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RELIGION:
History Timeline of World Religions and its
Founders
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Abraham |
,085
BC. Judaism-Abraham
1,500
BC. Hinduism- no specific founder
560
BC. Buddhism- Gautama Buddha
550
BC. Taoism - Lao Tzu
599
BC. Jainism, Mahavira
30 AD.
Christianity –Jesus Christ
50-100
AD. Gnosticism-
150-250 AD. -Modalism (Monarchianism)–Sabellius, Praxeus,
Noetus, Paul of Samosata
325
AD. -After being persecuted for almost 200 years
Constantine made the Church becomes a legal religion,
compromise begins to enter.
590
AD.-Roman Catholicism- Developed after Constantine; Pope
Gregory?
610
AD.- Islam- Mohammed
1400
AD.- Rosicrucians-Christian Rosenkreuz (1694 US)
Rosicrucians- Master Kelpius, Johann Andrea
1515
AD.- Protestantism- (Reformers) Martin Luther, Ulrich
Zwingli, John Calvin
1650
AD.- Tibetan Buddhism-Dalai Lama
1700
AD.- Freemasony- Albert Mackey, Albert Pike
1760
AD.-Swedenborgism- Emmanuel Swedenborg
1784
AD.- Shakers - Mother Ann Lee
1830
AD.- Mormonism – Joseph Smith
1830
AD.-Cambellites-Alexander & Thomas Cambell, Barton Stone
1838
AD.-Tenrikyo- Miki Maegawa Nakayama
1844
AD.-Christadelphians- John Thomas
1840-45 AD.-Millerites 2nd day Adventists
–William Miller then became 7th Day Adventists
1844
AD.-Bahai- Baha'u'llah (Abul Baha)
1845-1870AD.- 7th Day Adventists-E.G. White
1848
AD.-Spiritualism - Kate and Margaret Fox
1870
AD.-Jehovah's Witnesses- Charles Taze Russell
1875
AD.-Theosophical Society- H.P. Blavatsky, Henry Olcott
1879
AD.-Christian Science-Mary Baker Eddy
1889-1924 AD.-Unity School of Christianity- Myrtle
Fillmore
1900
AD.-Rosicrucian Fellowship-Max Heindel
1902
AD.- Anthroposophical Society –Rudolf Steiner
1906
AD. -The Pentecostal Assemblies of the World
1914
AD.- Iglesia ni Cristo- Felix Manalo
1914
AD.- Oneness Pentecostalism- Frank Ewart, G.T.Haywood,
Glenn Cook
1917
AD.-True Jesus Church. Founders Paul Wei, Lingsheng
Chang and Barnabas Chang
1930
AD. -Black Muslims (Nation of Islam) –Wallace D. Fard
1927
AD.- Mind Science- Ernest Holmes
1934
AD.-World Wide Church of God- Herbert W. Armstrong
1935
AD.-Self Realization Fellowship- Paramahansa Yogananda
1954
AD.- Unification Church- Sun Myung Moon
1945
AD. -The Way -Victor P.Wierwille
1948
AD.- Latter Rain –Franklin Hall, George Warnock.
1964
AD.- Eckankar The Ancient Science of Soul Travel
(Eck). Founded by Paul Twitchell
1968
AD.- Hare Krishna (US)- Swami Prabhupada
1968
AD.- Children of God- David (Moses) Berg
1945
AD.-United Pentecostal International- Howard Goss, W.T.
Witherspoon (can be traced back to 1914)
1944
AD.- Silva Mind Control –Jose Silva
1950
AD.-Urantia Book- Dr. Bill Sadler
1950
AD.-Lafayette Ronald Hubbard published his book
Dianetics-SCIENTOLOGY
1954
AD.-Atherius Society (UFO’s)- Dr. George King
1955
AD.- Scientology- L. Ron Hubbard
1958
AD.- Institute of Divine Metaphysical Research- Henry
Kinley
1958-1970 AD.- Church Universal and Triumphant –Mark and
E.C. Prophet
1958
AD. -Henry Kinley begins (IDMR) the Institute of Divine
Metaphysical Research
1959
AD.-Unitariarian Universalist
1960
AD.-Transcendental meditation- Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
1960
AD.-Enkankar- Paul Twitchell
1961
AD.- Unitarian Universalism was officially formed.
1965
AD.-Assembly of Yahweh-Jacob Meyer
1966
AD.- Church of Satan –Anton LaVey
1970
AD.-Findhorn Community –Peter and Eileen Caddy –David
Spangler
1970
AD.- Divine light Mission- Guru Maharaj Ji
1973
AD.- CARP was established in the United States. [The
Collegiate Association for the Research of Principles]
to introduce the teachings of un Myung Moon.
