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originated on the American frontier in the early 19th century, many congregations used the name "Church of Christ" along with a geographic descriptor. The Restoration Movement has split into several different groups and denominations, all of which have used the term "Church of Christ" or "Churches of
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were recognized as a distinct group in 1906, congregations using "Church of Christ" that remained with the portion of the movement that would become the Disciples slowly changed their name to Christian Church during the first half of the 20th
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in 1957. The UCC has since entered into a full communion agreement with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), reuniting congregations with roots in the Christian Connection with the mainline Restoration Movement
391: 51:, an ecclesiological term used by denominations to describe the true body of Christians, can include only the denomination itself or a larger group of Christians from multiple denominations or traditions 272:– Informally referred to as "Hedrickites", this denomination is headquartered in Independence, Missouri, on what is known as the Temple Lot. It was founded by Granville Hedrick in July 1863. 129:, a group of churches in Europe with connections to the Restoration Movement of the United States. Most Restoration Movement congregations in the United Kingdom have been part of the 233:– First schismatic sect in the Latter Day Saint movement, this denomination was organized in 1831 in Kirtland, Ohio, by Wycam Clark and Northrop Sweet and is now extinct. 483: 115: 329: 323: 249: 158:
is a global convention of the Churches of Christ, Christian Churches and Christian churches and churches of Christ, and Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
385: 278:– Informally referred to as the "Fettingites", after its founder Otto Fetting, this denomination is split from the Church of Christ (Temple Lot) in 1929. 140: 97: 448: 281: 478: 473: 176: 155: 146: 107: 75: 293: 201: 308:– A denomination, founded in 1847 and reformed 1871, based on the claims of David Whitmer, one of the Three Witnesses to the Book of Mormon. 460: 220: 442: 332:- This denomination, founded by Howard Leighton-Floyd and H. H. Burt in 1965, split from the Church of Christ with the Elijah Message. 326:– Also known as "Lion of God Ministry". Clark broke from the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in November 1985. 183:
to form the mainstream Restoration Movement most churches from the Christian Connection remained separate, later becoming part of the
184: 436: 81: 136: 499: 139:, a denomination in Australia influenced by the Restoration Movement in the United States and the United Kingdom. Part of the 528: 348: 311: 87: 400:, a mainline Protestant denomination in the United States amalgamated from four congregationalist groups in 1957 (see also 345:, autonomous congregations using the name "church of Christ" that have no historical connection to the Restoration Movement 305: 275: 269: 243: 180: 421: 373: 342: 290:– This denomination split from the Church of Christ (Fettingite) in the late 1930s under the leadership of A. C. DeWolf. 126: 523: 354: 317: 287: 168: 299: 205: 78:, an identifiable subgroup within the Churches of Christ which opposes organizations beyond the local congregation 454: 367: 397: 188: 72:, a conservative group of congregations distinguished by their prohibition of instrumental music in worship 130: 302:– Founded by Pauline Hancock, this denomination is split from the Church of Christ (Temple Lot) in 1946. 230: 401: 164: 62: 509:
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382:(Filipino translation for "Church of Christ"), an independent church originating in the Philippines 111: 370:, the administrative and spiritual union of denominations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo 246:, an extinct Latter Day Saint denomination organized in 1837 by Warren Parrish in Kirtland, Ohio. 119: 101: 69: 17: 90:, a group of churches that split of from the International Churches of Christ in the early 2000s 379: 255:
Church of Christ (Hiram Page), an extinct Latter Day Saint denomination organized in 1842 by
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in 1844, split from the Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints) at the death of Joseph Smith.
172: 252:, an extinct Latter Day Saint denomination organized in the Late 1830s by William Chubby. 517: 429: 118:. Historically many of its congregations used the name "Church of Christ." After the 224: 39: 167:, a group of churches begun in the 1790s which briefly combined with the group of 236:
Church of Christ (Ezra Booth) – An extinct schismatic sect organized in 1836 by
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includes a list of related items that share the same name (or similar names).
256: 237: 439:, listed on the NRHP in Arkansas and associated with the Churches of Christ. 490: 42:, the Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of 314:– A denomination founded in 1848 by James C. Brewster and Hazen Aldrich. 414: 149:, a small denomination in Canada with roots in the Restoration Movement 175:
in Kentucky during the early 19th century. When Stone united with the
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United Church of Christ – Congregational in the Marshall Islands
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Church of Christ (Wightite) – This denomination, founded by
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Country-specific churches known as Church of Christ
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Index

Church of Christ (disambiguation)
Christianity
Jesus Christ
Christian Church
Restoration Movement
Churches of Christ
Churches of Christ (non-institutional)
International Churches of Christ
International Christian Church
Christian churches and churches of Christ
Churches of Christ
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
mainline Protestant
Canada
Churches of Christ
Churches of Christ in Europe
United Reformed Church
Churches of Christ in Australia
Disciples Ecumenical Consultative Council
Evangelical Christian Church in Canada
World Convention of Churches of Christ
Christian Connection
Christians
Barton W. Stone
Disciples
Alexander Campbell
Congregational Christian Churches
United Church of Christ
Christadelphians
Churches of Christ in Christian Union

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