independent church movement
C16457
concept
An independent church movement is a collective trend of congregations or denominations that operate autonomously from established ecclesiastical hierarchies, often emphasizing local governance, contextual theology, and freedom from traditional denominational control.
Observed surface forms (4)
- Holiness movement church ×1
- Nonconformist church tradition ×1
- free church ×1
- nationalist church movement ×1
Instances (5)
- Restoration Branches
- Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) via concept surface "Holiness movement church"
- Congregational churches in the United Kingdom via concept surface "Nonconformist church tradition"
- Fríkirkjan í Reykjavík via concept surface "free church"
- Aglipayan movement via concept surface "nationalist church movement"