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Request for Help with The Handbook of Denominations

Last updated on: December 8, 2015 at 8:37 am by Roger E. Olson

Request for Help with The Handbook of Denominations 2015-12-08T08:37:05-05:00 Roger E. Olson

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Below you will see the Table of Contents of the Handbook of Denominations 13th edition and alphabetical listing of denominations included. I have omitted from the TOC groupings of denominations (mostly non-Christian) that will be omitted from the 14th edition. I have not done that with the alphabetical list; it here includes non-Christian denominations. The 14th edition, which I will edit and revise, will only include denominations rooted in Christianity (without using any standard of orthodoxy).

These are being posted here with the publisher’s (Abingdon Press) express permission.

Would you please peruse these lists or at least one of them for glaring omissions? What Christian-based denominations are missing that deserve inclusion in the 14th edition? Please remember this is a handbook of denominations in the United States. For purposes of the Handbook a denomination must have at least 100 congregations and/or five thousand members (in many, if not 100, congregations).

CONTENTS (By Groupings) (See below for the alphabetical TOC)

Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Churches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

African Orthodox Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Albanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese

of North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East,

North American Diocese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Apostolic Episcopal Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Armenian Apostolic Church of America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Armenian Church, Diocese of America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Coptic Orthodox Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Holy Eastern Orthodox Catholic and Apostolic Church

in North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Mar Th oma Orthodox Syrian Church (Indian Orthodox) . . . . . .61

Orthodox Church in America (Russian Orthodox) . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Serbian Orthodox Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch, Archdioceses

in the U.S.A. and Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Ukranian Orthodox Church of the U.S.A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Catholic Churches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

American Catholic Church in the United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

Apostolic Catholic Orthodox Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

Eastern Rite Catholic / Uniate Churches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

Ecumenical Catholic Church USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80

Ecumenical Catholic Communion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80

Mariavite Old Catholic Church, Province of North America . . . .81

Old Catholic Churches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

Polish National Catholic Church of America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

Reformed Catholic Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84

Roman Catholic Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85

Society of Saint Pius X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

Episcopal and Anglican Churches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90

Anglican Communion in North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93

Continuing Anglican Churches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94

Episcopal Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

Evangelical Anglican Church in America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98

International Communion of the Charismatic Episcopal Church .98

Reformed Episcopal Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99

Lutheran Churches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100

American Association of Lutheran Churches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104

Apostolic Lutheran Church of America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104

Association of Free Lutheran Congregations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105

Church of the Lutheran Brethren of America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105

Church of the Lutheran Confession . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106

Evangelical Lutheran Synod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108

Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church in America . . . . . . . . . . .108

Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110

Reformed, Congregationalist, and Presbyterian Churches . . . . . . . . . . .111

American Waldensian Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117

Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118

Christian Reformed Church in North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119

Conservative Congregational Christian Conference . . . . . . . . . .121

Cumberland Presbyterian Church. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121

Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122

Evangelical Association of Reformed and

Congregational Churches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123

Evangelical Presbyterian Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123

Korean Presbyterian Church in America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124

National Association of Congregational Christian Churches . . .125

Netherlands Reformed Congregations in North America . . . . . .126

Orthodox Presbyterian Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126

Presbyterian Church in America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127

Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128

Protestant Reformed Churches in America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129

Reformed Church in America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130

Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America . . . . . . . . . . .131

United Church of Christ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131

Mennonite and Anabaptist Churches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133

Beachy Amish Mennonite Churches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135

Church Communities International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136

Church of God in Christ, Mennonite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137

Conservative Mennonite Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138

Fellowship of Evangelical Churches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138

Hutterite Brethren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139

Mennonite Church (USA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140

Missionary Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141

Old Order Amish Churches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141

Old Order (Wisler) Mennonite Churches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142

U.S. Mennonite Brethren Churches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142

Friends (Quaker) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143

Evangelical Friends International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147

Friends General Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148

Friends United Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148

Brethren and Pietist Churches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149

Brethren Church (Ashland) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151

Brethren in Christ Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152

Church of the Brethren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153

Church of the United Brethren in Christ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154

Evangelical Congregational Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155

Evangelical Covenant Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156

Evangelical Free Church of America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157

Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158

Moravian Church (Unitas Fratrum) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158

Old German Baptist Brethren Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160

Schwenkfelder Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161

Baptists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161

Alliance of Baptist Churches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167

American Baptist Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167

American Baptist Churches in the U.S.A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168

Association of Reformed Baptist Churches of America . . . . . . . .170

Baptist General Convention of Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171

Conservative Baptist Association of America (CBAmerica) . . . .172

Converge Worldwide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173

Cooperative Baptist Fellowship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174

Duck River (and Kindred) Association of Baptists . . . . . . . . . . .175

General Association of General Baptists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175

