Denomination↕ | Followers (M)↕ | Founded↕ | Key Beliefs↕ | Head/Leader↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Roman Catholicism | 1,300 | 1st century | Papal authority, sacraments, tradition alongside scripture | Pope (Vatican) |
Eastern Orthodoxy | 220 | 1054 (Great Schism) | Apostolic tradition, icons, theosis | Ecumenical Patriarch |
Protestantism (Lutheran) | 80 | 1517 | Sola scriptura, sola fide, priesthood of all believers | Decentralized |
Anglicanism | 85 | 1534 | Via media between Catholic and Protestant | Archbishop of Canterbury |
Baptist | 100 | 1609 | Believer's baptism, local church autonomy | Decentralized |
Methodism | 80 | 1738 | Personal holiness, social justice, grace | Various conferences |
Presbyterianism | 40 | 1560 | Reformed theology, elder governance | General Assembly |
Pentecostalism | 280 | 1901 | Gifts of the Spirit, speaking in tongues, healing | Decentralized |
Seventh-day Adventism | 22 | 1863 | Saturday Sabbath, Second Coming, health reform | General Conference |
Calvinism / Reformed | 60 | 1536 | Predestination, sovereignty of God, TULIP | Various synods |
Oriental Orthodoxy | 60 | 451 (Council of Chalcedon split) | Miaphysitism, apostolic tradition | Various patriarchs |
Church of Jesus Christ (LDS) | 17 | 1830 | Book of Mormon, living prophets, temples | President/Prophet |
Jehovah's Witnesses | 9 | 1870s | God's Kingdom, no Trinity, door-to-door ministry | Governing Body |
Quakers (Society of Friends) | 0.4 | 1650s | Inner light, pacifism, equality, silent worship | No formal clergy |
Coptic Orthodox | 20 | 1st century | Alexandrian tradition, Coptic language liturgy | Pope of Alexandria |
Assemblies of God | 70 | 1914 | Pentecostal, Spirit baptism, evangelism | General Council |
Mennonites | 2 | 1525 | Pacifism, adult baptism, simple living | Decentralized |
Unitarianism | 1 | 16th century | Oneness of God, reason, religious tolerance | Decentralized |
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