Disciples of Christ Church Collection
Scope and Contents
This collection contains clippings, photographs, directories, histories, brochures, and other records of Disciples of Christ church congregations in Texas. Many are listed as the city in Texas that correlates to a Disciples of Christ church.
Dates
- Creation: 1898-1968
- Creation: Majority of material found in 1953-1965
Creator
- Disciples of Christ (Clergy.) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Biographical / Historical
The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) is a Protestant denomination of approximately 800,000 members in the United States and Canada. It's one of the largest faith groups founded on American soil. In 1808 Thomas Campbell and others founded the Christian Association of Washington, Pennsylvania. That group adopted the motto "Where the scriptures speak, we speak; where the scriptures are silent, we are silent." Campbell and others were called "reformers" for their desire to restore the Church's first century roots, known as the Restoration Movement.
Extent
4.00 Linear feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged alphabetically by church or city name.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collection compiled by Bob Olson, former Brite Divinity School librarian and transferred to Special Collections on June 12, 2014.
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Disciples of Christ Church Collection
- Author
- Lisa Pena
- Date
- June, 2014
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Archives and Special Collections, Mary Couts Burnett Library Repository
TCU Box 298400
2800 S. University Drive
Fort Worth, Texas 76129-0001
Fort Worth Texas 76129
(817) 257-4566
(817) 257-7282 (Fax)
LibSpecialCollections@tcu.edu
