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Protestant denomination

DEFINITIONS OF: Protestant denomination

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n group of Protestant congregations

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Christian Church, Disciples of Christ
a Protestant church that accepts the Bible as the only source of true Christian faith and practices baptism by immersion
Anglican Church, Anglican Communion, Church of England
the national church of England (and all other churches in other countries that share its beliefs); has its see in Canterbury and the sovereign as its temporal head
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Mormon Church, Mormons
church founded by Joseph Smith in 1830 with headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah
Baptist Church, Baptists
any of various evangelical Protestant churches that believe in the baptism of voluntary believers
Baptist denomination
group of Baptist congregations
Christian Science, Church of Christ Scientist
Protestant denomination founded by Mary Baker Eddy in 1866
Congregational Church
a Protestant denomination holding that each individual congregation should be self-governing
Congregational Christian Church
merger of the Congregational Church and the Christian Church
Evangelical and Reformed Church
a Protestant denomination of Calvinist faith
United Church of Christ
merger of the Congregational Christian Church and the Evangelical and Reformed Church in 1957
Jehovah's Witnesses
Protestant denomination founded in the United States by Charles Taze Russell in 1884
Lutheran Church
the Protestant denomination adhering to the views of Martin Luther
Presbyterian Church
the Protestant denomination adhering to the views of John Calvin
Unitarian Church
the Protestant denomination that rejects the doctrine of the Trinity
Arminian Church
the Protestant denomination adhering to the views of Jacobus Arminius
Methodist Church, Methodists
a Protestant denomination founded on the principles of John Wesley and Charles Wesley
Methodist denomination
group of Methodist congregations
Anabaptist denomination
a Protestant sect denying infant baptism and baptising only believers
Mennonite Church
formed from the Anabaptist movement in the 16th century; noted for its simplicity of life
Assemblies of God
a charismatic Protestant denomination in the United States
Episcopal Church, Protestant Episcopal Church
United States church that is in communication with the see of Canterbury
Church of Ireland
autonomous branch of the Church of England in Ireland
Episcopal Church, Episcopal Church of Scotland
an autonomous branch of the Anglican Communion in Scotland
Arminian Baptist, General Baptist
group of Baptist congregations believing the teachings of the Dutch theologian Jacobus Arminius (who opposed the doctrine of strict predestination of the Calvinists)
Calvinistic Baptist, Particular Baptist
group of Baptist congregations believing the teachings of the French theologian John Calvin who believed in strict predetermination
Church of the Brethren, Dippers, Dunkers
a Baptist denomination founded in 1708 by Americans of German descent; opposed to military service and taking legal oaths; practiced trine immersion
Wesleyan Methodist Church, Wesleyan Methodists
the original Methodist Church
Evangelical United Brethren Church
a Methodist denomination
United Methodist Church
union of the Wesleyan Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren Church
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denomination
a group of religious congregations having its own organization and a distinctive faith
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