Knob Creek Church of Christ

Knob Creek Church of Christ located approximately 5 miles east of Dukedom, Dukedom Tennessee, was the first Restoration Movement Church to use the name "Church of Christ."

Some of the early settlers arriving in southern Graves County, Kentucky and northern Weakley County, Tennessee brought with them the teachings of Barton W. Stone and the "Christians Only" movement, and wanted to have a local church where they could worship. These settlers located John Parkhill from Calloway County, Kentucky and sent one of their members to summon him to help found the congregation. In June, 1834, Parkhill established the congregation, incorporating the "Christians Only" teachings of Stone and the "Reformed Baptist" teachings of Alexander Campbell, Stone and Campbell having merged their movements in 1832.

The church was established in the home of member Simon Foy and his wife Charlotte Simms Foy, who had immigrated to the area in about 1828 from Limestone County, Alabama, and whose homestead was on Knob Creek, near the present Clinard farm. The first church building was erected in about 1845, south of the Foy homestead on the border between Kentucky and Tennessee, about a mile west of where the present building stands. Although no longer located on Knob Creek, the congregation retained the original name. This was the first Restorationist congregation to use the name "Church of Christ", a name now in use by thousands of Restoration Movement congregations worldwide.

The founding members were Simon and Charlotte Foy, their daughters Charlotte and Elizabeth, their sons James and William, John Johnson and his wife Elizabeth, and Uel Olive.

The Church has since been through three buildings. The latest was built in 1957 and currently sits on State Line Road, east of Dukedom, Tennessee on the Kentucky/Tennessee state line. It currently has 19 members. The church jokes about sitting on the state line, and the line is literally in front of the communion table. The minister stands in Kentucky and preaches to the congregation which sits in Tennessee during the services. Many other Churches of Christ have branched from this particular church and are still in existence today. The current minister is Steve Cochrum. Past Ministers include Charles Wall, Dennis Crutchfield, David Wilson, James Shockley and Jimmy Canter.

Restoration Movement

History

Background revivalism	Second Great Awakening Cane Ridge Revival

Predecessor movements	Christians (Stone Movement) Disciples of Christ (Campbell Movement)

Formative documents	Last Will and Testament of The Springfield Presbytery Declaration and Address of the Christian Association of Washington

Early related groups	Brush Run Church Christian Association of Washington Christian Connection Mahoning Baptist Association Redstone Baptist Association Springfield Presbytery

Early leaders	Alexander Campbell Thomas Campbell Sidney Rigdon Isaac Errett Tolbert Fanning Benjamin Franklin Marshall Keeble David Lipscomb William Lipscomb Charles J. Lister Elijah Martindale John William McGarvey James O'Kelly David Purviance Walter Scott "Raccoon" John Smith Daniel Sommer Barton W. Stone

Pre-1900 journals	Christian Baptist Christian Messenger Christian Standard Firm Foundation Gospel Advocate Millennial Harbinger

U.S.
branches

Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

Christian churches and churches of Christ	North American Christian Convention

Churches of Christ	The churches of Christ (non-institutional) Sponsoring church

International Churches of Christ

International Christian Church

Non-U.S.
branches

Churches of Christ in Australia
Independent Christian Churches/Churches of Christ in Canada
a capella churches of Christ in Canada
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Canada
Churches of Christ in Europe

Restorationism

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