Churches of Christ

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Christian denomination Restorationist movement

Churches of Christ are a network of autonomous Christian congregations rooted in the American Restoration Movement, emphasizing New Testament Christianity, congregational independence, and a cappella worship.

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All labels observed (14)

Label	Occurrences
Churches of Christ canonical	27
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	9
Church of Christ	4
Stone–Campbell Movement	4
Christian churches and churches of Christ	3
independent Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	2
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ theology	1
Churches of Christ (Stone-Campbell tradition)	1
Churches of Christ (via Pepperdine University)	1
Churches of Christ institutions	1
Churches of Christ theology	1
Independent Christian Churches	1
Independent Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	1
non-instrumental Churches of Christ	1

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian denomination ⓘ Restorationist movement ⓘ
classification	Churches of Christ self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: non-instrumental Churches of Christ
coreBelief	baptism by immersion ⓘ baptism for the remission of sins ⓘ biblical authority of the New Testament ⓘ congregational autonomy ⓘ congregational self-governance by elders ⓘ non-denominational Christian identity ⓘ plurality of elders in each congregation ⓘ rejection of denominational creeds ⓘ restoration of New Testament Christianity ⓘ weekly observance of the Lord’s Supper ⓘ
countryWithLargestMembership	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dateOfOrigin	early 19th century ⓘ
doctrine	congregations are independent and autonomous ⓘ local elders oversee only their own congregation ⓘ no central denominational headquarters ⓘ rejection of denominational names ⓘ separation of church and institutional structures ⓘ use of the name "church of Christ" as descriptive rather than denominational ⓘ
ecclesiology	congregational polity ⓘ elders, deacons, and evangelists as primary roles ⓘ
emergedFrom	Campbell Movement ⓘ Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) ⓘ surface form: Disciples of Christ Churches of Christ self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Stone–Campbell Movement
estimatedMembership	millions of adherents worldwide ⓘ
founder	Alexander Campbell ⓘ Barton W. Stone ⓘ Thomas Campbell ⓘ
geographicDistribution	Africa ⓘ Asia ⓘ Europe ⓘ Latin America ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
language	English ⓘ
originatedIn	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
partOf	Restorationism ⓘ surface form: American Restoration Movement
positionOnCreeds	no creed but the Bible ⓘ rejection of human confessions as binding ⓘ
positionOnInstruments	rejection of instrumental music in worship ⓘ
religiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ
scripture	Bible ⓘ
scriptureEmphasis	New Testament ⓘ
separatedFrom	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) ⓘ Churches of Christ self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
soteriology	baptism is necessary for salvation ⓘ faith, repentance, confession, and baptism as response to the gospel ⓘ
theologicalOrientation	Restorationism ⓘ
worshipPractice	Bible classes ⓘ a cappella congregational singing ⓘ male leadership in public worship in most congregations ⓘ public prayer ⓘ public preaching ⓘ unaccompanied vocal music in worship ⓘ weekly communion ⓘ

Referenced by (57)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Restorationism → influenced → Churches of Christ ⓘ

this entity surface form: Independent Christian Churches and Churches of Christ

Iglesia ni Cristo → nameMeaning → Churches of Christ ⓘ

this entity surface form: Church of Christ

Alexander Campbell → movement → Churches of Christ ⓘ

this entity surface form: Stone–Campbell Movement

Alexander Campbell → influenced → Churches of Christ ⓘ

this entity surface form: Christian Churches and Churches of Christ

Barton W. Stone → influenced → Churches of Christ ⓘ

this entity surface form: independent Christian Churches and Churches of Christ

Thomas Campbell → movement → Churches of Christ ⓘ

this entity surface form: Stone–Campbell Movement

Thomas Campbell → influenced → Churches of Christ ⓘ

this entity surface form: Christian Churches and Churches of Christ

Churches of Christ → emergedFrom → Churches of Christ self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Stone–Campbell Movement

Churches of Christ → separatedFrom → Churches of Christ self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Christian Churches and Churches of Christ

Churches of Christ → classification → Churches of Christ self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: non-instrumental Churches of Christ

Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) → originatesFrom → Churches of Christ ⓘ

this entity surface form: Stone–Campbell Movement

Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) → separatedFrom → Churches of Christ ⓘ

this entity surface form: independent Christian Churches and Churches of Christ

Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) → separatedFrom → Churches of Christ ⓘ

Bethany, Virginia, United States → denominationAssociatedWith → Churches of Christ ⓘ

subject surface form: Bethany, West Virginia

The Christian Baptist → influenced → Churches of Christ ⓘ

this entity surface form: Christian Churches and Churches of Christ

God’s Acre Cemetery, Bethany, West Virginia → associatedWith → Churches of Christ ⓘ

The Christian System → influenced → Churches of Christ ⓘ

this entity surface form: Churches of Christ theology

The Christian System → influenced → Churches of Christ ⓘ

this entity surface form: Christian Churches and Churches of Christ theology

The Millennial Harbinger → influenced → Churches of Christ ⓘ

this entity surface form: Christian Churches and Churches of Christ

Church of Christ (Temple Lot) → selfIdentification → Churches of Christ ⓘ

this entity surface form: Church of Christ

The Last Will and Testament of the Springfield Presbytery → influenceOn → Churches of Christ ⓘ

this entity surface form: Christian Churches and Churches of Christ

The Last Will and Testament of the Springfield Presbytery → influenceOn → Churches of Christ ⓘ

Selina Huntington Bakewell Campbell → associatedWith → Churches of Christ ⓘ

Christian Church → alsoKnownAs → Churches of Christ ⓘ

this entity surface form: Independent Christian Churches

Christian Church → alsoKnownAs → Churches of Christ ⓘ

this entity surface form: Christian Churches and Churches of Christ

Pepperdine University → religiousAffiliation → Churches of Christ ⓘ

Campbell Movement → influenced → Churches of Christ ⓘ

this entity surface form: Christian Churches and Churches of Christ

Faulkner University → religiousAffiliation → Churches of Christ ⓘ

Lipscomb University → religiousAffiliation → Churches of Christ ⓘ

Doug Nicholls → denomination → Churches of Christ ⓘ

this entity surface form: Church of Christ

Abilene Christian University → religiousAffiliation → Churches of Christ ⓘ

Campbellism → influenced → Churches of Christ ⓘ

this entity surface form: Christian churches and churches of Christ

Church of the Latter Day Saints → hasOriginalName → Churches of Christ ⓘ

this entity surface form: Church of Christ

Stone–Campbell Movement → influenced → Churches of Christ ⓘ

this entity surface form: Christian churches and churches of Christ

Stone–Campbell Movement → hasDenominationalOffshoot → Churches of Christ ⓘ

this entity surface form: Christian churches and churches of Christ

Campbell Mansion → associatedWith → Churches of Christ ⓘ

Springfield Presbytery → influenced → Churches of Christ ⓘ

this entity surface form: Christian Churches and Churches of Christ

Where the Scriptures speak, we speak; where the Scriptures are silent, we are silent → associatedWith → Churches of Christ ⓘ

Bethany, Virginia → hasReligiousHeritage → Churches of Christ ⓘ