In 1993 the church along with Czechoslovakia split into two separate churches.

William Cunningham was minister when the churches split in 1843.

Two meetings lie ahead that could determine whether the church splits over homosexuality.

This church also split into two sides during the early 2000s.

After the 1985-86 school year, the church that ran Omega High split from the school.

Ajose's succession was disputed, and by October 2003 the church had split into four factions.

In 1995 the church split into two parts.

By 2008, the churches in New Zealand had split, bringing the numbers of adherents from 16,000 to 9,000.

The church suffered controversies and splits during the 1950s and 1960s.

Also, since the churches openly split apart, life there has been hard for people from Orthodox countries.