This is groups whose names start with “A”

Agapemonites

A Victorian era sect with scandalous rituals and a belief in the imminent Second Coming.

Apostolic United Brethren

A Mormon fundamentalist group practicing plural marriage and preserving early Latter-day Saint doctrines.

Answers in Genesis

A ministry at the forefront of creationism, challenging evolutionary science with a biblical worldview.

Alleluia Community

A charismatic ecumenical Christian community emphasizing unity and spiritual renewal.

Alawism

A mystic sect of Shi’a Islam with esoteric beliefs and a political legacy in Syria.

Apostolic Christian Church (Nazarene)

A global fellowship grounded in Anabaptist and Holiness traditions, emphasizing sanctification and a devout lifestyle.

Kuzma Alekseyev (Kuzya-the-God)

A historical figure who led the Teryukhan unrest and claimed to be the reincarnation of Jesus Christ.

Antoinism

A Belgian movement that combines elements of Christianity, spiritualism, and theosophy.

African Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem

A spiritual community of African-American in Israel, claiming that they are the true decedents of the ancient Israelites

Apostolic Gospel Church of Jesus Christ

A church within the Oneness Pentecostalism movement, founded by Donald Abernathy in 1963, known for its faith healing practices and strict dress code.

Agni Yoga

A spiritual movement blending Theosophy, mysticism, and esoteric teachings centered on cosmic evolution and inner transformation. Agni Yoga,

Adonism

A secretive early 20th-century occult movement that combined sexuality, mysticism, and anti-Christian ideology.

A∴A∴ (Astrum Argentum)

A controversial occult order founded by Aleister Crowley, combining mysticism, ritual, and radical individualism Table of Contents What

New Jerusalem (Eliud Simiyu)

A Kenyan man who claims to be the second coming of Jesus Christ, whose mud-walled compound a small

Armenian Neopaganism (Hetanism)

A reconstructionist pagan movement rooted in ethnic nationalism, whose spiritual founder collaborated with Nazi Germany. Armenian Neopaganism, known

The Healing Church INRI

A tiny Rhode Island Catholic apostolate that argues cannabis is the holy anointing oil of the Bible, and

Church of The End Times

A small-town church that targeted damaged young women through exorcisms, sexual manipulation, and financial exploitation. The Church of

Lamb of God (Baltimore, Maryland)

A secretive Christian commune in Baltimore, marked by allegations of abuse and strict authoritarian control.

Universal Hagar’s Spiritual Church

A Christian-based spiritual movement blending biblical teachings with mysticism and African American religious traditions.

Ionia (Alaska)

A secluded intentional community focused on macrobiotic living and alternative education.