Contendah, Beternun, and all your other identities, why must you continue to change your identity? Others on here have either did it to side step their banning from TVT. Others such as best working either got bored or wanted to freshen up their name. But as for Beternun you will allways be better than none. You try to escape your true self. The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints(FLDS) headed for now by Warren Jeffs broke off from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in the mid 30’s as you will find out from the chart below.
Main branches of the
William Bickerton: The Church of Jesus Christ (Pink)
Sidney Rigdon: "Rigdonites" (Pink)
Granville Hedrick: Church of Christ (Temple Lot) (Turquoise)
Joseph Smith III: Community of Christ (Orange)
James Strang: (Blue)
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Deep Orange)
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS)
Brigham Young (Green)
Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Warren Jeffs
(Brown)
If you’ll notice there are many splits off the Original Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Some rejected certain doctrine, some rejected the Book of Mormon, some just didn’t get along with other members so decided to create their own Church. My Question to you Beternun, which branch and reason did your Church branch off? I remember you said you were a member of the COC. Is it The Church of Christ, Community of Christ or am I wrong? Following the Linage Charts from Joseph Smith on I see the COC is one of those branches. So if I’m wrong, please crrect me and tell me the origin of your Church? If you could state the date your Church was founded, by who and by what authority, we could enlighten me on your origins(Your faiths). I can’t imagine you are from the linage of Joseph but from what I see your COC originates with the LDS Church. Below are some other interesting charts.
Breakaway churches established before 1844
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Other small churches formed on the basis of disagreements with Smith prior to his murder in 1844 (including church established by William Law within 1844), all of which are now defunct.
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Church name
| Organized by
| Date
| Split off / Continuation of
| Current status
| Notes
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1831
| Church of Christ
| Defunct
| First schismatic sect in the Latter Day Saint movement.
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– Hoton | 1832
| Church of Christ
| Defunct
| Little is known about this second schismatic sect apart from the date of establishment, the surname of its founder, and that Hoton denounced Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon. | |
1836
| Church of the Latter Day Saints
| Defunct
| Taught that Joseph Smith was not a prophet, and the Book of Mormon was not scripture.
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1837
| Church of the Latter Day Saints
| Defunct
| Believed that Joseph Smith was a "fallen prophet". Rejected the Book of Mormon and parts of the | ||
1839
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
| Defunct
| Taught that the Latter Day Saints should remain in Missouri, and not emigrate to Illinois.
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Late 1830s
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
| Defunct
| Established with the special mission of ministering to | ||
1840
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
| Defunct
| Taught that Joseph Smith was not a prophet, and the Book of Mormon was not scripture.
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1842
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
| Defunct
| Little is known concerning this sect.
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These are the break-away Churches established before 1844. All did not survive.
The Churches below it will show many versions of the COC. I'm just Curious, which church is Beternun's?
Community of Christ or other "Josephite" Restorationist churches
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The Community of Christ and related churches tracing their leadership through Joseph Smith III. |
Name
| Organized by
| Date
| Split off / Continuation of
| Current status
| Notes
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1860
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints; some early members came from Strangite church
| More than 250,000 members as of 2006 | Second-largest Latter Day Saint denomination. Headquartered in Independence, Missouri. Previously known as the " Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints" (RLDS church); organized by Joseph Smith III in 1860. | ||
1918
| Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
| Defunct
| Split with Reorganized Church over belief that Joseph Smith practiced plural marriage; Evans published a book documenting evidence that Smith was a polygamist, then went on to reject most of the tenets of Mormonism. | ||
1980
| Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
| Headquartered in Independence, Missouri
| Left Reorganized Church in 1980; claimed to be "Elijah and only prophet" of his organization.
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Various local leaders of the RLDS church
| 1980s
| Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
| As of 1993, 15,000–30,000 sympathizers who yet retained membership in the RLDS Church (Community of Christ);[42] as of 2011, c. 10,000 members attending several hundred distinct congregations.[43] | Affiliated branches and study groups, with each branch relatively autonomous and the movement as a whole centered in Independence, Missouri.[41][44] RLDS church branches that became independent of the RLDS church individually throughout the 1980s, due to opposition to changes in RLDS church doctrines and practices. Most priesthood holders of these branches soon became affiliated with the "Conference of Restoration Elders". At a three-day conference in November 2005, the "Joint Conference of Restoration Branches" was formed,[45] which had 6,000 to 7,000 members as of 2010.[46] Members consider themselves members of the [historical] Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, in a direct line of succession from those who dissented following doctrinal changes roughly coinciding with the RLDS denomination's name change to Community of Christ.[47] | |
Mid-1980s
| Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
| Members in Missouri and Africa; headquartered in Tarkio, Missouri | Regards Wallace B. Smith as a "fallen prophet" of the RLDS church, for opening the priesthood to women and for choosing to build the Independence Temple as opposed to the city of Zion. | ||
1985
| Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
| Headquartered in | Also known as " Lion of God Ministry". Clark broke from the RLDS church in November 1985. In May 1987 Clark began to issue a newsletter, "The Return". Group adheres closely to the King James Version of the Bible and "The Record of the Nephites", but does not consider other Mormon scripture to be authoritative. They keep annual feasts, including Passover, Pentecost, Tabernacles, etc.[48] | ||
1986
| Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
| 200 or so members; headquartered in Independence, Missouri
| Largely composed of former members of the RLDS church who oppose what they consider to be recent doctrinal innovations, especially the giving of the priesthood to women in 1984.
