, tending to be more moderate and the Southern Baptist Convention, tending to be more conservative. Further information: List of Baptist sub-denominations African United Baptist Association of Nova Scotia Alliance of Baptists American Baptist Association American Baptist Churches USA Association of Baptist Churches in Ireland Association of Grace Baptist Churches Association of Reformed Baptist Churches of America Association of Regular Baptist Churches Baptist Bible Fellowship International Baptist Conference of the Philippines Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec Baptist Convention of Western Cuba Baptist General Conference (Sweden) Baptist General Conference of Canada Baptist General Convention of Texas Baptist Missionary Association of America Baptist Union of Australia Baptist Union of Great Britain Baptist Union of New Zealand Baptist Union of Scotland Baptist Union of Western Canada Baptist World Alliance Bible Baptist Black Primitive Baptists Canadian Baptist Ministries Canadian Convention of Southern Baptists Central Baptist Association Central Canada Baptist Conference Christian Unity Baptist Association Conservative Baptist Association Conservative Baptist Association of America Continental Baptist Churches Convención Nacional Bautista de Mexico Convention of Atlantic Baptist Churches Convention of Baptist Churches of Northern Circars Council of Baptist Churches in Northeast India Council of Baptist Churches in Northern India Cooperative Baptist Fellowship European Baptist Convention European Baptist Federation Evangelical Baptist Mission of South Haiti Evangelical Free Baptist Church Evangelical Baptist Church of Kent Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches in Canada Free Will Baptist Church Fundamental Baptist Fellowship of America General Association of Baptists General Association of General Baptists General Association of Regular Baptist Churches General Conference of the Evangelical Baptist Church, Inc. General Six-Principle Baptists Grace Baptist Assembly Independent Baptist Independent Baptist Church of America Independent Baptist Fellowship International Independent Baptist Fellowship of North America Interstate & Foreign Landmark Missionary Baptist Association Landmark Baptist Church Liberty Baptist Fellowship Manipur Baptist Convention Myanmar Baptist Convention Nagaland Baptist Church Council National Association of Free Will Baptists National Baptist Convention of America, Inc. National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. National Baptist Evangelical Life and Soul Saving Assembly of the U.S.A. National Missionary Baptist Convention of America National Primitive Baptist Convention of the U.S.A. New England Evangelical Baptist Fellowship Nigerian Baptist Convention North American Baptist Conference North Bank Baptist Christian Association Norwegian Baptist Union Old Baptist Union Old Regular Baptist Old Time Missionary Baptist Primitive Baptist Progressive Baptist Progressive National Baptist Convention Reformed Baptist Regular Baptist Churches, General Association of Regular Baptist Samavesam of Telugu Baptist Churches Separate Baptist Separate Baptists in Christ Seventh Day Baptist Southeast Conservative Baptist Southern Baptist Convention Southern Baptists of Texas Sovereign Grace Baptists Strict Baptists Two-Seed-in-the-Spirit Predestinarian Baptists Union d'Églises baptistes françaises au Canada United American Free Will Baptist Church United American Free Will Baptist Conference United Baptist United Baptist Convention of the Atlantic Provinces United Free Will Baptist World Baptist Fellowship Spiritual Baptists Note: The Spiritual Baptist Archdiocese of New York, Inc has congregationalist affiliations for the purpose of cooperation, in which each local church is governmentally independent. The Spiritual Baptist Archdiocese of New York, Inc. Apostolic Churches – Irvingites Catholic Apostolic Church New Apostolic Church United Apostolic Church Old Apostolic Church Restored Apostolic Mission Church Pentecostalism Main article: Pentecostalism See also: List_of_Christian_denominations#Oneness_Pentecostalism Assemblies of God Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) Church of God of Prophecy Apostolic Church (denomination) Elim Pentecostal Church New Life Churches Apostolic Faith Church Apostolic Faith Mission of South Africa Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada Believers Church Charisma Christian Church Christ Gospel Churches International Christian City Churches Christian Church of North America Christian Congregation of Brazil Christian Outreach Centre Christian Revival Crusade Church of God (Charleston, Tennessee) Church of God (Chattanooga) Church of God (Full Gospel) in India Church of God (Huntsville, Alabama) The