Disciples of Christ (disambiguation)

Disciples is a common word for people who followed Jesus Christ during his lifetime, particularly the Twelve Disciples or the Seventy Disciples.

In modern contexts, the term Disciples of Christ can refer specifically to

Disciples of Christ (Campbell Movement), a Christian group that arose during the Second Great Awakening of the early 19th century
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), a current mainline Protestant denomination in North America that is descended from the Campbell movement

See also

Disciple, for a more extensive disambiguation

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