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Several RLDS entities
| 1989
| Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
| Headquartered in Independence, Missouri
| The church broke off from the Community of Christ because of its belief that women should not hold the priesthood.
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2000
| Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
| 1,000–2,000 members; headquartered in Independence, Missouri
| Chiefly composed of former members of the RLDS church who oppose what they consider to be recent doctrinal innovations, especially the passing of the church presidency to someone not descended from Joseph Smith, Jr. (L****n is a descendant of Joseph Smith, Jr. through his grandson |
Further information: |
Name
| Organized by
| Date
| Split off / Continuation of
| Current status
| Notes
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1863
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints; some members from Gladdenites
| 5,000 members; headquartered on the Temple Lot in Independence, Missouri | Owns the Temple Lot; adherents commonly referred to as "Hedrickites." | ||
1929
| Church of Christ (Temple Lot)
| Sect divided into various factions
| A denomination which split with the Temple Lot church over reported revelations from John the Baptist to its founder, Otto Fetting; adopted sabbatarianism under Apostle S.T. Bronson in 1950s. | ||
1932
| Church of Christ (Temple Lot)
| Headquartered at Schell City, Missouri; less than 100 members | Members originally believed Otto Fetting's revelations but did not join the Church of Christ (Fettingite). Formally named "Church of Christ at Zion's Retreat" until a 1972 schism in which Dan Gayman led most of its followers away to his Church of Israel. | ||
ca. 1937
| Church of Christ (Fettingite)
| Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri;approx. 450 members
| Split from Fettingite organization in late 1930s when that sect initially accepted William Draves' "messages"; claims to be the true continuation of Fetting's church. Non-sabbatarian.
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1943
| Church of Christ (Fettingite) | c. 12,500 members worldwide as of 1987. | Split with the Church of Christ (Fettingite) when that sect rejected revelations from John the Baptist given to its founder, William Draves, following the death of Otto Fetting. | ||
1946
| Church of Christ (Temple Lot)
| Defunct as of 1984
| First Latter Day Saint denomination to be established by a woman; accepted KJV Bible and Book of Mormon only; later rejected Book of Mormon and dissolved itself in 1984. Among its former members were Jerald and Sandra Tanner, opponents of the Latter Day Saint movement and founders of the Utah Lighthouse Ministry. | ||
1965
| Church of Christ with the Elijah Message
| Around 35 members
| Leighton-Floyd and Burt Split with the Church of Christ with the Elijah Message during the reincorporation of that church under its present name. Leighton-Floyd left shortly after the formation, with Burt assumed leadership of the group. The membership is centered on an agricultural cooperative near Holden, Missouri. | ||
1972
| Church of Christ at Halley's Bluff
| Headquartered in Missouri
| Name was "Church of Our Christian Heritage" until incorporation in 1981. The church has been accused of being a Christian Identity church, a charge which is denied by Gayman. Few Latter Day Saint beliefs or practices remain in the church. | ||
Church of Christ with the Elijah Message (Assured Way of the Lord)[60] | 2004
| Church of Christ with the Elijah Message
| Headquartered in Independence, Missouri
| Split from the Church of Christ with the Elijah Message, Inc., which in turn split from the Church of Christ With the Elijah Message; founders claim that they are the legitimate continuation of William Draves' organization.
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Further information: |
Name
| Organized by
| Date
| Split off / Continuation of
| Current status
| Notes
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1844
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
| Dissolved by 1847
| Originally also used the name "Church of Christ". Also known as | ||
1862
| Organized by former members of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Children of Zion (Rigdonites), by then defunct
| 12,136 as of 2007; [61] headquartered in Monongahela, Pennsylvania | Adherents commonly referred to as Bickertonites (church actively opposes use of this term). | ||
Half of the | 1907
| Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite)
| Defunct
| Dispute over nature of life in the millennium split Bickertonite Quorum of the Twelve in two; later merged with the Primitive Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite). | |
1914
| Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite)
| Defunct
| Rejected the First Presidency as a valid leadership organization of the church; later merged with the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite). |
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Restorationist churches ("Cutlerite")
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The Church of Jesus Christ (Cutlerite) and related churches tracing their leadership through Alpheus Cutler. |
Name
| Organized by
| Date
| Split off / Continuation of
| Current status
| Notes
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1853
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
| Approximately 12 members (2010); [62] headquartered in Independence, Missouri | Adherents commonly called "Cutlerites"; practice "United Order"; retains Nauvoo-era Temple | ||
1953
| Church of Jesus Christ (Cutlerite)
| Never more than 10; headquartered in | Split from Cutlerites over presidential succession issue; church folded with death of its founder in 1969 and schism was subsequently healed.
