The Christian and Missionary Alliance (C&MA) is an Evangelical Protestant denomination within Christianity. It was founded by Dr. Albert Benjamin Simpson in 1887, not as a denomination, but merely an alliance to unite Christians in foreign missionary efforts. An actual denomination from this alliance emerged in the mid 1900's. The US has nearly 2,000 C&MA churches and over 300,000 members. 400 of those churches are described as intercultural. In Canada, there are 378 churches, 59 of which are multicultural, and m ...

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Associated with the denomination is CAMA Services. “CAMA” stands for “Compassion and Mercy Associates.” Services include a variety of relief and development efforts providing food, clothing, medical care, and job training to people in crisis situations around the globe. CAMA also maintains a strong evangelistic thrust. Begun in 1974 as an outreach to refugees fleeing the Indochina conflict, CAMA now works in refugee camps in Thailand, and has worked with refugees in Hong Kong, Lebanon, Jordan, and Guinea, and famine vic ...

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Non-denominational Christian churches are almost exclusively derived from the Protestant movement, as a fundamental part of Catholicism is unity. In the United States, the number of evangelical non-denominational churches (often included in the category of American Protestantism) has increased exponentially since the late 1950s. Many historians of American religion cite after-effects of the Scopes Trial and baby boomers, as well as the higher standard of living available in the United States, and the movement away from authori ...

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Ayyavazhi, a Tamil Hindu sect originating from South India, is mentioned in a number of reports by Christian missionaries in the 19th century. In some of these reports, it is claimed that Ayyavazhi is an anti-Christian religious phenomenon. The following quotations are taken from G. Patrick's book "Religion and Subaltern Agency". Ayyavazhi in reports by Christian missionaries - Reports of the London Mission Society. Ayyavazhi in reports by Christian missionaries - 1838. One part ...

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Counter-Missionaries are Jews who defend Judaism against the Christian claims that Jesus is the Messiah, and comprise members from all Jewish sects. Modern Counter-Missionary activity is in direct response to organizations such as Jews for Jesus, which are involved with the Hebrew Christianity movement, and spend over 1 billion dollars each year in attempts to convert Jews. Some modern Counter-Missionary material can be traced to a medieval polemic written by a Karaite, Isaac Troki (d. 1593), entitled חיזוק אמונה (Fai ...

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Christianity, in modern times, exists under diverse names. These variously named groups, Lutherans, Anglicans, Presbyterians, Catholics, etc. are called denominations. Denominationalism is an ideology, which views some or all Christian groups as being, in some sense, versions of the same thing regardless of their distinguishing labels. Not all denominations teach this, however; and there are some groups which practically all others would view as apostate or here ...

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A religious denomination, (also simply denomination) is a large, long-established subgroup within a religion that has existed for many years. The term is frequently used to describe the different Christian churches (Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism and the many varieties of Protestantism); it is also used to describe the four organised branches of Judaism (Orthodox, Conservative, Reform and Reconstructionist), and (less often, though it would not be inappropriate) ...

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Christianity in China has developed since at least the 7th century CE. The introduction of Nestorianism, a Christian sect, around 635 is considered by some to be the first entry of the Christian religion into China. Today, the population of Chinese Christians constitutes at least 3% of the general population, but Christian demographers in the West estimate the Christian population numbers 80 million to 100 million because they claim that there are many "underground houses" of worship.[1] [2] The Christian population in China comprises Protestants ...

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Christianity in Iran has had a long history. It has always been a minority religion, overshadowed by the majority state religions - Zoroastrianism in the past, and Shia Islam today. Christians of Iran have played a significant part in the history of Christian mission. Christians in Iran - Main denominations. A number of Christian denominations are represented in Iran. Many members of the larger, older churches belong to ethnic groups with their own distinctive culture and language. The members of the newer, ...

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Christianity encompasses numerous religious traditions that widely vary by culture and place, as well as many diverse beliefs and sects. Since the Reformation, Christianity is usually represented as being divided into three main branches: Eastern Christianity, the oldest form, includes the Oriental Orthodox Churches, the Assyrian Church of the East, and the Eastern Orthodox Churches, all with a combined membership of more than 240 million baptized members; Catholicism: With more than 1 billion baptized members, this cat ...

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Within Christianity, numerous distinct groups have developed, with diverse beliefs that vary widely by culture and place. Since the Reformation, Christianity is usually represented as being divided into three main branches: Catholicism: The Roman Catholic Church, the largest single body -- which includes several Eastern Catholic communities -- as well as certain smaller communities (e.g., the Old-Catholics), with more than 1 billion baptized members; Protestantism: Numerous denominations and groups such as Anglicans, Lu ...

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Since the Lausanne Congress of 1974, a widely accepted definition of a Christian mission has been "to form a viable indigenous church-planting movement." This definition is motivated by theological analyses of the acts required to enhance God's reputation (usually expressed as "glory" or "honor"). The definition is claimed to summarize the acts of Jesus' ministry, which is taken as a model for all minstries. The motivation is said to be God's will, plainly stated t ...

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Since the Lausanne Congress of 1974, a widely accepted definition of a Christian mission has been "to form a viable indigenous church-planting movement." This definition is motivated by theological analyses of the acts required to enhance God's reputation (usually expressed as "glory" or "honor"). The definition is claimed to summarize the acts of Jesus' ministry, which is taken as a model for all minstries. The motivation is said to be God's will, plainly stated t ...

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