People In History

The Unlike Story of a Barclay Convert
Most Disciples know that James T. Barclay was the first missionary of the Stone-Campbell Movement and was sent by the American Christian Missionary Society to carry out the Biblical injunction “to preach the gospel first in Jerusalem.” We now have information on a man who was one of Barclay’s early converts. Within the past several years an interesting story has unfolded.

A Disciple Wonder Woman
Emily Tubman crashed the modern “glass ceiling” by doing the impossible and the unconventional. Members of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) should give closer attention to one of Discipledom’s “super women.”

James A. Garfield Historic Site

Harold Bell Wright Museum

Millennial Blogger
Alexander Campbell used publishing to advance the restoration of the church. Had he lived today, how would he use media to move the restoration? What can we learn from Campbell’s use of media that can be applied to our use of media today as we advance our own understanding of restoration?

Resources for the Three Streams

Christian Churches & Churches of Christ
The Christian Churches/Churches of Christ are autonomous churches that have fellowship with one another as a part of a "brotherhood." They have no denominational status, no hierarchy, no headquarters and no official voice. We are the segment of the Restoration Movement which James DeForest Murch in Christians Only describes as holding the "Centrist" position.

Christian Standard
Christian Standard is a monthly publication for leaders in Christian churches and churches of Christ--ministers, staff members, elders, deacons, committee chairpersons, teachers. Give a copy to everyone at your church who has joined hands with you in ministry!

church-of-christ.org
Churches of Christ internet ministries

Disciples.org
The official website of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

disciplesworld.org
DisciplesWorld is a journal of news, opinion, and mission for the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). DisciplesWorld Inc. is a recognized organization of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), and reports to the denomination's General Assembly. But the magazine maintains organizational and editorial freedom in a journalistic tradition that has shaped Disciples' theology, character, and identity from the church's very beginnings.

A Faithful Past, A Strong Present Case Study: Milton (IL) Christian Church
Milton Christian Church is one of hundreds of rural congregations related to the Stone Campbell Movement. The literature describes the decline of rural America—dwindling population, erosion of the social structures, and above all, the struggle of rural churches to survive. The past and present of this church offer hope rather than despair.

worldconvention.org
Every four years a World Convention is held in a different part of the world. The next will be July-August, 2008 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Conventions bring together people from the 'Christian' family of Churches (Christian - Churches of Christ - Disciples) from around the world.

The Stone-Campbell Movement

Center for Restoration Studies
The Center for Restoration Studies is a repository of books, archival materials (cabinets and boxes of file folders, papers, audio/video cassettes etc.) and artifacts connected with the Stone-Campbell Restoration Movement.

Hymnals of the Stone-Campbell Movement: The Enos E. Dowling Hymnal Collection

A New History of the Stone-Campbell Movement
The editors of the popular Encyclopedia of the Stone-Campbell Movement have put together a team for an exciting project: writing a new narrative history of the Stone-Campbell Movement. This new history will recognize the beginnings of the Movement in North America and consider its growth across the globe. It will include the traditional voices of the Movement and the voices of those whose stories have been neglected in previous histories. And it will be a common story for all expressions of the Movement.

Pioneer History
History of Churches of Christ & Christian Churches in the Pacific Northwest until about 1910.

Relationships: A Historic Definition
Alexander Campbell’s importance to the origins of the Stone-Campbell movement are a given. Still, it is important to recapitulate the value and significance of the ensemble of tangible artifacts which reside at both Historic Bethany and Disciples of Christ Historical Society.

Restoration Movement
This website feature historical texts, pictures, resources for historical research and links to other relevant pages dealing with the Restoration Movement. (Maintained by Dr. Hans Rollmann, Memorial University of Newfoundland.)

Restoration Movement in Canada
Maintained by Dr. Hans Rollmann, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

Restoration Review

Where From Here?
It’s no use trying to regain Cane Ridge or Brush Run or Bethany, without some sense of why they mattered in the first place. Now, two hundred years later, how do we locate the ‘place’ in our own lives, and gain any real spiritual traction for what God is calling us to do?

General Interest

A Perfect Testimony
When Alexander Campbell thought of the Apostles, he thought of them-- in part--as historians. He saw the original members of Christ's community as keepers of a story. He believed that they remembered the life and ministry of Jesus, so that they could pass the information along to others. Their memory was not cloudy nor ill-informed. Instead, he says the Apostles gave a perfect testimony.

American Academy of Religion
The American Academy of Religion's mission is to promote reflection upon and understanding of religious traditions, issues, questions, and values through excellence in scholarship and teaching in the field of religion.

American Historical Association
The American Historical Association (AHA) is a nonprofit membership organization founded in 1884 for the promotion of historical studies, the collection and preservation of historical documents and artifacts, and the dissemination of historical research. As the largest historical society in the United States, the AHA provides leadership and advocacy for the profession, fights to ensure academic freedom, monitors professional standards, spearheads essential research in the field, and provides resources and services to help its members succeed.

American Society of Church History
The American Society of Church History studies the history of Christianity and its relationship to surrounding cultures in all periods, locations and contexts. Through publications conferences, awards, research support, and other means, the Society encourages the study of the Christian church and faith, its figures and movements, in institutional and non-institutional settings.

Of Congregations And History
Congregations and their histories, show us that God is, indeed, working on our behalf. In fact, it is in communities of faith that we see the vital connection between divine will and human history. As a congregation lives out its history, the Spirit of God is there at every turn, insuring that the history lived has meaning for our time and for eternity.