When was the first Protestant Church formed?

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When was yours formed ?

Answer 1

1054 AD

Answer 2

The honest answer is about 1500 AD. First Martin Luther, then John Calvin, then Menno Simons (Mennonites), and John Smyth (Baptists). Eventually 30,000 splinter book religions.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protestant

All a scant 500 years ago, after the Catholic Church had been united for 1500 years.

My Church, the only genuine Church, was founded by Jesus in 33 AD. I always enjoy posting the list of our leaders, with links to their histories:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_popes

None of the book religions can take their organizations back beyond Luther, Calvin, Zwingli, or Smyth. Jesus' actual Church is the oldest continuous organization of any type in the world.

Cheers,
Bruce

Answer 3

Immediately after Martin Luther nailed his complaints onto the cathedral door!
Until then, everyone was a Roman Catholic.

This does not mean that there was not a great deal of division within the Church. To be certain, there was!

However, until Martin took the first swing with his hammer, nobody else was juumping out of the boat (they were just ricking it a bit!)

Answer 4

When was the first Protestant Church formed?
None of the above. The first one was the Primitive Church formed right after Jesus ascended to heavens and the apostles started preaching the gospel. They protested against the jews who did not accepted Jesus as the Messiah.

Mine? Around 1987 or 1988.

Answer 5

The opposition to the Roman Catholic Church and its false teaching came to a head in the sixteenth century, when a Roman Catholic monk named Martin Luther posted his 95 propositions (or theses) against the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church on the Castle Church door at Wittenberg, Germany. Luther’s intention was to bring reform to the Roman Catholic Church, and in doing so was challenging the authority of the Pope. With the refusal of the Roman Catholic Church to heed Luther’s call to reformation and return to biblical doctrines and practices, the Protestant Reformation began out of which four major divisions or traditions of Protestantism would immerge: Lutheran, Reformed, Anabaptist, and Anglican.

Answer 6

It was the 1500's the church of 'me' was formed the day I got here.

Answer 7

Protestantism started in the early 1500's and was a new (and distorted) innovation of what faith meant for Christians. The Protestant reformation and view of the faith doesn't pass the historical test.

For the first 1500 years of Christianity before the Protestant reformation, the rule of faith was never only-the-bible (sola scriptura) and private interpretation of it. In fact, many parts of the bible (scriptures) weren't even written until after Jesus ascended. The rule of faith (an official apostolic teaching authority) was changed from what had preceded it for a millennia and a half. This has led to 1000's of different Protestant church's all interpreting the bible differently and proposing different things (contradictory) of what God revealed. Jesus didn't assemble and pass around a bible telling everyone make sure you read Matthew or certain other gospels -- proposing that people read the bible to learn the faith. He authorized people to teach authoritatively in his name.

If one wants to find authentic Christianity one needs to look for the teaching authority that Jesus established -- and history clearly shows it resides in the Catholic Church. See … Math 16:18-19 … " you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church … … I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven;…"

There were 17 general councils of the Christian Church before the year 1500 and the Protestant reformation. In all cases these general councils were presided over by the authority of the Pope. These general councils set down doctrines and settled issues/disputes with regard to the Christian faith and what are the official teachings of Christianity. Protestants have to systematically ignore what these authoritative Christian councils taught. In other words, systematically ignore many parts of the first 1500 years of Christianity, and start a new way of deciding the faith.

The first 17 general councils …

1) Council of Nicaea (325) ... Hosius, Bishop of Cordova, assisted as legate of Pope Sylvester.
2) First Council of Constantinople (381) ... Pope Damasus
3) Council of Ephesus (431) ... presided over by St. Cyril of Alexandria representing Pope Celestine I
4) Council of Chacedon (451) ... Pope Leo the Great
5) Second Council of Constantinople (553), under Pope Vigilius and Emperor Justinian I
6) Third Council of Constantinople (680-681), under Pope Agatho and the Emperor Constantine Pogonatus.
7) Second Council of Nicaea (787) convoked by Emperor Constantine VI under Pope Adrian I.
8) Fourth Council of Constantinople (869), under Pope Adrian II.
9) First Lateran Council (1123) held at Rome under Pope Callistus II.
10) Second Lateran Council (1139) held at Rome under Pope Innocent II
11) Third Lateran Council (1179) took place under Pope Alexander III
12) Fourth Lateran Council (1215), under Innocent III.
13) First Council of Lyons (1245). Innocent IV presided
14) Second Council of Lyons (1274) under Pope Gregory X
15) Council of Vienne in France (1311-1313) by order of Clement V
16) Council of Constance (1414-1418), under Gregory XI
17) Council of Basle (1431), under Eugene IV.

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Article on all General Christian Councils and the decrees they pronounced …
http://www.piar.hu/councils/

Answer 8

1529 when Martin Luther broke away.

God bless,
Stanbo

Answer 9

whichever one is Martin Luther..

Answer 10

33 AD.

Catholicism teaches a false gospel of works that leads to eternal hell (Galatians 1:6-9).