The Church of Christ, informally called Hedrickites and the Church of Christ, is a denomination of the Latter Day Saint movement headquartered in Independence, Missouri, on a parcel of land known as t
The Church of Christ, built in 1990
First Hedrickite meetinghouse on the Temple Lot
The 1990 building from the side
Temple Lot
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The Temple Lot is a parcel of land located in Independence, Missouri, which is an important site in the history of the Latter Day Saint movement as the first location dedicated to the construction of
Church of Christ (Temple Lot)
…of Christ (Temple Lot), is a denomination of the Latter Day Saint movement headquartered in Independence, Missouri, on a parcel of land known as the Temple Lot. The nickname for members of the church comes from the surname of Granville Hedrick, who was ordained as the church's leader in July 1863. Unlike the…
The Temple Lot in Independence, Missouri, with Church of Christ (Temple Lot) headquarters in white frame building just to the left of center; Community of Christ temple and Stone Church to the right and far left, respectively (circa 2010).
Stone from the Southeast Corner of the Temple and a "witness marker" for the cornerstone on the northeast corner on exhibit in the Temple Lot museum. The witness marker has a "surveyor 4" (backward numeral "4") to differentiate it from a "9" The stone refers to being 40 feet (12 m) from the cornerstone.
The Plat of Zion showing the temple as the central location of the community. Most cities with Latter Day Saint roots (including Salt Lake City, Utah, and Mesa, Arizona) were to follow the grid portion of this layout