Thomas Campbell publishes the Declaration and Address of the Christian Association of Washington, Pennsylvania; its proposition that the church is essentially, intentionally, and constitutionally one becomes the Restoration movement's founding text.
Tagged: Christian Restorationist
The Event
- Date
- 1809 (exact)
- Era
- Modern; Standard ecumenical periodization
- Location
- Washington, Pennsylvania; today Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
- Traditions
- Christianity
- Streams
- Restorationist
- Key figures
- Thomas Campbell
- Key texts
- Declaration and Address (1809)
Primary Sources
- Thomas Campbell, Declaration and Address
Secondary Sources
- González, The Story of Christianity, vols. 1–2 (Harper, 2010)
Provenance: HIST-0081; confidence 0.95; accessed 2026-10-27.
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