Template:Infobox Christian denomination

[edit] Template documentation

[edit] Usage

To use this template, simply copy and paste the following text into the article and fill in any of the parameters. Only "name" is required.

{{Infobox Christian denomination
| name = 
| image = 
| imagewidth = 
| caption = 
| main_classification = 
| orientation = 
| polity = 
| founder = 
| founded_date = 
| founded_place = 
| separated_from = 
| leader/moderator =
| leader =
| parent = 
| merger = 
| separations = 
| fellowships = 
| associations = 
| area = 
| hospitals = 
| nursing_homes = 
| aid = 
| congregations = 
| members = 
| ministers = 
| missionaries =
| temples =
| primary_schools = 
| secondary_schools = 
| tertiary = 
| footnotes = 
}}

[edit] Parameters

An explanation of what each parameter is. For more information, ask on the talk page.

1. name — The name of the denomination
2. image — Any image associated with the denomination (logo)
3. imagewidth - width of image, default "200px." Recommend under 200px. Used when available image is low-resolution.
4. caption — A caption for the image
5. main_classification — (Roman-Catholic, Protestant, Eastern-Orthodox, etc.)
6. orientation — (main theology, i.e. Calvinism, Arminianism, Baptist, etc.)
7. polity — The appropriate ecclesiastical polity
8. founder — The original founder.
9. founded_date — Date of founding
10. founded_place — Location of founding
11. separated_from — Separation from (denomination)
12. leader/moderator - The religious leader or moderator of the denomination
13. leader - The religious leader of the denomination
14. parent — If the denomination branched off of a parent denomination
15. merger — If the denomination was the result of a merge
16. separations — names of denominations that have split off from this denomination
17. fellowships – names of distinct fellowships within the denomination
18. associations — Names of inter-denominational associations the church is part of; eg. International Conference of Reformed Churches
19. area — Geographical area, eg. North America and Japan
20. hospitals — number of church-operated hospitals
21. nursing_homes — number of church-operated nursing homes
22. aid — name of humanitarian aid organization run by the church, like Adventist Development and Relief Agency
23. congregations — number of congregations
24. members — number of members
25. ministers — number of ministers/priests/pastors/...
26. missionaries - number of missionaries
27. temples - number of temples
28. primary_schools — number of church-operated primary schools
29. secondary_schools — number of church-operated secondary/high schools
30. tertiary — number of church-operated tertiary level colleges or universities
31. other_names — alternative names by which the religion is known
32. footnotes — any footnotes

[edit] Example

Denomination
An image caption
Classification	Main classification
Orientation	Main theology
Polity	Polity
Founder	John Smith
Origin	May 3, 2007 Earth
Separated from	Denomination
Moderator	Joe Bloggs
Leader	President Bloggs
Branched from	Big denomination
Merge of	Denomination 1 and Denomination 2
Separations	Denominations
Distinct fellowships	Fellowships
Associations	Association of Churches
Geographical Area	Geographical area
Humanitarianism
Hospitals	13
Aid organization	Humanitarian Group
Statistics
Congregations	100
Members	1000
Ministers	83
Missionaries	134
School system
Primary schools	20
Secondary schools	10
Tertiary institutions	1
footnote

{{Infobox Christian denomination
| name = Denomination
| image = Example svg.svg
| imagewidth = 150px
| caption = An image caption
| main_classification = Main classification
| orientation = Main theology
| polity = Polity
| founder = John Smith
| founded_date = May 3, 2007
| founded_place = Earth
| separated_from = Denomination
| parent = Big denomination
| merger = Denomination 1 and Denomination 2
| separations = Denominations
| fellowships = Fellowships
| associations = Association of Churches
| area = Geographical area
| hospitals = 13
| nursing homes = 25
| aid = Humanitarian Group
| congregations = 100
| members = 1000
| ministers = 83
| primary_schools = 20
| secondary_schools = 10
| tertiary = 1
| other_names =
* Alternative Name #1
* Alternative Name #2
| footnotes = footnote }}