When did THAT Start?! Church History Dates
Compiled by Dan Hubbell of www.ChurchRestoration.org
| APPROXIMATE DATE | EVENT (Note: Christian Calendar off 4-6 years) |
|---|---|
| AD 1 | Jesus’ birth |
| AD 30 | Jesus began public ministry |
| AD 30-33 | Jesus discipled his followers |
| AD 33 | Jesus’ death, resurrection and ascension |
| AD 33 | Pentecost |
| AD 33 | Church gathered daily on Solomon’s Porch, streets, market place & house to house |
| AD 33 | Church gathered as the Body with Christ as the Head |
| AD 33 | Priesthood of all believers ministering in spiritual gifts |
| AD 33 | Plurality of servant leadership by example |
| AD 38 | Disciples scattered abroad by persecution |
| AD 38 | Conversion of Saul of Tarsus |
| AD 46 | Paul’s missionary journeys begin |
| AD 50 | Council of Jerusalem: Salvation through grace (Acts 15:11) |
| AD 68 | Paul’s death |
| AD 70 | Jerusalem temple destroyed by Titus |
| AD 100 | John the apostle’s death |
| AD 107 | Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch, wrote his seven epistles (Not included in Cannon) |
| AD 117 | Clement of Rome: Elders/pastors/bishops different function |
| AD 117 | Clement of Rome: Clergy/Laity distinguished |
| AD 117 | Clement of Rome: One-man pastor leadership |
| AD 215 | First mention of infant baptism |
| AD 235 | Construction of first known church building under Emperor Serverus |
| AD 245 | Earliest mention of “clergy” being salaried |
| AD 270 | Earliest beginnings of monasticism by Anthony |
| AD 300 | Prayers for the dead |
| AD 300 | Making the sign of the cross |
| AD 312 | Emperor Constantine converted to Christianity |
| AD 313 | Council of Milan: ministers licensed by the State |
| AD 313 | Council of Milan: ministers became full-time & salaried |
| AD 313 | Council of Milan: edict concerning construction of church buildings |
| AD 313-1525 | (Period of Dark Ages in history) |
| AD 320 | Use of wax candles |
| AD 321 | Constantine declared Sunday a civil holiday (Holy Day) |
| AD 324 | Church buildings built throughout the Roman world |
| AD 324 | Temple/Synagogue style worship |
| AD 324 | Pews & theater seating arrangement |
| AD 324 | Chanters, choirs & hymnbooks |
| AD 324 | Altars Erected |
| AD 324 | Baptisteries placed in buildings |
| AD 325 | Council of Nicene: First Church Creed established |
| AD 325 | Council of Nicene: bishop supremacy |
| AD 375 | Veneration of angels, dead saints and use of images |
| AD 378 | Christianity becomes the State Religion under Emperor Theodosius |
| AD 394 | Mass as a daily celebration |
| AD 397 | Council of Carthage: canonization of Scripture |
| AD 405 | Latin Vulgate Bible by Jerome |
| AD 407 | Edict of Innocent I: Compulsory infant baptism |
| AD 431 | Council of Ephesus: exaltation of Mary as the mother of God |
| AD 452 | Leo the Great pronounced himself as Bishop of Rome |
| AD 500 | Ministers established common dress code |
| AD 526 | Extreme Unction |
| AD 529 | First monastic order begun by Benedict of Nursia |
| AD 550 | Christian calendar established by Dionysius Exiguus |
| AD 570 | (Mohammed begins Religion of Islam) |
| AD 590 | Gregory became the head of the Church of Rome |
| AD 593 | Doctrine of Purgatory by Gregory I |
| AD 600 | Latin used in prayer and worship by Gregory I |
| AD 604 | Mass as known today established by Pope Gregory |
| AD 607 | Boniface III bishop of Rome adopted the title Pope |
| AD 750 | Temporal power of popes by Pepin, King of the Franks |
| AD 609 | Organs first put into church buildings |
| AD 709 | Kissing the pope’s feet begins with Pope Constantine |
| AD 786 | Worship of the cross, images and relics |
| AD 850 | Use of holy water with salt blessed by priests |
| AD 890 | Worship of Joseph as a saint |
| AD 993 | Canonization of dead saints |
| AD 927 | College of Cardinals established |
| AD 965 | Baptism of bells by Pope John XIII |
| AD 995 | Canonization of dead saints by Pope John XV |
