List of religious movements that began in the United States
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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
- Latter Day Saint movement/Mormonism, 1830
- New Thought Movement, 1830s onward
- Divine Science, 1888
- Unity Church, 1889
- Religious Science, 1927
- Adventist/Millerites, 1840s
- 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
- The Rosicrucian Fellowship (Esoteric Christianity, Western Theosophy, Western mystery tradition), 1909 (1313)
- Moorish Science Temple of America, 1913
- 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
- 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
- Kemetic Orthodoxy, 1988
- Endeavor Academy (Course in Miracles), 1992
- Wicca, 1954
