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IN ABOUT THE YEAR:
30 A.D., The*foundation*of the Catholic Church was laid down by Jesus Christ.
See Matthew 16:18,18:15-18,28:20, and Ephesians 5:23, and of course revisit Psalms 127:1, since it was now fulfilled at that time.
A sermon by Martin Luther:
"Accordingly, we concede to the papacy that they sit in the true Church, possessing the office instituted by Christ and inherited from the apostles, to teach, baptize, administer the sacrament, absolve, ordain, etc.,"
Sermon for the Sunday after Christ's Ascension; John 15:26-16:4 (2nd sermon), page 265, paragraph 28. (1522)
IN THE YEAR:
1521. The foundation of the Lutherans, the beginning of Protestantism, was laid down by Martin Luther.
1522. The foundation of the Anabaptists was laid down by Conrad Grebel, Menno Simons, Thomas Munzer and others.
1525. The foundation of the Mennonites was laid down by Menno Simons in a split from Anabaptists.
1534. The foundation of the Anglican Church of England, was laid down by King Henry VIII.
1536. The foundation of the Calvinists was laid down by John Calvin, as he taught predestination.
1560. The foundation of the Presbyterians was laid down by John Knox, who studied under Luther.
1582. The foundation of the Congregationalists was laid down by Robert Brown, a branch from Puritanism.
1609. The foundation of the Baptists in Holland was laid down by John Smyth.
1639. The foundation of the Baptists in America was laid down by Roger Williams.
1647. The foundation of the Quakers was laid down by George Fox in England.
1693. The foundation of the Amish was laid down by men in a split from the Mennonites.
1708. The foundation of the Church of the Brethren was laid down by five men and three women.
1739. The foundation of the Methodists was laid down by John and Charles Wesley.
1770. The foundation of the Universalists was laid down by John Murray in New Jersey.*
1774. The foundation of the Unitarians was laid down by Theophilus Lindley.
1789. The foundation of the Episcopalians was laid down by Samuel Seabury. It is the American branch of Anglicans.
1792. The foundation of the Reformed Church in America was laid down by many who broke from the Dutch Reformed Church.
1802. The foundation of the Seventh Day Baptist General Conference was laid down by Stephen and Ann Mumford.
1803. The foundation of the Evangelicals was laid down by Jacob Albright.
1820. The foundation of the Fundamentalist-Bible was laid down by John Darby, Cyrus Scofield, and others.
1827. The foundation of the Christian Church (Stone-Campbell) was laid down by Alexander Campbell.
1827. The foundation of the Primitive Baptist was laid down by men. It is considered the strictest of all Baptists.
1830. The foundation of the Mormons was laid down by Joseph Smith in Palmyra New York. (Galatians 1:6-10)
1832. The foundation of the Disciples of Christ was laid down by a presbyterian schism called "The Stone-Campbell Movement".
1840. The foundation of the Primitive Methodist Church was laid down by Hugh Borne and William Clowes.
1843. The foundation of the Wesleyan Church was laid down by Orange Scott.
1844. The foundation of the Adventists was laid down by William Miller. (Millerites)
1844. The foundation of the Christadelphians was laid down by John Thomas from Stone-Campbell movement.
1845. The foundation of the American Baptist Churches was laid down by several men.
1845. The foundation of the Religious Society of Friends was laid down by Joseph Gurney, and John Wilbur.
1845. The foundation of the Southern Baptist Convention, the largest sect of diverse denominations, was laid down by several men.
