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The Free Reformed Churches see the church as a community of people who believe in Jesus Christ. [4] They believe that the church is a divine institution, for three reasons: [4] It is made up of God's people. [5] It is the body of Christ. [6] It is the temple of the Holy Spirit and is guided by His teaching. [7]
Most notably, Christian scholar D. G. Hart uses this term to compare and contrast the practices of evangelical Protestants and what he calls "confessional Protestants" (for example Anglicans and most Lutherans). He argues that the confessionals follow forms that are dictated by church authority or tradition, and calls these forms churchly forms.
The Free Methodist Church (FMC) is a Methodist Christian denomination within the holiness movement, based in the United States. It is evangelical in nature and is Wesleyan–Arminian in theology. [5] The Free Methodist Church has members in over 100 countries, with 62,516 members in the United States and 1,547,820 members worldwide. [6]
First Congregational Methodist Church* Free Methodist Church, The - North America. Free Methodist Church in Canada; Fundamental Methodist Conference* Global Methodist Church* Immanuel Missionary Church* Lumber River Conference of the Holiness Methodist Church* Methodist Church of Mexico; Methodist Protestant Church* Missionary Methodist Church*
The Evangelical Free Church of America (EFCA) is an evangelical Christian denomination in the Radical Pietistic tradition. [1] The EFCA was formed in 1950 from the merger of the Swedish Evangelical Free Church and the Norwegian-Danish Evangelical Free Church Association. It is affiliated with the International Federation of Free Evangelical ...
A free church is any Christian denomination that is intrinsically separate from government (as opposed to a state church). [1] A free church neither defines government policy, nor accept church theology or policy definitions from the government. A free church also does not seek or receive government endorsements or funding to carry out its work.
The Eastern Orthodox Church, and the Oriental Orthodox Churches, also considers themselves to be the original Christian church along with the Roman Catholic Church. [ 18 ] [ 19 ] The Lutheran churches have viewed themselves as the "main trunk of the historical Christian Tree" founded by Christ and the Apostles, holding that during the ...
In today's Britain, Free Christians are aligned denominationally within the ranks of the General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches, and more specifically, the Unitarian Christian Association. The leadership of the Church is made up of Professional Ministers and Accredited Lay Preachers.