Protestantism

Evangelicals emphasize personal faith in Jesus, the Bible’s authority, and sharing the Gospel—shaping lives and culture today in context.

A failed 1844 prophecy birthed the Seventh-day Adventist Church, showing how hope and faith can grow through disappointment and refining.

Learn about the central aims of the Protestant Reformation, including history and origins, meaning and significance, scriptural context.

See the largest Protestant denominations in the United States using Pew’s 2023–24 data, with context on evangelical and mainline traditions.

Learn about the diversity of Protestant Christianity—its branches, beliefs, and historical paths of faith and reform in Protestant practice.

Explore the history, influence, and current state of Protestantism in France. Uncover the unique facets of the French Protestant faith.

Pentecostals believe the Holy Spirit still moves today—transforming lives, empowering faith, and calling believers to live for Jesus.

Martin Luther King Day, a U.S. federal holiday, honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a key civil rights leader in Protestant tradition.

Baptists emphasize Bible authority, believer’s baptism, and grace—shaping global faith while pointing to a life in Christ, not labels.

Pentecostals see the Holy Spirit as central—indwelling believers, empowering through baptism, gifting, and guiding daily life in context.

The Protestant Reformation was a major 16th-century European movement aimed at reforming the Roman Catholic Church in Protestant practice.

A faith-born ethic of discipline and purpose that shaped modern culture and redefined the meaning of work and success in Protestantism.