The Unitarian Church started out as a faith based on Christian theology; over time a group was formed called Universalist Unitarians, whose faith community grew to include more members with atheistic beliefs than with Christian beliefs. What term best identifies the distinction between the original group and the second group?

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The distinction between the original Unitarian Church and the Universalist Unitarians is best described by the church-sect typology. This typology differentiates between more established, mainstream religious groups (churches) and smaller, often more radical offshoots (sects) that may arise from them, reflecting the evolution from a strictly Christian theology to a more inclusive or different belief system.

The Unitarian Church Started Out as a Faith Based on Christian