The History of the Restoration Movement in Illinois in the 19th Century

By James L. McMillan and Thomas H. Olbricht

The Stone-Campbell Movement resulted from a confluence of several international efforts to restore the life and faith of the first century church in the nineteenth century. The Movement in the twenty-first century claims about five million members around the globe. Illinois played a pivotal role the early years. In 1880 there were more members o

• Language: English
• Publisher: Sulis Academic Press
• Release date: Feb 4, 2020
• ISBN: 9781946849571

James L. McMillan

James L. McMillan grew up a preacher’s kid in western Colorado. He attended Colorado State College and received degrees from Ozark Bible College and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. From 1970 – 1995 he preached for non-denominational Christian Churches and taught at Ozark Bible College, Mid-South Christian College, and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. From 1995 – 2019 he worked in Information Technology. As of April 2019 he is Archival Associate with the Disciples of Christ Historical Society, Bethany, WV.