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The "Junior American Protestant Association", modelled probably after the original "junior order," that of the Sons of America, was founded in 1864, and like the Junior Order of United American Mechanics, afterwards declared its independence of the parent society, even going so far as to change its name, in 1890, to "Loyal Knights of America ...
Various denominations that self-identify as Catholic, despite not being affiliated with the Catholic Church. [324] Philippine Independent Church – 6 million [325] (in communion with the Anglican Communion) [259] Catholic Patriotic Association – 5 million [326] Apostolic Catholic Church – 5 million [327]
Many of the National Council's affiliated societies were originally interdenominational when founded. Foreign missionary work was carried out by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, an organization that predated the creation of the National Council. In 1928, the American Board sponsored 718 missionaries throughout the world.
Baptists comprise about one-third of American Protestants. The Southern Baptist Convention is the largest single Protestant denomination in the U.S., comprising one-tenth of American Protestants. Twelve of the original Thirteen Colonies were Protestant, with only Maryland having a sizable Catholic population due to Lord Baltimore's religious ...
The NCC Faith and Order Commission is an ongoing, scholarly, ecumenical dialogue among North American Christian theologians and ecclesiastical historians, including evangelical, Pentecostal, Roman Catholic, Orthodox, mainline Protestant, and African-American scholars. [citation needed] In 2007, the commission celebrated its fiftieth anniversary ...
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As such, the Catholic Church does not consider itself a denomination, but rather considers itself pre-denominational, the original Church of Christ. [65] [66] Continuity is claimed based upon apostolic succession with the early Church. [67] The Catholic population exceeds 1.3 billion as of 2016, [24] making up the majority of Western Christianity.
Maryville University (St. Louis, Missouri) – renounced affiliation with the Catholic Church in 1972; Medical College of Wisconsin (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) – formerly Marquette University College of Medicine; Mercy University (Dobbs Ferry, New York) - renounced affiliation with the Catholic Church in the 1970’s.