{"id":2740,"date":"2019-04-05T07:00:51","date_gmt":"2019-04-05T12:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/specialcollections\/?p=2740"},"modified":"2019-03-31T16:11:49","modified_gmt":"2019-03-31T21:11:49","slug":"foldered-finished-exodus-new-jersey-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/specialcollections\/2019\/04\/05\/foldered-finished-exodus-new-jersey-records\/","title":{"rendered":"Foldered &amp; Finished: Exodus\/New Jersey Records"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Exodus\/New Jersey Records are ready for researchers. An <a href=\"https:\/\/digitalcommons.acu.edu\/findingaids\/310\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">updated finding aid<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/digitalcommons.acu.edu\/exodus_newjersey_records\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">digitized selections<\/a>\u00a0from the collection are now available on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/digitalcommons.acu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DigitalCommons@ACU<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2742\" style=\"width: 420px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalcommons.acu.edu\/exodus_newjersey_records\/5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2742\" class=\"wp-image-2742 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/specialcollections\/files\/2019\/03\/Screen-Shot-2019-03-31-at-3.57.10-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"410\" height=\"524\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2742\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><i>Broadway Bulletin<\/i> from 12 September 1971, box 1, Exodus\/New Jersey Papers, 1964-1971. Center for Restoration Studies MS #10. Abilene Christian University Special Collections and Archives, Brown Library. Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Exodus\/New Jersey was a missions program spearheaded by the Golf Course Road Church of Christ in Midland, TX. The church, along with others sent families and individuals to Somerset Co., New Jersey to establish a church plant. The program was a part of the larger Exodus Movement, which sought to establish Churches of Christ in the Northeast.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2744\" style=\"width: 538px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalcommons.acu.edu\/exodus_newjersey_records\/2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2744\" class=\"wp-image-2744 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/specialcollections\/files\/2019\/03\/Screen-Shot-2019-03-31-at-4.01.30-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"528\" height=\"647\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2744\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><i>Advancing the Church through Effective Missions<\/i> September 1965, box 1, Exodus\/New Jersey Papers, 1964-1971. Center for Restoration Studies MS #10. Abilene Christian University Special Collections and Archives, Brown Library. Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>International Mission is an organization founded by Garretson Road Church of Christ in Bridgewater, New Jersey. The organization sought to evangelize international travelers in New York City by inviting them into the homes of members of their congregation.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2743\" style=\"width: 627px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalcommons.acu.edu\/exodus_newjersey_records\/8\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2743\" class=\"wp-image-2743 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/specialcollections\/files\/2019\/03\/Screen-Shot-2019-03-31-at-3.59.21-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"617\" height=\"629\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2743\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><i>International Mission<\/i> booklet, box 1, Exodus\/New Jersey Papers, 1964-1971. Center for Restoration Studies MS #10. Abilene Christian University Special Collections and Archives, Brown Library. Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This collection contains materials concerning and produced by the Exodus\/New Jersey missionary program. The collection also contains materials produced by International Mission, an organization sponsored by Garretson Road Church of Christ.<\/p>\n<p>Other resources from ACU Special Collections related to the Exodus Movement:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalcommons.acu.edu\/findingaids\/417\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Charlie Marler Papers,<\/a> (1963-2013)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalcommons.acu.edu\/findingaids\/371\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Clyde Neal Austin Papers,<\/a> (1962-2007)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalcommons.acu.edu\/findingaids\/419\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stephen Shaffer Rochester (NY) Exodus Collection,<\/a> (1966-2003)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalcommons.acu.edu\/findingaids\/368\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Walter Ellis Burch, Jr. Papers,<\/a> (1956-2006)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Exodus\/New Jersey Records are ready for researchers. An updated finding aid\u00a0and\u00a0digitized selections\u00a0from the collection are now available on\u00a0DigitalCommons@ACU. Exodus\/New Jersey was a missions program spearheaded by the Golf Course Road Church of Christ in Midland, TX. 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