General Association of Regular Baptist Churches . . . . . . . . . . . .176

Interstate and Foreign Landmark Missionary

Baptist Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177

National Association of Free Will Baptists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178

National Baptist Convention of America, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179

National Baptist Convention, U.S.A., Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180

National Missionary Baptist Convention of America . . . . . . . . .181

National Primitive Baptist Convention, U.S.A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181

North American Baptist Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182

Old Missionary Baptist Associations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182

Old Regular Baptists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183

Original Free Will Baptist Convention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .184

Primitive Baptists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .184

Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185

Progressive Primitive Baptists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186

Separate Baptists in Christ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187

Seventh Day Baptist General Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188

Southern Baptist Convention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188

Sovereign Grace Baptists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190

United American Free Will Baptist Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190

Methodist Churches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191

African Methodist Episcopal Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196

African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197

Christian Methodist Episcopal Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .198

Congregational Methodist Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .198

Evangelical Church of North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .199

Evangelical Methodist Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200

Korean Methodist Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200

Th e Salvation Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201

Southern Methodist Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203

United Methodist Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .204

Volunteers of America, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .206

Native American Christianity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207

Native American Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211

Holiness Churches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212

Apostolic Christian Churches of America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213

Apostolic Overcoming Holy Church of God, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Th e Christian and Missionary Alliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215

Church of Christ (Holiness) U.S.A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215

Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216

Church of God (Holiness) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .217

Church of the Nazarene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218

Churches of Christ in Christian Union . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219

Churches of God, General Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220

Free Methodist Church of North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220

New Apostolic Church of North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221

Wesleyan Church. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .222

Christian and Restorationist Churches (Stone-Campbellite Tradition) . .223

Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225

Independent Christian Churches and Churches of Christ . . . . . .226

Christian Congregation, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .227

Churches of Christ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .228

International Churches of Christ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .229

Adventist and Sabbatarian (Hebraic) Churches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .230

Advent Christian Church General Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .233

Branch Davidians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .234

Christadelphians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235

Church of God (Seventh Day) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .236

Church of God and Saints of Christ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .236

Church of God General Conference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .238

Grace Communion International (Worldwide Church of God) . .238

Jehovah’s Witnesses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .240

Philadelphia Church of God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .243

Seventh-Day Adventists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .244

United Church of God. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .246

Unitarians and Universalists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .247

American Unitarian Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .249

Unitarian Universalist Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .250

Pentecostal Churches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .251

Apostolic Faith Mission Church of God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .253

Apostolic World Christian Fellowship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .253

Assemblies of God International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .254

Assemblies of the Lord Jesus Christ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .255

Bible Way Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ, World Wide, Inc. .255

International Fellowship of Christian Assemblies . . . . . . . . . . . .256

Church of God (Cleveland, Tenn.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .257

Church of God in Christ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .258

Church of God of Prophecy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .259

Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc. . . .260

Church of the Living God, Christian Workers for Fellowship . . .260

Congregational Holiness Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .261

Elim Fellowship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .262

Fire-Baptized Holiness Church of God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263

Full Gospel Fellowship of Churches and Ministers,

International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263

Independent Assemblies of God, International . . . . . . . . . . . . . .264

International Church of the Foursquare Gospel . . . . . . . . . . . . . .264

International Pentecostal Holiness Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .266

Open Bible Standard Churches, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .267

Pentecostal Assemblies of the World, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .267

Pentecostal Church of God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .268

Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .269

United Holy Church of America, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .270

United Pentecostal Church International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .271

Vineyard Churches International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .272

Fundamentalist and Bible Churches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .272

American Evangelical Christian Churches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .275

Baptist Bible Fellowship International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .276

Baptist Missionary Association of America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .277

Berean Fundamental Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .278

Bible Fellowship Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .278

Bible Presbyterian Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .279

Bob Jones University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .279

Grace Gospel Fellowship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .281

Great Commission Churches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .281

IFCA International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .282

Independent Baptist Fellowship International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .283

Independent Fundamentalist Baptist Churches . . . . . . . . . . . . . .283

Plymouth Brethren (Christian Brethren) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .284

Southwide Baptist Fellowship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .285

Th omas Road Baptist Church (Jerry Falwell Ministries) . . . . . .285

World Baptist Fellowship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .287

Community and New Paradigm Churches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .289

Congregations with Over 15,000 Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .291

Acts 29 Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .293

Calvary Chapels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .293

Communion of Convergence Churches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .294

Cowboy Churches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .295

Emergent Village . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .296

International Council of Community Churches . . . . . . . . . . . . . .297

Lakewood Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .298

Th e Potter’s House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .298

Saddleback Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .299

Southeast Christian Church (Christian) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .299

