Churches and rites in union with the Catholic Church
denomination =catholic
Unspecified Catholic denomination. (It is prefered to use denomination =greek_catholic , denomination =roman_catholic , or other rite as appropriate, if known. But in some cases of ecumenical features, "catholic" may be the best fit.) (Roman Catholic Church )
denomination =armenian_catholic
Armenian Catholic Church (Church in union with the Catholic Church)
denomination =chaldean_catholic
Chaldean Catholic Church (Church in union with the Catholic Church)
denomination =coptic_catholic
Coptic Catholic Church (Church in union with the Catholic Church)
denomination =eritrean_catholic
Eritrean Catholic Church (Church in union with the Catholic Church)
denomination =ethiopian_catholic
Ethiopian Catholic Church (Church in union with the Catholic Church)
denomination =greek_catholic
Eastern Catholic Churches "including many liturgical traditions, each one of the tradition having its own churches.)
denomination =maronite
Maronite Church (Church in union with the Catholic Church)
denomination =polish_catholic
Polish Catholic Church
denomination =roman_catholic
Roman Catholic Church
denomination =romanian_catholic
Romanian Greek Catholic Church (Church in union with the Catholic Church)
denomination =syriac_catholic
Syriac Catholic Church (Church in union with the Catholic Church)
denomination =syro-malabar_catholic
Syro-Malabar Catholic Church (Church in union with the Catholic Church)
denomination =ukrainian_greek_catholic
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (Church in union with the Catholic Church)
Orthodox denominations
denomination =orthodox
Unspecified eastern Orthodox church. One of the more specific values below is preferred:
denomination =albanian_orthodox
Albanian Orthodox Church
denomination =antiochian_orthodox
Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch
denomination =armenian_apostolic
Armenian Apostolic Church
denomination =bulgarian_orthodox
Bulgarian Orthodox Church
denomination =eritrean_orthodox
Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
denomination =ethiopian_orthodox
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
denomination =coptic_orthodox
Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
denomination =georgian_orthodox
Georgian Orthodox Church
denomination =greek_orthodox
Greek Orthodox Church
denomination =macedonian_orthodox
Macedonian Orthodox Church
denomination =old_believers
Old Believers (Russian)
denomination =polish_orthodox
Polish Orthodox Church
denomination =romanian_orthodox
Romanian Orthodox Church
denomination =russian_orthodox
Russian Orthodox Church and Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate)
denomination =serbian_orthodox
Serbian Orthodox Church
denomination =syriac_orthodox
Syriac Orthodox Church
denomination =ukrainian_orthodox
Orthodox Church of Ukraine (not to be confused with Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) , which should be tagged denomination =russian_orthodox )
Larger Protestant denominations (categories)
These protestant denominations are categories which often include several different organisations, which can be tagged with operator =*, though sometimes are tagged as the denomination =* instead (see following table of less common values)
denomination =protestant
Unspecified Protestant church. Use of "Independent" non-conformist chapels in Wales. Often a more specific denomination can be tagged.
denomination =adventist
Adventism (not all Adventist Churches are Seventh-Day Adventist, see denomination =seventh_day_adventist )
denomination =anabaptist
Anabaptism
denomination =anglican
Anglicanism (Churches of the Anglican Communion in general should use this tag, including the Church of England, Church in Wales, Scottish Episcopal Church, Church of Ireland, Episcopal Church in USA)
denomination =baptist
Baptists
denomination =disciples_of_christ
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and related denominations
denomination =episcopal
Episcopal Church (United States)
denomination =evangelical
Note for German speakers: this is not the same as "evangelisch" in German, please use denomination =protestant instead. Note for Polish speakers: this is not the same as the Polish "ewangelicki". For the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland , denomination =lutheran is used.
denomination =evangelical_covenant
Evangelical Covenant Church
denomination =exclusive_brethren
Exclusive Brethren
denomination =lutheran
Lutheranism
denomination =mennonite
Mennonite
denomination =methodist
Methodist (also see United Methodist below)
denomination =moravian
Moravian Church
denomination =pentecostal
Pentecostalism
denomination =presbyterian
Presbyterianism
denomination =quaker
quakers
denomination =reformed
Calvinism (Reformed )
denomination =uniting
Uniting Church in Australia
denomination =polish_national_catholic
Polish National Catholic Church (protestant church, not in union with the Catholic Church)
Protestant Church Organisations
These protestant church organisations are sometimes called "denominations" in some dialects of English, but usually they are considered to belong to a larger denominational category. Instead of tagging with denomination =* it is possible to uses these values with operator =* and use the larger category in the denomination =* tag.
denomination =african_methodist_episcopal
African Methodist Episcopal Church , frequently abbreviated as AME. Not the same as denomination =african_methodist_episcopal_zion . See also denomination =methodist .
denomination =african_methodist_episcopal_zion
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church , frequently abbreviated as AME Zion. Not the same as denomination =african_methodist_episcopal (frequently mistagged). See also denomination =methodist .
denomination =alliance
Christian and Missionary Alliance
denomination =apostolic_faith
Apostolic Faith Church (Note that there are other denominations with very similar names.)
denomination =assemblies_of_god
Assemblies of God - See also denomination =pentecostal .
denomination =brethren_in_christ
Brethren in Christ Church - See also denomination =anabaptist .
