Denominational Churches And their Date of Origin

A.D.

606    Roman Catholic Church with first pope 1054 Division between Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox churches

1530 Lutheran church (Martin Luther) 1535 Church of England (Episcopalian) 1536 Presbyterian church (John Calvin) 1607 Baptist church (John Smyth)

1650 Quakers (George Fox) 1684 Congregational churches

1729 Methodist churches (John Wesley) 1830 Mormon church (Joseph Smith)

1831 Seventh-Day Advent (Ellen G. White) 1865 Salvation Army (William Booth) 1859 Christian Church (Midway, Kentucky)

1875 Jehovah's Witnesses (Charles T. Russell) 1879 Christian Science (Mary Baker Eddy) 1895 Nazarene Church (P.F. Bresee)

1898 Pentecostal Holiness 1914 Assembly of God

Matt. 7:21-23 "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven; but he who does the will of My Father, who is in heaven. Many will say to Me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?' And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness."

Matt. 15:13, 14 "Every plant which My heavenly Father has not planted shall be rooted up. Let them alone; they are blind guides of the blind. And if a blind man guides a blind man, both will fall into a pit."

John 8:31,32 "If you abide in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine; and you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."

Gal. 1:6-9 "I am amazed that you are so quickly deserting Him who called you by the grace of Christ, for a different gospel; which is really not another; only there are some who are disturbing you, and want to distort the gospel of Christ. But even though we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel contrary to that which we have preached to you, let him be accursed. As we have said before, so I say again now, if any man is preaching to you a gospel contrary to that which you received, let him be accursed."

1 John 9-11"Anyone who goes too far and does not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have God; the one who abides in the teaching, he hasboththeFatherandtheSon.Ifanyonecomes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house, and do not give him a greeting; for the one who gives him a greeting participates in his evil deeds."

Used by permission. " Evangelism Handbook of New Testament Christianity"