Brush Run Church
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Brush Run Church was an early 19th-century congregation in Pennsylvania that became a foundational church of the Campbell Movement within the Restorationist Christian tradition.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian congregation
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historical church ⓘ |
| aim | to restore the primitive church described in the New Testament ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Barton W. Stone–Alexander Campbell tradition
NERFINISHED
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Stone–Campbell Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classification | Protestant church ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| denominationalOrigin | Christian Association of Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doctrineSource | New Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| earlyLeader |
Alexander Campbell
NERFINISHED
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Thomas Campbell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| earlyPractice |
believers’ baptism by immersion
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open communion based on New Testament pattern ⓘ |
| ecclesiasticalPolity | congregational ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Alexander Campbell
NERFINISHED
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Thomas Campbell NERFINISHED ⓘ members of the Christian Association of Washington ⓘ |
| foundingCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| foundingDate | 1811 ⓘ |
| heritage | part of the Stone–Campbell Restoration heritage ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
early center of the Restoration Movement in Pennsylvania
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foundational congregation of the Campbell Movement ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
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Churches of Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ Disciples of Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorship | English ⓘ |
| legacy |
considered a birthplace of the Disciples of Christ tradition
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considered an origin point for Churches of Christ in America ⓘ |
| location | near Brush Run, Washington County, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Union church at Wellsburg, Virginia (now West Virginia) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movementStatus | prototype congregation for Stone–Campbell churches ⓘ |
| notableEvent | adoption of immersion as baptism following Alexander Campbell’s study of the New Testament ⓘ |
| region | Western Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rejected | binding human creeds ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Campbell Movement
NERFINISHED
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Restoration Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ Restorationist Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| status | defunct local congregation ⓘ |
| theologicalEmphasis |
baptism by immersion
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congregational autonomy ⓘ rejection of human creeds ⓘ restoration of New Testament Christianity ⓘ weekly observance of the Lord’s Supper ⓘ |
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