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The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Click here for a video called "Disciples of Christ: A Movement for
Wholeness". This will give you a
clear understanding about who we are. ORGANIZATION: The Disciples of Christ have a history of congregational government although in 1968 they adopted a structure that sees the church in congregational, regional and general "manifestations". The manifestations are considered equal rather than pyramidal and each has its protected rights and identified responsibilities. Each is in covenantal relation to the others and calls or dismisses its own staff and handles its own finance and property. The general manifestation is called "general" rather than "national" because both the United States and Canada are included in the structure. There are 35 regions, many of them encompassing all of a single state. The
Restoration Movement Alexander Campbell Barton W. Stone
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The red chalice,
bearing the "X-shaped" cross of St. Andrew was adopted as the symbol
of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) by the denomination's General
Assembly in 1971. The chalice symbolizes the centrality of the Lord's
Supper to Disciples life. The St. Andrew's Cross, the national cross of
Scotland, focuses attention on the Scotch Presbyterian roots of the church.
Thomas and Alexander Campbell both studied in Scotland and were Presbyterians.
St. Andrew has been identified with the laity and evangelism, a prominent emphases
of the early Disciples. The red color of the chalice signifies
vitality, spirit and sacrifice. 
