Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
Christian Churches originate back to the 1st century and the city of Antioch. Antioch is the city where the disciples of Jesus Christ were first called to be His followers.
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Amish
The Amish are considered to be conservative Protestants and most Amish consider themselves Anabaptists. Their ancestry comes from the Mennonite community. The Amish and the Mennonites were both a part of the Anabaptist movement in Europe.
American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox
The American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church is part of the Eastern Christian Greek Catholic Church in America.
American Baptist Churches in the USA
The American Baptists Church in the USA rejected the practice of the Church of England and the parish type structure of their church life. The Baptist religion was created out of a need of people seeking the opportunity to worship God as individual members.
American Baptist Association
Association stems from an independent “New Testament Church” movement known as Landmarkism. They are strictly fundamentalist.
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
The African Methodist Episcopal Zion church plays a critical role for the cultural, as well as the political life of the African American Community. Known as The Freedom Church during the Civil war and the slavery period of history, they provided a system of activists that provided places of safety for escaping slaves searching for freedom.
Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection
The Official Declaration of Purpose for the Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection Churches is to recognize the past history of the holiness bodies. They wanted to stress the importance of personal holiness and to increase emphasis upon organization, centralization of authority and the workings of church life.
Albanian Orthodox Diocese of America
The Albanian Orthodox Diocese of America is considered to be an Orthodox Christian Church. It is the spiritual successor of the ecclesiastical Western Illyricum, the Holy Illyria, of early Christianity and the early church.
Advent Christian Church
The Advent Christian Church is an evangelical denomination which grew out of the teachings of William Miller. Adherents to Miller's teachings became known as Millerites.
Baptist General Conference
The Baptist General Conference is a national evangelical Baptist group of churches who help people to understand the good news of Jesus Christ. The mission of the Baptist General Conference is to help Conference churches to fulfill their mission in Christ locally, nationally and internationally.