Protestantism is a movement within Christianity which owes its name to the 1529
Protestation at Speyer, but originated in 1517 when
Martin Luther began his dispute with the Roman Catholic Church. This period of time, known as the
Reformation, began a series of events resulting over the next 500 years in several newly denominated churches (listed below). Some denominations were started by intentionally dividing themselves from the Roman Catholic Church, such as in the case of the
English Reformation while others, such as with Luther's followers, were excommunicated after attempting reform. New denominations and organizations formed through further divisions within Protestant churches since the Reformation began. A denomination labeled "Protestant" subscribes to the fundamental Protestant principles—though not always—that is scripture alone, justification by faith alone, and the universal priesthood of believers. The majority of contemporary Protestants are members of Adventism, Anglicanism, the Baptist churches, Calvinism (Reformed Protestantism), Lutheranism, Methodism and Pentecostalism.
Nondenominational, Evangelical,
charismatic,
neo-charismatic, independent,
Convergence, and other churches are on the rise, and constitute a significant part of Protestant Christianity. This list gives only an overview, and certainly does not mention all of the Protestant denominations. The exact number of Protestant denominations, including the members of the denominations, is difficult to calculate and depends on definition. A group that fits the generally accepted definition of "Protestant" might not officially use the term. Therefore, it should be taken with caution. The most accepted figure among various authors and scholars includes around 900 million to a little over 1 billion Protestant Christians.
Proto-Protestant Proto-Protestantism refers to movements similar to the Protestant Reformation, but before 1517, when Martin Luther (1483–1546) is reputed to have nailed the
Ninety-Five-Theses to the church door. Major early Reformers were
Peter Waldo (c. 1140–c. 1205),
John Wycliffe (1320s–1384), and
Jan Hus (c. 1369–1415). It is not completely correct to call these groups Protestant due to the fact that some of them had nothing to do with the
1529 protestation at Speyer which coined the term Protestant. In particular, the
Utraquists were eventually accommodated as a separate Catholic rite by the
papacy after a military attempt to end their movement failed. On the other hand, the surviving
Waldensians ended up joining Reformed Protestantism, so it is not completely inaccurate to refer to their movement as Protestant; the
Waldensian Evangelical Church is a well known existing body in that tradition. The Hussites are presently represented in the
Moravian Church,
Unity of the Brethren and the
Czechoslovak Hussite Church. •
Arnoldists •
Berengarians •
Brethren of the Common Life •
Devotio Moderna •
Friends of God •
Henricans •
Hussites •
Czechoslovak Hussite Church •
Moravian Church •
Neo-Adamites •
Orebites •
Praguers •
Taborites •
Utraquists •
Unity of the Brethren •
Lollards •
Pataria •
Petrobrusians •
Piagnoni •
Strigolniki •
Waldensians •
Waldensian Evangelical Church Lutheran Lutherans are a major branch of Protestantism, identifying with the theology of Martin Luther, a German friar, ecclesiastical reformer, and
theologian. Lutheranism initially began as an attempt to reform the Catholic Church before the excommunication of its members. Lutherans are divided among
High Church,
Confessional,
Pietist and Liberal churchmanships, though these can overlap, e.g. the
Communion of Nordic Lutheran Dioceses is High Church and Confessional. The whole of Lutheranism had about 70-90 million members in 2018, and its largest communion, the Lutheran World Federation, had a total of 78,431,111 members as of 2023, making it the sixth-largest communion. The largest non-United Lutheran denomination was the
Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus, an
Eastern Protestant Christian group. •
Apostolic Lutheran Church of America •
Association of Free Lutheran Congregations •
Church of the Lutheran Brethren of America •
Church of the Lutheran Confession •
Concordia Lutheran Conference •
Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference •
Evangelical Lutheran Church "Concord" •
American Association of Lutheran Churches •
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Brazil •
Evangelical Lutheran Church of England •
Evangelical Lutheran Church of São Paulo •
Evangelical Lutheran Free Church (Germany) •
Evangelical Lutheran Synod •
Evangelical Lutheran Church - Synod of France and Belgium •
Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of North America •
General Lutheran Church •
Gutnius Lutheran Church •
Independent Evangelical-Lutheran Church •
Japan Lutheran Church •
International Lutheran Council •
Kosovo Protestant Evangelical Church •
Lanka Lutheran Church •
Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church in America •
Lutheran Church—Canada •
Lutheran Church—Hong Kong Synod •
Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod •
Lutheran Church of Australia •
Lutheran Church of Central Africa Malawi Conference •
Lutheran Church of Central Africa Zambia Conference •
Lutheran Confessional Church •
Laestadian Lutheran Church •
Lutheran Church - International •
Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ •
Lutheran Ministerium and Synod - USA •
Lutheran World Federation •
Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church •
Arcot Lutheran Church •
Batak Christian Protestant Church •
Church of Denmark •
Church of the Faroe Islands •
Church of Iceland •
Church of Norway •
Church of Sweden •
Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church •
Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovakia •
Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil •
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America •
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada •
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Italy •
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Madhya Pradesh •
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa •
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania •
Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Himalayan States •
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland •
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia •
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea •
Evangelical Lutheran Free Church of Norway •
Gossner Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chotanagpur and Assam •
Indian Evangelical Lutheran Church •
Jeypore Evangelical Lutheran Church •
Lutheran Church of Australia •
Malagasy Lutheran Church •
Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church •
Simalungun Protestant Christian Church •
South Andhra Lutheran Church •
Tamil Evangelical Lutheran Church •
North American Lutheran Church •
Old Apostolic Lutheran Church •
Ukrainian Lutheran Church •
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod •
Lutheran Evangelical Protestant Church Radical Pietist Those who separated from established Lutheran churches to form their own denominations are known as Radical Pietists (as opposed to
Pietistic Lutherans, who remain in the Lutheran churches (such as the
Church of the Lutheran Brethren) and combine its emphasis on Biblical doctrine with the importance of individual piety and living a holy Christian life. Although the Radical Pietists broke with Lutheranism, its influence on Anglicanism, in particular
John Wesley, led to the spawning of the
Methodist movement. •
Amana Society •
Bible Fellowship Church •
Community of True Inspiration •
Evangelical Covenant Church •
Evangelical Covenant Church of America •
Evangelical Free Church •
Evangelical Free Church of America •
Evangelical Free Church of Canada •
Evangelical Free Church of China (Hong Kong based) •
Evangelical Free Church of Japan •
Evangelical Free Church of Malaysia •
Evangelical Free Church of Singapore •
Temple Society (Templers) •
United Christian Church Reformed Calvinism, also known as the Reformed tradition or Reformed Protestantism is a movement which broke from the Catholic Church in the 16th century. Reformed Christianity is represented in the
Continental Reformed,
Presbyterian, and
Congregationalist traditions, along with
Reformed Anglican and
Reformed Baptist denominations (the latter two are listed under the Anglican and Baptist sections of this article, respectively). Calvinism follows the theological traditions set down by
John Calvin,
John Knox and other Reformation-era
theologians. Calvinists differ from Lutherans on the nature of the
real presence of Christ in the Eucharist,
theories of worship, and the
use of God's law for believers, among other things. There are from 60 to 80 million Christians identifying as Reformed or Calvinist according to statistics gathered in 2018. Including only full members, the
World Communion of Reformed Churches numbered more than 100,000,000 members as of 2025. It is the largest or second largest Protestant community in the world.
Continental Reformed churches •
Afrikaans Protestant Church •
Canadian and American Reformed Churches •
Christian Evangelical Church in Minahasa •
Evangelical Reformed Church in Bavaria and Northwestern Germany •
Christian Reformed Church in Sierra Leone •
Christian Reformed Church in South Africa •
Evangelical Reformed Church of Christ •
Christian Reformed Church of Nigeria •
Continued Reformed Churches in the Netherlands •
Christian Reformed Churches of Australia •
Dutch Reformed Church (joined the Protestant Church in the Netherlands in 2004) •
Dutch Reformed Church in Botswana •
Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa - NG Church •
Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches •
Free Reformed Churches of Australia •
Free Reformed Churches of North America •
Free Reformed Churches of South Africa •
Heritage Reformed Congregations •
Netherlands Reformed Churches •
Netherlands Reformed Congregations •
Nigeria Reformed Church •
Orthodox Christian Reformed Church •
Polish Reformed Church •
Protestant Church in the Netherlands •
Protestant Church in Western Indonesia •
Protestant Reformed Christian Church in Croatia •
Protestant Reformed Church of Luxembourg •
Protestant Reformed Churches in America •
Reformed Christian Calvinist Church in Croatia •
Reformed Christian Church in Serbia •
Reformed Church in America •
Reformed Church in Austria •
Reformed Church in Hungary •
Reformed Church in Latvia •
Reformed Church in Romania •
Reformed Church in Transcarpathia •
Reformed Church in the United States •
Reformed Church of Christ in Nigeria •
Reformed Church of East Africa •
Reformed Church of France •
Reformed Churches in the Netherlands •
Reformed Churches in the Netherlands (Liberated) •
Reformed Churches of New Zealand •
Reformed Synod of Denmark •
Restored Reformed Church •
United Church of Christ •
United Reformed Church •
United Reformed Church in Congo •
United Reformed Churches in North America •
Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa Presbyterianism •
Africa Evangelical Presbyterian Church •
Associated Presbyterian Churches •
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church •
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church of Mexico •
Bible Presbyterian Church •
Christian Reformed Churches •
Christian Reformed Church in North America •
Church of Central Africa Presbyterian •
Church of Scotland •
Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches •
Conservative Presbyterian Church in Brazil •
Costa Rican Evangelical Presbyterian Church •
Covenant Presbyterian Church •
Cumberland Presbyterian Church •
Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America •
Didasko •
Evangelical and Reformed Church in Honduras •
Evangelical Covenant Order of Presbyterians •
Evangelical Presbyterian and Reformed Church in Peru •
Evangelical Presbyterian Church (Australia) •
Evangelical Presbyterian Church in England and Wales •
Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana •
Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Malawi •
Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Ukraine •
Evangelical Presbyterian Church (United States) •
Evangelical Union (Scotland) •
Free Church of Scotland (1843–1900) •
Free Church of Scotland (post 1900) •
Free Church of Scotland (Continuing) •
St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church (Argentina) •
Free Presbyterian Church (Australia) •
Free Presbyterian Church of North America •
Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland •
Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster •
Fundamentalist Presbyterian Church in Brazil •
Grace Presbyterian Church of New Zealand •
Greek Evangelical Church •
Independent Presbyterian Church of Brazil •
International Presbyterian Church •
Lithuanian Evangelical Reformed Church •
National Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Guatemala •
National Presbyterian Church in Chile •
National Presbyterian Church in Mexico •
National Union of Independent Reformed Evangelical Churches of France •
Original Secession Church •
Orthodox Presbyterian Church •
Presbyterian Church in America •
Presbyterian Church in Canada •
Presbyterian Church in Chile •
Presbyterian Church in Honduras •
Presbyterian Church in Ireland •
Presbyterian Church in Korea (HapDong) •
Presbyterian Church in Korea (Koshin) •
Presbyterian Church in Korea (TongHap) •
Presbyterian Church in Liberia •
Presbyterian Church in Malaysia •
Presbyterian Church in Singapore •
Presbyterian Church in Sudan •
Presbyterian Church in Taiwan •
Presbyterian Church in Uganda •
Presbyterian Church of Africa •
Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand •
Presbyterian Church of Australia •
Presbyterian Church of Belize •
Presbyterian Church of Brazil •
Presbyterian Church of East Africa •
Presbyterian Church of Eastern Australia •
Presbyterian Church of England •
Presbyterian Church of Ghana •
Presbyterian Church of India •
Presbyterian Church of Mozambique •
Presbyterian Church of Nigeria •
Presbyterian Church of Pakistan •
Presbyterian Church of the Philippines •
Presbyterian Church of Wales •
Presbyterian Church (USA) •
Presbyterian Reformed Church (Australia) •
Reformed Evangelical Church in Myanmar •
Reformed Presbyterian Church, Evangelical Synod •
Reformed Presbyterian Church General Assembly •
Reformed Presbyterian Church, General Synod •
Reformed Presbyterian Church – Hanover Presbytery •
Reformed Presbyterian Church in the United States •
Reformed Presbyterian Church of Australia •
Reformed Presbyterian Church of Ireland •
Reformed Presbyterian Church of Malawi •
Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America •
Reformed Presbyterian Church of Scotland •
Relief Church •
Renewed Presbyterian Church in Brazil •
Southern Presbyterian Church (Australia) •
Sudan Evangelical Presbyterian Church •
United Free Church of Scotland •
United Presbyterian Church (Scotland) •
United Presbyterian Church of Brazil •
United Presbyterian Church of North America •
United Presbyterian Church of Pakistan •
Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa •
United Secession Church •
Upper Cumberland Presbyterian Church •
Westminster Presbyterian Church of Australia Congregationalism •
Church of Niue •
Church of Tuvalu •
Congregational Christian Church in American Samoa •
Congregational Christian Church in Samoa •
Congregational Christian Churches in Canada •
Congregational Federation •
Congregational Federation of Australia •
Congregational Union of England and Wales •
Congregational Union of Ireland •
Congregational Union of New Zealand •
Congregational Union of Scotland •
Conservative Congregational Christian Conference •
Cook Islands Christian Church •
Evangelical Congregational Church in Angola •
Evangelical Congregational Church in Argentina •
Evangelical Congregational Church in Brazil •
Evangelical Fellowship of Congregational Churches •
Fellowship of Congregational Churches (Australia) •
Kiribati Protestant Church •
National Association of Congregational Christian Churches •
Nauru Congregational Church •
Reformed Congregational Churches •
Union of Evangelical Congregational Churches in Brazil •
Union of Evangelical Congregational Churches in Bulgaria •
United Church in the Solomon Islands •
United Church of Christ-Congregational in the Marshall Islands •
United Congregational Church of Southern Africa Anglican Anglicanism or Episcopalianism has referred to itself as the
via media between Lutheranism and Reformed Christianity, as well as between Roman Catholicism and Protestantism. The majority of Anglicans consider themselves part of the
one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church within the Anglican Communion. Anglicans or Episcopalians also self-identify as both
Catholic and
Reformed. Although the use of the term "Protestant" to refer to Anglicans was once common, it is controversial today, with some rejecting the label and others accepting it. Anglicans uniting in the Anglican Communion numbered over 85 million in 2018. Tabulating each Anglican Communion-member, it grew to more than 94,613,000 members as of 2025, excluding the United churches, remaining the third-largest Christian communion.
