Autonomous Churches

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Fellowship of Fundamental Bible Churches - The Fellowship of Fundamental Bible Churches (FFBC) is a fellowship of independent autonomous fundamentalist churches established in 1939. It is considered only a fellowship of like-minded churches, rather than a denomination.

The churches of Christ (non-institutional) - The churches of Christ are a body of autonomous Christian congregations. The churches of Christ (non-institutional) is a way of defining a distinct fellowship within this number who do not agree with the support of church or para-church organizations (colleges, orphans' homes, etc.

Independent Baptist - Not a denomination per se, Independent Baptist churches are Christian churches holding to generally Baptist beliefs, but characterized by being independent from the authority of denominations and ecumenical conventions. However, many Independent Baptist churches belong to fellowships, which are basically denominations but most of the churches remain autonomous and congregationalist in nature.

Church of Christ - The Churches of Christ are autonomous Christian congregations. In the United States, for the most part the churches' roots can be traced back to the Restorationist movement championed by American preachers in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, most notably Thomas Campbell and his son Alexander.

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Bosnian Church - An indigenous church of Bosnia which existed in the Middle Ages. The article argues that the Bosnian Church was orthodox if autonomous and not infected by the Bogomil heresy.

The Apostolic Church Worldwide - International church website, linking all the autonomous divisions of the church. Contact information and links to national Apostolic Churches in more than 40 countries.

Moira Pentecostal Church - Moira, Co. Armagh. Autonomous church with growing connections abroad. All areas of church life are covered as well as profiles on the main staff.

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