Denominations
DENOMINATIONS and their founders.
Actually instead of FOUNDERS, The Apostle Paul takes the liberty to call them by their proper reference, SAVAGE WOLVES.
Acts 20:29 I know that after I leave, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock. Even from your own number men will arise and distort the truth in order to draw away followers of their own.
But I'm sure he was only speaking about those False Teachers who KNEW / KNOW in their hearts that they're looking for a following more than they're willing to embrace the Truth. A couple of the founders below, and our sympathy goes to them, have made actual historical quotes that they did not want their name to be attached to a 'Denomination' but against their will, people continued to uphold them rather than the Bible. Most of the others however I'm sure enjoyed the fleeting financial gain and notoriety that accompanied their desire for power.
These founders and dates have been researched to the best of our ability, and so (slow down now) if you think we've made a mistake, just email us and let us know, we can fix things up, BUT PLEASE !
Please don't write us and try to convince us that any of them are NOT MAN MADE Denominations as opposed to the one church that JESUS came to build, defined by the one Doctrine of His NEW Covenant.
(The ONE Doctrine that cannot be proven false by God's own Word)
Date - DENOMINATION - Founder - Location
1905 - Alliance - Albert Benjamin Simpson
1693 - Amish - Jakob Amman - France
1519 - Anabaptist - Grebel (after Ulrich Zwingli) - Germany
1534 - Anglican (Church of England) - King Henry VIII - England
1914 - Assemblies of God - Eudorus N. Bell - Hot Springs AK
1605 - Baptist - John Smythe - Amsterdam
1708 - Brethren (split from Anabaptists) - Alexander Mack
1536 - Calvinists - John Calvin - Switzerland
1969 - Children of God - David ‘Mo’ Berg
1842 - Christadelphians - John Thomas - Richmond VA
1857 - Christian Reformed- Gysbert Haan
1879 - Church of Christ Scientist (Christian Science) - Mary Baker Eddy - Boston
1920 - Church of God - Joseph Marsh
1907 - Church of God in Christ - Charles Mason
1560 - Church of Scotland (Presbyterian) - John Knox
1620 - Episcopalians - Samuel Seabury
1950 - Evangelical Free - E A. Halleen
1917 - Foursquare - Aimee Semple McPherson - Los Angeles
1717 - Freemasons - Masons from 4 lodges - London
1054 - Greek Orthodox - Councils of Constantinople - Constantinople
1528 - Hutterite - Jakob Hutter
1979 - International Church of Christ (Boston cofC) - Kip McKean
1914 - Iglesia ni Christo - Felix Manalo - Philippines
1852 - Jehovah’s Witnesses - Charles Taze Russell - Pensylvania
1517 - Lutheran (split from Catholic) - Martin Luther - Germany
1653 - Mennonite - Menno Simons - Switzerland
1739 - Methodist (split from C of England) - J and C Wesley - England
1727 - Moravian - Count Zinendorf
1830 - Mormon - Joseph Smith - New York
1954 - Moonies - Sun Myung Moon
1895 - Nazarene - Phineas F Bresee
1900 - Pentecostal - Charles F. Parkham (Methodist) - Topeka KS
1560 - Presbyterian (Calvinism) - John Knox - Scotland
1570 - Puritans - T Cartwright
1647 - Quaker - George Fox - England
1571 - Reformed - Jonas Michaelius - Netherlands
0325 - Roman Catholic - Clements
0988 - Russian Orthodox - Vladimir I
1865 - Salvation Army - William Booth, M Jones - London
1954 - Scientology - Ron L. Hubbard
1844 - Seventh-day Adventist - Ellen G. White - Washington NH
1741 - Shakers - Ann Lee
1774 - Unitarian - Joseph Priestley - Theophilus Lindey - London
1457 - United Brethren (Moravians) - Huss
1934 - Worldwide Church of God - Herbert W. Armstrong
Sorted by YEAR
0325 - Roman Catholic - Clements
0988 - Russian Orthodox - Vladimir I
1054 - Greek Orthodox - Councils of Constantinople - Constantinople
1457 - United Brethren (Moravians) - Huss
1517 - Lutheran (split from Catholic) - Martin Luther - Germany
1519 - Anabaptist - Grebel (after Ulrich Zwingli) - Germany
1528 - Hutterite - Jakob Hutter
1534 - Anglican (Church of England) - King Henry VIII - England
1536 - Calvinists - John Calvin - Switzerland
1560 - Church of Scotland (Presbyterian) - John Knox - Scotland
1560 - Presbyterian (Calvinism) - John Knox - Scotland
1570 - Puritans - T Cartwright
1571 - Reformed - Jonas Michaelius - Netherlands
1605 - Baptist - John Smythe - Amsterdam
1620 - Episcopalians - Samuel Seabury
1647 - Quaker - George Fox - England
1653 - Mennonite - Menno Simons - Switzerland
1693 - Amish - Jakob Amman - France
1708 - Brethren (split from Anabaptists) - Alexander Mack
1717 - Freemasons - Masons from 4 lodges - London
1727 - Moravian - Count Zinendorf
1739 - Methodist (split from C of England) - J and C Wesley - England
1741 - Shakers - Ann Lee
1774 - Unitarian - Joseph Priestley - Theophilus Lindey - London
1830 - Mormon - Joseph Smith - New York
1842 - Christadelphians - John Thomas - Richmond VA
1844 - Seventh-day Adventist - Ellen G. White - Washington NH
1852 - Jehovah’s Witnesses - Charles Taze Russell - Pensylvania
1857 - Christian Reformed - Gysbert Haan
1865 - Salvation Army - William Booth, M Jones - London
1879 - Church of Christ Scientist (Christian Science) - Mary Baker Eddy - Boston
1895 - Nazarene - Phineas F Bresee
1900 - Pentecostal - Charles F. Parkham (Methodist) - Topeka KS
1905 - Alliance - Albert Benjamin Simpson
1907 - Church of God in Christ - Charles Mason
1914 - Assemblies of God - Eudorus N. Bell - Hot Springs AK
1914 - Iglesia ni Christo - Felix Manalo - Philippines
1917 - Foursquare - Aimee Semple McPherson - Los Angeles
1920 - Church of God - Joseph Marsh
1934 - Worldwide Church of God - Herbert W. Armstrong
1950 - Evangelical Free - E A. Halleen
1954 - Moonies - Sun Myung Moon
1954 - Scientology - Ron L. Hubbard
1969 - Children of God - David ‘Mo’ Berg
1979 - International Church of Christ (Boston c of C) - Kip McKeanbr