Roots of the Boston Movement

Roots of the Boston Movement

1807-1811: Presbyterian Church
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1809: The Campbells' "Christian Assoc."
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1811: "First Church of the Christian Association" May 4 at Brush Run, Virginia
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1812: Brush Run Church Adopts Immersion
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1823: Alexander Campbell "Discovers" the True Purpose of Baptism
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1827: Walter Scott is the first to Baptize for the Right Purpose
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1832: Union with Barton Stone's "Christians" and the "Disciples"
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1849-1860: "Splits" over Missionary Society and Instrumental Music
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1906: "Christian Church" and "Churches of Christ" Listed Separately in United States Census
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1950's Onward: Split in "Churches of Christ" on "Benevolent Work" ("Anti" Orphan Home vs. "Pro" Orphan Home)
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1969-1985: "Crossroadism" at Gainesville, Fla. Kip McKean Joins Movement in 1972
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1975-1979: McKean takes "Crossroad-ism" to Philadelphia, Charleston, Illinois. and finally to Lexington, Mass.
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1979 (June): McKean "Begins the restoration of the New Testament Church" in Boston, Mass.
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1986: McKean introduces "Reconstructionism" and advises "re-baptisms"
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McKean pronounces the "Boston Movement" as "The Family of God" and "God's True and Only Modern Movement."
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1993: Official Name Adopted: "International Churches of Christ"

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by Steven M. Morrison, PhD.