List of the largest Protestant denominations
National bodies
Table:
Emblem

Name

Orientation

Foundation

Leadership

Headquarters

Region

Membership

Notes

Church of England

Anglican

1534[note 3]

Supreme Governor Queen Elizabeth II
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby

London, United Kingdom

England

26,000,000[11]

The original denomination in England which broke off from the Roman Catholic Church following the controversy arising from the divorce of King Henry VIII from Catherine of Aragon without papal approval. It is the largest Protestant denomination in the world, and the largest Anglican denomination.

Church of Christ in Congo

Methodists
Pentecostals
Baptists
Mennonites
Reformed
Evangelicals
United Protestants[12]

1970

Bishop Pierre Marini Bodho

Kinshasa, Kinshasa Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo

25,500,000[13]

Its creation was largely state-supported in order to organize all Protestants of the Democratic Republic of Congo in a single denomination. The second largest Protestant denomination in the world, and the largest United Protestant denomination.

Three-Self Patriotic Movement

State-regulated theology
various Protestants

1951

Chairperson
Fu Xianwei
Secretary General
Xu Xiaohong

Shanghai, China

China

23,000,000[14]

It is the only Protestant denomination approved by the Chinese government. Its theology is regulated and controlled by the state.

Assembléias de Deus

Pentecostal

1911

General Superintendent José Wellington Bezerra da Costa

São Paulo, State of São Paulo, Brazil

Brazil

22,500,000[15]

Fragmented into smaller units which together gather the vast majority of Brazilian Pentecostals. The largest Pentecostal denomination in the world.

Evangelical Church in Germany

Prussian United
Lutheran
Reformed

1948

Praeses of the Synod Irmgard Schwätzer
Chairman of the Council of the EKD Heinrich Bedford-Strohm

Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany

Germany

21,500,000[16]

Postwar, renewed church confederation founded to bring all German Protestants under one umbrella. Earlier, the German Evangelical Church Confederation fulfilled that role during the Weimar Republic. If not considered a federation of churches, it is the fifth largest Protestant denomination in the world, the second largest in Europe, and the second largest United Protestant denomination.

Born Again Movement

Evangelicals
Charismatics
Chinese house church

1968

Henan, China

China

20,000,000[17]

House church, not recognized by the Chinese government.

Church of Nigeria

Anglican

1979

Primate of all Nigeria, Archbishop of Abuja Province Nicholas Okoh

Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria

Nigeria

18,000,000[18]

Local province of the Anglican Communion.

Southern Baptist Convention

Baptist

1845

President Steve Gaines

Augusta, Georgia, United States

United States

15,000,000[19]

The world's largest Baptist denomination, and the largest Protestant denomination in the United States.

Church of Uganda

Anglican

1897

Archbishop of Uganda and Bishop of Kampala Stanley Ntagali

Namirembe Hill, Kampala District, Uganda

Uganda

11,000,000[20]

Local province of the Anglican Communion.

Fangcheng Fellowship

Evangelicals
Charismatics
Chinese house church

1971

China

10,000,000[21]

House church, not recognised by the Chinese government.

Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus

Lutheran

1959

Bishop Dr. Wakseyoum Idossa

Addis Ababa, Chartered city of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Ethiopia

8,310,129[22]

The world's largest Lutheran denomination.

China Gospel Fellowship

Evangelicals
Charismatics
Chinese house church

1980s

China

8,000,000[23]

House church, not recognized by the Chinese government.

National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.

Baptist

1880

President Dr. Jerry Young

Montgomery, Alabama, United States

United States

7,500,000[24]

The second largest Baptist denomination in the world. It is considered a black church with its membership being largely African American.

Nigerian Baptist Convention

Baptist

1915

Rev. Dr. Samson Olasupo Adeniyi Ayokunle, President (and chief executive officer)

Ibadan

Nigeria

6,500,000[25]

The world's third largest Baptist denomination.

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania

Lutheran

1963

Bishop Dr. Fredrick Onael Shoo

Arusha, Arusha Region, Tanzania

Tanzania

6,500,000[26]

The world's second largest Lutheran denomination.

Evangelical Lutheran Church of Sweden

Lutheran

1593

Archbishop of Uppsala Antje Jackelén

Uppsala, Uppsala County, Sweden

Sweden

6,000,000[27]

The world's third largest Lutheran denomination, and the third largest Protestant one in Europe.

Anglican Church of Kenya

Anglican

1970

Jackson Ole Sapit

Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya

Kenya

5,000,000[27]

Local province of the Anglican Communion.

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