Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Canada

L'Église Chrétienne (Disciples du Christ) au Canada
Classification| Protestant
Orientation| Mix of Restorationist, Liberal, Progressive, Evangelical, and Pluralist
Polity| Congregationalist
National Pastor| Jean-Daniel Ó Donncada
Moderator| Janet Astead
Region of| Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Full communion|

* United Church of Christ (1989)
* United Church of Canada (2019)

Territory| Canada
Origin| 1922
Congregations| 21
Official website| www.canadadisciples.org

The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Canada (French: L'Église Chrétienne (Disciples du Christ) au Canada) is a Reformed Restorationist denomination with 21 congregations across Canada. It functions both as a Canadian national church and as a region within the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the United States and Canada. It is affiliated with the Disciples Ecumenical Consultative Council and the World Communion of Reformed Churches and has full communion agreements with the United Church of Canada and the United Church of Christ.

## History

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The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Canada has its origins in a church founded in 1811 in Charlottetown by a Scottish immigrant.[1] It was officially founded in 1922.[2] It became a region of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in USA in 1968.[3] According to a denomination census released in 2020, it claimed 21 member churches.[4]

## Beliefs

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The denomination practices 'believers baptism' meaning that infants are not generally baptized.[5]

Like other mainline denominations, the Disciples of Christ in Canada permits each congregation to decide whether to marry same-sex couples.[6]

## References

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1. ^ J. Gordon Melton, Martin Baumann, Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices, ABC-CLIO, USA, 2010, p. 613
2. ^ Drew Blankman, Todd Augustine, Pocket Dictionary of North American Denominations, InterVarsity Press, USA, 2010, p. 31
3. ^ Hans J. Hillerbrand, Encyclopedia of Protestantism: 4-volume Set, Routledge, UK, 2004, p. 98
4. ^ Disciples Ecumenical Consultative Council, About the DECC, canadadisciples.org, Canada, retrieved December 5, 2020
5. ^ "Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Canada — World Council of Churches". www.oikoumene.org. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
6. ^ "Another Denomination Embraces Marriage Equality". The Washington Monthly. Retrieved 2016-06-06.

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History

Second Great Awakening

| Christians| Disciples

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* James O'Kelly
* Christian Connection
* Barton W. Stone
* Cane Ridge Meeting House
* Cane Ridge Revival
* Springfield Presbytery
* Last Will and Testament
* David Purviance

* Thomas Campbell
* Christian Association of Washington
* Declaration and Address
* Alexander Campbell
* Brush Run Church
* Redstone Baptist Association
* Mahoning Baptist Association
* Walter Scott
* "Raccoon" John Smith
* Campbellite

| United Movement (1832–1906)

* James Turner Barclay
* Selina Huntington Bakewell Campbell
* Isaac Errett
* Tolbert Fanning
* Benjamin Franklin
* David Lipscomb
* William Lipscomb
* Charles J. Lister
* Elijah Martindale
* John William McGarvey
* Caroline Neville Pearre
* Daniel Sommer
* American Christian Missionary Society
* Christian Woman's Board of Missions
* Foreign Christian Missionary Society

| 20th Century| 21st Century

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* Fred Craddock
* Marshall Keeble
* Charles Clayton Morrison
* Preston Taylor
* Jessie Trout

* William Barber II
* Teresa Hord Owens
* Sharon E. Watkins

| Periodicals

* Christian Baptist
* Christian Messenger
* Millennial Harbinger
* The British Millennial Harbinger
* Christian Standard
* Gospel Advocate
* Firm Foundation
* The Christian Century
* Word and Work
* The Christian Chronicle
* Truth Magazine
* Restoration Quarterly
* Christianity Magazine
* DisciplesWorld

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