Calvary Chapel was started by Chuck Smith in Costa Mesa, California in 1965.
Church of Scientology was started by L. Ron Hubbard in Washington, D.C. in 1952.
Assemblies of God, and the hundreds of other splinter Pentecostal groups, were started by various men during the 20th century.
Christian Scientist was started by Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy in 1879.
Jehovah's Witness was started by Charles Taze Russell in Pennsylvania in 1879.
The Salvation Army was started by William Booth in London in 1865.
Seventh Day Adventist was started by Ellen Gould White in 1860.
Mormon (Latter Day Saints) was started in New York by Joseph Smith in 1830.
The Unitarian church was started by Theophilus Lindley in London in 1774.
The Methodist church was started in London by John and Charles Wesley in 1744.
The Baptist church was started by John Smyth in 1609 in Amsterdam.
The Presbyterian church was started by John Calvin in Switzerland in 1555.
The Anglican or Episcopalian churches were started in England by King Henry VIII in 1533 because the Pope would not grant him a divorce with permission to re-marry.
The Lutheran church was started by Martin Luther in Germany in 1517.
The Roman Catholic Church was started in Jerusalem by Jesus Christ in 33 A.D. (Acts 2, 1 Timmothy 3:15) with Peter as its first Pope (Matthew 16:18-19, John 21:15-17).
