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
Thomas Campbell
country 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
documentDate 1809
documentProduced Declaration and Address
Declaration and Address of the Christian Association of Washington
foundedBy Alexander Campbell
Thomas Campbell
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
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
linked to: Churches of Christ

Churches of Christ
Disciples of Christ
language English
locatedIn Washington County, Pennsylvania
meetingPlace near Washington, Pennsylvania
movement Campbell Movement
opposedTo denominational exclusivism
sectarian creeds
partOf Stone–Campbell Movement
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
Christian Association of Washington documentProduced Declaration and Address of the Christian Association of Washington
linked to: Christian Association of Washington
Brush Run Church denominationalOrigin Christian Association of Washington
Declaration and Address publisher Christian Association of Washington
Declaration and Address associatedOrganization Christian Association of Washington