Anglican Communion •
Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia •
Anglican Church in Central America •
Anglican Church in Japan •
Anglican Church of Australia •
Anglican Church of Bermuda •
Anglican Church of Canada •
Anglican Church of Kenya •
Anglican Church of Korea •
Anglican Church of Melanesia •
Anglican Church of Mexico •
Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea •
Anglican Church of South America •
Anglican Church of Southern Africa •
Anglican Church of Tanzania •
Anglican Episcopal Church of Brazil •
Church in the Province of the West Indies •
Church in Wales •
Church of Ceylon •
Church of England •
Church of Ireland •
Church of Nigeria •
Church of the Province of Central Africa •
Church of the Province of Myanmar •
Church of the Province of South East Asia •
Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean •
Church of the Province of West Africa •
Church of Uganda •
Episcopal Church (United States) •
Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East •
Episcopal Church in the Philippines •
Episcopal Church of Cuba •
Hong Kong Anglican Church •
Lusitanian Catholic Apostolic Evangelical Church •
Parish of the Falkland Islands •
Province of the Anglican Church of Burundi •
Province of the Anglican Church of Rwanda •
Province of the Anglican Church of the Congo •
Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan •
Province of the Episcopal Church of Sudan •
Scottish Episcopal Church •
Spanish Reformed Episcopal Church ;United and Uniting churches •
Church of Bangladesh •
Church of North India •
Church of Pakistan •
Church of South India •
Mar Thoma Syrian Church (
Protestant Eastern Christian)
Other Anglican churches and Continuing Anglican movement There are numerous churches following the Anglican tradition that are not in
full communion with the Anglican Communion. Some churches split due to changes in the
Book of Common Prayer and the
ordination of women, forming
Anglo-Catholic,
Anglican Papal or
Evangelical Anglican communities. A select few of these churches are recognized by certain individual provinces of the Anglican Communion. •
African Orthodox Church •
Anglican Catholic Church •
Anglican Church in America •
Anglican Church in Brazil •
Anglican Church in North America •
Anglican Church of India •
Anglican Episcopal Church (USA) •
Anglican Mission in the Americas •
Anglican Orthodox Church •
Anglican Province of America •
Anglican Province of Christ the King •
Christian Episcopal Church •
Church of England (Continuing) •
Church of England in South Africa •
Diocese of the Holy Cross •
Episcopal Missionary Church •
Free Church of England •
Free Protestant Episcopal Church •
Independent Anglican Church Canada Synod •
Orthodox Anglican Church •
Reformed Episcopal Church •
Southern Episcopal Church •
The African Church •
United Episcopal Church of North America Anabaptist The Anabaptists trace their origins to the
Radical Reformation. Alternative to other early Protestants, Anabaptists were seen as an early offshoot of Protestantism, although the view has been challenged by some Anabaptists. There were approximately 2.1 million Anabaptists as of 2015. Anabaptists are categorized into
Old Order Anabaptism (such as the
Old Brethren German Baptist),
Conservative Anabaptism (such as the
Pilgrim Mennonite Conference,
Beachy Amish and
Dunkard Brethren Church), and mainline/assimilated Anabaptism. ;
Amish •
Amish Mennonite •
Beachy Amish •
Kauffman Amish Mennonite •
Michigan Amish Churches •
Nebraska Amish •
New Order Amish •
Old Order Amish •
Swartzentruber Amish ;
Hutterites •
Dariusleut •
Lehrerleut •
Schmiedeleut ;
Mennonites •
Alliance of Mennonite Evangelical Congregations •
Biblical Mennonite Alliance •
Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches •
Chortitzer Mennonite Conference •
Church of God in Christ, Mennonite (Holdeman Mennonites) •
Conference of the Mennonite Brethren Churches in India •
Evangelical Mennonite Church •
Evangelical Mennonite Conference •
Evangelical Mennonite Mission Conference •
Evangelical Missionary Church •
Fellowship of Evangelical Bible Churches •
Fellowship of Evangelical Churches •
Japan Mennonite Brethren Conference •
Kleine Gemeinde •
Markham-Waterloo Mennonite Conference •
Mennonite Brethren Churches •
Mennonite Church Canada •
Mennonite Church in the Netherlands •
Mennonite Church USA •
Mennonite World Conference •
Missionary Church •
Noah Hoover Mennonite •
Ohio Wisler Mennonite •
Old Order Mennonites •
Reformed Mennonite •
Rosedale Network of Churches •
Swiss Mennonite Conference •
US Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches ;
River Brethren •
Brethren in Christ Church •
Old Order River Brethren •
United Zion Church •
Wengerites ;
Schwarzenau Brethren •
The Brethren Church (Ashland Brethren) •
Church of the Brethren •
Conservative Grace Brethren Churches, International •
Dunkard Brethren •
Ephrata Cloister •
Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches •
Old Brethren •
Old Brethren German Baptist •
Old German Baptist Brethren •
Old German Baptist Brethren, New Conference •
Old Order German Baptist Brethren ;Other Anabaptists •
Abecedarians •
Apostolic Christian Church •
Batenburgers •
Bruderhof •
Charity Christian Fellowship •
Church of the United Brethren in Christ •
Clancularii •
Schwenkfelders Baptist Baptists emerged in 1609 under the teachings of
John Smyth, and along with Methodism, grew in size and influence after they sailed to the
New World (the remaining Puritans who traveled to the New World were Congregationalists). Some Baptists fit strongly with the Reformed tradition theologically but not denominationally. Some Baptists also adopt
presbyterian and
episcopal forms of governance. In 2018, there were about 75-105 million Baptists. Of the Baptist demographic, 53 million are part of the Baptist World Alliance as of 2023, the seventh-largest Christian communion. •
Alliance of Baptists •
All-Ukrainian Union of Churches of Evangelical Christian Baptists •
American Baptist Association •
American Baptist Churches USA •
Association of Baptist Churches in Ireland •
Association of Reformed Baptist Churches of America •
Association of Regular Baptist Churches •
Baptist Bible Fellowship International •
Baptist Church of Christ •
Baptist Conference of the Philippines •
Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec •
Baptist Convention of Western Cuba •
Baptist Evangelical Christian Union of Italy •
Baptist General Conference of Canada •
Baptist General Conference (Sweden) •
Baptist General Convention of Texas •
Baptist Missionary Association of America •
Baptist Union of Australia •
Baptist Union of Great Britain •
Baptist Union of New Zealand •
Baptist Union of Scotland •
Baptist Union of Western Canada •
Brazilian Baptist Convention •
Canadian Baptist Ministries •
Canadian Convention of Southern Baptists •
Central Baptist Association •
Central Canada Baptist Conference •
Christian Baptist Church of God •
Christian Unity Baptist Association •
Conservative Baptist Association •
Conservative Baptist Association of America •
Continental Baptist Churches •
Convención Nacional Bautista de Mexico •
Convention of Atlantic Baptist Churches •
Convention of Baptist Churches of Northern Circars •
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship •
Council of Baptist Churches in Northeast India •
European Baptist Federation •
Evangelical Baptist Church of Korea •
Evangelical Baptist Mission of South Haiti •
Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches in Canada •
Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship •
Fundamental Baptist Fellowship of America •
General Association of Baptists •
General Association of General Baptists •
General Association of Regular Baptist Churches •
General Conference of the Evangelical Baptist Church, Inc. •
General Six-Principle Baptists •
Independent Baptist •
Independent Baptist Church of America •
Independent Baptist Fellowship International •
Independent Baptist Fellowship of North America •
Interstate & Foreign Landmark Missionary Baptist Association •
International Baptist Convention •
Landmark Baptist Church •
Liberty Baptist Fellowship •
Lott Carey Foreign Mission Convention •
Manipur Baptist Convention •
Myanmar Baptist Convention •
Nagaland Baptist Church Council •
National Association of Free Will Baptists •
National Baptist Convention, Brazil •
National Baptist Convention of America •
National Baptist Convention, USA •
National Baptist Evangelical Life and Soul Saving Assembly of the U.S.A. •
National Missionary Baptist Convention of America •
National Primitive Baptist Convention of the U.S.A. •
Nazareth Baptist Church •
New England Evangelical Baptist Fellowship •
New Independent Fundamentalist Baptist •
Faithful Word Baptist Church •
Nigerian Baptist Convention •
North American Baptist Conference •
North Bank Baptist Christian Association •
Norwegian Baptist Union •
Old Baptist Union •
Progressive National Baptist Convention •
Regular Baptist Churches, General Association of •
Russian Union of Evangelical Christians-Baptists •
Samavesam of Telugu Baptist Churches •
Separate Baptists in Christ •
Southeast Conservative Baptist •
Southern Baptist Convention •
Southern Baptists of Texas •
Two-Seed-in-the-Spirit Predestinarian Baptists •
Union d'Églises baptistes françaises au Canada •
Union of Christian Baptist Churches in Serbia •
United American Free Will Baptist Church •
United American Free Will Baptist Conference •
United Baptist Convention of the Atlantic Provinces •
Westboro Baptist Church •
World Baptist Fellowship Baptist movements •
Bapticostalism •
General Baptist •
Free Will Baptist •
United Free Will Baptist • Holiness Baptists •
Ohio Valley Association of the Christian Baptist Churches of God •
Independent Baptist •
New Independent Fundamentalist Baptist •
Kelleyites •
Missionary Baptist •
