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The Disciples of Christ (Campbell Movement) were a group arising during the Second Great Awakening of the early 19th century. The most prominent leaders were Thomas and Alexander Campbell . The group was committed to restoring primitive Christianity .
[6]: 140 It was a starting point for the Campbell–Stone Movement, which led to development of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), the Churches of Christ and the Christian churches and churches of Christ. In 1812, Campbell joined his son Alexander and began practising baptism by immersion. [6]: 141 [7]: 119
The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) [note 1] is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination in the United States and Canada. [2] [3] The denomination started with the Restoration Movement during the Second Great Awakening, first existing during the 19th century as a loose association of churches working toward Christian unity.
The Churches of Christ; Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) The Christian churches and churches of Christ; The churches of Christ (non-institutional) The term Campbellite is most often applied to the more conservative branches of the movement, including the Churches of Christ and the Christian churches and churches of Christ.
Civilla Durfee was born in Jordan, Nova Scotia on August 21, 1866. [1]Her husband, Walter Stillman Martin (1862–1935), studied ministry at Harvard University, where he became a Baptist minister but later switched to the Disciples of Christ.
National City Christian Church, located on Thomas Circle in Washington, D.C., is the national church and cathedral of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). [2] The denomination grew from the Stone-Campbell Movement founded by Thomas Campbell and Alexander Campbell of Pennsylvania and West Virginia (then Virginia) and Barton W. Stone of Kentucky.
Nondenominational Christianity first arose in the 18th century through the Stone–Campbell Restoration Movement, with followers organizing themselves simply as "Christians" and "Disciples of Christ". [4] [6] [7] Congregations in this tradition of nondenominational Christianity often refer to themselves as Churches of Christ. [5]
Christian Worship (1941, jointly with Disciples of Christ) [555] Hymns and Songs of the Spirit (1966, jointly with Disciples of Christ) [556] Hymnbook for Christian Worship (1970, jointly with Disciples of Christ) [557] The Baptist Hymnal: for use in the church and home (2012) [558] Association of Reformed Baptist Churches of America