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Primitive Christianity, Primitive Christian, or Primitive Church may refer to:

• Early Christianity, up to the First Council of Nicaea in 325 AD
  • Christianity in the 1st century
• Christian primitivism, or Restorationism, later movements intended to restore the practices and beliefs of the first Christians
• In the names of particular restorationist denominations:
  • Primitive Baptists, began early 19th century
  • Primitive Methodist Church, began early 19th century
  • Primitive Advent Christian Church, 1860 split from the Advent Christian Church
  • Primitive Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite), 1914 split from the Mormon Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite)
  • Johannite Church of Primitive Christians, 1804 Gnostic group

Primitive church may also refer to:

• Church architecture § Beginnings
• List of oldest church buildings

See also

• Radical Reformation

• Disambiguation pages