Traditions: the Doctrine Tree
From the tree to the pews
Traditions with churches
These traditions have congregations in the directory right now. Open one to read what it holds, then take the quiz to see where you stand.
Baptist36,489
churches in the directory
Southern Baptist Convention34,799churches in the directory
Catholic15,847churches in the directory
United Methodist Church13,396churches in the directory
Methodist / Wesleyan11,091churchesEvangelical Lutheran Church in America8,572churchesLutheran7,493churchesPresbyterian5,917churchesLutheran Church-Missouri Synod5,612churchesChurch of the Nazarene4,380churchesPentecostalism (Trinitarian)3,845churchesThe Episcopal Church2,226churchesNon-denominational Evangelical Christianity1,593churchesSeventh-day Adventist Church1,183churchesEastern Orthodox Church1,045churchesLatin Church (Roman Rite)958churches
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Churches of Christ (a cappella, non-instrumental)858churchesUnited Church of Christ828churchesAssemblies of God USA605churchesChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints569churchesAnglican / Episcopal522churchesAfrican Methodist Episcopal Church495churchesGreek Orthodox Archdiocese of America (GOARCH)489churchesReformed / Calvinist Family406churchesMennonite (broad family)336churchesReligious Society of Friends (Quakers)257churchesChurch of Christ, Scientist249churchesJehovah's Witnesses244churchesOneness (Apostolic) Pentecostalism240churchesCongregationalist234churchesProtestant225churchesCommunion of Reformed Evangelical Churches171churchesSerbian Orthodox Church in North and South America166churchesThe Wesleyan Church155churchesByzantine Rite Catholic Churches128churchesChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)126churchesChurch of God in Christ97churchesThe Salvation Army73churchesInternational Church of the Foursquare Gospel64churchesAnabaptist63churchesCoptic Orthodox Church (US diaspora, Egyptian)62churchesLatter Day Saint Movement55churchesAdventism50churchesMalankara Orthodox Syrian Church (Indian Orthodox)49churchesArmenian Apostolic Church36churchesNational Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.35churchesUkrainian Greek Catholic Church30churchesMoravian Church in North America30churchesPolish National Catholic Church (PNCC)29churchesAntiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America29churchesFree Methodist Church29churchesEthiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (US diaspora)29churchesCalvary Chapel26churchesPrimitive Baptists20churchesCommunity of Christ20churchesSyriac Orthodox Church of Antioch19churchesEvangelical Free Church of America (EFCA)16churchesMaronite Church15churchesChristian Reformed Church in North America12churchesWesleyan-Holiness Movement11churchesSyro-Malabar Church11churchesMelkite Greek Catholic Church7churchesOld Catholic Churches7churchesAssyrian Church of the East7churchesHeritage Reformed Congregations7churchesChaldean Catholic Church6churchesVineyard USA5churchesSyriac Catholic Church5churchesChristian and Missionary Alliance5churchesArmenian Rite Catholic Church4churchesReformed Baptists4churchesChristian Science (Metaphysical Restorationism)4churchesMessianic Judaism & Hebrew Roots (family root)3churchesMetropolitan Community Church (Universal Fellowship of MCC)2churchesCoptic Catholic Church1churchEritrean Catholic Church1churchHungarian Greek Catholic Church1churchRuthenian (Byzantine) Catholic Church1churchSlovak Greek Catholic Church1churchSyro-Malankara Catholic Church1churchAdvent Christian Church1churchUnity (Unity Church / Unity School of Christianity)1church