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Origins, relationships, and descendancies of many current religions

Prepared by and presented by Rex Bennett

Origins, relationships, and descendancies of several prominent religions:

    • Additional prominent sects:  Roman Catholic Church ⇒ Protestant Reformation ⇒ Additional sects (~1520 A.D.)
    • Adventist Movement:  Roman Catholic Church ⇒ Protestant Reformation ⇒ Additional sects (~1520 A.D.) ⇒ Anabaptists (~1521 A.D.) ⇒ Baptists (~1609 A.D.) ⇒ Church of The Brethren combined with the National Baptist Convention ⇒ Adventist Movement (1833, U.S.)
    • African Methodist Episcopal Church:  Roman Catholic Church ⇒ Protestant Reformation ⇒ Church of England ⇒ Methodism ⇒ Methodist Episcopal Church ⇒ African Methodist Episcopal Church (1816, U.S.)
    • African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church:  Roman Catholic Church ⇒ Protestant Reformation ⇒ Church of England ⇒ Methodism ⇒ Methodist Episcopal Church ⇒ African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (1821, U.S.)
    • American Lutheran Conference:  Roman Catholic Church ⇒ Protestant Reformation ⇒ Lutheranism (1517) ⇒ Lutheran Church (1526) ⇒ American Lutheran Conference (1900, U.S.)
    • Anabaptists:  Roman Catholic Church ⇒ Protestant Reformation ⇒ Additional sects (~1520 A.D.) ⇒ Anabaptists (~1521 A.D.)
    • Baptists:  Roman Catholic Church ⇒ Protestant Reformation ⇒ Additional sects (~1520 A.D.) ⇒ Anabaptists (~1521 A.D.) ⇒ Baptists (~1609 A.D.)
    • Calvinism:  Roman Catholic Church ⇒ Protestant Reformation ⇒ Calvinism (~1536 A.D.)
    • Congregational Church (Brownists):  Roman Catholic Church ⇒ Protestant Reformation ⇒ Additional sects (~1520 A.D.) ⇒ Congregational Church (Brownists, ~1560)
    • Congregational Churches:  Roman Catholic Church ⇒ Protestant Reformation ⇒ Additional sects (~1520 A.D.) ⇒ Religious Society of Friends (Quakers, 1647) ⇒ Congregational Churches (1620, U.S.)
    • Congregational and Christian Churches:  Roman Catholic Church ⇒ Protestant Reformation ⇒ Additional sects (~1520 A.D.) ⇒ Religious Society of Friends (Quakers, 1647) ⇒ Congregational Churches (1620, U.S.) ⇒ Congregational and Christian Churches (1931, U.S.)
    • Christian Reformed Church:  Roman Catholic Church ⇒ Protestant Reformation ⇒ Calvinism (~1536 A.D.) ⇒ Reformed Churches (~1536 A.D.) ⇒ Reformed Church in America (1628, U.S.) ⇒ Christian Reformed Church (1857, U.S.)
    • Church of Christ:  Roman Catholic Church ⇒ Protestant Reformation ⇒ Additional sects (~1520 A.D.) ⇒ Anabaptists (~1521 A.D.) ⇒ Baptists (~1609 A.D.) ⇒ Church of Christ (1906, U.S.)
    • Church of England:  Roman Catholic Church ⇒ Protestant reformation ⇒ Church of England (1534 A.D.)
    • Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons):  Church of Jesus Christ of Former-day Saints (~30 A.D.) ⇒ Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (not a ‘reformation’ but a new and complete ‘restoration’ through the Prophet Joseph Smith in 1820 A.D.)
    • Church of The Brethren:  Roman Catholic Church ⇒ Protestant Reformation ⇒ Additional sects (~1520 A.D.) ⇒ Anabaptists (~1521 A.D.) ⇒ Baptists (~1609 A.D.) ⇒ Church of The Brethren (1719, U.S.)
    • Colored Methodist Episcopal Church:  Roman Catholic Church ⇒ Protestant Reformation ⇒ Church of England ⇒ Methodism ⇒ Methodist Episcopal Church (1784, U.S.) ⇒ Methodist Episcopal Church of the Southern United States  ⇒ Colored Methodist Episcopal Church (1870, U.S.)
    • Disciples of Christ:  Roman Catholic Church ⇒ Protestant Reformation ⇒ Additional sects (~1520 A.D.) ⇒ Anabaptists (~1521 A.D.) ⇒ Baptists (~1609 A.D.) ⇒ Disciples of Christ (1810, U.S.)
