This paper traces the history of the Roman Catholic Church, the largest Christian Church, through its formation by the
apostles
of Jesus Christ, the Council of Trent and Vatican I. The
author continues a discussion of the beliefs of the Roman Catholic Church. Next, the paper focuses on the Church of the Nazarene by presenting its founding by Phineas Bresee in Texas in 1908. The author states that the Church of the Nazarene is Protestant (Methodist), part of the Holiness Movement, based on the teachings of John Wesley and broke off from the Pentecostal Church. The paper concludes by comparing the two religions.