The third annual Restoration Day was held at Chapel on the Hill and focused on the centennial anniversary of hymnal, The Great Songs of the Church. In addition to singing some of the beloved hymns, a panel of worship leaders within Churches of Christ, including Robin Brannon, D.J. Bulls, and Sheryl Thomas offered their reflections on the role of music in our shared faith. As an added bonus, Mac Ice, ACU’s Director of Milliken Special Collections, prepared a special exhibit featuring various editions of this historic hymnal.
This year’s Restoration Day was hosted by the Center for Restoration Studies (CRS) at ACU. Restoration Day’s date of September 7 is the anniversary of Thomas Campbell’s publication of The Declaration and Address, a foundational document that helped give birth to our branch of Christianity.