Jesus was the fulfillment of the prophecy of the Old testament. Yet the Jews did not acknowledge Him as the Messiah. Each church whether Catholic, Baptist, Presbyterian, or any other Christian church was founded upon faith. Faith that there is a one true God and that He will suffice our every need. Faith in God is the Key. Salvation is acknowledging that Jesus is Lord of your Life as He came as God in the flesh to make a pathway to God. Otherwise God would only see our sin and look away from us but Jesus covers that sin with His blood making the way for each of us. It is not a matter of how far a church's history is, it is only about how much God loves each of us. He is the Beginning, Alpha and Omega, and most importantly the Creator.