Christian Messenger

This article is about the historical American religious magazine, the Christian Messenger. For the official newspaper of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, see Christian Messenger (Ghana).
Christian Messenger
EditorBarton W. Stone
CategoriesRestoration Movement
FrequencyMonthly[1]
First issueNovember 1826
Final issueApril 1845
CountryUnited States
Based inGeorgetown, Kentucky (vols. 1-8); Jacksonville, Illinois (vols. 9-14)[1]
LanguageEnglish

The Christian Messenger was a religious magazine established by the early Restoration Movement leader Barton W. Stone in 1826.[1][2] The paper was a key means of communication for the "Christians" led by Stone and a primary source of unity in the movement, but consistently struggled for survival.[1] It also played a key role in promoting the merger of the "Christians" with the "Disciples" led by Thomas and Alexander Campbell.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e Douglas Allen Foster and Anthony L. Dunnavant, The Encyclopedia of the Stone-Campbell Movement: Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Christian Churches/Churches of Christ, Churches of Christ, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2004, ISBN 0-8028-3898-7, ISBN 978-0-8028-3898-8, 854 pages, entry on Christian Messenger, pp. 194-195
  2. ^ Douglas Allen Foster and Anthony L. Dunnavant, The Encyclopedia of the Stone-Campbell Movement: Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Christian Churches/Churches of Christ, Churches of Christ, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2004, ISBN 0-8028-3898-7, ISBN 978-0-8028-3898-8, 854 pages, entry on Journalism, pp. 435–438