Springfield Presbytery

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Springfield Presbytery was an early 19th-century American Presbyterian body in Kentucky that became notable for dissolving itself in a key document that helped launch the Restoration Movement.

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Springfield Presbytery canonical 3
Presbytery of Springfield 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Presbyterian body
religious organization
advocated Christian unity based on the Bible alone
congregational autonomy
aimedTo restore New Testament Christianity
associatedWithEvent Second Great Awakening
surface form: Great Revival at Cane Ridge
associatedWithPerson Barton W. Stone
country United States of America
surface form: United States
denomination Presbyterian
dissolved 1804
dissolvedBy The Last Will and Testament of the Springfield Presbytery
endTime 1804
formedFrom Kentucky Synod of the Presbyterian Church
Transylvania Presbytery
foundedBy Barton W. Stone
John Dunlavy
John Thompson
Richard McNemar
Robert Marshall
hasMember Barton W. Stone
John Dunlavy
John Thompson
Richard McNemar
Robert Marshall
historicalPeriod early 19th century
influenced Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Churches of Christ
surface form: Christian Churches and Churches of Christ

Churches of Christ
keyEvent publication of The Last Will and Testament of the Springfield Presbytery in 1804
language English
legacy catalyst for the Stone–Campbell Restoration Movement
locatedIn Kentucky
Logan County, Kentucky
movement Stone–Campbell Movement
surface form: Restoration Movement

Stone–Campbell Movement
namedAfter Springfield, Kentucky, United States
surface form: Springfield, Kentucky
notableWork The Last Will and Testament of the Springfield Presbytery
partOf Presbyterian Church in the United States of America
reasonForDissolution commitment to be known simply as Christians
desire to abandon denominational labels
regionServed Central Kentucky
surface form: central Kentucky
rejected Presbyterian confessional standards as binding
creedal subscription
religion Presbyterian
surface form: Presbyterianism
selfDescription Springfield Presbytery self-linksurface differs
surface form: Presbytery of Springfield
startTime 1803
status defunct

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Springfield Presbytery selfDescription Springfield Presbytery self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Presbytery of Springfield
Richard McNemar placeOfActivity Springfield Presbytery
Richard McNemar associatedWith Springfield Presbytery