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Non-denominational

Non-denominational churches do not claim a connection with a formal denomination. They have no common founding, confession or governing body. In a 2020 survey 88% said they were founded as nondenominational, and many belonged to loose networks or associations. They stand apart on this tree because they have no single institutional line.

On the tree

The Non-denominational family and the bodies it separated from or was organized out ofAD 33The church at Pentecost: On divine groundThe church at Pentecost: on divine groundtodayNon-denominational churches (Non-denominational)Non-denominationalchurchesNot gathered

Solid lines are separations and unions; dashed lines are renewals that began inside a body; dotted gray lines are national organizations of one communion or branches of one family; a diamond marks a fork event where neither side is drawn as the one that left. Every line runs back to the post-apostolic church; no body descends from the assembly of Acts 2. Dashed gray boxes mark the institutional line after the apostles, shown as departure; no line of descent is drawn from Pentecost. A verdict appears on a box once its section is published.

Bodies in this family

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    Churches that do not claim a connection with a formal denomination. The 2020 U.S. Religion Census counted 44,319 such congregations, the second-largest group by congregations after the Southern Baptist Convention.

Research compiled July 2026. Page data built 2026-11-01.