Baptist Churches Alone
Find Their Beginning with Christ.
Three things must be true concerning the beginning of the
church in order for it to be a scriptural
church. It must have the right founder - Jesus Christ
(Matt.16:18); the right place - Palestine (where Christ lived);
and the right time - during Christ's personal ministry. Any
church that does not meet these requirements cannot be the church
that the Lord built.
When and where did all these other denominations begin? The
following table showing the origin and founders of the various
major denominations is prepared from the statements of church
historians and is listed in the book "Baptist Doctrine In
One Year" on page 237:
Name Year (A.D.)
Roman Catholic (Present Universal Church) .610
Greek Orthodox .1054
Lutheran - Martin Luther .1530
Episcopal - Henry V111 .1530
Presbyterian - John Calvin .1541
Congregational - Robert Browne .1581
Friends .1624
Church of the Brethren (Dunkards) - Alex Mack .1708
Free Will Baptists - Paul Palmer .1727
Seventh Day Baptists - John C. Beissel .1728
Methodists - John and Charles Wesley .1729
United Brethren in Christ - P.W.Otterbein & M.Boehm .1800
Evangelical - Jacob Albright .1800
Cumberland Presbyterians - Ewing, King & McAdow .1810
Unitarians - W.E. Channing .1825
Churches of God in North America - John Winebrenner .1825
Plymouth Brethren - J.N.Darby .1829
Mormons (Latter Day Saints) - Joseph Smith .1830
Primitive Baptists - Daniel Parker .1831
Christian - Alexander Campbell .1837
Church of Christ - Alexander Campbell .1837
Christadelphians - John Thomas .1844
Seventh Day Adventists - James White .1845
Spiritualism - Andrew Jackson Davis .1845
Church of God (New Dunkards) - George Patton .1848
Advent Christian Church - Jonathan Cummings .1852
Salvation Army - William Booth .1865
Jehovah's Witnesses - Charles Taze Russell .1872
Church of Christ Scientist - Mary Eddy Baker .1879
Church of God - Daniel S. Warner .1880
Christian and Missionary Alliance - A.B.Simpson .1881
Brethren Church .1882
Swedish Evangelical Mission Covenant .1885
Swedish Evangelical (Free Church) .1888
United Evangelical .1894
Church of Christ (Holiness)U.S.A.- C.P.Jones .1894
Church of the Nazarene - W.H.Hoople & P.F.Bressee .1907
Church of God, Holiness - K.H.Burruss .1914
Assemblies of God .1914