List of religious movements that began in the United States

Several religions and religious movements and traditions were first established in the United States.

17th century

• Baptists in the United States / Major Baptist organizations in the U.S
  • First Baptist Church in America, 1638
  • First Baptist Church in Newport, 1644
  • Southern Baptist Convention, 1845
  • National Baptist Convention, 1880
  • American Baptist Churches USA, 1907
  • National Baptist Convention of America, 1915
  • Progressive National Baptist Convention, 1961
  • Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, 1991

18th century

• Shakers - formed in 1772 by Ann Lee in Manchester, England, but relocated to Watervliet, New York a few years later
• Neo-Druidism - Late 18th century

19th century

• Christian Universalism/Unitarianism
  • Universalist Church of America, 1793
  • American Unitarian Association, 1825
  • Unitarian Universalism, 1961
• Latter Day Saint movement/Mormonism, 1830
• New Thought Movement, 1830s onward
  • Divine Science, 1888
  • Unity Church, 1889
  • Religious Science, 1927
• Adventist/Millerites, 1840s
  • Seventh-day Adventist Church, 1863
• Spiritualism, 1840s
• Jehovah's Witnesses, 1870 (1931)
• The Theosophical Society (Eastern Theosophy), 1875
• Ethical Culture, 1877 onward
• Church of Christ, Scientist (Christian Science), 1879
• Polish National Catholic Church, 1897

20th century

• Pentecostalism
  • Azusa Street Revival, 1906
  • Pentecostal denominations in North America
• The Rosicrucian Fellowship (Esoteric Christianity, Western Theosophy, Western mystery tradition), 1909 (1313)
• Moorish Science Temple of America, 1913
• Reconstructionist Judaism, 1920s
• Jewish Renewal, 1960s
• Nation of Islam, founded in Detroit, Michigan by Wallace Fard Muhammad in July 1930
• New religious movements and cults:
  • Huna (New Age),1936
  • Scientology, 1954
  • Wicca, 1954
  • Peoples Temple, 1955
  • Branch Davidians, 1955
  • Westboro Baptist Church, 1955 Radical American unaffiliated Baptist
  • Eckankar, 1965
  • Church of Satan (LaVeyan Satanism), 1966
  • Church of the SubGenius, 1970s
  • Heaven's Gate, 1970s
  • The Creativity Movement, 1973
  • Jews for Jesus, 1973
  • Kemetic Orthodoxy, 1988
  • Endeavor Academy (Course in Miracles), 1992

See also

• Burned-over district
• Great Awakening
• Religion in the United States
• Religious history of the United States
• Utopian movements