Christian Denominations

By Mel244
  • 33

    Early Christian Church

    The first Christian church began with Pentecost and Peter as it's first Pope.
  • 313

    Roman Catholic Church

    Through Emperor Constantine, the Edict of Milan was created. This was when Christianity became the main religion of the Roman empire, and religious freedom was granted to all Roman citizens.
  • Jul 16, 1054

    Orthodoxy

    This church was created throughout the great schism when the West Roman Catholic church and the East Orthodox church split.
  • 1517

    Protestant

    Martin Luther began the protestant movement in England when he challenged corruption in the church and projected his own religious views.
  • 1517

    Lutheranism

    Martin Luther founded a religious order named after himself after he found, and disagreed with corruption in the Catholic church, basing his own religion on his views and beliefs.
  • 1534

    Anglicanism (Church of England)

    Henry VII made Anglicanism the main religion of England in order to divorce his current wife.

  • Baptist Church

    The Baptist church was created by John Smyth, in 1607.

  • Methodism

    Methodism originates from eighteenth-century Anglicanism. Its founder was a Church of England minister, John Wesley, who challenged the religious views of the day.

  • Salvation Army

    The Salvation Army was founded by the Booth couple in East End London, in order to help all those less fortunate.

  • United Methodist Church

    Founded by Charles Weasley as a denomination of Methodism.