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Date Posted: 21:13:12 06/20/13 Thu
Author: Lois
Subject: Community of Christ disinformation

http://www.cofchrist.org/news/GeneralInfo.asp#officials

Community of Christ
General Denominational Information

This is what they say:

HISTORY

The church was legally organized on April 6, 1830, in Fayette, New York. Following the assassination of founder Joseph Smith Jr. in 1844, the church split into multiple groups. Joseph Smith III succeeded his father and was ordained prophet-president of this denomination on April 6, 1860.

And then this is what they turn around and say in order to gain admittance into the National Council of Churches:

http://www.ncccusa.org/witnesses2010/ga-merc-report-community-of-christ.pdf

page 2

The Membership and Ecclesial Relations Committee (MERC) of the General Assembly of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA and Church World Service recommends to the 2010 General Assembly that the membership application of the Community of Christ (COC) be approved. This recommendation is based on a careful review of written materials provided by the COC,

page 3

(A supportive letter from Fr. James Massa, and not corrected by Dale Luffman, Becky Savage or Gail Mengel)

"It is always important at the onset of any discussion of the spiritual roots of Community of Christ to note that its founder is not [Joseph Smith] of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
Saints (LDS), but his son, Joseph Smith III,"
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How can they have two distinctly different histories? By their own logic Grant McMurray, who resigned suddenly as president, was the founder of the Community of Christ. That is when they changed their name from Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints to Community of Christ. Maybe they should get their history straight for their website.

Submitted by Lois

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Re: Community of Christ disinformation -- George, 21:30:32 06/20/13 Thu