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The Conservative Congregational Christian Conference is a Congregationalist denomination in the United States. [3] It is the most conservative and oldest Congregationalist denomination in America following the dissolution of the Congregational Christian Churches. [4]
[50] [51] Each Eastern Orthodox church considers itself part of the one true church, and pre-denominational. Though they consider themselves pre-denominational, being the original Church of Christ before 1054, [52] [18] some scholars suggest the Eastern Orthodox and Catholic churches began after the East–West Schism. [53] [54]
The Open Bible Evangelistic Association began in 1932 when thirty-two ministers led by John R. and Louise H. Richey left the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel. The separation grew out of the reluctance of these ministers to give ownership of local church property to the Foursquare Church denominational leadership.
The church believes that spiritual gifts continue in operation for the edification of the church. [34] The Foursquare Church believes that divine healing is a part of Christ's atonement and teaches that the sick can be healed in response to prayer. [35] The Foursquare Church anticipates a premillennial return of Christ to earth. [36]
Bible churches can be ruled by elders, being of presbyterian polity (not to be confused with Presbyterianism) or could adhere to episcopal polity (in which a denomination has bishops) or congregationalist polity. [2] In general, Bible churches are committed to expository preaching, often by teaching verse-by-verse through an entire book of the ...
"The church of Jesus Christ on earth is essentially, intentionally, and constitutionally one." "We are Christians only, but not the only Christians." "In essentials, unity; in opinions, liberty; in all things love." "No creed but Christ, no book but the Bible, no law but love, no name but the divine." "Call Bible things by Bible names."
The 4Cs is led by a National Board of Directors, representing different areas of the country and coordinated by the Chairman and the National Pastor who give spiritual oversight to the broader Church. The denomination meets annually at a National Conference, which confirms a new location (West, Maritimes or Central Canada) for the following year.
Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus – 10.4 million [83] Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – 7.9 million [84] Church of Sweden – 5.5 million [85] [86] United Evangelical Lutheran Churches in India – 4.5 million [87] Church of Denmark – 4.2 million [88] [89] Batak Christian Protestant Church – 4.1 million [90]