Who Founded Your Church?

The list below was compiled from historical records.
Church / Denomination

Church / Denomination

Founded By

Year Founded

Baptist

John Smyth

1609

Church of Christ (Disciples)

(from Presbyterian)

1832

Episcopalian

King Henry VIII

1534

Jehovah’s Witness

Charles Taze Russell

1870

Latter-Day Saints (Mormons)

Joseph Smith

1832

Lutheran

Martin Luther

1517

Methodist

John Wesley

1738

Orthodox

 

1054

Penecostal

(from Methodist)

1901

Presbyterian

John Knox

1560

United Church of Christ

(from several Protestant denominations)

1957

Catholic Church

Jesus Christ

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