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1980
| Church of Jesus Christ (Cutlerite)
| 25 members; headquartered in Independence, Missouri
| Split from Cutlerites when they rejected Walton's claim to be the " |
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Restorationist churches ("Strangite")
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite) and related churches tracing their leadership through James Strang. |
Name
| Organized by
| Date
| Split off / Continuation of
| Current status
| Notes
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1844
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
| A few hundred members; headquartered in Voree (now Burlington) Wisconsin | Currently split between proponents and opponents of incorporation in 1961. Anti-incorporation factions headquartered in | ||
1846
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite)
| Defunct
| Short-lived sect formed in | ||
1861
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite)
| Defunct
| Led followers from Maine to Palestine; attempt to establish mission there failed.
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1964
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite)
| Congregations in France and New Mexico | Caffiaux claimed to be the rightful successor to James J. Strang. Church headquartered in France. | ||
1965
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite)
| Extant; one congregation led by Richard Drew, Theron's son
| Drew organized the church after being excommunicated from the Strangite church, on account of Drew's promotion of Merl Kilgore as the "One Mighty and Strong" and a potential successor to James Strang. | ||
1974
| Church of Christ with the Elijah Message and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite)
| Headquartered in Independence, Missouri
| Difficult to categorize; Roberts claimed to be Strang's successor.
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Additional LDS Restorationist churches (usually headquartered in U.S. east of the Rocky Mountains)
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Other "Prairie Saint" branches of the movement, such as the Church of Christ (Whitmerite), none of which is known to be extant today. |
Name
| Organized by
| Date
| Split off / Continuation of
| Current status
| Notes
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1844
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
| Extant until around 1958
| Wight rejected the claims of leadership made by Brigham Young, William Smith and James Strang. He moved a group of Latter Day Saints to the central Texas frontier. He accepted Joseph Smith III as his father's successor, but did not live long enough to join the RLDS church (though most of his followers later did). | ||
1847 and 1871
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
| Extant until around 1925
| William E. M'Lellin claimed that Joseph Smith, Jr. had designated David Whitmer, one of the Three Witnesses, as his successor. By 1925, most remaining members of the Whitmerite church had united with the Church of Christ (Temple Lot). | ||
1848
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
| Defunct
| Published a periodical entitled The Olive Branch.
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1848
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
| Defunct
| Syfritt claimed to have been taken to heaven to converse with Joseph Smith, who designated him as his true successor.
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1848
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
| Defunct
| Also called ( Baneemyites and Conjespresites). "Thompson claimed to be "Baneemy" mentioned in The Doctrine and Covenants, D&C 105:27. Said the church had been rejected by God following Joseph Smith's death, and he had been called to renew the priesthood among the gentiles. | ||
1851
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
| Dissolved after Bishop's death in 1865
| Many members later helped to form the | ||
1994
| Several different Latter Day Saint sects | Extant as of 1998; Status currently unknown
| The sect holds to the canonicity of the Bible and the Book of Mormon, but does not accept other texts in the Latter-day Saint movement such as the Pearl of Great Price and Doctrine and Covenants.[70] |
Spontaneous or unknown lineage
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Those sects which originated independent from other organizations and do not trace their doctrinal or priesthood lineage to any 19th-century Latter Day Saint factions, but still hold Latter Day Saint beliefs. Further information: |
Name
| Organized by
| Date
| Split off / Continuation of
| Current status
| Notes
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ca. 1953
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (with LDS Church influences)
| Extant until around 1978
| After LDS Church missionaries visited the town of Uyo in 1953, Obot decided to form unauthorized branches of the church in Nigeria and wrote for more information to LDS headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah. However, due to Nigerian government visas restrictions and the absence of church leadership, these branches deviated from LDS Church doctrine. This included some practicing of polygamy and establishment their own black priesthood hierarchy, both of which were prohibited at the time by church doctrine.
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1964
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (with LDS and RLDS influences)
| Extant until around 1978
| Upon receiving a copy of the Book of Mormon, Johnson started "Latter day Saint" congregations in Ghana independent from any other Latter day Saint sect. In 1976, Johnson went to find "The Mormons" (i.e., the LDS Church) and found the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints instead. However, no further contact was established with the RLDS Church. Upon the announcement of the Official Declaration—2, allowing those of of African descent into the priesthood, Johnson and most of his group were baptized into the LDS Church.[72] | ||
Cape Coast group of the independent Latter-Day Saint congregations in Ghana
| 1976
| Independent Latter-Day Saint congregations in Ghana
| Extant for only a few months
| The Cape Coast group of the independent Latter-Day Saint congregations in Ghana (Johnson) schismed when ongoing contact was not established with the LDS or RLDS churches in 1976. Some of the individuals in this group formed the Apostolic Divine Church of Ghana, however, this sect lasted only a few months. |
To show that the Church of Jesus Christ had many other splits after our Lord'd Resurection, here's another Chart.
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