1974
AD.-Assemblies of Yahweh-Sam Suratt
1979
AD.-Church of Christ International - Kip McKean
1980
-1982 AD.- Tara Center-Benjamen Crème
1980
AD.- House of Yahweh (Abilene) Jacob Hawkins
American Christian Branches Among European
Founded Churches
The following American Christian branches to European
founded churches take their beginning from the history
chart of the preceding page. The date before each
denomination indicates the beginning of that American
branch church fellowship.
Lutheran Branch
- 1818 - Ohio Lutheran Synod
- 1930 - American Lutheran Church
- 1988 - Evangelical Lutheran Church of
America
1820 - General
Lutheran Synod
- 1863 - United Synod South
- 1867 - General Lutheran Council
- 1918 - United Lutheran Church in America
- 1962 - Lutheran Church in America
- 1988 - Evangelical Lutheran
Church of America
1847 - Lutheran
Church Missouri Synod
- 1976 - Association of Evangelical Lutherans
- 1988 - Evangelical Lutheran Church of
America
1854 Iowa Lutheran
Synod
- 1930 - American Lutheran Church
- 1988 - Evangelical Lutheran Church of
America
1860 - Swedish
Augustana Synod
- 1962 - Lutheran Church in America
- 1988 - Evangelical Lutheran Church of
America
1872 - American
Evangelical Lutheran Church
- 1962 - Lutheran Church in America
- 1988 - Evangelical Lutheran Church of
America
1890 - Finnish
Evangelical Lutheran Church
- 1962 - Lutheran Church in America
- 1988 - Evangelical Lutheran Church of
America
1896 - United
Evangelical Lutheran Church
- 1960 - American Lutheran Church
- 1988 - Evangelical Lutheran Church of
America
1900 - Church of
the Lutheran Brethren of America
- 1988 - Evangelical Lutheran Church of
America
1918 - Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
1929 - Apostolic Lutheran Church of America
Reformed Branch
- 1628 - Dutch Reformed Church
- 1857 - Christian Reformed Church
- 1926 - Protestant Reformed Churches
of America
- 1867 - Reformed Church in America
- 1628 - Puritans/Congregationalists
- Evangelical Protestant Church of North
America
- 1931 - Congregational Christian
Churches
- 1957 - United Church of Christ
1790 -
Universalists
- 1961 - Unitarian Universalist
Association
1793 - German Reformed Church
- 1826 - Churches of God in North America
- 1869 - Reformed Church in the United
States
- 1934 - Evangelical and Reformed
Church
- 1957 - United Church of Christ
1801 -
Christians/Churches of Christ
- 1832 - Christian Church/Disciples of
Christ
1807 - Disciples of Christ
- 1832 - Christian Church/Disciples of
Christ
1849 - Evangelical Synod of North America
- 1934 - Evangelical and Reformed Church
- 1957 - United Church of Christ
Anglican Branch
- 1787 - Protestant Episcopal Church
- 1861 - North Protestant Episcopal Church
- 1865 Protestant Episcopal Church
- 1873 - Reformed Episcopal Church
1861 -
South Protestant Episcopal Church
- 1865 Protestant Episcopal Church
- 1873 - Reformed Episcopal Church
Presbyterian
Branch
- 1706 - Presbyterian Church
- 1741 - New Side Presbyterian Church
- 1758 - Presbyterian Church
- 1741 - Old Side Presbyterian Church
- 1758 - Presbyterian Church
- 1810 - Cumberland Presbyterian
Church
- 1837 - New School
- 1870 - Presbyterian Church,
U.S.A.
- 1937 - Orthodox Presbyterian
Church
- Bible Presbyterian
Church
- 1956 - Bible
Presbyterian Church
- 1965 - Reformed
Presbyterian Church,
Evangelical Synod
- 1982 -
Presbyterian Church
of America
1837 -
Old School
- 1861 - Presbyterian Church,
Confederate States
- Presbyterian Church in the
United States
- 1973 - Presbyterian
Church of America
- 1983 - Presbyterian
Church, USA
1870 - Presbyterian Church, U.S.A.
