= Hero	= Villain	= Deity
= Supporting Character		= Clergy
= Based on Real Person		= Scientist
= Real     Person	= Non-Superhero        Lead Character
= Non-Feature Lead Character
= Group	= Comic Strip        Character (Primarily)

Newest character in database (28 May 2018):
Muriel Banks - Christian (denomination unknown)

Most recently updated (2 Jun 2018):
Tom Jenson

Number of characters in this sub-list: 6 (out of a total of 36,945 in the database).

The religious body now commonly known as the "Churches of Christ" emerged from the American "Restoration Movement" that sought to re-establish Biblical practices among Protestant churches. Followers of Thomas Campbell and Barton W. Stone combined in 1832 to begin what became known by historians as the Stone-Campbell movement. Disagreements within the movement eventually arose. A major source of tension was the formation of the American Christian Mission Society, which Campbellites felt was un-Biblical. In 1906 the major factions split into two separate denominations (although many within the movement prefer to not use the word "denomination," as they feel it indicates an unacceptably concrete level of organization). The "Churches of Christ" (often alternatively capitalized as "churches of Christ") formed around those who followed Alexander Campbell's original ideas. The "Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)" - frequently known simply as the "Disciples of Christ" - formed around followers of Stone. The third major wing of the Stone-Campbell movement is the "Christian Churches/Churches of Christ." All Stone-Campbell churches are classified by modern religious demographers as Protestant. but have practices and doctrines distinct the rest of Protestantism. Member of Stone-Campbell churches generally regard other denominations as unacceptably creedal.