Churches Outside North America
Restoration Movement churches are found around the world and the World Convention of Churches of Christ provides a link for many national profiles.
Their genealogies are representative of developments in North America. Their theological orientation ranges from fundamentalist to liberal to ecumenical. In some places they have joined with churches of other traditions to form united churches at local, regional or national level.
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