The Global Church

The Global Church of the Ineffable God, sometimes referred to simply as the Global Church, is a religious group that first formed in Volaska after the collapse of the Corastian Empire. Through a combination of trade, evangelism, and warfare, the Global Church has spread its influence across Corastia and throughout the Great Bay region, including Callira, Ranoat, Ferria, Terestin, and the eastern Qenshi States. The founding of the Global Church marked the first year (1 CR) of the Common Reckoning.

## History

The Global Church was formed in Volaska by members of The Way of the One, otherwise known as the Children of the Ineffable God. Intended to unify the scattered churches of the Ineffable God which had separated or formed as a result of the Corastian civil wars, it later came to be the dominant religion in Corastia.

## Breakaway Sects

As a result of persecutions, doctrinal controversies, and other factors, many different groups have broken off from the Global Church. Some of these later formally reunited with the Global Church, retaining various degrees of local character and autonomy, while others remained separate.

### Regional churches

* The **Torisian Church of the Ineffable God** formed as a result of the dynastic split between Volaska and Toris known as the Torisian Schism. Despite various efforts at reconciliation, the Torisian Church remains independent of the Global Church as the official religion of the Torisian Empire.
* The **Hontese Church of the Ineffable God** formed during the Corastian civil wars and was largely concentrated in the provinces of Honta and northern Taruschia. The Hontese Church was the first of the major regional sects to reunify with the Global Church as a result of the Edict of Khorak in 139 CR.
* The **Gernuchan Church of the Ineffable God** formed during the Corastian civil wars and was largely concentrated in the provinces of Gernucha in the upper Ellorin River valley. While the main body of the Gernuchan Church reunited with the Global Church as a result of the Edict of Geresch in 219 CR, some members dissented and chose to remain apart. Subsequently, followers of the Gernuchan Church were subjected to a number of crusades sponsored by Volaska, though none managed to completely extirpate the Gernuchan Church from the eastern half of the Kingdom of Gernucha.
* The **Calliran Church of the Ineffable God** formed during the Corastian civil wars and was largely concentrated in Callira and Ranoat, though some smaller groups exist in Naraksha and even Hirkan and Eritasha. Despite its proximity to Eastern Ossiria, the Calliran Church remained largely independent of Volaska until the Arcinan conquest of Callira beginning in 662 CR.
* The **Jerician Church of the Ineffable God** formed during the Corastian civil wars and was largely concentrated in the provinces of Jericia, though congregations also existed throughout Ferria, eastern Arcinia, and into the southern Vedanlands. Several congregations were also found in the city of Terestin during the Arcinan occupation of Vallente beginning in 685 CR.
* The **Ossirian Church of the Ineffable God** formed during the Corastian civil wars and was largely concentrated in the provinces of Eastern Ossiria. The Ossirian Church remained independent of the Global Church until 447 CR, when it formally reunited as a result of the Edict of Leganne.

### Mystical orders

* The **Seekers After the Gifts**, or Jubilants.
* The **People of the Cloth**, or Valasites.
* The **Students of Dorim**, or Dorimins.

### Renewalists

* The **Evangelical Brethren**, or Mentites.
* The **Brothers and Sisters Against the Vanities**, or Weepers.