- 1937 - Orthodox Presbyterian
Church
- Bible Presbyterian
Church
- 1956 - Bible
Presbyterian Church
- 1965 - Reformed
Presbyterian Church,
Evangelical Synod
- 1982 -
Presbyterian Church
of America
1752 -
Reformed Presbytery
- 1833 - Reformed Presbyterian Church
of No. America (Covenanters)
- Associate Presbyterian Church
- 1858 - United Presbyterian
Church of No. America
- 1958 - United
Presbyterian Church, USA
- 1983 - Presbyterian
Church, USA
Associate Reformed Presbyterian
Church
- 1822 - Associate Reformed
Presbyterian Church
(Covenanters)
- 1958 - United
Presbyterian Church, USA
- 1983 - Presbyterian
Church, USA
1774 -
Reformed Presbyterian Church in North
America
- 1965 - Reformed Presbyterian Church,
Evangelical Synod
- 1982 - Presbyterian Church of
America
Baptist Branch
- 1639 - British Separatists
- 1672 - Seventh-Day Baptists
- 1727 - Free Will Baptists
- 1770 - Old Lights
- 1787 - General Association of
Separatists Baptists
- 1814 - Baptist Missionary Convention
- 1827 - Primitive Baptists
- 1845 - Northern Baptist
Convention
- 1932 - General Assoc. of
Regular Baptist Churches
- 1947 - Conservative Baptist
Assoc. of America
- 1950 - America Baptist
Convention
1770 - New
Lights
- 1780 - Free Will Baptists (North)
- 1827 - Primitive Baptists
- 1910 - Northern Baptist
Convention
- 1814 - Baptist Missionary Convention
- 1845 - Southern Baptist
Convention
- 1895 - National Baptist
Convention of America
- 1915 - National Baptist
Convention of the U.S.A.,
Inc.
- 1961 - Progressive
Baptist Convention
1905 - American Baptist
Association
1895 - Northern Baptist
Convention of America
- 1932 - General Assoc. of
Regular Baptist Churches
- 1947 - Conservative Baptist
Association of America
- 1950 - American Baptist
Convention
Anabaptists
- 1840 - North American Baptist General
Conference
- 1852 - Baptist General Conference
Methodist
- 1784 - Methodist Episcopal Church
- 1816 - African Methodist Episcopal
Church
- 1821 - African Methodist Episcopal Zion
Church
- 1830 - Methodist Protestant Church/Bible
Protestant Church
- 1939 - Methodist Church
- 1946 - Evangelical Methodist
Church
- 1968 - United Methodist Church
1843 -
Wesleyan Methodist Church of America
- 1968 Wesleyan Church
1844 - Methodist Episcopal
- 1860 - Free Methodist Church
- 1908 - Church of the Nazarene
- 1939 - Methodist Church
- 1946 - Evangelical Methodist
Church
- 1968 - United Methodist Church
1844 -
Methodist Episcopal Church (South)
- 1870 - Christian Methodist Episcopal
Church
- 1897 - Pilgrim Holiness Church
- 1968 - Wesleyan Church
1800 - Church
of the United Brethren in Christ
- 1946 - Evangelical United Brethren
Church
1807 - Evangelical Church
- 1946 - Evangelical United Brethren
Church
1829 - Primitive Methodist Church
1886 - Church of God (Cleveland, TN)
- 1923 - Tomlinson Church of God
- 1943 - Church of God (Queens
Village, NY)
- 1953 - Church of God of Prophecy
- 1957 - Church of God of All
Nations
1886 - Church
of God
- 1922 - Original Church of God, Inc.
1886 - United Holy Church of America, Inc.
- 1898 - Fire-Baptized Holiness Church
- 1953 - Emanuel Holiness Church
- 1911 - Pentecostal Holiness Church
- 1918 - Pentecostal Fire-Baptized
Holiness Church
- 1899 - Pentecostal Holiness Church
- 1911 - Pentecostal Holiness
Church
1901 -
Pentecostal Union
- 1917 - Pillar of Fire
1914 - Assemblies of God, General Council
1914 - Church of God by Faith, Inc.
1914 - Pentecostal Assemblies of the World,
Inc.
- 1924 - Pentecostal Church, Inc.
- 1945 - United Pentecostal Church,
Inc.
- Pentecostal Assemblies of Jesus
Christ, Inc.
1917 -
Pentecostal Church of Christ
1918 - International Church of the
Foursquare Gospel
1919 - Pentecostal Church of God of America,
Inc.
1919 - International Pentecostal Assemblies
1919 - Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of
the Apostolic Faith, Inc.
- 1957 - Bible Way Church, World-Wide
1919 - Bible Standard, Inc.
- 1935 - Open Bible Standard Churches,
Inc.
1932 - Open Bible Evangelistic Association
- 1935 - Open Bible Standard Churches,
Inc.
1932 - Calvary Pentecostal Church, Inc.
1947 - Elim Missionary Assemblies
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