Thomas Campbell (Restoration movement)
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Thomas Campbell (February 1, 1763 – January 4, 1854) was a Presbyterian minister, Born in County Down, Ireland. With his son Alexander Campbell, began a religioous reform movement on the American Frontier which would later be known as the Campbell-Stone movement.
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- Born February 1, 1783 in County Down, Ireleand.
- Imigrated to the United States in 1807, settling in western Pennsylvania.
- In 1809, Campbell published the The Declaration and Address of the Christian Association of Washington, a document which set forth his basic concerns about how the Christian Faith should be practiced. It was a fundamental starting point for the Campbell / Stone Movement, which led to the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), the Churches of Christ (a cappella) and the Independent Christian Churches.
- When the Washington Association built the Brush Run Church in 1810, Campbell began baptising new members by immersion.
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