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The Church of Jesus Christ (Zion's Branch) is a denomination of the Latter Day Saint movement headquartered in Independence, Missouri.It was formed on April 6, 1985 [1] by individuals who had separated from the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, now the Community of Christ, due to certain doctrinal changes which took place in this organization during the 1970s and 80s ...
The Church of Jesus Christ in Zion was established in 1984. Asay died in 1985, [1] after which the church was taken over by Roger Billings. Billings incorporated the church in Missouri in 1989. [2] As of 2004, the church was based in Independence, Missouri. [3]
Independence Temple, Community of Christ, Independence, MO: Community of Christ [3] Joseph Smith III: 1860 Reorganized from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints; some early members came from Strangite church. More than 250,000 members as of 2006 [4] Second-largest Latter Day Saint denomination. Headquartered in Independence, Missouri.
The official church membership as a percentage of general population was 1.14% in 2014. According to the 2014 Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life survey, roughly 1% of Missourians self-identify themselves most closely with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. [3] The LDS Church is the 8th largest denomination in Missouri. [4]
The temple is regarded as a symbol of the church's mission and has long been closely associated with the denomination's developing theology of Zion, or the peaceable Kingdom of God, first advocated as basileia tou theou by Jesus Christ. The first major event held at the temple prior to its dedication was the International Women's Conference in ...
Replaced Zion's Reveille and was replaced by The Northern Islander when church headquarters relocated to Beaver Island in Lake Michigan. Zion's Standard: A Voice from the Smith Family: 12 March 1848 one issue only Organ of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Williamite) William B. Smith: Palestine Grove, Illinois (near Amboy, Illinois)
The Temple Lot, located in Independence, Missouri, is the first site to be dedicated for the construction of a temple in the Latter Day Saint movement.The area was dedicated on August 3, 1831, by the movement's founder, Joseph Smith. [1]
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