The Church of Jesus Christ

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Bickertonite Latter Day Saint denomination Christian religious organization

The Church of Jesus Christ is a Bickertonite Latter Day Saint denomination that traces its origins to Sidney Rigdon and emphasizes restorationist Christian beliefs distinct from the larger LDS and Community of Christ churches.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
The Church of Jesus Christ canonical	2
Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints)	1
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2018227 — 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: The Church of Jesus Christ
Context triple: [Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite), selfIdentification, The Church of Jesus Christ]

A. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a worldwide Christian restorationist church founded in the 19th century by Joseph Smith, known for its distinctive theology, missionary work, and strong emphasis on family and community.
B. Church of the Latter Day Saints
The Church of the Latter Day Saints was the early 19th-century religious organization founded by Joseph Smith that formed the original body of the Latter Day Saint movement before later schisms and name changes.
C. Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is a polygamous Mormon fundamentalist sect known for its strict religious practices, communal lifestyle, and controversial leadership.
D. Community of Christ
Community of Christ is a Christian denomination within the Latter-day Saint movement known for its emphasis on peace, justice, and continuing revelation, and for being the second-largest church originating from the teachings of Joseph Smith.
E. LDS
LDS is the three-letter National Rail station code for Leeds railway station in West Yorkshire, England.
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: The Church of Jesus Christ
Target entity description: The Church of Jesus Christ is a Bickertonite Latter Day Saint denomination that traces its origins to Sidney Rigdon and emphasizes restorationist Christian beliefs distinct from the larger LDS and Community of Christ churches.

A. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a worldwide Christian restorationist church founded in the 19th century by Joseph Smith, known for its distinctive theology, missionary work, and strong emphasis on family and community.
B. Church of the Latter Day Saints
The Church of the Latter Day Saints was the early 19th-century religious organization founded by Joseph Smith that formed the original body of the Latter Day Saint movement before later schisms and name changes.
C. Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is a polygamous Mormon fundamentalist sect known for its strict religious practices, communal lifestyle, and controversial leadership.
D. Community of Christ
Community of Christ is a Christian denomination within the Latter-day Saint movement known for its emphasis on peace, justice, and continuing revelation, and for being the second-largest church originating from the teachings of Joseph Smith.
E. LDS
LDS is the three-letter National Rail station code for Leeds railway station in West Yorkshire, England.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (32)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Bickertonite Latter Day Saint denomination ⓘ Christian religious organization ⓘ
classification	Restorationist church ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
denominationWithin	Bickertonite tradition ⓘ
distinguishesFrom	Community of Christ ⓘ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ linked to: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
doctrineIncludes	belief in a restored New Testament church ⓘ belief in the Bible as scripture ⓘ belief in the Book of Mormon as scripture ⓘ
emphasizes	distinct identity from Community of Christ ⓘ distinct identity from LDS Church ⓘ restoration of the primitive church ⓘ
follows	Bible ⓘ Book of Mormon ⓘ
hasOrientation	conservative Christian ⓘ
hasTheologicalPosition	belief in continuing prophecy ⓘ belief in modern revelation ⓘ belief in spiritual gifts ⓘ millenarianism ⓘ non-Trinitarian Christology ⓘ
languageOfWorship	English ⓘ
namedAfter	Jesus Christ ⓘ
partOf	Latter Day Saint movement ⓘ linked to: Latter-day Saint movement churches
religiousTradition	Latter Day Saint movement ⓘ linked to: Latter Day Saint Restorationist Christianity ⓘ
separatedFrom	Community of Christ ⓘ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ linked to: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
theology	restorationism ⓘ
tracesOriginsTo	Sidney Rigdon ⓘ early Latter Day Saint movement ⓘ
worshipStyle	Latter Day Saint worship practices ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite) → selfIdentification → The Church of Jesus Christ ⓘ

Bickertonite church → selfIdentification → The Church of Jesus Christ ⓘ

President of the Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints) → jurisdiction → Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints) ⓘ

linked to: The Church of Jesus Christ

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Rigdonite) → usesName → Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints ⓘ