Church of God (Jerusalem Acres) Church of God by Faith The Church of God for All Nations Church of God, House of Prayer Church of God in Christ Church of God Mountain Assembly Church of God of the Original Mountain Assembly Church of God of the Union Assembly Church of God with Signs Following Church of the Foursquare Gospel Church of the Little Children of Jesus Christ Congregational Holiness Church CRC Churches International Deeper Life Bible Church Destiny Church Evangelical Pentecostal Church of Besançon Every Nation Churches Fire Baptized Holiness Church of God of the Americas Free Apostolic Church of Pentecost Full Gospel Pentecostal church Foursquare gospel church God is Love Pentecostal Church Holiness Baptist Association Indian Pentecostal Church of God International Circle of Faith International Pentecostal Church of Christ International Pentecostal Holiness Church Mission of Full Gospel - Christian Open Door Open Bible Standard Churches Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada Pentecostal Church of Indonesia Pentecostal Church of God Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church The Pentecostal Mission Pentecostal Missionary Church of Christ (4th Watch) Potter's House Christian Fellowship Redeemed Christian Church of God Revival Centres International Sharon Fellowship Church The Revival Fellowship United Gospel Tabernacles United Holy Church of America Charismatics Main article: Charismatic movement See also: Catholic Charismatic Renewal Association of Vineyard Churches Calvary Chapel Blessed Church http://blessed.org.my/ Charismatic Episcopal Church City Harvest Church Faith Christian Fellowship International Every Nation Full Gospel Jesus Army Ministries of His Glory Ministries Without Borders New Frontiers Sovereign Grace Ministries Neo-Charismatic Churches Bible Christian Mission Church on the Rock- International Local churches Destiny Church Groningen Born Again Movement New Life Fellowship Association True Jesus Church Jimmy's Followers African Initiated Churches Main article: African Initiated Church Apostles of Johane Marauke Christ Apostolic Miracle Ministry Celestial Church of Christ Christ Apostolic Church Church of the Lord (Aladura) Eternal Sacred Order of Cherubim and Seraphim Kimbanguist Church The African Church Zion Christian Church United and uniting churches Churches which are the result of a merger between distinct denominational churches. Churches are listed here when their disparate heritage marks them as inappropriately listed in the particular categories above. Main article: United and uniting churches China Christian Council Church of Bangladesh Church of Pakistan Church of North India Church of South India Evangelical Church in Germany Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren Mar Thoma Church Protestant Church in the Netherlands St. Thomas Evangelical Church United Church of Canada United Church of Christ United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands United Church in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands United Church of Christ in the Philippines Uniting Church in Australia Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) Main article: Religious Society of Friends Friends United Meeting Evangelical Friends International Central Yearly Meeting of Friends Conservative Friends Ireland Yearly Meeting [Convergent Friends] Friends General Conference Beanite Quakerism The Religious Society of Friends is historically considered a Protestant Christian denomination. While members and attenders of Friends United Meeting, Evangelical Friends International, Central Yearly Meeting of Friends, Independent Evangelical Friends Yearly Meetings, Conservative Friends, Ireland Yearly Meeting, and of the Convergent Friends, would all consider themselves to be orthodox Christians; most Liberal Quakers today would consider their faith to be a distinct, non-Protestant form of religious faith. Many members and attenders of Friends General Conference, of the Beanite Yearly Meetings, and of all other Unprogrammed Quaker Yearly Meetings, would all consider themselves to be Liberal Quaker in belief and practice, and follow one or more of the following lines of spiritual thought in today's world: 1). Christian, 2). Unitarian, 3). Universalist, 4). Theist, 5). Humanist, 6). Atheist, 7). Agnostic. Stone-Campbell Restoration Movement Main article: Restoration Movement See also: Christian primitivism and Second Great Awakening Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Churches of Christ Churches of Christ (non-institutional) Churches of Christ in Australia Christian churches and churches of Christ International Churches of Christ (Boston Movement) Evangelical Christian Church in Canada[7] Southcottites Christian Israelite Church