    • Eastern Orthodox Church:  The Emperor Constantine I (307-337 A.D.) decided to adopt the belief of Christ and the Cross, and organized a state church for the Roman Empire.  The Roman emperors in Constantinople had complete power and control over the state church for nearly 1000 years, until the separation of Rome and Constantinople in 1054 A.D.  At that time, the Roman Catholic Church was created in the west (Rome), and the Eastern Orthodox Church was created in the east (Constantinople).
    • Episcopal Protestant Church:  Roman Catholic Church ⇒ Protestant Reformation ⇒ Church of England ⇒ Episcopal Protestant Church (1789, U.S.)
    • Evangelical Reformed Church:  Roman Catholic Church ⇒ Protestant Reformation ⇒ Calvinism (~1536 A.D.) ⇒ Reformed Churches (~1536 A.D.) ⇒ Reformed Church in America (1628, U.S.) ⇒ Evangelical Reformed Church (1934, U.S.)
    • Evangelical United Brethren Church:  Roman Catholic Church ⇒ Protestant Reformation ⇒ Calvinism (~1536 A.D.) ⇒ Reformed Churches (~1536 A.D.) ⇒ Reformed Church in America (1628, U.S.) ⇒ Evangelical United Brethren Church (1944, U.S.)
    • Free Will Baptists, United States:  Roman Catholic Church ⇒ Protestant Reformation ⇒ Additional sects (~1520 A.D.) ⇒ Anabaptists (~1521 A.D.) ⇒ Baptists (~1609 A.D.) ⇒ Free Will Baptists United States (1727, U.S.)
    • Lutheran Church:  Roman Catholic Church ⇒ Protestant Reformation ⇒ Lutheranism (1517) ⇒ Lutheran Church (1526)
    • Lutheran Synodical Conference of North America:   Roman Catholic Church ⇒ Protestant Reformation ⇒ Lutheranism (1517) ⇒ Lutheran Church (1526) ⇒ Lutheran Synodical Conference of North America (1878, U.S.)
    • Lutheranism:  Roman Catholic Church ⇒ Protestant Reformation ⇒ Lutheranism (1517)
    • Mennonite Church:  Roman Catholic Church ⇒ Protestant Reformation ⇒ Additional sects (~1520 A.D.) ⇒ Religious Society of Friends (Quakers, 1647) ⇒ Mennonite Church (1683)
    • Mennonites:  Roman Catholic Church ⇒ Protestant Reformation ⇒ Additional sects (~1520 A.D.) ⇒ Anabaptists (~1521 A.D.) ⇒ Mennonites (~1536)
    • Methodism:  Roman Catholic Church ⇒ Protestant Reformation ⇒ Church of England ⇒ Methodism (1739)
    • Methodist Church:  Roman Catholic Church ⇒ Protestant Reformation ⇒ Church of England ⇒ Methodism ⇒ Methodist Episcopal Church and the Methodist Protestant Church and the Methodist Episcopal Southern United States Church all combined ⇒ Methodist Church (1939, U.S.)
    • Methodist Episcopal Church:  Roman Catholic Church ⇒ Protestant Reformation ⇒ Church of England ⇒ Methodism ⇒ Methodist Episcopal Church (1784, U.S.)
    • Methodist Episcopal Church of the Southern United States:  Roman Catholic Church ⇒ Protestant Reformation ⇒ Church of England ⇒ Methodism ⇒ Methodist Episcopal Church (1784, U.S.) ⇒ Methodist Episcopal Church of the Southern United States (1844, U.S.)
    • Methodist Protestant Church of the United States:  Roman Catholic Church ⇒ Protestant Reformation ⇒ Church of England ⇒ Methodism ⇒ Methodist Episcopal Church ⇒ Methodist Protestant Church of the United States  (1830, U.S.)
    • National Baptist Convention of the United States:  Roman Catholic Church ⇒ Protestant Reformation ⇒ Additional sects (~1520 A.D.) ⇒ Anabaptists (~1521 A.D.) ⇒ Baptists (~1609 A.D.) ⇒ National Baptist Convention of the United States (1915. U.S.)
    • Northern Baptist Convention of America:  Roman Catholic Church ⇒ Protestant Reformation ⇒ Additional sects (~1520 A.D.) ⇒ Anabaptists (~1521 A.D.) ⇒ Baptists (~1609 A.D.) ⇒ Northern Baptist Convention of America (1916, U.S.)
