UPDATE 5/11/2011: First Presidency Fills C-12 Vacancy On Wednesday, May 11, President Steve Veazey released a Letter of Counsel Regarding the Presiding Quorums in which Barbara L. Carter was called to be an apostle. That priesthood call will not be considered until the April 2013 World Conference. However, the Letter of Counsel further noted that [...]
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Veazey Blogs about Pilgrimage to Hiroshima
November 15, 2010Community of Christ President Steve Veazey has a new blog and has been posting reflections on his experiences visiting the city of Hiroshima: The scenes at the Peace Memorial Museum will haunt me for the rest of my life, as they certainly should. May I never forget them. If enough people could see what we saw and [...]
Some Walls Just Came Tumbling Down
November 11, 2010The boundaries separating Community of Christ from other Christian denominations have just gotten considerably more porous. Item No. 1: Last week CofC leaders released details on new procedures for church membership for Christians previously baptized in other denominations. An interim policy takes effect January 1, 2011, and will be valid through the following August 31. [...]
World Conference in the Blogosphere
April 13, 2010The Community of Christ Blogitorium has been as lively as the conference chamber as the church’s World Conference gets underway. In addition to the thoughts posted on this blog, a variety of people have been posting their reflections: John Hamer journals his positive impressions of his first conference here. Todd Elkins (here and here) offered concerns about [...]
Veazey’s ‘Counsel to the Church’
January 18, 2010Community of Christ President Steve Veazey presented his “Counsel to the Church” today in advance of the church’s World Conference in April. It deals with such hot topics as church membership, communion and human sexuality. Read the document here. He also presented a “Letter of Counsel about the Presiding Quorums” regarding changes in the Council of [...]
The Community of Christ is Becoming a Peace Church!
May 15, 2009Please Note: This post is a response from Community of Christ Apostle, Andrew Bolton, to two blog postings by his son, Matthew Bolton: “The Community of Christ is Not a Peace Church” and “Managed Decline or Rejuvenation?” Matthew Bolton’s articles critiqued the church’s implementation of its peace mission. —Ed. I want to respond to Matthew’s [...]
Rebaptism, Boundaries, and the Journey Ahead
May 1, 2009In his April 5th Address, “A Defining Moment,” President Steve Veazey tackled several pressing issues facing Community of Christ. Most anticipated were his remarks regarding rebaptism and conditions of church membership. A recent article in the Herald by Church Historian Mark Scherer indicates that this is not a new issue for Community of Christ, the [...]
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