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The church was called "Catholic" meaning "universal" from very early in the second century, a tacit acknowledgement of the many different cultures it encompassed. Early Christianity suffered great, although intermittent, persecution from the state until Emperor Constantine the Great issued the Edict of Milan in 313 AD, legalizing Christianity ...
The Catholic Church, or Roman Catholic Church, is composed of 24 autonomous sui iuris particular churches: the Latin Church and the 23 Eastern Catholic Churches. It considers itself the one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church that Christ founded, [ 64 ] and which Saint Peter initiated along with the missionary work of Saint Paul and others.
Moravian Church in America, Northern Province: 20,220 members (2010) [67] Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches: 15,666 members (2006) [68] Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church in America: 12,000 members (2007) Congregational Christian Churches (not part of any national CCC body) Moravian Church in America, Alaska Province
The earliest predecessor synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America was constituted on August 25, 1748, in Philadelphia. It was known as the Ministerium of Pennsylvania and Adjacent States. The ELCA is the product of a series of mergers and represents the largest (3.0 million members) Lutheran church body in North America.
Evangelical Assembly of Presbyterian Churches in America- 73 churches in the USA - formed by churches of Korean and Chinese origin. ECO (Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians) - more than 129,765 members, 320 churches and 500 Pastors (2018) [ 3 ] - Evangelical , Presbyterian [ 4 ] [ 5 ]
One in four Americans (24 percent) were previously a follower or practitioner of a different religious tradition than the faith group they belong to now. That’s up from 16 percent just a year ...
Over 40 different Lutheran denominations currently exist in North America. However, most North American Lutherans belong to one of the three largest denominations, namely, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America , the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod , or the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod .
Pages in category "Evangelical denominations in North America" The following 110 pages are in this category, out of 110 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .