Benedict Option communities can exist within any Christian church – Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian, nondenominational, etc. BenedictOption.org does not take a stance on which is the “correct” denomination.
All Christians should be connected to a body of believers. The church denominations and networks listed are a starting point to discover a vibrant, faithful church community near you. While these organizations all have orthodox belief structures, each individual church will have to be checked to see if it lives up to its denominational distinctives.
Denominations
- Anglican Church in North America
- Assemblies of God
- Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church
- Baptist Missionary Alliance of America
- Calvary Chapel
- Christian Missionary Alliance
- Christian Reformed Church in North America
- Church of God
- Church of God in Christ
- Church of the Nazarene
- Conservative Congregational Christian Conference
- ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians
- Evangelical Covenant Church
- Evangelical Free Church of America
- Evangelical Friends Church International
- Evangelical Presbyterian Church
- Every Nation
- Foursquare Church
- Free Methodist Church
- Grace Communion International
- Great Commission Churches
- International Pentecostal Holiness Church
- Lutheran Church Missouri Synod
- Missionary Church
- National Baptist Convention of America
- National Missionary Baptist Convention of America
- Orthodox Church
- Orthodox Presbyterian Church
- Presbyterian Church of America
- Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America
- Roman Catholic Church
- Southern Baptist Convention
- United Methodist Church (congregations aligned with the Wesleyan Covenant Association)
- Vineyard
- Wesleyan Church
- Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Doctrine
- An Appeal for Theological Affirmation – Doctrine Against Theological Liberalism
- Apostle’s Creed – Doctrinal Statement from 2nd Century
- Baltimore Catechism – Catholic Doctrine
- Baptist Faith and Message – Baptist Doctrine
- Book of Concord – Lutheran Doctrine
- Cape Town Commitment – Evangelical Doctrine
- Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy
- Didache – Catechism from 80-120 AD
- Manhattan Declaration – Sanctity of Life, Biblical Marriage, and Religious Liberty
- Nashville Statement – Biblical Sexuality and Marriage
- Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed – Doctrinal Statement from 381 AD
- Statement on Social Justice and the Gospels – “Dallas Statement”
- Thirty-Nine Articles – Anglican Doctrine
- Westminster Confession of Faith – Reformed Doctrine
Networks
- 9Marks
- Acts 29
- Converge
- New Thing
- Redeemer City to City
- Simple Church
- Sojourn Network
- Transformation Ministries
- Underground Network