Christianity
The largest branches of the Christian faith, ranked by global size — their founding, history, beliefs, and practices.
- Catholic Church
The Catholic Church — the largest Christian body, tracing an unbroken line of bishops back to the apostles and led by the Pope in Rome.
- Eastern Orthodox Church
The Eastern Orthodox Church — the communion of self-governing churches tracing an unbroken line to the undivided early church of the Greek East.
- Pentecostalism
Pentecostalism — the fastest-growing modern Christian movement, marked by baptism in the Holy Spirit, speaking in tongues, and charismatic worship.
- Baptist Churches
Baptist churches — a Protestant tradition defined by baptism reserved for professing believers and the independence of the local congregation.
- Anglican Communion
The Anglican Communion — the churches descended from the Church of England, deliberately holding Catholic and Protestant impulses together.
- Methodism
Methodism — the Wesleyan revival movement that grew from an Anglican renewal society into a global family of churches.
- Lutheranism
Lutheranism — the first Protestant tradition, founded on Martin Luther's insistence that salvation comes by grace through faith alone.
- Reformed and Presbyterian Churches
The Reformed and Presbyterian churches — the Calvinist wing of the Reformation, governed by elders and marked by an emphasis on God's sovereignty.
- Oriental Orthodoxy
Oriental Orthodoxy — the ancient churches, including the Coptic, Armenian, and Ethiopian traditions, that separated from the wider church in the 5th century over Christology.
- Evangelicalism and Non-denominational Christianity
Evangelicalism and non-denominational Christianity — a cross-denominational movement and a growing category of churches unaffiliated with any historic denomination, both defined by personal conversion and biblical authority.