Church of Christ (disambiguation) - Definition and Overview

• The Church of Christ is a term in Christian theology denoting the entire body of Christians throughout the world, no matter the denomination. This term is equivalent to the concept of One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church.
• Iglesia ni Cristo (Filipino translation for Church of Christ) is a Christian sect originating in the Philippines.
• Church of Christ is also the name of a number of Restorationist churches:
  • The Churches of Christ organization, found mainly in the United States.
  • The International Churches of Christ, an offshoot of the Churches of Christ.
  • The Church of Christ (Mormonism), was the first name of the Latter Day Saint sect founded in 1830 by Joseph Smith, Jr., which was also called the "Church of the Latter Day Saints", and later settled as the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. See
    • The Church of Christ (Temple Lot) (a Latter Day Saint sect).
      • The Church of Christ with the Elijah Message (broke away from the Temple Lot group in 1929).
    • The Church of Christ (Bickertonite) (a Latter Day Saint sect).
    • The Church of Christ (Cutlerite) (a Latter Day Saint sect).
    • The Church of Christ (Whitmerite) (an extinct Latter Day Saint sect).

• In the United States, the United Church of Christ (or UCC) is a Protestant denomination formed from the union of several earlier denominations.