Trinity United Church of Christ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .300

Universal Fellowship of the Metropolitan Community Churches .301

Willow Creek Community Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .302

World Changers Ministry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .303

Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .319

Church of Christ (Temple Lot) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .321

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .322

Community of Christ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .324

Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints . . .325

Esoteric, Spiritualist, and New Th ought Bodies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .327

Association of Unity Churches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .329

Church of Christ, Scientist (Christian Science) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .330

Th e General Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian) . . .332

Gnosticism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .333

Liberal Catholic Church International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .334

Liberal Catholic Church, Province of the United States . . . . . . .334

National Spiritualist Association of Churches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .335

Unification Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .347

ALPHABETICAL TABLE OF CONTENTS

FOR RELIGIOUS GROUPS

Acts 29 Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .293

Advent Christian Church General Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .233

African Methodist Episcopal Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196

African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197

African Orthodox Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Albanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Alliance of Baptist Churches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167

American Association of Lutheran Churches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104

American Baptist Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167

American Baptist Churches in the U.S.A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168

American Bible Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .352

American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

American Catholic Church in the United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

American Evangelical Christian Churches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .275

American Unitarian Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .249

American Waldensian Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117

Americans United for Separation of Church and State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .359

Anglican Communion In North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93

Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East, North American Diocese . . . .54

Apostolic Catholic Orthodox Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

Apostolic Christian Churches of America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213

Apostolic Episcopal Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Apostolic Faith Mission Church of God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .253

Apostolic Lutheran Church of America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104

Apostolic Overcoming Holy Church of God, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214

Apostolic World Christian Fellowship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .253

Armenian Church, Diocese of America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Assemblies of God International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .254

Assemblies of the Lord Jesus Christ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .255

Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118

Association of Free Lutheran Congregations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105

Association of Reformed Baptist Churches of America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170

Association of Unity Churches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .329

B’nai B’rith International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .354

Bahá’í Faith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .339

Baptist Bible Fellowship International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .276

Baptist General Convention of Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171

Baptist Missionary Association of America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .277

Beachy Amish Mennonite Churches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135

Berean Fundamental Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .278

Bible Fellowship Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .278

Bible Presbyterian Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .279

Bible Way Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ, World Wide, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . .255

Bob Jones University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .279

Branch Davidians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .234

Brethren Church (Ashland) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151

Brethren in Christ Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152

Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Calvary Chapels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .293

Christadelphians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235

Christian and Missionary Alliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215

Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225

Christian Churches and Churches of Christ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .226

Christian Congregation, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .227

Christian Methodist Episcopal Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .198

Christian Reformed Church in North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119

Church Communities International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136

Church of Christ (Holiness) USA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215

Church of Christ (Temple Lot) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .321

Church of Christ, Scientist (Christian Science) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .330

Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216

Church of God (Cleveland, Tenn.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .257

Church of God (Holiness) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .217

Church of God (Seventh Day) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .236

Church of God and Saints of Christ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .236

Church of God General Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .238

Church of God in Christ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .258

Church of God in Christ, Mennonite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137

Church of God of Prophecy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .259

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .322

Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .260

Church of the Brethren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153

Church of the Living God, Christian Workers for Fellowship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .260

Church of the Lutheran Brethren of America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105

Church of the Lutheran Confession . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106

Church of the Nazarene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218

Church of the United Brethren in Christ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154

Church Women United . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .357

Churches of Christ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .228

Churches of Christ in Christian Union . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219

Churches of God, General Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220

Communion of Convergence Churches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .294

Community of Christ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .324

Congregational Holiness Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .261

Congregational Methodist Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .198

Congregations with over 15,000 Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .291

Conservative Baptist Association of America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172

Conservative Congregational Christian Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121

Conservative Mennonite Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138

Continuing Anglican Churches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94

Converge Worldwide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173

Cooperative Baptist Fellowship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174

Coptic Orthodox Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Cowboy Churches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .295

Cumberland Presbyterian Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121

Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122

Duck River (and Kindred) Association of Baptists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175

Eastern Rite Catholic (Uniate Churches) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

Ecumenical Catholic Church USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80

Ecumenical Catholic Communion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80

Elim Fellowship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .262

Emergent Village . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .296

Episcopal Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

Evangelical Anglican Church in America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98

Evangelical Association of Reformed and Congregational Churches . . . . . . . . .123

Evangelical Church of North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .199

Evangelical Congregational Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155

Evangelical Covenant Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156

Evangelical Free Church of America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157

Evangelical Friends International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106

Evangelical Lutheran Synod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108

Evangelical Methodist Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200

Evangelical Presbyterian Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123

Family Research Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .364

Fellowship of Evangelical Churches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138

Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158

Fire-Baptized Holiness Church of God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263

Free Methodist Church of North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220