Millerites and comparable groups

Sabbath-Keeping Churches, Adventist

• Adventist Church of Promise
• Creation Seventh Day Adventist Church
• General Conference of the Church of God (Seventh-Day)
• Seventh-day Adventist Church
• Seventh Day Adventist Reform Movement

Sabbath-Keeping Churches, Non-Adventist

Branch Davidians Church of God International (USA) Church of the Great God Intercontinental Church of God Living Church of God Philadelphia Church of God Seventh-Day Baptists Seventh-Day Evangelist Church

Seventh Day Christians - Norway (Syvende dags Kristne) True Jesus Church United Church of God United Seventh-Day Brethren

Sunday Adventists

• Advent Christian Church
• Church of God General Conference (Abrahamic Faith)
• Church of the Blessed Hope (aka Church of God of the Abrahamic Faith)

Sacred Name Groups

• Assemblies of Yahweh
• House of Yahweh
• New Life Fellowship
• Jehovah's Witnesses
• Dawn Bible Students Association
• Assembly of Yahweh
• Friends of Man
• Christian Millennial Fellowship
• Pastoral Bible Institute

British-Israelism

Main article: British Israelism

British-Israel-World Federation Christian Identity and other white separatist/supremacist groups Church of Jesus Christ-Christian (Aryan Nations) Kingdom Identity Ministries LaPorte Church of Christ

The Covenant, The Sword, and the Arm of the Lord Revival Centres International The Revival Fellowship Armstrongism

Miscellaneous/Other

Shakers Associated Gospel Churches of Canada (AGC) Believers' Church in India Family International a.k.a. "The Family International", "Family of Love", "The Family" Church of Christ, Instrumental (Kelleyites) Christian Conventions (a.k.a. Two by Twos, The Truth, The Way, etc.) Christian & Missionary Alliance Cooneyites (not to be confused with Christian Conventions, above) Eternal Grace Evangelical Church of West Africa Evangelical Covenant Church of America ("Swedish Evangelical Mission Covenant") Evangelical Free Church of Canada Fellowship of Fundamental Bible Churches Grace Movement Churches

Great Commission Association Indian Shakers Jesus Movement Methernitha Metropolitan Community Churches Native American Church New Frontiers (formerly New Frontiers International) Schwenkfelder Church Strigolniki Universal Life Yehowists (aka Yehowists-Ilyinites, Russian Jehovists The Children of God Reformed Church

Christian Revival Church

*Christian Revival Church India

• Christian Revival Church Nagaland
• Christian Revival Church Arunachal Pradesh
• Christian Revival Church Meghalaya
• Christian Revival Church Assam
• Christian Revival Church Manipur
• Christian Revival Church Sikkim
• Christian Revival Church West Bengal
• Christian Revival Church Tamil Nadu
• Christian Revival Church Maharastra
• Christian Revival Church Uttra Pradesh
• Christian Revival Church Bihar

• Christian Revival Church Myanmar
• Christian Revival Church Nepal

Latter Day Saints

Main articles: Latter Day Saint movement and Mormonism

See also: List of sects in the Latter Day Saint movement

Most Latter Day Saint denominations are derived from the Church of Christ, established by Joseph Smith in 1830. The majority of "Prairie Saint" denominations were established after the death of Smith by the remnants of the Saints who did not go west with Brigham Young. Many of which rejected some or most of the 1840s theological developments in favor of 1830s theological understandings and practices. The Rocky Mountain denominations are The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and various sects who broke from it after its settlement in the Rocky Mountains, many breaking after its abandonment of practicing polygamy in 1890. Other denominations are defined by either a belief in Joseph Smith as a prophet, or acceptance of the Book of Mormon as scripture. Mormonism is generally considered restorationist, believing that Smith, by inspiration and revelation, restored the original Church of Christ to the earth. Some Latter Day Saint denominations are regarded by other Christians as being nontrinitarian, but generally do not accept that label themselves, in contrast to the groups labeled "nontrinitarian" below.
The churches within the Latter Day Saint movement are not recognized as an orthodox Christian denomination, and with the exception of Community of Christ, which is a member communion of the National Council of Churches, are usually rejected as Christian by many Protestants. Mormons, however, strongly oppose this rejection.

Original denomination

• Church of Christ

"Prairie Saint" denominations

Church of Christ (Temple Lot) (Hedrickites) Church of Christ with the Elijah Message Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite) Church of Jesus Christ (Cutlerite) Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite)

Community of Christ, formerly called Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS) (largest "Prairie Saint" denomination) Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Independent RLDS / Restoration Branches Restoration Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Restored Church of Jesus Christ (Eugene O. Walton)

Rocky Mountains denominations

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Apostolic United Brethren The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) – by far the largest Latter Day Saint denomination Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS)

Latter Day Church of Christ (Kingston Clan) The True and Living Church of Jesus Christ of Saints of the Last Days

Other denominations

• Aaronic Order
• Restoration Church of Jesus Christ

Nontrinitarian groups

Main article: Nontrinitarianism

Various denominations whose self-understanding denies trinitarian theology held by other Christians.

