Handbook of Denominations in the United States |
Common terms and phrases
American Baptist Apostolic assembly Association Bahá'í Baptist churches Baptist Convention believe Bible bishops body Brethren Canada Christian Church Christian Science Church in America Church of Christ Church of North colleges Communion conference Congregationalism Conservative Council creed deacons denomination dioceses district divine doctrine Eastern Orthodox Church elected England established Evangelical evangelistic fellowship foot washing foreign missionary foreign missions German gospel headquarters Heidelberg Catechism Holiness Church Holy Spirit independent Jesus Christ Jewish Judaism Lord's Supper Lutheran Church membership Mennonite Church Methodist Church Methodist Episcopal Church ministers ministry movement North America officers Old Catholic Old Catholic Church ordinances organized Orthodox Church pastors Patriarch Pennsylvania Pentecostal Plymouth Brethren polity prayer preaching premillennial Presbyterian Church president priests Protestant Quaker Reformed Church religion religious Roman Catholic Church sacraments salvation sanctification Scriptures Society South spiritual synod teaching Theological Seminary Union Unitarian Unity Universalist worship York