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The group of churches known as the Christian Churches and Churches of Christ is a fellowship of congregations within the Restoration Movement (also known as the Stone-Campbell Movement and the Reformation of the 19th Century) that have no formal denominational affiliation with other congregations, but still share many characteristics of belief and worship. [3]
The United Church of Christ began on June 25, 1957 in the union between the Congregational Christian Churches and the Evangelical and Reformed Church.Dr. James E. Wagner, the president of the Evangelical and Reformed General Synod, and Dr. Fred E. Hoskins, the Minister of the Congregational Christian General Council, were elected co-presidents of the new denomination. [1]
The Campbell movement was characterized by a "systematic and rational reconstruction" of the early church, in contrast to the Stone movement which was characterized by radical freedom and lack of dogma. [3]: 106–108 Despite their differences, the two movements agreed on several critical issues.
Members of these groups generally consider the term Campbellite inappropriate, saying that they are followers of Jesus, not Campbell. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] : 85–87 [ 6 ] : 91–93 They draw parallels with Martin Luther 's protest of the name Lutherans [ 7 ] : 162, 163 and the Anabaptists ' protest of the name given to them by their enemies.
Disciples of Christ Historical Society is the official archives for congregations of the Stone-Campbell Movement, also known as the Restoration Movement.The Society is incorporated as a general ministry of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) [1] and serves all three branches (called "streams") of the Movement: the Churches of Christ, Christian churches and churches of Christ, and the ...
In 1979, Campbell appeared with Bishop James Hickey on the City Club of Cleveland forum. [7] Campbell was ordained in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and the American Baptist denominations in 1980. Several years later, she became the executive director of the World Council of Churches' US office; she was the first woman to hold this ...
The Churches of Christ, also commonly known as the Church of Christ, is a loose association of autonomous Christian congregations located around the world. Typically, their distinguishing beliefs are that of the necessity of baptism for salvation and the prohibition of musical instruments in worship.
Library of Congress, Michigan: Local History & Genealogy Resource Guide, Research Guides, Washington DC "Michigan Societies", familysearch.org, Utah: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. (Mostly related to genealogy but includes links to historical societies).