Bethany College will become the new repository for the Disciples of Christ Historical Society (DCHS)/Stone-Campbell archives, central to the history of the formation of the Christian Church. Currently located in Nashville, Tennessee, the archives will be relocated to the Campbell Mansion/Renner Visitors Center complex outside the town of Bethany where visitors and researchers from around the world will be able to access the collection.
After reviewing applications from different institutions, the board of the Historical Society decided that Bethany, so significant in the life of Alexander Campbell and the formation of what is now the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), was the proper choice for the relocation. The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) was in fact founded at Bethany College by Campbell, who was a leader of the Stone-Campbell Movement. The movement is named after Barton Warren Stone and Alexander Campbell. The archives hold artifacts, records, and numerous documents from the Christian Church and the Stone-Campbell churches.
The Rev. Dr. Todd Adams, Interim President of DCHS, said, “Bethany College is the perfect partner for DCHS, as the Campbell Mansion, Old Meeting House, and God’s acre (Campbell Cemetery) are the perfect backdrop for preserving and sharing the history of Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and the Stone-Campbell movement.”
Relocation to Bethany will produce job opportunities for student-workers, the use of Historic Bethany, classroom-laboratory partnerships in church history and library science, as well as partnership with the Buffalo Seminary. The Buffalo Seminary is the commissioned ministry and continuing education partnership of Bethany and the West Virginia Region of the Christian Church.
Bethany College is honored to accept this invaluable collection which will further scholarly research and perspective on the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Bethany’s founding denomination.
After reviewing applications from different institutions, the board of the Historical Society decided that Bethany, so significant in the life of Alexander Campbell and the formation of what is now the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), was the proper choice for the relocation. The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) was in fact founded at Bethany College by Campbell, who was a leader of the Stone-Campbell Movement. The movement is named after Barton Warren Stone and Alexander Campbell. The archives hold artifacts, records, and numerous documents from the Christian Church and the Stone-Campbell churches.
The Rev. Dr. Todd Adams, Interim President of DCHS, said, “Bethany College is the perfect partner for DCHS, as the Campbell Mansion, Old Meeting House, and God’s acre (Campbell Cemetery) are the perfect backdrop for preserving and sharing the history of Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and the Stone-Campbell movement.”
Relocation to Bethany will produce job opportunities for student-workers, the use of Historic Bethany, classroom-laboratory partnerships in church history and library science, as well as partnership with the Buffalo Seminary. The Buffalo Seminary is the commissioned ministry and continuing education partnership of Bethany and the West Virginia Region of the Christian Church.
Bethany College is honored to accept this invaluable collection which will further scholarly research and perspective on the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Bethany’s founding denomination.
