Springfield Presbytery

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Springfield Presbytery was an early 19th-century American Presbyterian body in Kentucky that became notable for dissolving itself in a key document that helped launch the Restoration Movement.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Springfield Presbytery canonical 4
Presbytery of Springfield 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Presbyterian body ⓘ
religious organization ⓘ
advocated Christian unity based on the Bible alone ⓘ
congregational autonomy ⓘ
aimedTo restore New Testament Christianity ⓘ
associatedWithEvent Great Revival at Cane Ridge ⓘ
associatedWithPerson Barton W. Stone ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
denomination Presbyterian ⓘ
dissolved 1804 ⓘ
dissolvedBy The Last Will and Testament of the Springfield Presbytery ⓘ
endTime 1804 ⓘ
formedFrom Kentucky Synod of the Presbyterian Church ⓘ
Transylvania Presbytery ⓘ
foundedBy Barton W. Stone ⓘ
John Dunlavy ⓘ
John Thompson ⓘ
Richard McNemar ⓘ
Robert Marshall ⓘ
hasMember Barton W. Stone ⓘ
John Dunlavy ⓘ
John Thompson ⓘ
Richard McNemar ⓘ
Robert Marshall ⓘ
historicalPeriod early 19th century ⓘ
influenced Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) ⓘ
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ ⓘ
linked to: Churches of Christ

Churches of Christ ⓘ
keyEvent publication of The Last Will and Testament of the Springfield Presbytery in 1804 ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legacy catalyst for the Stone–Campbell Restoration Movement ⓘ
locatedIn Kentucky ⓘ
Logan County, Kentucky ⓘ
movement Restoration Movement ⓘ
Stone–Campbell Movement ⓘ
namedAfter Springfield, Kentucky ⓘ
notableWork The Last Will and Testament of the Springfield Presbytery ⓘ
partOf Presbyterian Church in the United States of America ⓘ
reasonForDissolution commitment to be known simply as Christians ⓘ
desire to abandon denominational labels ⓘ
regionServed central Kentucky ⓘ
linked to: Central Kentucky
rejected Presbyterian confessional standards as binding ⓘ
creedal subscription ⓘ
religion Presbyterianism ⓘ
linked to: Presbyterian
selfDescription Presbytery of Springfield ⓘ
startTime 1803 ⓘ
status defunct ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Springfield Presbytery → selfDescription → Presbytery of Springfield ⓘ
linked to: Springfield Presbytery
Richard McNemar → placeOfActivity → Springfield Presbytery ⓘ
Richard McNemar → associatedWith → Springfield Presbytery ⓘ
John Thompson → affiliation → Springfield Presbytery ⓘ