Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite)
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The Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite) is a small Restorationist Christian denomination within the Latter-day Saint movement that traces its origins to the teachings of Joseph Smith but follows the leadership and interpretations of William Bickerton.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite) canonical | 5 |
| The Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite) | 2 |
| Hedrickite Latter Day Saints | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T337273 — 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: Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite) Context triple: [Latter-day Saint movement churches, includesDenomination, Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite)]
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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.
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United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing
The United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing, commonly known as the Shakers, is a Christian religious sect founded in 18th-century England and developed in America, noted for its communal living, celibacy, pacifism, and distinctive furniture and craftsmanship.
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Church of God in Christ
The Church of God in Christ is a historically Black Pentecostal Christian denomination in the United States known for its Holiness teachings, charismatic worship, and significant influence on American religious and musical culture.
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D.
Churches of Christ
Churches of Christ are a network of autonomous Christian congregations rooted in the American Restoration Movement, emphasizing New Testament Christianity, congregational independence, and a cappella worship.
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Church of Christ, Scientist
The Church of Christ, Scientist is a Christian denomination best known for its emphasis on spiritual healing, prayer, and the teachings outlined in Mary Baker Eddy’s book "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures."
- 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: Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite) Target entity description: The Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite) is a small Restorationist Christian denomination within the Latter-day Saint movement that traces its origins to the teachings of Joseph Smith but follows the leadership and interpretations of William Bickerton.
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A.
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.
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B.
United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing
The United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing, commonly known as the Shakers, is a Christian religious sect founded in 18th-century England and developed in America, noted for its communal living, celibacy, pacifism, and distinctive furniture and craftsmanship.
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C.
Church of God in Christ
The Church of God in Christ is a historically Black Pentecostal Christian denomination in the United States known for its Holiness teachings, charismatic worship, and significant influence on American religious and musical culture.
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D.
Churches of Christ
Churches of Christ are a network of autonomous Christian congregations rooted in the American Restoration Movement, emphasizing New Testament Christianity, congregational independence, and a cappella worship.
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E.
Church of Christ, Scientist
The Church of Christ, Scientist is a Christian denomination best known for its emphasis on spiritual healing, prayer, and the teachings outlined in Mary Baker Eddy’s book "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian denomination
ⓘ
Latter Day Saint denomination ⓘ Restorationist church ⓘ |
| alternateName | Bickertonite church ⓘ |
| churchPolity | apostolic leadership ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| doctrine |
baptism by immersion
ⓘ
belief in continuing revelation ⓘ belief in modern prophets ⓘ gifts of the Holy Spirit ⓘ lay priesthood ⓘ literal gathering of Israel ⓘ millennial reign of Christ ⓘ |
| followsInterpretationsOf | William Bickerton ⓘ |
| followsLeadershipOf | William Bickerton ⓘ |
| followsTeachingsOf | Joseph Smith ⓘ |
| foundedInPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| founder | William Bickerton ⓘ |
| hasBranch |
local congregations in other countries
ⓘ
local congregations in the United States ⓘ |
| hasClergyTitle |
apostle
ⓘ
deacon ⓘ elder ⓘ teacher ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Monongahela, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| languageOfWorship | English ⓘ |
| movement |
Latter Day Saint movement
ⓘ
linked to:
Latter-day Saint movement churches
|
| namedAfter | Jesus Christ ⓘ |
| organizationalStructure | general church with local congregations ⓘ |
| originatesFromTeachingsOf | Joseph Smith ⓘ |
| positionOnPolygamy | rejects polygamy ⓘ |
| practices |
foot washing
ⓘ
lay ministry ⓘ missionary work ⓘ sacrament of the Lord’s Supper ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Latter Day Saint movement
ⓘ
linked to:
Latter-day Saint movement churches
Restorationism ⓘ |
| scripture |
Bible
ⓘ
Book of Mormon ⓘ Record of the Nephites ⓘ
linked to:
Book of Mormon
|
| selfIdentification | The Church of Jesus Christ ⓘ |
| separatedFrom |
Church of Jesus Christ (Rigdonite)
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ
linked to:
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
|
| theology |
Nontrinitarianism
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Restorationist theology ⓘ |
| viewOfGodhead | nontrinitarian Godhead ⓘ |
| viewOfJesus | Jesus Christ is the Son of God ⓘ |
| viewOfSalvation | salvation through faith in Christ and obedience to the gospel ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite) Description of subject: The Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite) is a small Restorationist Christian denomination within the Latter-day Saint movement that traces its origins to the teachings of Joseph Smith but follows the leadership and interpretations of William Bickerton.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite)
linked to: Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite)
linked to: Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite)
subject linked to:
Charlotte Bickerton
subject linked to:
Margaret Bickerton