自由教会
提示：此条目页的主题不是非宗派教会。自由教会，亦称独立派基督徒、独立教会，是基督新教分支之一。独立教会与宗教改革没有历史渊源，近年来更发展出独立于传统宗派的教会组织和信仰实践模式。
其常见形式包括撒哈拉以南非洲境内不属于任何主流宗派的教会、中国国内不属于官方宗教组织的教会和美国的非宗派教会[1]。英格兰不从国教（不信奉英格兰教会）的派别也是自由教会[2]。
参考文献
[编辑]- ^ Liu, Joseph (2011), Christian Traditions （页面存档备份，存于互联网档案馆）, Pew Research Center
- ^ Armentrout, Don S. An Episcopal Dictionary of the Church: A User-Friendly Reference for Episcopalians. Church Publishing. 1 January 2000: 209. ISBN 978-0-89869-701-8 （English）.
In England, the term has been applied to Presbyterians, Congregationalists, Methodists, Quakers, and Baptists. There has also been a Free church tradition in Scotland relative to the established Church of Scotland, which is Presbyterian; and in Sweden, Norway and Denmark relative to the established Lutheran churches in those countries.