Community of Christ in the United States
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The original content for this article was contributed by The International Institute of Genealogical Studies in June 2012. It is an excerpt from their course US: Religious Records - Part 2 by Beverly Whitaker, CG. The Institute offers over 200 comprehensive genealogy courses for a fee ($). |
(Formerly: Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
History[edit | edit source]
On the “Community of Christ History” webpage are details of its 170-year history.
Records[edit | edit source]
In response to my query about what records the Community of Christ keeps which might be helpful to genealogists, I received information from their headquarters:
| Membership? | Yes, Community of Christ members only |
| Birth? | Yes |
| Marriage? | Yes |
| Death, Burial, Obituaries? | Yes |
| Biographic Sketches for Leaders? | Sometimes |
I was told that persons wanting to access these records should contact by letter, using the address below:
- Community of Christ
1001 W. Walnut
Independence Missouri 64050-3562
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Note also these added comments: It would probably be helpful to your potential genealogy researchers if you could differentiate between The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Community of Christ, formerly known as the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS-Independence, Missouri based). Only refer individuals whose ancestors were members of the Community of Christ/RLDS to us while referring general genealogical and Latter-day Saint membership inquiries to the Family History Library network. |
Website[edit | edit source]
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