A movement, by definition, does not sit still Earliest congregation forms in SA, meeting in homes, workplaces and chapels 1840 – 50 1850 – 60 Congregations form in NSW and VIC Preachers sent to goldfields areas in VIC 1860 -65 1865 TAS follows Believers baptised in rivers and creeks QLD follows 1870 – 1890 1890-1900 Preachers sent to goldfields areas in WA Members campaign for tightening of liquor laws 1900 1901 National census reveals 24,000 members of Churches of Christ National census reveals 54,500 members of Churches of Christ 1921 1930 Some members vocally opposed to compulsory military service Women occasionally employed as ministers in some areas 1931 1951 Movement spreads to ACT Women widely accepted as ministers 1970-78 1978 Movement spreads to NT. Local members build and fund chapels WHO WE ARE | WHAT IS DIFFERENT ABOUT CHURCHES OF CHRIST? | STRUCTURE IN AUSTRALIA | OUR HISTORY