Oneness Pentecostalism

Main article: Oneness Pentecostalism

Affirming Pentecostal Church International Gay Apostolic Pentecostals Apostolic Assemblies of Christ Apostolic Assembly of the Faith in Christ Jesus Apostolic Brethren Apostolic Church of Pentecost Apostolic Gospel Church of Jesus Christ Apostolic Overcoming Holy Church of God Assemblies of the Lord Jesus Christ Bible Way Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ Churches of Jesus Christ International Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith Pentecostal Assemblies of the World United Pentecostal Church International

Unitarianism and Universalism

Main articles: Unitarianism and Christian Universalism

See also: Unitarian Universalism

American Unitarian Conference, North America Christian Universalist Association, US International Council of Unitarians and Universalists Australian and New Zealand Unitarian Universalist Association Canadian Unitarian Council Deutsche Unitarier Religionsgemeinschaft, Germany European Unitarian Universalists General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches, United Kingdom & Ireland Unitarian Universalist Association, US Unitarian Universalist Society of Spain Unitarisk Kirkesamfund, Denmark Socinianism (extinct as a modern and distinct group) Polish Brethren (extinct as a modern and distinct group)

Bible Student groups

Main article: Bible Student movement

• Christian Millennial Fellowship
• Dawn Bible Students Association
• Friends of Man
• Jehovah's Witnesses
• Laymen's Home Missionary Movement
• Pastoral Bible Institute

Swedenborgianism

Main article: Swedenborgianism

• General Church of the New Jerusalem
• Swedenborgian Church of North America

Other non-Trinitarians

Arianism Christadelphians Church of the Blessed Hope Church of Christ, Scientist Doukhobors ("Spirit-Wrestlers") Arian Catholic Church Iglesia ni Cristo Makuya

Molokans Members Church of God International Most Holy Church of God in Christ Jesus Subbotniks Two by Twos ("Christian Conventions") Unification Church Universal Alliance The Way International

Protestantism as we know, composed of denominations, non-denominational and sects. There are many churches in the Protestantism, each having different beliefs, but they believe that they are ONE. Their only similarities are noticed in the 3 main beliefs namely Sola Fide, Sola Scriptura, and the priesthood of all believers.

Take note: Protestantism is a result of split of the Protestant founders within the Roman Catholic Church.

While Independent Churches like Iglesia ni Cristo, Members Church of God International and Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints doesnt considered theirselves as Protestant churches and not affiliated to Protestantism but they are under Christianity.





Other Churches

New Thought

Main article: New Thought

See also: History of New Thought

The relation of New Thought to Christianity is sometimes murky; some of its adherents see themselves as practicing a true or correct form of Christianity, or as doing what Jesus did, while others, in particular, Religious Science says "yes and no" to the question of whether it considers itself Christian leaving it to the individual to define themselves.^[8]

• Church of Divine Science^[9]
• Religious Science^[8]
• Unity Church^[10]

Messianic Judaism / Jewish Christians

Main article: Messianic Judaism

See also: Messianic Movement and Messianic Jewish theology

• Chosen People Ministries
• Coalition of Torah Observant Messianic Congregations
• British Messianic Jewish Alliance
• Fellowship of Messianic Congregations (FMC)
• International Alliance of Messianic Congregations and Synagogues
• International Federations of Messianic Jews (IFMJ)
• International Messianic Jewish Alliance (IMJA)
• Jews for Jesus
• Messianic Bureau International (MBI)
• Messianic Israel Alliance (MIA)
• Messianic Jewish Alliance of America (MJAA)
• Messianic Jewish Alliance of Australia
• Messianic Hebrews International
• The Association of Messianic Congregations (AMC)
• The British Messianic Jewish Alliance
• The International Alliance of Messianic Congregations and Synagogues (IAMCS)
• The Jerusalem Council
• The United Alliance of Congregations Pursuing a Messianic Torah
• Tikkun Ministries International
• Union of Conservative Messianic Synagogues (UCMJS)
• Union of Nazarene Jewish Synagogues
• Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations (UMJC)
• Union of Nazarene Yisraelite Congregations
• United Messianic Jewish Alliance (UMJA)

Esoteric Christianity

Main articles: Esoteric Christianity and Western Mystery Tradition

Anthroposophical Society of Rudolf Steiner Archeosophical Society of Tommaso Palamidessi Lectorium Rosicrucianum of Jan van Rijckenborgh/Catharose de Petri Martinism of Louis Claude de Saint-Martin et al. Societas Rosicruciana by Masons The Rosicrucian Fellowship of Max Heindel

Syncretistic religions incorporating elements of Christianity

The relation of these movements to other Christian ideas can be remote. They are listed here because they include some elements of Christian practice or beliefs, within religious contexts which may be only loosely characterized as Christian.

• Candomblé
• Vodou
• Pilgrims of Arès
• Rastafari movement
• Santería
• Santo Daime
• Umbanda

These Churches are just related to Christianity and i cant say if these are truly Christians.