Denominations



There is one major line of demarcation within the Christian church: Either a Christian is Catholic or Protestant and within the Protestant division of Christianity, there are primarily five major divisions or families of Denominations:

• 1. **Orthodox** - Eastern Byzantine empire - primarily represented by Greek and Russian Orthodox churches • 2. **Unity of the Brethren** - began by secret small study groups formed by John Hus - Half of which left to join the Moravians - both groups are still in existence today. • 3. **Lutheran** - started by Martin Luther and although some Lutheran pastors have left to join or start other movements, there have been no significant denominations that trace their roots to Lutherans. This is to the Lutherans credit. • 4. **Anglican** - Most denominations trace their roots to this branch: Baptists, Methodists, Pentecostals, etc. • 5. **Reformed** - A large number of denominations consider the Reformed church as their historical foundation: Presbyterians, Amish, Evangelical Free, and CMandA

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