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. The church traces its origins to Joseph Smith's establishment of the Church of Christ on April 6, 1830. His eldest son Joseph Smith III formally accepted leadership of the church on April 6, 1860 in the aftermath of the 1844 death of Joseph Smith.
The Community of Christ Temple in Independence, Missouri, US. Dedicated in 1994.
The Kirtland Temple. Owned and operated by the Community of Christ until 2024.
Church seal (including a child with the lamb and lion) on a set of doors to the Independence Temple
Joseph Smith III, later in life, the eldest surviving son of Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement. Taking up the mantle of his father's prophetic role, Joseph Smith III became the second Prophet-President of what became known as the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, now called Community of Christ.
Latter Day Saint movement
The Latter Day Saint movement is the collection of independent church groups that trace their origins to a Christian Restorationist movement founded by Joseph Smith in the late 1820s.
The Book of Mormon