    • Northern Baptist Convention, United States:  Roman Catholic Church ⇒ Protestant Reformation ⇒ Additional sects (~1520 A.D.) ⇒ Anabaptists (~1521 A.D.) ⇒ Baptists (~1609 A.D.) ⇒ Northern Baptist Convention United States (1915, U.S.)
    • Presbyterian Church:  Roman Catholic Church ⇒ Protestant Reformation ⇒ Calvinism (~1536 A.D.) ⇒ Presbyterian Church (1560)
    • Presbyterian Church in the United States of America:  Roman Catholic Church ⇒ Protestant Reformation ⇒ Calvinism (~1536 A.D.) ⇒ Reformed Churches (~1536 A.D.) ⇒ Presbyterian Church in the United States of America (1869, U.S.)
    • Presbyterian Churches in the United States:  Roman Catholic Church ⇒ Protestant Reformation ⇒ Calvinism (~1536 A.D.) ⇒ Presbyterian Church (1560) ⇒ Presbyterian Churches in the United States (1865, U.S.)
    • Protestant Reformation:  The separatist or protestant movements that broke away from the Catholic Church were part of the ‘Protestant Reformation’ of the 16th Century.  The Church of England separated from the Roman Catholic Church primarily on political grounds, whereas Lutheranism, Calvinism, and the Radical Sect movements separated because of theological differences with the Roman Catholic Church.  From these separatist movements many churches were formed in Europe, subsequently came to America, and then separated from their parent bodies.  Note: Jews, Quakers, the United Church of Christ, and the Disciples of Christ do not have a doctrinal or theological ideology that must be adhered to as a prerequisite to membership in the church.  However, there are a number of prevailing beliefs within these churches that the majority of the members adhere to.
    • Reformed Churches:  Roman Catholic Church ⇒ Protestant Reformation ⇒ Calvinism (~1536 A.D.) ⇒ Reformed Churches (~1536 A.D.)
    • Reformed Church in America:  Roman Catholic Church ⇒ Protestant Reformation ⇒ Calvinism (~1536 A.D.) ⇒ Reformed Churches (~1536 A.D.) ⇒ Reformed Church in America (1628, U.S.)
    • Religious Society of Friends (Quakers):  Roman Catholic Church ⇒ Protestant Reformation ⇒ Additional sects (~1520 A.D.) ⇒ Religious Society of Friends (Quakers, 1647)
    • Roman Catholic Church:  The Emperor Constantine I (307-337 A.D.) decided to adopt the belief of Christ and the Cross, and organized a state church for the Roman Empire.  The Roman emperors in Constantinople had complete power and control over the state church for nearly 1000 years, until the separation of Rome and Constantinople in 1054 A.D.  At that time, the Roman Catholic Church was created in the west (Rome), and the Eastern Orthodox Church was created in the east (Constantinople).
    • Salvation Army:  Roman Catholic Church ⇒ Protestant Reformation ⇒ Church of England ⇒ Methodism ⇒ Salvation Army (1888, U.S.)
    • Seventh Day Adventists:  Roman Catholic Church ⇒ Protestant Reformation ⇒ Additional sects (~1520 A.D.) ⇒ Anabaptists (~1521 A.D.) ⇒ Baptists (~1609 A.D.) ⇒ Church of The Brethren combined with the National Baptist Convention ⇒ Adventist Movement (1833, U.S.) ⇒ Seventh Day Adventist (1863, (U.S.)
    • Southern Baptist Convention, United States:  Roman Catholic Church ⇒ Protestant Reformation ⇒ Additional sects (~1520 A.D.) ⇒ Anabaptists (~1521 A.D.) ⇒ Baptists (~1609 A.D.) ⇒ Southern Baptist Convention (1845, U.S.)
    • Unitarian Churches:  Roman Catholic Church ⇒ Protestant Reformation ⇒ Additional sects (~1520 A.D.) ⇒ Religious Society of Friends (Quakers, 1647) ⇒ Congregational Churches (1820, U.S.) ⇒ Unitarian Churches (1825, U.S.)
    • United Lutheran Church in America:  Roman Catholic Church ⇒ Protestant Reformation ⇒ Lutheranism (1517) ⇒ Lutheran Church (1526) ⇒ United Lutheran Church in America (1918, U.S.)
    • United Presbyterian Church of North America:  Roman Catholic Church ⇒ Protestant Reformation ⇒ Calvinism (~1536 A.D.) ⇒ Presbyterian Church (1560) ⇒ United Presbyterian Church of North America (1858, U.S.)

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