Christian Association of Washington

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The Christian Association of Washington was an early 19th-century religious reform group associated with the Campbell Movement that sought to restore New Testament Christianity and promote Christian unity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian organization
religious reform group
activePeriod early 19th century
associatedWithEvent publication of the Declaration and Address
associatedWithPerson Alexander Campbell NERFINISHED
Thomas Campbell NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dissolvedOrTransformedInto local congregations of the Restoration Movement
doctrine Bible as sole rule of faith and practice
Christian unity based on the New Testament
congregational autonomy
rejection of human creeds as tests of fellowship
documentAuthor Thomas Campbell NERFINISHED
documentDate 1809
documentProduced Declaration and Address NERFINISHED
Declaration and Address of the Christian Association of Washington NERFINISHED
foundedBy Alexander Campbell NERFINISHED
Thomas Campbell NERFINISHED
early followers of Thomas Campbell
hasKeyConcept rejection of denominational divisions
return to apostolic Christianity
unity of Christians based on the New Testament alone
historicalSignificance early organizational expression of the Campbell Movement
formative body in the Stone–Campbell Restoration Movement
ideology Christian primitivism
restorationism
inception 1809
influenced American Restoration Movement NERFINISHED
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) NERFINISHED
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ NERFINISHED
Churches of Christ NERFINISHED
Disciples of Christ NERFINISHED
language English
locatedIn Washington County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
meetingPlace near Washington, Pennsylvania
movement Campbell Movement NERFINISHED
opposedTo denominational exclusivism
sectarian creeds
partOf Stone–Campbell Movement NERFINISHED
purpose promote Christian unity
reform existing churches
restore New Testament Christianity
region western Pennsylvania
religiousTradition Christianity
theologicalEmphasis non-sectarian Christianity
unity in essentials, liberty in opinions

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Campbell Movement hasPart Christian Association of Washington