Progressive Baptist •
Calvinistic (Reformed) Baptist •
Grace Baptist •
Primitive Baptist •
Primitive Baptist Universalism •
Particular Baptist •
Strict Baptist •
Regular Baptist •
Old Regular Baptist •
Separate Baptists •
Seventh Day Baptists •
Spiritual Baptist •
United Baptist Methodist The Methodist movement emerged out the work of Anglican priest
John Wesley, who taught a personal conversion to Christ (the
New Birth) and holiness of heart. Calling it "the grand depositum" of the Methodist faith, Wesley specifically taught that the propagation of the doctrine of
entire sanctification was the reason that God raised up the Methodists in the world. The
holiness movement emerged within Methodism in the 19th century. , churches of the movement had an estimated 12 million adherents. As Methodist denominations have historically preached two works of grace taught by John Wesley, (1) New Birth and (2) entire sanctification, and many denominations aligned with the holiness movement use Methodist in their name, it is difficult to draw a line between Holiness Methodist denominations and those not aligned with the holiness movement. For example, the Free Methodist Church and the
Church of the Nazarene are widely regarded as being aligned with the holiness movement and are core members of the World Methodist Council, along with denominations with mixed churchmanship, such as the United Methodist Church. •
African Methodist Episcopal Church •
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church •
Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection •
Bible Methodist Connection of Churches •
British Methodist Episcopal Church •
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church •
Christ's Sanctified Holy Church •
Church of Christ (Holiness) U.S.A. •
Church of God (Holiness) •
Church of God by Faith •
Church of the Nazarene •
Congregational Methodist Church •
Evangelical Church of the Dominican Republic •
Evangelical Methodist Church •
Evangelical Methodist Church of America •
Fellowship of Fundamental Bible Churches •
First Congregational Methodist Church •
Free Methodist Church •
Fundamental Methodist Conference •
Global Methodist Church •
Holiness Methodist Church •
Methodist Church in Brazil •
Methodist Church in India •
Methodist Church of Fiji and Rotuma •
Methodist Church of Great Britain •
Methodist Church of Malaysia •
Methodist Church of New Zealand •
Methodist Church of Southern Africa •
Primitive Methodist Church •
Southern Methodist Church •
The Salvation Army •
United Methodist Church •
Wesleyan Methodist Church (Brazil) •
Wesleyan Church •
Wesleyan Methodist Church of Australia Albright Brethren The
Albright Brethren were organized under the leadership of
Jacob Albright, who converted to Methodism and preached to German-speaking people. Although the majority of the Albright Brethren merged with the
United Brethren, two extant bodies continue today: •
Evangelical Church (ECNA) •
Evangelical Association Evening Light Churches of the Evening Light Reformation in 1880 emerged under the direction of
Daniel Sidney Warner, and while they emerged under the influence of the
holiness movement, they adhere to a position of antidenominationalism. Classified as
Holiness Restorationists, the Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) was the original work founded by Warner and its conservative holiness offshoot is the Church of God (Guthrie, Oklahoma). While the Church of God (Restoration) is listed here, it is distinguished from the two aforementioned bodies by unique doctrines that have taken it in a direction of its own. •
Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) •
Church of God (Guthrie, Oklahoma) •
Church of God (Restoration) Keswickian The
Higher Life movement emerged in the United Kingdom and emphasized the importance of
sanctification, "the deeper and higher life". It became popularized through the
Keswick Conventions;
W.E. Boardman's Keswickian theology had an influence on
A.B. Simpson, who established the Christian and Missionary Alliance. •
Alliance World Fellowship •
Borneo Evangelical Church (SIb Malaysia) •
Christian and Missionary Alliance Quaker Quakers, or Friends, originated under the work of
George Fox, who taught personal conversion to Christ, along with the doctrine of
Christian perfection. The Friends have historically held that Christians are guided by the
inward light to "make the witness of God" known to everyone. •
Conservative Friends •
Central Yearly Meeting of Friends •
Friends United Meeting •
Evangelical Friends Church International •
Friends General Conference •
New Foundation Fellowship •
Britain Yearly Meeting •
Beanite Quakerism •
Hicksite/Orthodox Shaker The
United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing was founded by
Jane Wardley,
Ann Lee, and
Lucy Wright in 1747. At present, one active Shaker community remains, the
Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village.
