The Complete Guide to Christian Denominations · Understanding the History, Beliefs, and Differences by Rhodes, Ron -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Acknowledgments Contents Beginnings: The Emergence of Christianity and Denominations 1. Adventist Churches

Historical Background Advent Christian Church Seventh-day Adventist Church Seventh Day Adventist Reform Movement

2. Baptist Churches

Historical Background American Baptist Association American Baptist Churches USA Converge Worldwide General Association of General Baptists General Association of Regular Baptist Churches National Association of Free Will Baptists National Baptist Convention of America National Primitive Baptist Convention New Testament Association of Independent Baptist Churches North American Baptists Primitive Baptists Progressive National Baptist Convention Reformed Baptist Church Southern Baptist Convention

3. Brethren Churches

Historical Background Church of the Brethren Brethren Church (Ashland, Ohio) Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches Brethren in Christ Church Church of the United Brethren in Christ Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) Evangelical Covenant Church Evangelical Free Church of America Moravian Churches

4. Catholic Churches

Historical Background Roman Catholic Church Eastern Rite Catholic Church Old Catholic Church Polish National Catholic Church of America

5. Christian Churches

Historical Background Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Christian Churches and Churches of Christ Christian Congregation Churches of Christ

6. Congregational Churches

Historical Background Congregational Christian Churches (National Association) Conservative Congregational Christian Conference United Church of Christ

7. Episcopal and Anglican Churches

Historical Background Episcopal Church Reformed Episcopal Church in America Anglican Orthodox Church Anglican Catholic Church

8. Friends (Quaker) Churches

Historical Background Friends General Conference Friends United Meeting Religious Society of Friends (Conservative) Evangelical Friends International

9. Fundamentalist, Bible, and Conservative Evangelical Churches

Historical Background American Evangelical Christian Churches Baptist Bible Fellowship International Baptist Missionary Association of America Christian and Missionary Alliance Conservative Baptist Association of America IFCA International Plymouth Brethren

10. Holiness Churches

Historical Background Church of Christ (Holiness) USA Church of God (Holiness) Church of the Nazarene Churches of Christ in Christian Union Wesleyan Church

11. Lutheran Churches

Historical Background American Association of Lutheran Churches Association of Free Lutheran Congregations Church of the Lutheran Brethren of America Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Evangelical Lutheran Synod Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod

12. Mennonite Churches

Historical Background Beachy Amish Mennonite Churches Church of God in Christ, Mennonite Conservative Mennonite Conference General Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches Mennonite Church Missionary Church Old Order Amish Churches

13. Methodist Churches

Historical Background African Methodist Episcopal Church Christian Methodist Episcopal Church Congregational Methodist Church Evangelical Church of North America Evangelical Congregational Church Evangelical Methodist Church Free Methodist Church–USA Southern Methodist Church United Methodist Church

14. Orthodox Churches

Historical Background Orthodox Church in America Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America Serbian Orthodox Church in North and South America Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA

15. Pentecostal Churches

Historical Background Assemblies of God Calvary Chapel Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) Church of God in Christ Congregational Holiness Church Elim Fellowship Fellowship of Christian Assemblies Independent Assemblies of God International International Church of the Foursquare Gospel International Pentecostal Holiness Church Open Bible Standard Churches Vineyard Churches International

16. Presbyterian Churches

Historical Background Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church Cumberland Presbyterian Church Evangelical Presbyterian Church Orthodox Presbyterian Church Presbyterian Church in America Presbyterian Church (USA)

17. Reformed Churches

Historical Background Christian Reformed Church in North America United Reformed Churches in North America Reformed Church in America

Postscript: Unity in Diversity Appendix A: Website Addresses of Additional Denominations of Interest Appendix B: Cults Are Not Denominations Notes Bibliography Chart Index Contact the Author