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Eastern Orthodox Church
FOUNDER - JESUS CHRIST
SPLIT - CATHOLIC CHURCH
REASON FOR SPLIT - GREAT SCHISM -
Period: 1483 to 1546
Lutheran Church
FOUNDER - MARTIN LUTHER
SPLIT - CATHOLIC CHURCH
REASON FOR SPLIT - LUTHER'S BELIEFS IN JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH LED HIM TO QUESTION THE CATHOLIC CHURCH AND HE EVENTUALLY SPLIT FROM THEM -
Period: 1527 to
Church of England/Anglican
FOUNDER - KING HENRY VIII
SPLIT - CATHOLIC CHURCH
REASON FOR SPLIT - THE POPE REFUSED TO GRANT KING HENRY AN ANNULMENT -
Baptist
FOUNDER - JOHN SMYTH
SPLIT - CATHOLIC CHURCH
REASON FOR SPLIT - BECAUSE THEY BELIEVED CHURCH MEMBERSHIP SHOULD BE VOLUNTARY AND THAT ONLY BELIEVERS SHOULD BE BAPTIZED. -
Presbyterian
FOUNDER - JOHN CLAVIN AND JOHN KNOX
SPLIT - CATHOLIC CHURCH
REASON FOR SPLIT - THEY WERE OPPOSED TO THE HIERARCHY AND TEACHINGS OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH -
Methodist Church of Great Britain
FOUNDER - JOHN WESLEY
SPLIT - CATHOLIC CHURCH
REASON FOR SPLIT - TENSIONS OVER SLAVERY AND THE POWER OF BISHOPS -
Uniting Church
FOUNDER - UNION OF 3 CHURCHES
SPLIT - CHRISTIANITY BRANCH
REASON FOR SPLIT - TO PROVIDE A SYSTEM THAT DOESN'T FOLLOW A HIERARCHY -
Hillsong Church
FOUNDER - BRIAN HOUSTON
SPLIT - CHRISTAIN CHURCH
REASON FOR SPLIT - THE FOUNDER BREACHED THE CODE OF CONDUCT, ALSO PROVIDE CHURCH FACILITIES TO AUSTRALIAN BELIEVERS