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Community of Christ is an international faith movement with 250,000 members in more than 60 nations. Learn more about our basic beliefs, history, and scripture through the resources found on this page.
Community of Christ is part of the whole body of Christ. We are called to be a prophetic people, proclaiming the peace of Jesus Christ and creating communities where all will be welcomed and brought into renewed relationship with God, and where there will be no poor.
From a small grove in New York to the islands of the South Pacific and the savannas of Africa, diverse places and peoples make up Community of Christ’s story. Our history has grown and is now shared by hundreds of thousands of believers across the world.
Church Leadership. The World Church Leadership Council is a meeting of World Church officers and leaders convened by the First Presidency to consider matters of significance to the whole church. LEARN MORE.
Community of Christ is a diverse, international family of disciples, seekers, and congregations. Local and worldwide ministries are interdependent and important to the church’s mission. The church embraces diversity and unity through the power of the Holy Spirit.
Dedicated in 1836. The history of Community of Christ, formerly known as the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, covers a period of approximately 200 years. The church's early history traces to the "grove experience" of Joseph Smith, who prayed in the woods near his home in Palmyra, New York, in the early-19th century.
Community of Christ, known from 1872 to 2001 as the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints ( RLDS ), is an American-based international church, and is the second-largest denomination in the Latter Day Saint movement. The church reports approximately 250,000 members in 1,100 congregations in 59 countries.
