Christian denominations

Eastern Orthodox church

1054

-Year of foundation
1054, Judea
-The name of the founder
there isn't one founder of the Eastern Orthodox church but after the great schism the two churches separated but had mostly similar beliefs
-Who they split from
The Roman Catholic church
-What were the reasons for the split
due to a complex mix of religious disagreements and political conflicts the two churches split.

Lutheran Church

1521

-Year of foundation
1517
-The name of the founder
Martin Luther (1483-1546)
-Who they split from
Roman Catholic church
-What were the reasons for the split
He denounced the Catholic sale of indulgences, pardons for sins and questioned papal authority. That led to his ex-communication and the start of the Protestant Reformation.

Church of England/Anglican

1527

-Year of foundation
1534, England
-The name of the founder
Henry VIII (1491-1547)
-Who they split from
The Protestant church
-What were the reasons for the split
King Henry overthrew the authority of the Roman Catholic church in England. Then tried to divorce His wife which was dined then threatened to pass a law to make himself the only Supreme Head in Earth of the Church of England.

Presbyterian

1560

-Year of foundation
1560s, Scotland
-The name of the founder
John Knox( 1514-1572)
-Who they split from
The church of England
-What were the reasons for the split
Many of the religious movements that originated during the Protestant Reformation were more democratic in the organization. Like other Protestant denominations, the Presbyterians were opposed to the hierarchy and religious teachings of the Roman Catholic Church.

Baptist

1609

-Year of foundation
1609, Amsterdam
-The name of the founder
John Smyth (1554-1612)
-Who they split from
The Protestant Church
-What were the reasons for the split
The Baptists separated from the Church of England because they believed church membership should be voluntary and that only believers should be baptized.

Methodist

1738

-Year of foundation
1738, Great Britain
-The name of the founder
John Wesley (1703-1791)
-Who they split from
The Church of England/Anglican Church
-What were the reasons for the split
Because Wesley was not a bishop, his ordination of Coke and the others was not recognized by the Church of England, and, consequently, this marked American Methodism's separation from the Anglican Church.

Uniting church

1968

-Year of foundation
1977, Australia
-The name of the founder
merged from three churches- the Congregational Union of Australia, the Methodist Church of Australasia, and the Presbyterian Church of Australia.
-Who they split from
They weren't split from any church but merged from three separate churches
-What were the reasons for the split
The Uniting Church of Australia was formed in the 1970s in a spirit of ecumenical unity and strong social justice ideals

Hillsong Church

1983

-Year of foundation
1983, England
-The name of the founder
Brian & Bobbie Houston
-Who they split from
The Sydney Christian Life Centre
-What were the reasons for the split
Brian's dad Frank made the Sydney Christian Life Centre in 1977, In 1983 They decided to run their own organization and created the Hillsong church