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One holy catholic and apostolic churchEastern christianity
1AD

Birth of Christ

30AD

Epiphany

33AD

Cruxifiction Resurrection
Ascention Pentecost

Ministry of
Christ

Church of Antioch Sends Paul & Barnabas
on 1st Missionary journey to Cyprus

46 AD
64 AD

Martyrdom of SS. Peter & Paul

St. Ignatius Bishop of Antioch

69 AD
70 AD

Destruction of Jerusalem

Justin Martyr

150 AD
312 AD

Battle of Milvian Bridge

313 AD

Edict of Milan

Council of Nicea

325 AD
328 AD

Constantinople founded

1st Council of Constantinople (Creed Reaffirmed)

381 AD
397 AD

1st Council of Carthage (Canon of Scripture)

1st Council of Ephesus (2 Natures Theotokos Defined)

431 AD

Council of Chalceoon

451 AD

Nestorian Schism

491 AD

Armenian Schism

540 AD

Jacobite Schism

550 AD

Coptic Schism

557 AD

Council of Constantinople II(2 Natures of Christ Clarified)

589 AD

Filoque added to the creed in the Western Churches

Birth of Islam

629 AD
680 AD

Council of Constantinople III

787 AD

Council of Nicea II

843 AD

Triumph of Orthodoxy (Icons Restored)

988 AD

Conversion of Russia Begins

1054 AD

Roman Schism

1204 AD

Sack of Constantinopleby 4th Crusade

1453 AD

Fall of Constantinople

1724 AD

Melkites

WESTERN CHRISTIANITY

Luther

1521 AD
  • American Lutheran
  • Lutheran CH. in America
  • Apostolic Lutheran CH.
  • Lutheran Confession
  • Evengelical Lutheran Synod
  • Free Lutheran

Zwingly-Baptist

1525 AD
  • General Baptists
  • Particular Baptists
  • Free will Baptists
  • Evengelical Baptists
  • Landmark Baptists
  • Seventh Day Baptists
  • United Baptists
  • Separate Baptists

Henry VIII

1531 AD
  • Church of England
  • Episcopal Church
  • Reformed Episcopal Church
  • African Orthodox Church
  • Apostolic Episcopal Church
  • Southern Episcopal Church
  • Anglican Orthodox Church
  • American Episcopal Church
  • Old Episcopal Church
  • Anglican Episcopal
    Church of NA
  • Diocese of Christ The King
  • Anglican Catholic Church
  • Anglican Rite Juridiction
    of the Americans
  • Anglican Catholic
    Church of Canada
  • United Episcopal Church of
    The United States of America

John Calvin

1536 AD
  • Presbyterian Churuch
  • United P.C. in the USA
  • P.C. in the USA
  • Reformed P.C.
  • Bible P.C.
  • Cumberland P.C.
  • Orthodox P.C.
  • Disciples of Christ
  • Church of Christ

John Wesley

1795 AD
  • United Methodist
  • African M.E. Church
  • Methodist Episcopal
  • Fundamental
    Methodist
  • Free Methodist
  • Congregational
    Methodist
  • Nazarene Methodist
  • Salvation Army

Mormons

1820 AD
  • Latter day
    Saints
  • Reorganized
    LDS
  • Primitive A.C.
    Church

Adventists

1831 AD
  • Seventh day Adventists
  • Adevent Christian
  • Primitive A.C. Church

Christian
Science

1866 AD

Old Catholic

1870 AD
  • American C.C
  • Moravite C.C.
  • Old Roman Catholic CH.
  • Polish Nat’l C.C. of America
  • Liberal Catholic Church
1900 AD
  • Pentecostals
  • Assembly of God
2000 AD
EASTERN CHRISTIANITY
1AD

Birth of Christ

30AD

Epiphany

33AD

Cruxifiction Resurrection Ascention Pentecost

Church of Antioch Sends Paul & Barnabas on 1st Missionary journey to Cyprus

46AD
64AD

Martyrdom of SS. Peter & Paul

St. Ignatius Bishop of Antioch

69AD
70AD

Destruction of Jerusalem

Justin Martyr

150AD
312AD

Battle of Milvian Bridge

313AD

Edict of Milan

Council of Nicea

325AD
328AD

Constantinople founded

1st Council of Constantinople (Creed Reaffirmed)

381AD
397AD

1st Council of Carthage (Canon of Scripture)

1st Council of Ephesus (2 Natures Theotokos Defined)

431AD

Council of Chalceoon

451AD

Nestorian Schism

491AD

Armenian Schism

440AD

Jacobite Schism

550AD

Coptic Schism

557AD

Council of Constantinople II(2 Natures of Christ Clarified)

589AD

Filoque added to the creed in the Western Churches

Birth of Islam

629AD

680AD

Council of Constantinople III

787AD

Council of Nicea II

843AD

Triumph of Orthodoxy (Icons Restored)

988AD

Conversion of Russia Begins

1054AD

Roman Schism

1204AD

Sack of Constantinopleby 4th Crusade

1453AD

Fall of Constantinople

1724AD

Melkites

WESTERN CHRISTIANITY
Luther (6) 1521AD
  • American Lutheran
  • Lutheran CH. in America
  • Apostolic Lutheran CH.
  • Lutheran Confession
  • Evengelical Lutheran Synod
  • Free Lutheran
Zwingly-Baptist (8) 1525AD
  • General Baptists
  • Particular Baptists
  • Free will Baptists
  • Evengelical Baptists
  • Landmark Baptists
  • Seventh Day Baptists
  • United Baptists
  • Separate Baptists
Henry VIII (14) 1531AD
  • Church of England
  • Episcopal Church
  • Reformed Episcopal Church
  • African Orthodox Church
  • Apostolic Episcopal Church
  • Southern Episcopal Church
  • Anglican Orthodox Church
  • American Episcopal Church
  • Old Episcopal Church
  • Anglican Episcopal Church of NA
  • Diocese of Christ The King
  • Anglican Catholic Church
  • Anglican Rite Juridiction of the Americans
  • Anglican Catholic Church of Canada
John Calvin (9) 1536AD
  • Presbyterian Churuch
  • United P.C. in the USA
  • P.C. in the USA
  • Reformed P.C.
  • Bible P.C.
  • Cumberland P.C.
  • Orthodox P.C.
  • Disciples of Christ
  • Church of Christ
John Wesley (8) 1795AD
  • United Methodist
  • African M.E. Church
  • Methodist Episcopal
  • Fundamental Methodist
  • Free Methodist
  • Congregational Methodist
  • Nazarene Methodist
  • Salvation Army
Mormons (3) 1820AD
  • Latter day Saints
  • Reorganized LDS
  • Primitive A.C. Church
Adventists (3) 1831AD
  • Seventh day Adventists
  • Adevent Christian
  • Primitive A.C. Church
Christian Science 1866AD
Old Catholic(5) 1870AD
  • American C.C
  • Moravite C.C.
  • Old Roman Catholic CH.
  • Polish Nat’l C.C. of America
  • Liberal Catholic Church
1900AD
  • Pentecostals
  • Assembly of God
2000AD
Christ establishes a Church that will not fail or teach errorGospel of Matthew 16:18

“You are Peter, and on this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.

The Church is the pillar and foundation of truth First Letter to Timothy 3:15

“…the household of God, which is the Church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.”

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Est. 1517 AD

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