denomination =calvinistic_methodist
Calvinistic Methodists . It is preferable to tag Welsh Calvinistic Methodist churches as denomination =presbyterian as indeed the alternative name of the church, the Welsh Presbyterian Church, makes clear. The church body is the operator rather than denomination per se . The vast majority of such churches should have both name:en =* and name:cy =*. Note also that despite the name, the theology of the denomination is not very Calvinist (q.v. reformed).
denomination =catholic_apostolic
Catholic Apostolic Church
denomination =church_of_god_in_christ
Church of God in Christ , frequently abbreviated as COGIC. Imported GNIS nodes may often have the incorrect name of "Church of God and Christ" and should be corrected after verifying with survey or street-level imagery.
denomination =church_of_scotland
Church of Scotland - See also denomination =presbyterian .
denomination =churches_of_christ
Churches of Christ
denomination =czechoslovak_hussite
Czechoslovak Hussite Church
denomination =disciples_of_christ
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
denomination =dutch_reformed
(including NGK and similar churches in South Africa) - See also denomination =presbyterian .
denomination =evangelical_covenant
Evangelical Covenant Church - See also denomination =evangelical .
denomination =evangelical_free_church_of_america
Evangelical Free Church of America (EFCA) - See also denomination =evangelical .
denomination =evangelical_lutheran
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) - See also denomination =evangelical .
denomination =evangelical_free_church_of_france
Union des Églises évangéliques libres (UEEL) - See also denomination =evangelical .
denomination =exclusive_brethren
Exclusive Brethren
denomination =foursquare
The Foursquare Church - See also denomination =pentecostal .
denomination =free_church_of_scotland
Free Church of Scotland (since 1900) - See also denomination =presbyterian .
denomination =living_waters_church
Living Waters Church
denomination =mission_covenant_church_of_sweden
Mission Covenant Church of Sweden
denomination =moravian
Moravian Church
denomination =mormon
Mormons (also known as The Church of Latter-day Saints). See Tag:denomination=mormon for more info
denomination =nazarene
Church of the Nazarene
denomination =new_frontiers
Newfrontiers
denomination =orthodox_presbyterian_church
Orthodox Presbyterian Church - See also denomination =presbyterian .
denomination =pkn
Protestant Church in the Netherlands
denomination =presbyterian_church_usa
Presbyterian Church (USA) - See also denomination =presbyterian .
denomination =presbyterian_church_in_america
Presbyterian Church in America - See also denomination =presbyterian .
denomination =remonstrant
Remonstrants
denomination =salvation_army
The Salvation Army
denomination =scottish_episcopal
Scottish Episcopal Church - See also denomination =anglican
denomination =seventh_day_adventist
Seventh-day Adventist Church - not all Adventist Churches are Seventh-Day Adventist - See also denomination =adventist
denomination =strict_baptist
Strict Baptists - See also denomination =baptist
denomination =temple_society_australia
Temple Society Australia
denomination =united
United Church of Canada
denomination =united_free_church_of_scotland
United Free Church of Scotland - See also denomination =presbyterian
denomination =united_reformed
United Reformed Church - See also denomination =reformed
denomination =uniting
Uniting Church in Australia
denomination =united_methodist
United Methodist Church - See also denomination =methodist
denomination =united_church_of_christ
United Church of Christ (UCC)
denomination =welsh_baptist
Baptist Union of Wales . Preferred usage is denomination =baptist , the Baptist Union of Wales is probably the operator =*.
denomination =welsh_independent
Independent (religion) Independent chapels in Wales will all be non-conformist denomination =protestant churches.
Unclassified christian denominations
denomination =apostolic
Several different denominations and organisations use this term. See Apostolic .
denomination =assyrian
Assyrian Church of the East
denomination =catholic_mariavite
Catholic Mariavite Church (non-ecumenical)
denomination =bosnian_church
Bosnian Church
denomination =charismatic
Charismatic Movement , often but not always pentecostal
denomination =christian_community
The Christian Community originally from Switzerland
denomination =christ_scientist
Church of Christ, Scientist
denomination =church_of_christ
Church of Christ (unspecific). Not to be confused with denomination =united_church_of_christ or denomination =churches_of_christ
denomination =congregational
Congregational church . Note that many churches in the United States with "Congregational" in the name should instead be tagged as denomination =united_church_of_christ .
denomination =ecumenical
Ecumenism
denomination =fsspx
Society of Saint Pius X (complex relationship with the Roman Catholic church)
denomination =harrist
William Wadé Harris
denomination =iglesia_ni_cristo
Iglesia ni Cristo
denomination =jehovahs_witness
Jehovah's Witnesses
denomination =kimbanguist
Kimbanguism
denomination =la_luz_del_mundo
La Luz del Mundo
denomination =liberal_catholic
Liberal Catholic Church
denomination =mariavite
Old Catholic Mariavite Church of Poland (ecumenical)
denomination =messianic_jewish
Messianic Judaism
denomination =new_apostolic
New Apostolic Church
denomination =nondenominational
Churches which are not part of a larger organisation (often evangelical protestant)
denomination =old_catholic
Old Catholic Church
denomination =philippine_independent
Philippine Independent Church , also known as Aglipayan Church
denomination =simultaneum
Simultaneum
denomination =spiritist
Spiritism is a spiritualistic doctrine based on the works of Allan Kardec. Formed in France in the 19th century, but today only has a significant number of adherents in Brazil.