Plymouth Brethren Plymouth Brethren is a conservative,
low church,
non-conformist,
evangelical Christian movement whose history can be traced to
Dublin,
Ireland, in the late 1820s, originating from Anglicanism. •
Exclusive Brethren •
Indian Brethren •
Kerala Brethren Assembly •
Open Brethren • Church Assembly Hall, one of the
Chinese Independent Churches •
Gospel Hall Brethren or
Gospel Hall Assemblies •
Needed Truth Brethren or The Churches of God
Irvingist The Catholic Apostolic churches were born out of the 1830s revival started in London by the teachings of
Edward Irving, and out of the resultant Catholic Apostolic Church movement. •
Catholic Apostolic Church •
New Apostolic Church •
United Apostolic Church •
Old Apostolic Church •
Restored Apostolic Mission Church Pentecostal and Charismatic Pentecostalism and Charismatic Christianity began in the 1900s. The two movements emphasize direct personal experience of
God through
baptism with the Holy Spirit. They represent some of the largest growing movements in Protestant Christianity. Pentecostalism is divided between its original branch,
Holiness Pentecostalism (which teaches three works of grace) and
Finished Work Pentecostalism (which views sanctification only in a progressive manner). Oneness Pentecostalism, which rejects the doctrine of the Holy Trinity, split from Finished Work Pentecostalism and is covered in its own section in this article. The
charismatic movement was established within historic denominational traditions due to influence from Pentecostalism, e.g. the
Catholic Charismatic Renewal in Roman Catholicism. According to the
Pew Research Center, Pentecostals and Charismatics numbered some 280 million people in 2011. It emphasizes the convergence of
sacramental,
evangelical, and
charismatic streams; promoting biblical fidelity, creedal identity, and church unity. •
Apostolic Pastoral Congress •
Charismatic Episcopal Church •
Communion of Evangelical Episcopal Churches •
Continuing Evangelical Episcopal Communion •
Evangelical Episcopal Communion •
Holy Communion of Churches •
Union of Charismatic Orthodox Churches Uniting and united These united or uniting churches are the result of a merger between distinct denominational churches (e.g., Lutherans, Anglicans, Presbyterians and the Continental Reformed churches). As
ecumenism progresses, unions between various Protestants are becoming more and more common, resulting in a growing number of united and uniting churches. Major examples of uniting churches are the United Protestant Church of France (2013) and the Protestant Church in the Netherlands (2004). Churches are listed here when their disparate heritage marks them as inappropriately listed in the particular categories above. •
China Christian Council •
Church of Bangladesh •
Church of North India •
Church of Pakistan •
Church of South India •
Evangelical Association of Reformed and Congregational Christian Churches •
Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren •
Federation of Evangelical Churches in Italy •
Kiribati Uniting Church (former Congregationalists) •
Protestant Church in Germany •
Protestant Church in the Netherlands •
St. Thomas Evangelical Church of India •
Three-Self Patriotic Movement •
Union of Methodist and Waldensian Churches •
United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands •
United Church in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands •
United Church of Canada •
United Church of Christ •
United Church of Christ in Japan •
United Church of Christ in the Philippines •
United Protestant Church of France •
Uniting Church in Australia Stone–Campbellite Nondenominational Christianity arose in the 18th century through the
Stone–Campbell Movement, with followers organizing themselves simply as "
Christians" and "
Disciples of Christ". The Stone–Campbell Movement was led by
Barton Stone and
Alexander Campbell. After the
Great Disappointment, this year was reinterpreted by Adventists as being the start of the
investigative judgment. •
Millerites ; Sunday observing •
Advent Christian Church •
Church of the Blessed Hope •
Church of God General Conference ;Saturday observing •
Church of God (Seventh-Day) •
Seventh-day Adventist Church ;Other Adventist •
Charismatic Adventism •
Creation Seventh Day Adventist Church •