| AD 998 | Fasting on Fridays and during Lent |
| AD 1050 | Mass as a sacrifice begins |
| AD 1054 | Final division of East/West Church |
| AD 1079 | Celibacy of priesthood by Pope Gregory VII (Hildebrand) |
| AD 1090 | Rosary and praying with beads by Peter the Hermit |
| AD 1100-1400 | Christian and Muslim Crusades |
| AD 1100 | Church buildings add towers and steeples |
| AD 1190 | Sale of indulgences |
| AD 1215 | Transubstantiation of wafer and wine by Pope Innocent III |
| AD 1215 | Confession of sins to a priest by Pope Innocent III in Lateran Council |
| AD 1220 | Adoration of the wafer (Host) by Pope Honorius III |
| AD 1229 | Bible declared too holy & forbidden to be read by laymen by Council of Valencia |
| AD 1251 | Scapular first used (special cloth around neck on front & back) |
| AD 1380 | Wycliffe (1330-1384) translates Bible into English |
| AD 1398 | John Huss (1374-1415) reformation influence |
| AD 1414 | Communion cup forbidden lay people by Council of Constance |
| AD 1439 | Doctrine of purgatory decreed by Council of Florence |
| AD 1439 | Dogma of seven sacraments affirmed |
| AD 1453 | Fall of the Roman Empire |
| AD 1453 | Gutenberg prints first Bible |
| AD 1492 | Columbus discovers America |
| AD 1517 | Reformation: Martin Luther (1483-1546) 95 Thesis at Wittenberg |
| AD 1517 | Reformation of Theology |
| AD 1520 | Tyndale’s English translation |
| AD 1522 | Zwingli, Calvin, Knox influence in Reformation |
| AD 1525 | Anabaptists influence |
| AD 1525 | Beginning of Separation of Church & State |
| AD 1540 | Pulpit stands, other pulpit furnishings and elevated platforms |
| AD 1545 | Council of Trent: Tradition and Scripture of equal authority |
| AD 1546 | Apocryphal books added to the Bible by Council of Trent |
| AD 1560 | Official Catholic Creed imposed by Pope Pius IV |
| AD 1611 | King James translation of the Bible |
| AD 1678 | John Bunyan’s “The Pilgrim’s Progress published |
| AD 1698 | Huguenots Influence |
| AD 1707 | Isaac Watt’s Hymns and Spiritual Songs published |
| AD 1727 | Moravian Brethren missionary movement |
| AD 1735 | Jonathan Edwards and the Great Awakening in America colonies |
| AD 1738 | John Wesley’s conversion and brother Charles’ influence |
| AD 1738 | Sunday Schools established in England and later in United States |
| AD 1776 | United States declares Independence from England |
| AD 1793 | William Carey’s missionary to India |
| AD 1811 | Restoration Movement begun by Campbell brothers |
| AD 1812 | Foreign Missionary Boards in United States with Judson sailing to India |
| AD 1830 | Crusade evangelism in England & US with Finney, Moody, Sankey, Crosby |
| AD 1830 | Beginning of altar calls and walking the aisle |
| AD 1830 | Rise in false religions & cults: i.e., Mormonism |
| AD 1830 | Dispensational Scripture interpretation by Plymouth Brethren, Darby |
| AD 1854 | Immaculate Conception of Virgin Mary by Pope Pius IX |
| AD 1854 | Hudson Taylor begins missionary work in China |
| AD 1854 | Spurgeon becomes pastor in London |
| AD 1857 | David Livingston publishes “Missionary Travels” about African missions |
| AD 1864 | Syllabus of Errors asserted pope’s temporal authority over all civil rulers |
| AD 1865 | William Booth founds the Salvation Army |
| AD 1870 | Papal Infallibility in matters of faith and morals by Pope Pius IX |
| AD 1870 | Immaculate Conception of Mary: Pope Pius IX |
| AD 1872 | Rise in false religions & cults: i.e., Jehovah’s Witnesses |
| AD 1886 | Student Volunteer Movement of young people involved in missions |
| AD 1899 | Gideon International organized |
| AD 1903 | Beginning of airplane flight with Kitty Hawk invented by Wright Brothers |
| AD 1906 | Pentecostal movement begins with Asuza Street revival |
| AD 1914 | World War I begins |
| AD 1921 | First Christian radio broadcast |
| AD 1929 | Worldwide Economic Depression w/Stock Market Crash |
| AD 1934 | Wycliffe Bible translators aspire to bring Bible to every language group |
