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  1. Alexander Campbell (12 September 1788 – 4 March 1866) was an Ulster Scots immigrant who became an ordained minister in the United States and joined his father Thomas Campbell as a leader of a reform effort that is historically known as the Restoration Movement, and by some as the "Stone-Campbell Movement."

  2. Apr 17, 2024 · Alexander Campbell was an American clergyman, writer, and founder of the Disciples of Christ and Bethany College. He was the son of Thomas Campbell (1763–1854), a Presbyterian minister who immigrated in 1807 to the United States, where he promoted his program for Christian unity.

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  3. Alexander Campbell. This 18th century Irishman became one of the founders of the Disciples of Christ and the Church of Christ. "The union of Christians with the apostles' testimony is...

  4. Jun 25, 2020 · When Alexander Campbell died in 1866, he left his legacy in a divided condition. His six living grandchildren from his first wife, Margaret, challenged Alexander’s will, which left the estate to his second wife, Selina, and her children.

  5. Alexander Campbell was an early leader in the Second Great Awakening of the religious movement that has been referred to as the Restoration Movement, or Stone-Campbell Movement.

  6. Alexander Campbell united with his father in free America in teaching the will of God as he then saw it, independent of denominational restrictions. Step by step he advanced into the liberty of Christ, gaining encouragement at each step, until finally he defied creedal slavery.

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  8. May 29, 2018 · Alexander Campbell was one of the founders of the denomination known today as the Disciples of Christ and was the most influential figure in the Restoration Movement, an effort to restore the practices of the early Christians to nineteenth-century Protestantism.

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