world church leadership of Community of Christ

E791614

governing body organizational leadership structure religious leadership body

The world church leadership of Community of Christ is the denomination’s highest governing body, providing global spiritual direction, administrative oversight, and policy guidance for the church.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
World Church Leadership Council (Community of Christ)	3
Leadership of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints	1
World Church Leadership Council of Community of Christ	1
World Church Leadership Council of the Community of Christ	1
World Church Leadership Team (Community of Christ)	1
World Church leadership of Community of Christ	1
world church leadership of Community of Christ canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9310309 — 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: world church leadership of Community of Christ
Context triple: [Council of Twelve Apostles (Community of Christ), partOf, world church leadership of Community of Christ]

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.
B. Church Patriarch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The Church Patriarch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was a now-discontinued high ecclesiastical office responsible for giving patriarchal blessings and spiritual counsel to church members.
C. Latter-day Saint movement churches
Latter-day Saint movement churches are Christian denominations that trace their origins to Joseph Smith’s 19th-century restorationist claims and the subsequent development of distinct Latter-day Saint theology and practice.
D. 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.
E. LDS
LDS is the vehicle registration code assigned to the Schönefeld area in Germany.
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: world church leadership of Community of Christ
Target entity description: The world church leadership of Community of Christ is the denomination’s highest governing body, providing global spiritual direction, administrative oversight, and policy guidance for the church.

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.
B. Church Patriarch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The Church Patriarch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was a now-discontinued high ecclesiastical office responsible for giving patriarchal blessings and spiritual counsel to church members.
C. Latter-day Saint movement churches
Latter-day Saint movement churches are Christian denominations that trace their origins to Joseph Smith’s 19th-century restorationist claims and the subsequent development of distinct Latter-day Saint theology and practice.
D. 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.
E. LDS
LDS is the vehicle registration code assigned to the Schönefeld area in Germany.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	governing body ⓘ organizational leadership structure ⓘ religious leadership body ⓘ
accountableTo	World Conference of Community of Christ ⓘ linked to: World Conference of the Community of Christ
appliesTo	worldwide Community of Christ ⓘ linked to: World Church
collaboratesWith	national and mission center leaders ⓘ
governs	Community of Christ world church ⓘ linked to: Community of Christ
guidedBy	Community of Christ Basic Beliefs ⓘ linked to: Community of Christ mission initiatives Community of Christ Enduring Principles ⓘ linked to: Community of Christ mission initiatives Community of Christ mission initiatives ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver	global budget priorities ⓘ worldwide church policy ⓘ worldwide leadership appointments ⓘ
hasFunction	coordinating international ministries ⓘ ensuring doctrinal integrity within Community of Christ ⓘ guiding strategic planning for the denomination ⓘ overseeing implementation of church policies ⓘ setting denominational priorities ⓘ supervising church administration ⓘ supporting mission initiatives ⓘ
hasJurisdiction	global church operations ⓘ
hasRole	providing administrative oversight ⓘ providing global spiritual direction ⓘ providing policy guidance ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Independence, Missouri, United States ⓘ
implements	World Conference resolutions ⓘ
includesBody	Council of Twelve Apostles of Community of Christ ⓘ linked to: Council of Twelve Apostles (Community of Christ) First Presidency of Community of Christ ⓘ linked to: First Presidency Presiding Bishopric of Community of Christ ⓘ linked to: Presiding Bishopric Presiding Evangelist of Community of Christ ⓘ World Church Leadership Council of Community of Christ ⓘ linked to: world church leadership of Community of Christ
languageOfAdministration	English ⓘ
locatedAt	Community of Christ International Headquarters ⓘ
meetsAt	Community of Christ Temple in Independence, Missouri ⓘ linked to: Community of Christ Temple
oversees	global church programs ⓘ international leadership development ⓘ worldwide mission centers of Community of Christ ⓘ
partOf	Community of Christ ⓘ
primaryPurpose	to lead the worldwide Community of Christ in mission ⓘ to safeguard the identity and message of Community of Christ ⓘ
provides	administrative leadership to the global church ⓘ pastoral leadership to the global church ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	Community of Christ ⓘ
religiousTradition	Restoration movement ⓘ linked to: Restorationism
reportsTo	World Conference of Community of Christ ⓘ linked to: World Conference of the Community of Christ
supports	World Conference decision-making ⓘ
worksWith	World Church Finance Board of Community of Christ ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

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

Council of Twelve Apostles (Community of Christ) → partOf → world church leadership of Community of Christ ⓘ

subject linked to: Council of Twelve Apostles

Council of Twelve Apostles (Community of Christ) → collaboratesWith → World Church Leadership Council (Community of Christ) ⓘ

subject linked to: Council of Twelve Apostles