Historic Adventism •
Primitive Advent Christian Church •
Sabbath Rest Advent Church •
Seventh Day Adventist Reform Movement •
International Missionary Society of Seventh-Day Adventist Church Reform Movement •
True and Free Seventh-day Adventists •
Shepherd's Rod •
Branch Davidians •
United Sabbath-Day Adventist Church •
United Seventh-Day Brethren Nondenominational and other Evangelicals The term
Evangelical appears with the Reformation and reblossoms in the 18th and 19th centuries. Evangelical Protestantism modernly understood is an inter-denominational Protestant movement which maintains the belief that the essence of the
Gospel consists of the doctrine of
salvation by
grace through
faith in
Jesus Christ's
atonement. •
Adventist Church of Promise •
Associated Gospel Churches of Canada (AGC) •
China Gospel Fellowship •
Christian churches and churches of Christ •
Churches of Christ •
Evangelical Church of the River Plate •
Evangelical Friends Church International •
Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches •
Free Church •
Free Evangelical Churches •
Grace Gospel Fellowship •
Great Commission Association •
Israelites of the New Universal Pact •
Jesus Movement International Evangelicalism •
Brunstad Christian Church •
LifeChurch.tv African Evangelicalism •
Aladura •
Apostles of Johane Maranke •
Christ Community Church •
Evangelical Church of West Africa •
Zion Christian Church P'ent'ay P'ent'ay, simply known as Ethiopian-Eritrean Evangelicalism, are a group of indigenous
Protestant Eastern Baptist,
Lutheran,
Pentecostal, and
Mennonite denominations in
full communion with each other and believe that Ethiopian and Eritrean Evangelicalism are the
reformation of the current
Orthodox Tewahedo churches as well as the restoration of it to original Ethiopian Christianity. They uphold that in order for a person to be saved one has to accept
Jesus as their Lord and Savior for the forgiveness of sins; and to receive Christ one must be "
born again" (). Its members make up a significant portion of the 2 million
Eastern Protestant tradition. •
Kale Heywet (Word of Life) Church •
Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (Place of Jesus) •
Mulu Wongel (Full Gospel Believers) Church •
Meserete Kristos (Christ Foundation) Church •
Assembly of God Eastern Protestant These churches resulted from a post–1800s reformation of
Eastern Christianity, in line with
Protestant beliefs and practices. •
Believers Eastern Church •
Evangelical Orthodox Church •
Mar Thoma Syrian Church •
St. Thomas Evangelical Church of India Defunct Protestant churches and movements These are protestant denominations, movements and organizations that existed historically, but no longer exist in modern times. •
Amsdorfians •
Anabaptist Ambrosians •
Arrhabonarii •
Berean •
Brownism •
Confessing Church •
Covenanters •
Davidites •
Diggerism •
English Dissenters •
Fifth Monarchism •
Glasite •
Gnesio-Lutherans •
Haugean movement •
Independents •
Labadism •
Läsare •
Latitudinarians •
Latter Rain •
Laudianism •
Neo-Lutheranism •
Nonconformism •
Nyevangelism •
Old Lighters and New Lighters •
Old Siders and New Siders •
Old Lutherans •
Osgoodism •
Philadelphianism •
Zionites (Germany) •
Philippists •
Puritanism •
Grindletonianism •
Ranterism •
Reveil •
Seekerism •
Shepherding movement •
Shouter movement •
Shtundists Other Protestant churches and movements These are denominations, movements, and organizations deriving from mainstream Protestantism but are not classifiable under historic or current Protestant movements nor as parachurch organizations. •
Amsdorfians •
Apostolic-Prophetic Movement •
New Apostolic Reformation •
Arminianism •
Amyraldism •
Awakening •
Branhamism •
British New Church Movement •
Confessing Movement •
Cooneyites •
Eternal Sacred Order of Cherubim and Seraphim •
Aladura movement •
Fangcheng Fellowship •
Free church •
Hyper-Calvinism •
Independent Network Charismatic Christianity •
Laestadianism •
Landmarkism •
Kimbanguist Church •
Manmin Central Church •
Matswanism •
Metropolitan Community Churches •
Muggletonianism •
Neo-Calvinism •
New Calvinism •
Paleo-orthodoxy •
Remonstrants •
Serpent Handlers •
Social Brethren •
Strong Believers •
Transformational Christianity •
True Jesus Church •
Word of Faith ==Miscellaneous==