Community of Christ Temple

E15868

Christian worship center headquarters building religious building temple

The Community of Christ Temple is a distinctive spiral-shaped worship and administrative center of the Community of Christ denomination, renowned as a religious landmark and pilgrimage site in Independence, Missouri.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Community of Christ Temple canonical	5
Community of Christ Temple in Independence	1
Community of Christ Temple, Independence, Missouri	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T38297 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Community of Christ Temple
Context triple: [Independence, Missouri, hasLandmark, Community of Christ Temple]

A. Memorial Church
Memorial Church is a prominent interdenominational Christian church and war memorial at Harvard University, serving as a central site for worship, reflection, and major university ceremonies.
B. Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
Rockefeller Memorial Chapel is a grand Gothic-style chapel at the University of Chicago, renowned for its monumental architecture, carillon, and role as a central venue for ceremonies and cultural events.
C. St. Vincent de Paul Church, Los Angeles
St. Vincent de Paul Church in Los Angeles is a landmark Roman Catholic church renowned for its striking Spanish Colonial Revival architecture designed by prominent architect Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue.
D. Bigelow Chapel
Bigelow Chapel is a historic Gothic Revival funerary chapel located within Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
E. St. Thomas Church, New York City
St. Thomas Church in New York City is a prominent Episcopal parish church on Fifth Avenue, renowned for its Gothic Revival architecture, elaborate stone carvings, and rich choral music tradition.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Community of Christ Temple
Target entity description: The Community of Christ Temple is a distinctive spiral-shaped worship and administrative center of the Community of Christ denomination, renowned as a religious landmark and pilgrimage site in Independence, Missouri.

A. Memorial Church
Memorial Church is a prominent interdenominational Christian church and war memorial at Harvard University, serving as a central site for worship, reflection, and major university ceremonies.
B. Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
Rockefeller Memorial Chapel is a grand Gothic-style chapel at the University of Chicago, renowned for its monumental architecture, carillon, and role as a central venue for ceremonies and cultural events.
C. St. Vincent de Paul Church, Los Angeles
St. Vincent de Paul Church in Los Angeles is a landmark Roman Catholic church renowned for its striking Spanish Colonial Revival architecture designed by prominent architect Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue.
D. Bigelow Chapel
Bigelow Chapel is a historic Gothic Revival funerary chapel located within Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
E. St. Thomas Church, New York City
St. Thomas Church in New York City is a prominent Episcopal parish church on Fifth Avenue, renowned for its Gothic Revival architecture, elaborate stone carvings, and rich choral music tradition.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian worship center ⓘ headquarters building ⓘ religious building ⓘ temple ⓘ
architect	Gyo Obata ⓘ
architecturalFirm	HOK (Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum) ⓘ linked to: HOK Group
architecturalStyle	modern architecture ⓘ
city	Independence, Missouri ⓘ linked to: Independence, Missouri, United States
completedIn	1994 ⓘ
constructionStarted	1990 ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
dedicatedIn	1994 ⓘ
dedicatedTo	healing of the spirit ⓘ pursuit of peace ⓘ reconciliation ⓘ
function	administrative center ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ religious landmark ⓘ worship center ⓘ
hasVisitorCenter	yes ⓘ
height	approximately 300 feet ⓘ approximately 91 meters ⓘ
houses	chapel ⓘ meditation spaces ⓘ meeting rooms ⓘ offices of Community of Christ ⓘ sanctuary ⓘ
locatedIn	Independence, Missouri ⓘ linked to: Independence, Missouri, United States Jackson County, Missouri ⓘ Missouri ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
material	concrete ⓘ glass ⓘ stainless steel ⓘ
near	Community of Christ Auditorium ⓘ Independence Temple Lot ⓘ
notableFeature	spiral-shaped spire ⓘ stainless steel spire ⓘ
openTo	public ⓘ
operatedBy	Community of Christ ⓘ
ownedBy	Community of Christ ⓘ
partOf	Community of Christ World Headquarters complex ⓘ linked to: Community of Christ
religiousAffiliation	Community of Christ ⓘ
symbolism	represents the church’s commitment to peace ⓘ spiral suggests ascension toward God ⓘ
usedFor	church conferences ⓘ daily prayer for peace ⓘ ecumenical gatherings ⓘ educational events ⓘ worship services ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Independence, Missouri → hasLandmark → Community of Christ Temple ⓘ

subject linked to: Independence, Missouri, United States

Independence Visitors Center of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints → near → Community of Christ Temple ⓘ

Independence Temple Lot → hasStructureOnOrAdjacent → Community of Christ Temple ⓘ

Independence, Missouri → hasNotableSite → Community of Christ Temple ⓘ

subject linked to: Independence

Independence, Missouri → hasHistoricSite → Community of Christ Temple ⓘ

First Presidency (Community of Christ) → meetsAt → Community of Christ Temple, Independence, Missouri ⓘ

subject linked to: First Presidency

linked to: Community of Christ Temple

RLDS Auditorium → near → Community of Christ Temple in Independence ⓘ