Catholicism
The largest Christian tradition worldwide, in communion with the Pope in Rome, centred on the sacraments and an unbroken two-thousand-year continuity.
397,570 iglesias →Las denominaciones explicadas
Católica, bautista, pentecostal: ¿qué las separa realmente? Cada guía responde a las mismas seis preguntas y te señala iglesias cerca de ti.
Baptist churches
A Protestant tradition marked by believer's baptism by full immersion, and by every congregation governing itself.
125,494 iglesias →Pentecostal churches
A Protestant movement centred on the present work of the Holy Spirit — tongues, healing and prophecy are expected as normal Christian experience.
49,793 iglesias →Anglican churches
Born of the English Reformation: liturgy close to Catholic practice, doctrine broadly Protestant, and unusually wide internal diversity.
43,800 iglesias →Lutheran churches
The first Reformation tradition, built on justification by faith alone, while keeping much of the older liturgy.
28,498 iglesias →Orthodox Christianity
The Eastern Christian tradition, known for icons, ancient liturgy and a spirituality centred on union with God.
19,967 iglesias →Methodist churches
A revival tradition from the Wesley brothers, holding personal holiness and social action together.
17,121 iglesias →Presbyterian churches
The main Reformed tradition: governed by councils of elders, with strong emphasis on the sovereignty of God.
9,577 iglesias →Evangelical churches
Not a single denomination but an outlook found across many: personal conversion, biblical authority and active evangelism.
52,163 iglesias →Non-denominational churches
Churches belonging to no denomination — self-governing, self-named, and among the fastest-growing categories in recent decades.
1,672 iglesias →Cómo entender cualquier denominación rápidamente
No hace falta memorizar los nombres. Seis preguntas sitúan casi cualquier tradición:
- Autoridad: ¿solo la Escritura, o la Escritura con la tradición?
- Salvación: ¿elegida por Dios, o aceptada o rechazada libremente?
- Bautismo: ¿se bautiza a los niños? ¿Por aspersión o por inmersión completa?
- Comunión: ¿es realmente el cuerpo de Cristo, o un memorial?
- Quién decide: ¿los obispos, los ancianos o toda la congregación?
- Dones espirituales: ¿siguen hoy las lenguas y la sanidad?