The United States Census of Religious Bodies lists the Churches of Christ separately from the Disciples of Christ, giving federal recognition to the division that had grown over missionary societies and instrumental music; David Lipscomb answers the census for the Churches of Christ.
Tagged: Christian Restorationist
The Event
- Date
- 1906 (exact)
- Era
- Contemporary; Standard ecumenical periodization
- Location
- United States
- Traditions
- Christianity
- Streams
- Restorationist
- Key figures
- David Lipscomb
Primary Sources
- U.S. Census of Religious Bodies (1906)
Secondary Sources
- González, The Story of Christianity, vols. 1–2 (Harper, 2010)
Provenance: HIST-0085; confidence 0.95; accessed 2026-10-27.
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