If your are a baptist, who was the first person to start the baptist church. I would like to know from as many churchs as possible.
2006-06-30 16:47:22 · 12 answers · asked by Ping 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Diagram of the different Christian Groups
http://www.scborromeo.org/images/fig1.jpg
The Church: Origins of Christian Churches
CHURCH FOUNDER YEAR PLACE
Catholic Jesus Christ A.D. 33 Palestine
Adventist William Miller c.1820 U.S.A.
Amish Jacob Amman c.1600 Switzerland
Assemblies of God From Pentecostalism 1914 Hot Springs, AR
Baptist John Smyth 1609 Holland
Christadelphian (Brethren of Christ) John Thomas c.1844 Richmond, VA
Christian Scientist Mary Baker Eddy 1879 Boston, MA
Church of Christ (Disciples of Christ) Thomas Campbell c.1827 Kentucky
Church of God From different religious bodies end of 19th century U.S.A.
Church of God in Christ Largest of Church of God 1895 Arkansas
Church of Nazarene From different religious bodies 1908 Pilot Point, TX
Congregational Robert Brown 1600 England
Congregationalist Pilgrims and Puritans 1648 Massachusetts
Episcopal (Anglican, Church of England) Henry VIII 1534 England
Four Square Gospel Aimee Semple McPherson 1927 Los Angeles, CA
Holiness From Methodism 1867 U.S.A.
Lutheran Martin Luther 1517 Germany
Mennonite Menno Simons c.1536 Switzerland
Methodist John Wesley 1739 England
Methodist Episcopal 60 Preachers 1784 Baltimore, MD
Methodist Protestant Methodism 1830 U.S.A.
Pentecostal Charles F. Parkham 1901 Topeka, KS
Presbyterian John Knox 1560 Scotland
Quaker (Religious Society of Friends) George Fox 1649 England
Salvation Army William Booth 1865 London, England
Seventh Day Baptists Stephen Mumford 1672 Newport, RI
Seventh Day Adventist Ellen Harmon White 1844 Washington, NH
United Church of Christ From Reformed and Congregationalist Churches 1961 Philadelphia, PA
United Methodist From Methodist and Evangelical United Brethren Churches
2006-06-30 18:10:53 · answer #1 · answered by Liet Kynes 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I am a Catholic Christian.
Who started the Roman Catholic Church?
According to the 1999 World Book Multimedia Encyclopedia CD, "The Roman Catholic Church traces its beginnings to about A.D. 30, when Jesus instructed the apostles, his followers, to spread his teaching about the Kingdom of God." (Other sources affirm this as well.)
The succession of all of the Popes can be traced directly back to the Apostle Peter, who was given "the keys to the Kingdom" by Jesus.
Linus was the successor of Peter, Cletus was the successor of Linus, Clement was the successor of Cletus, and so on until we get to our current Pope, Pope Benedict XVI.
A list of the all the popes is here:
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12272b.htm
What about other churches ??? (BTW, some of these churches like Jehovah Witnesses are not Christian)
The Lutheran church was started by Martin Luther in Germany around 1517.
The Presbyterian church or reformed churches were started by John Calvin in Switzerland in the mid-1500's.
The Baptist church was started by John Smyth in Amsterdam around 1609.
The Methodist church was started by John Wesley in London around 1738.
The Mormon church or Church of Latter Day Saints was started by Joseph Smith in New York around 1830.
Seventh Day Adventist church started by Ellen Gould White around 1860.
Jehovah's Witnesses started by Charles Russell around 1879.
Christian Scientists started by Mary Baker Eddy in 1879.
Church of Scientology started by L. Ron Hubbard in 1952.
Calvary Chapel started by Chuck Smith in 1965.
For others it is not so simple. The United Church of Christ was started in 1957, but they credit several different people in different countries over different centuries that they feel shared their general beliefs. Some credit, James O'Kelly, Abner Jones, Elias Smith, Barton Stone, Thomas Campbell, Alexander Campbell and the list goes on.
This is only a small list. Thousands of churches have sprung up here and there. The list of founders goes on and on.
The Roman Catholic Church is the only church that can trace its true roots all the way back to the very beginning of Christianity and it is the church founded by Jesus himself.
2006-07-01 01:18:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I did.. I started a church here and am on the second one. The teaching is exactly the same as Assembly of God, but it is not with them.. Independent..
2006-06-30 23:52:17 · answer #3 · answered by † PRAY † 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Earthly founder of my Church is the Prophet Joseph Smith, but it's eternal founder is Jesus Christ.
2006-06-30 23:50:06 · answer #4 · answered by princezelph 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well #1 is God, but the vessel he used is a man and woman named Sonny & Julie Arguinzoni! Victory Outreach International!!!!
2006-06-30 23:53:42 · answer #5 · answered by Ms. Nita 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A human. ALL churches were started by people, not God. God is in your heart, not a church.
2006-06-30 23:51:06 · answer #6 · answered by crystal89431 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
church is a place where people get together, talk about God, pray, listen to and read bible. that was on earth a long time ago. during Jesus' time on earth
2006-06-30 23:52:36 · answer #7 · answered by sportzgurl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chickty China the Chinese chicken did.......read the book
2006-07-01 09:28:39 · answer #8 · answered by bombshell 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on what you mean by 'started.'
I would hope God started it...(pre-conceived) it...
Who he used to establish it was William booth.
2006-06-30 23:55:12 · answer #9 · answered by redglory 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i did.
2006-06-30 23:51:29 · answer #10 · answered by Stuie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