Friends General Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148

Friends United Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148

Full Gospel Fellowship of Churches and Ministers, International . . . . . . . . . . .263

Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .325

General Association of General Baptists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175

General Association of Regular Baptist Churches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .176

General Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .332

Gnosticism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .333

Grace Communion International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .238

Grace Gospel Fellowship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .281

Great Commission Churches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .281

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Holy Eastern Orthodox Catholic and Apostolic Church in North America . . . .61

Hutterite Brethren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139

IFCA International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .282

Independent Assemblies of God, International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .264

Independent Baptist Fellowship International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .283

Independent Fundamentalist Baptist Churches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .283

International Church of the Foursquare Gospel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .264

International Churches of Christ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .229

International Communion of the Charismatic Episcopal Church . . . . . . . . . . . .98

International Council of Community Churches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .297

International Fellowship of Christian Assemblies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .256

International Pentecostal Holiness Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .266

Interstate and Foreign Landmark Missionary Baptist Association . . . . . . . . . . .177

InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .356

Islamic Society of North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .365

Islamic Fundamentalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .316

Jehovah’s Witnesses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .240

Jewish Fundamentalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Jewish Reconstructionist Federation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Korean Methodist Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200

Korean Presbyterian Church in America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124

Lakewood Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .298

Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Liberal Catholic Church, International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .334

Liberal Catholic Church, Province of the United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .334

Lubavitcher Community (Hasidic Judaism) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109

Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Mar Th oma Orthodox Syrian Church (Indian Orthodox) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Mariavite Old Catholic Church, Province of North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

Mennonite Church (USA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140

Messianic Jewish Alliance of America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Missionary Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141

Moravian Church (Unitas Fratrum) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158

Nation of Islam (Black Muslim) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .345

National Association of Congregational Christian Churches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125

National Association of Evangelicals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .358

National Association of Free Will Baptists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178

National Baptist Convention of America, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179

National Baptist Convention, U.S.A., Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180

National Council of Churches in Christ in the USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .355

National Missionary Baptist Convention of America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181

National Primitive Baptist Convention, U.S.A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181

National Spiritualist Association of Churches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .335

Native American Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211

Netherlands Reformed Congregations in North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126

New Apostolic Church of North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221

North American Baptist Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182

Old Catholic Churches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

Old German Baptist Brethren. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160

Old Missionary Baptist Associations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182

Old Order (Wisler) Mennonite Churches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142

Old Order Amish Churches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141

Old Regular Baptists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183

Open Bible Standard Churches, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .267

Original Free Will Baptists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .184

Orthodox Church in America (Russian Orthodox) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Orthodox Presbyterian Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126

Orthodox Union (Judaism) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Pentecostal Assemblies of the World, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .267

Pentecostal Church of God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .268

Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .269

Philadelphia Church of God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .243

Plymouth Brethren (Christian Brethren) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .284

Polish National Catholic Church of America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

Potter’s House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .298

Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128

Presbyterian Church in America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127

Primitive Baptists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .184

Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185

Progressive Primitive Baptists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186

Protestant Reformed Churches in America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129

Reformed Catholic Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84

Reformed Church in America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130

Reformed Episcopal Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99

Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131

Roman Catholic Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85

Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Saddleback Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .299

Salvation Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201

Schwenkfelder Church. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161

Separate Baptists in Christ (General Association) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188

Serbian Orthodox Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Seventh Day Baptist General Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188

Seventh-Day Adventists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .244

Shi’ite Islam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .312

Society of Pius X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

Sojourners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .363

Southeast Christian Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .299

Southern Baptist Convention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188

Southern Christian Leadership Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .362

Southern Methodist Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203

Southwide Baptist Fellowship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .285

Sovereign Grace Baptists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190

Sufi sm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .314

Sunni Islam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311

Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Th omas Road Baptist Church (Jerry Falwell Ministries) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .285

Trinity United Church Of Christ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .300

U.S. Mennonite Brethren Churches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142

Ukranian Orthodox Church of the U.S.A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Unifi cation Church (Moonies) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .347

Union for Reform Judaism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Unitarian Universalist Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .250

United American Free Will Baptist Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190

United Church of Christ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131

United Church of God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .246

United Holy Church of America, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .270

United Methodist Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .204

United Pentecostal Church International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .271

United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Universal Fellowship of the Metropolitan Community Churches . . . . . . . . . . .301

Vineyard Churches International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .272

Volunteers of America, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .206

Wahhabism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .315

Wesleyan Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .222

White House Offi ce of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships . . . . . . . .366

Willow Creek Community Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .302

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110

World Baptist Fellowship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .287

World Changers Ministries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .303

World Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .360

Worldwide Church of God (see Grace Communion International) . . . . . . . . . .238

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In Revelation, what is the correct sequence of events in the End Times?

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