| AD 1935 | Age, sex, grade grouping & separation of families in churches in United States |
| AD 1939-1941 | World War II begins in Europe in 1939 w/USA joining in 1941 |
| AD 1945 | United Nations founded |
| AD 1948 | Israel formed as a nation |
| AD 1948 | World Council of Churches is formed |
| AD 1949 | Billy Graham nation-wide evangelism crusades begin in California |
| AD 1944-1951 | Para-church in US: i.e., Youth for Christ, Navigators, Campus Crusade |
| AD 1950 | Assumption of the Virgin Mary (bodily ascension) by Pope Pius XII |
| AD 1950 | Cold War begins with the Soviet Union in 1950(Ends in1992) |
| AD 1951 | Full Gospel movement begins in United States |
| AD 1952 | Lay Renewal movement begins |
| AD 1958-1960 | Para-church in US: i.e., Teen Challenge, Youth with a Mission |
| AD 1960 | Increase in church building construction in United States |
| AD 1960 | Charismatic movement grows in United States |
| AD 1960 | Feminist movement increases in the United States |
| AD 1960 | Home Churches in China and England |
| AD 1960s | Reformation of Ecclesiology |
| AD 1962 | Second Vatican Council promotes new attitudes and practices |
| AD 1962 | Space travel with John Glenn orbiting the earth |
| AD 1965 | Mary proclaimed as Mother of God by Pope Paul VI |
| AD 1973 | Mass media growth around the world: i.e., Trinity Broadcasting Network |
| AD 1970s | Biblical house churches in United States |
| AD 1970-1978 | Rise in Para-church groups: i.e., Christ for the Nations & Mercy Ships |
| AD 1979 | Rise in cults: i.e. Jim Jones |
| AD 1985 | Increase in Open Churches, Churches without Walls, Relational Churches |
| AD 1990 | Surge in construction of mega-church buildings in United States |
| AD 1990 | Men’s organizations begin: i.e., Promise Keepers, Prison Ministries spread in US |
| AD 1990 | Renewed emphasis of Ephesians 4 equipping gifted leadership |
| AD 1990’s | Spontaneous increase in biblical house churches throughout USA |
| AD 1992 | Cold War ended with collapse of the Soviet Union |
| AD 2000 | Believers in third world countries experience great persecution and morebelievers are martyred in the 20th Century than all previous centuries combined |
| AD 2001 | Muslim extremists attack United States and US declares War on terrorism |
| AD 2002 | Information Age with volume of knowledge doubling every three years |
| AD 2002 | Heinous crimes against humanity increase |
| AD 2002 | Population of the world increases to six + billion |
| AD 2002 | Diseases, pestilence, famine & earthquakes continue to increase |
| AD 2002 | Christianity increases in Asia, Africa, S.A & decreases in Europe, US |
| AD 2002 | Biblical house churches increase throughout the world, i.e. China with 100 million + believers |
| AD 2002 | Unprecedented growth of Christianity in the world: Christianity is growing three times faster than the world’s population with 180,000 converts per day (i.e. Latin America- 35,000, China-30,000 and Africa 20,000) at 6.9 growth; Muslims 2.7; Hindus 2.2; Buddhists 1.7. According to the latest statistics of Christians in the world today: Latin America-480 million; Africa-360 million (42% of population); Asia-313 million and Europe & North America-200 million for a total of over 1.35 billion believers. |
| AD 2003-2007 | Worldwide earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, pestilences, famines, diseases, epidemics, Muslim Jihad, religious conflicts, cultural wars between East and West, Muslim population explosion and a decrease in the European population. |
| AD 2005 | Restoration of biblical City Churches in America gains steam ** |
| AD 2007 | Israel enters in seven year peace treaty with rebuilt Roman Empire (E.U.) led by Javier Solana** |
*Historical dates from Roman Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant sources compiled by Dan Hubbell. www.ChurchRestoration.org ** Added by FOTM
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