Subdivisions

There are many sudivisions of Christianity in the world.

For ease of navigation, we include as Christian any group that sincerely regards itself as Christian, and whose beliefs are based on the teaching of Jesus.

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The Amish

About the American Protestant group known as the Amish, their history and descent from European Anabaptists and their 19th century way of life.

Baptist churches

An introduction to Baptist churches, which together form the fifth largest Christian group in the world: their history, organisation and beliefs, including baptism of believers by full immersion.

Chaldean Church (from BBC News)

Chaldeans are members of an autonomous Catholic Church that retains its own unique liturgy and tradition while recognising the Pope's authority.

Christadelphians

About the Christadelphians, a non-Trinitarian Christian group patterned after the early Christian church; their beliefs, history and way of life.

Church of England

The Church of England is the established or state church in England and part of the worldwide Anglican Communion.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was founded in 19th Century America and has over 12 million members world-wide, including 190,000 in the UK.

Church of Scotland

A profile of Scotland's established church, a mainstream Protestant Christian church with its own individual character; its history, subgroups and religious practices.

Coptic Orthodox Church

The structure, history and practices of the Coptic Orthodox Church, the main Christian Church in Egypt and one of the oldest churches outside the Holy Land.

Eastern Orthodox Church

Essentially the Orthodox Church shares much with the other Christian Churches in the belief that God revealed himself in Jesus Christ, and a belief in the incarnation of Christ, his crucifixion and resurrection. The Orthodox Church differs substantially in the way of life and worship.

Exclusive Brethren

About the Evangelican Christian group known as the Exclusive Brethren: their beliefs, history and their custom of keeping themselves separate from other people.

Jehovah's Witnesses

Jehovah's Witnesses are a Christian-based religious movement best known for their door-to-door evangelical work.

Methodist Church

A profile of the Methodist Church, the fourth largest Christian Church in England: its history and founder John Wesley and its values.

Pentecostalism

A profile of Pentecostal Christianity, its history and increasing popularity, and Pentecostalist worshippers' customs of speaking in tongues, prayer cloths, healing by laying on of hands and rarely serpent handling.

Quakers

The Society of Friends began in England in the 1650s. Quakers believe that there is something of God in everybody. They do not have clergy or rituals and their meetings for worship are often held in silence.

Roman Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, based in Rome and headed by the Pope, is the oldest institution in the western world.

Salvation Army

About the quasi-military Protestant Christian group known as the Salvation Army, its organisation, charity work and famous connection with music.

Seventh-day Adventists

The history and modern-day organisation of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, founded in the USA and notable for observing the Sabbath on Saturday instead of Sunday.

United Reformed Church

An introduction to the United Reformed Church, a Trinitarian church found in England, Scotland and Wales: its structure and history in the British Reformation and Evangelical Revival.