1847. The foundation of the Apostolic Christian Church of America was laid down by Benedict Weyeneth.
1852. The foundation of the Baptist General Conference was laid down by Gustaf Palmquist.
1858. The foundation of the Bible Fellowship Church was laid down by Mennonite leaders.
1860. The foundation of the Advent Christian Church was laid down by George Storrs and Charles Hudsen.
1863. The foundation of the Seventh-Day Adventists was laid down by Ellen Gould White.
1863. The foundation of the Church of GOD (7th Day) was laid down by Gilbert Cranner.
1865. The foundation of the*Salvation Army was laid down by William Booth.
1865. The foundation of the North American Baptist Conference, was laid down by German immigrants.
1867. The foundation of the Church of Christ Temple was laid down by Granville Hedrick in a split from Mormonism.
1870. The foundation of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church was laid down by many members.
1873. The foundation of the Reformed Episcopal Church was laid down by George Cummins.
1874. The foundation of the Jehovah's Witnesses was laid down by Charles Taze Russell.
1875. The foundation of the New Age movement was laid down by Helena Blavatsky. (Colossians 2:8)
1879. The foundation of the Christian Scientists was laid down by Mary Baker Eddy.
1882. The foundation of the Brethren Church was laid down by expelled Church of the Brethren members.
1886. The foundation of the Church of GOD was laid down by former Methodists.
1894. The foundation of the Church of Christ Holiness was laid down by C.P. Jones.*
1895. The foundation of the Modernism movement was laid down by Alfred Loisy, and George Tyrrell.
1895. The foundation of the National Baptist Convention U.S.A., was laid down by many black Baptists.
1896. The foundation of the Christian Catholic Church was laid down by Alexander Dowie.
1897. The foundation of the Church of GOD in Christ was laid down by Charles Mason and Charles Jones.*
1901. The foundation of the Pentecostalism was laid down by Charles Fox Parham and William Seymour.
1903. The foundation of the Church of GOD was laid down by AJ Tomlinson.
1903. The foundation of the House of GOD was laid down by Mary Magdalena Tate.
1906. The foundation of the Church of Christ was laid down by men out of the Stone-Campbell movement of 1832.
1907. The foundation of the Apostolic Faith Church was laid down by Florence Crawford.
1908. The foundation of the Church of the Nazarine was laid down by Phineas F. Bresee.
1909. The foundation of the Church of Christ in Christian Union was laid down by several union members.
1914. The foundation of the Iglesia ni Cristo was laid down by Felix Manalo.
1914. The foundation of the General Council of the Assemblies of GOD was laid down by former pastors.
1917. The foundation of the Four Square Gospel was laid down by Aimee Semple McPherson.
1918. The foundation of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod was laid down by immigrants.
1920. The foundation of the Churches of Christ was laid down as one of several split from Church of Christ.
1923. The foundation of the Church of GOD of Prophecy was laid down by AJ Tomlinson.
1926. The foundation of the Protestant Reformed Churches was laid down by Herman Hoeksema and others.
1930. The foundation of the Branch Davidians was laid down by Victor Houteff in a split from Seventh-Day Adventists.
1930. The foundation of the Independent Churches of America (IFCA), was laid down by a consortium of churches.
1932. The foundation of the General Association of General Baptists was laid down by Benoni Stinson, when he broke from the American Baptist Convention.
1934. The foundation of the Evangelical Reformed was laid down by a union at a General Assembly.
1935. The foundation of the National Association of Free Will Baptists was laid down by those united from former splits.
1935. The foundation of the Open Bible Standard Churches was laid down by Fred Hornshuh and John Richey.
1938. The foundation of the Bible Presbyterian Church was laid down by Gresham Machen.
1939. The foundation of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches was laid down by many split from the Brethren Church.
1939. The foundation of the Southern Methodist Church was laid down by those who split from Methodist Episcopal.*
1946. The foundation of the Evangelical Methodist Conference was laid down by W.W. Breckbill.
1947. The foundation of the Berean Fundamental Church was laid down by Dr. Ivan E. Olsen.
1952. The foundation of the Church of Scientology was laid down by L. Ron Hubbard.
1957. The foundation of the United Church of Christ was laid down by an ecumenical union of Congregationalists, Evangelicals, Reformed, Calvinists, and Lutherans.
1961. The foundation of the Progressive National Baptist Convention was laid down by Martin Luther King Jr.
1962. The foundation of the Southern Episcopal Church was laid down by B. H. Webster in a split from Episcopalians.
1964. The foundation of the Lutheran Churches of Reformation was laid down by many in a split from the Lutheran Missouri synod.
1965. The foundation of the Calvary Chapel was laid down by Chuck Smith.
1966. The foundation of the Assemblies of Yahweh was laid down by Jacob Meyer.
1968. The foundation of the Disciples of Christ was laid down by those who separated from Churches of Christ.
1968. The foundation of the United Methodist Church was laid down by a merger of parts of other sects.
1970. The foundation of the Church of GOD International was laid down by Garner Armstrond.
1972. The foundation of the Harvest Christian was laid down by Greg Laurie.
1973. The foundation of the Presbyterian Church in America was laid down in a split from Presbyterian liberals.
1974. The foundation of the Vineyard Christian Fellowship was laid down by Ken Gullickson.
1977. The foundation of the Anglican Catholic was laid down by several persons who broke away from Episcopalians.
1978. The foundation of the Association of Vineyard Churches was laid down by John Wimber.
1981. The foundation of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church was laid down by Presbyterian Elders.
1982. The foundation of the Full Gospel Evangelistic Association was laid down by Clarence Robinson.
1982. The foundation of the Saddleback Church was laid down by Rick Warren.
1987. The foundation of the Alliance of Baptist Churches was laid down by many, separated from Southern Baptists.
1991. The foundation of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship was laid down by a group that broke from Southern Baptists.
1992. The foundation of the Charismatic Episcopal Church was laid down by the Chicago Hall.
1992. The foundation of the Traditional Episcopal was laid down by Richard Melli who split from Episcopalians.
2000. The foundation of the Lords Witnesses was laid down by Gordon Ritchie as he split off from Jehovah Witnesses.
I have listed only 100 or so of the 39,000* sects of diverse denominations which existed as of 2007. At the present rate of growth there will be 63,000* sects by 2025, an increase of 26,000 from the 39,000 of 2007. That amounts to 1238 new foundations projected to be laid down by mere human men and women every year, or slightly more than an average of 3 each and every day.
That means in 100 years there will be at least 123,800 additional sects at the present rate of growth. There will no doubt be many more than that figure since the rate of growth of the sects has been accelerating every year.
*World Christian Database, a Protestant publication.
Source:
http://www.thecatholictreasurechest.com/found.htm
God Bless!
