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| When was your church founded? | | Church Year Est. Founder Where Est. Catholic/Orthodox 33 Jesus Christ Jerusalem Lutheran 1517 Martin Luther Germany Anabaptist 1521 Nicholas Storch & Thomas Munzer Germany Anglican 1534 Henry VIII England Mennonites 1536 Menno Simons Switzerland Calvinist 1555 John Calvin Switzerland Presbyterian 1560 John Knox Scotland Congregational 1582 Robert Brown Holland Baptist 1609 John Smyth Amsterdam Dutch Reformed 1628 Michaelis Jones New York Congregationalist 1648 Pilgrims and Puritans Massachusetts Quakers 1649 George Fox England Amish 1693 Jacob Amman France Freemasons 1717 Masons from four lodges London Methodist 1739 John & Charles Wesley England Unitarian 1774 Theophilus Lindey London Methodist Episcopal 1784 60 Preachers Baltimore, MD Episcopalian 1789 Samuel Seabury American Colonies United Brethren 1800 Philip Otterbein & Martin Boehn Maryland Disciples of Christ 1827 Thomas & Alexander Campbell Kentucky Mormon 1830 Joseph Smith New York Methodist Protestant 1830 Methodist United States Church of Christ 1836 Warren Stone & Alexander Campbell Kentucky Seventh Day Adventist 1844 Ellen White Washington, NH Christadelphian (Brethren of Christ 1844 John Thomas Richmond, VA Salvation Army 1865 William Booth London Holiness 1867 Methodist United States Jehovah's Witnesses 1874 Charles Taze Russell Pennsylvania Christian Science 1879 Mary Baker Eddy Boston Church of God in Christ 1895 Various churches of God Arkansas Church of Nazarene c. 1850-1900 Various religious bodies Pilot Point, TX Pentecostal 1901 Charles F. Parkham Topeka, KS Aglipayan 1902 Gregorio Aglipay Philippines Assemblies of God 1914 Pentecostalism Hot Springs, AZ Iglesia ni Christo 1914 Felix Manalo Philippines Four-square Gospel 1917 Aimee Semple McPherson Los Angeles, CA United Church of Christ 1961 Reformed and Congregationalist Philadelphia, PA Calvary Chapel 1965 Chuck Smith Costa Mesa, CA United Methodist 1968 Methodist and United Brethren Dallas, TX Born-again c. 1970s Various religious bodies United States Harvest Christian 1972 Greg Laurie Riverside, CA Saddleback 1982 Rick Warren California Non-denominational c. 1990s various United States |
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2009/12/1 18:42 | |
KingJimmy Member
Joined: 2003/5/8 Posts: 4419 Charlotte, NC
| Re: When was your church founded? | | I am the church, and it was founded a long time before I was ever part of it. Jesus established it. _________________ Jimmy H
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2009/12/1 18:54 | Profile |
| Re: When was your church founded? | | My Church was founded at Pentecost, Acts 2:38. :-D
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2009/12/1 18:58 | |
Know-Him Member
Joined: 2009/1/7 Posts: 76
| Re: When was your church founded? | | It is an interesting point; Most people when they speak of their church, speak of the building they worship in or the denomination that they belong too. Church for many equals a man made building or organization rather than the Bride of Christ. |
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2009/12/1 19:04 | Profile |
PaulWest Member
Joined: 2006/6/28 Posts: 3405 Dallas, Texas
| Re: When was your church founded? | | Nice try. These are all denominations and movements and cults. That said, everything looks good here except that the Roman Catholic Church was founded circa 313 AD with Emperor Constantine establishing himself as the head. Funny that you failed to mention that.
Again, this is not a RCC forum, and you will not find many here who are sympathetic to Roman doctrine. It seems we've been through this before and you were politely asked not to promote Rome's error here. Why have you come back to instigate? What is the purpose of this provocation? _________________ Paul Frederick West
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2009/12/1 19:04 | Profile |
| Re: | | It's funny how these guys lift up their "church" rather than the founder, a true mark of a false brethren.
You hear it in their eloquent speech, "come to our church to hear the truth". Whatever happened to come to Jesus and repent of your sins?
Peter never said to come to a Church to hear the truth, the Holy Ghost has the truth that will lead and guide into all truth, not a Church or all it's creed.
Anyone that points to a Church building is the same as Christs warning: Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not. Matthew 24:26
These people will point you to everyone but Christ. Even God said, This is my beloved Son: hear him. Mark 9:7
Every religion has a gimmick to point you away from Jesus Christ. Some of them will even say Jesus is the way, but they will offer you another book, like the book of Morons...oops, Mormons. |
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2009/12/1 19:27 | |
ccchhhrrriiisss Member
Joined: 2003/11/23 Posts: 4779
| Re: | | Good points, Brother Paul.
Not only that, but there is only one true "Church" -- and it has little to do with the organization or hierarchy of men.
Those of us who know and belong to God are a part of the Body of Jesus Christ. It is not confined to certain prerequisites of obedience to sectarian dogma or "doctrines" (aka [i]explanations[/i]) of men. When we stand before God, He isn't going to determine our salvation by which church we attended or whether or not we fulfilled certain doctrinal "requirements" as explained by man. He will know His own by a name that appears in a certain Book of Life.
The inclusion of a name in that Book has nothing to do with denominations or allegiance to particular doctrines as taught by churches, denominations or sects. The ultimate question is what it takes to have your name written in that Book. The Word of God says that everyone who calls upon the Name of the Lord shall be saved (Romans 10:13). Were you willing to trade all of the promises and pleasures of this life to simply know and have a relationship with the Lord? Do you love Him and desire Him above all things -- including the "Church?" _________________ Christopher
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2009/12/1 19:48 | Profile |
KingJimmy Member
Joined: 2003/5/8 Posts: 4419 Charlotte, NC
| Re: | | 2 Corinthians 4:5 For we do not preach ourselves but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your bond-servants for Jesus' sake.
Rome does the exact opposite. Rome is no bond servant, it is a master. _________________ Jimmy H
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2009/12/1 19:49 | Profile |
ginnyrose Member
Joined: 2004/7/7 Posts: 7534 Mississippi
| Re: When was your church founded? | | haydock, Ok, I am dense, but mind telling me the point of this post?
I see all these dates and names and my mind goes "so what?"
ginnyrose _________________ Sandra Miller
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2009/12/1 21:06 | Profile |
ginnyrose Member
Joined: 2004/7/7 Posts: 7534 Mississippi
| Re: | | haydock,
Another question: mind telling me where in the scriptures it tells us that belonging to a certain church group has the ability to impart salvation, redemption to its members?
ginnyrose _________________ Sandra Miller
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2009/12/1 21:13 | Profile |