Stone's Christians and Campbell's Reformers unite at Lexington, Kentucky, with a handshake between Barton Stone and Raccoon John Smith; the united movement becomes the fastest-growing religious body on the American frontier.
Tagged: Christian Restorationist
The Event
- Date
- 1832 (exact)
- Era
- Modern; Standard ecumenical periodization
- Location
- Lexington; today Lexington, Kentucky, USA
- Traditions
- Christianity
- Streams
- Restorationist
- Key figures
- Barton W. Stone, John Smith
Primary Sources
- Accounts of the Lexington union meetings (1832)
Secondary Sources
- González, The Story of Christianity, vols. 1–2 (Harper, 2010)
Provenance: HIST-0083; confidence 0.95; accessed 2026-10-27.
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