Community of Christ membership and field organization

Community of Christ membership and field organization is governed by the scriptures, resolutions and Bylaws of Community of Christ and administered by the First Presidency, Council of Twelve and others. To be considered a member of Community of Christ, individuals participate in two sacraments of the church: Baptism and Confirmation. Baptism in Community of Christ is by full immersion and Confirmation is conferred by the "laying on of hands."

Membership statistics are maintained by local recorders in each congregation and reported electronically. Community of Christ reported 2015 enrollment within Mission Centers a total of 199,485 members, up from 199,268 in 2014. Membership totals for the year 2006 and 2013 - 2018 in each mission center are shown in the table below.[1]

As of the 2019 World Conference, membership had increased to 251,934 with 201,324 members being enrolled with a Mission Center. The number of Priesthood members as of 2018 stands at 20,579 with 10,052 holding the Aaronic Priesthood and 10,527 holding the Melchisedec Priesthood.[2]

Membership by Mission Center
Mission Center Name2006 Enrollment 2013 Enrollment[3] 2014 Enrollment 2015 Enrollment 2016 Enrollment[3] 2017 Enrollment 2018 EnrollmentMission Field[4]
Alabama-Northwest Florida USA2479 2437 2434 2422 2351 2353 2333Southern USA
Arizona USA2187 2102 2103 2095 2087 2090 2083West Central USA
Ark-La-Tex USA917 878 880 880 878 878 876Southern USA
Australia2017 1929 2598 2672 3009 2988 2382Pacific
Bountiful USA2232 2165 2152 2140 2150 2154 2166East Central USA
Brazil 357 358 359 375 375 376
British Isles1373 1281 1273 1276 1273 1273 1255North Atlantic (Europe/USA)
Brush Creek USA2506 2292 2230 2253 2240 2235 2225East Central USA
Buripadar India 673
Canada East5679 5506 5469 5598 5554 5568 5521Canada/North Central (USA)
Canada West2610 2421 2416 2395 2376 2377 2225Canada/North Central (USA)
Caribbean545 633 656 671 687 626 653Caribbean, Mexico and Texas USA
Cedar Valley - Nauvoo2591 2553 2543 2528 2521 2505 2498East Central USA
Central Africa9583 Africa and Haiti
Central America2022 2764 2762 2759 2779 2776 2837Central and South America
Central Missouri USA3259 3050 3044 3007 2994 2986 2968Southern USA
Central USA15481 14808 14704 14622 14547 14554 14456Central and Michigan USA
Chandragiri India 1362
Chesapeake Bay USA1615 1647 1643 1640 1635 1631 1624North Atlantic (Europe/USA)
Chicago USA1591 1526 1521 1519 1509 1510 1497East Central USA
Coastal Bend USA1959 1960 1962 1960 1955 1947 1942Caribbean, Mexico and Texas USA
Dominican Republic1108 1425 1471 1508 1581 1602 1624Caribbean, Mexico and Texas USA
East Asia526 555 555 560 561 561 558Asia
Eastern Great Lakes USA2879 2750 2701 2614 2594 2588 2532East Central USA
Eurasia 412 412 417 419 419 419
Europe1151 North Atlantic (Europe/USA)
Far West USA2630 2516 2480 2470 2514 2520 2523West Central USA
Florida USA2760 2854 2861 2893 2908 2907 2944Southern USA
French Polynesia6882 7528 7772 7990 9047 9135 9256Pacific
Gateway USA2755 2732 2718 2709 2695 2708 2717East Central USA
Greater Pacific Northwest USA6218 6014 5981 5985 5993 5998 5980Pacific
Gulf USA2044 2057 2074 2080 2161 2162 2154Southern USA
Haiti10970 11056 11081 11082 11252 11344 11335Africa and Haiti
Haut Katanga D. R. Congo 11,738 11776 11792 11793 11793 11786
Headwaters USA2659 2608 2617 2612 2595 2572 2547Canada/North Central (USA)
Heart of Michigan2602 Central and Michigan USA
Heart of Texas USA1416 1376 1379 1364 1370 1366 1370Caribbean, Mexico and Texas USA
Inland West USA3075 3010 3015 2898 2898 2892 2882West Central USA
Ivory Coast & Togo 589 609 630 630 630 631
Kaliburi India 308
Kenduguda India 6 132 223
Kentucky - Indiana USA1563 1567 1553 1548 1535 1530 1520East Central USA
Kenya 3401 3525 3654 3674 3674 3673
Kothaghar India 1 5 18
Lamoni Heartland USA3823 3680 3656 3624 3591 3581 3548Canada/North Central (USA)
Liberia & Sierra Leone 2609 2608 2620 2620 2620 2696
Lualaba D. R. Congo
Malawi 2423 2459 2460 2460 2517 2520
Mexico - Texas Mexico/USA778 813 814 815 824 826 820Caribbean, Mexico and Texas USA
Michigan USA 14728 14711 14534 14503 14472 14406
Michigan Blue Water3259 Central and Michigan USA
Mid-Atlantic USA1984 1888 1870 1873 1855 1851 1839North Atlantic (Europe/USA)
Midlands5260 5134 5124 5128 5100 5096 5075West Central USA
Mid-South USA2179 2572 2607 2650 2747 2797 2885Southern USA
Mohana India 1 136 631
Nepal 323 327 401
New England USA2069 1978 1956 1946 1920 1920 1901North Atlantic (Europe/USA)
Nigeria 6086 6126 6172 6186 6264 6287
Northern Great Lakes2615 Central and Michigan USA
Northwest South America 414 415 416 416 415 414
Oklahoma USA3605 3571 3560 3559 3524 3521 3517West Central USA
Pacific Island1506 1526 1554 1574 1621 1642 1668Pacific
Pacific Southwest International1685 1624 1635 1625 2988 2998 3017Pacific
Philippines 1605 1612 1642
Prairie Bluffs USA4596 4524 4509 4502 4476 4465 4448Canada/North Central (USA)
Rio Grande USA862 844 838 841 832 831 825West Central USA
Rocky Mountain USA3873 3804 3796 3784 3781 3777 3754West Central USA
Sierra Pacific USA3378 3261 3245 3231 3239 3237 3236Pacific
South America785 Central and South America
South Central Africa 2454 2529 2642
South Central Asia6284 6936 6985 7004 6732 6584 3517Asia
Southern Great Lakes International6489 Central and Michigan USA
South Central States USA4805 4726 4719 4671 4627 4645 4638Southern USA
South India Green Valley 1050
South East Africa7017 Africa and Haiti
Southeast Asia1457 1500 1594 1606 Asia
Southeast USA1753 1761 1719 1722 1718 1723 1729Southern USA
Southern California USA2347 1922 1882 1865 Pacific
Southern Cone of South America 111 111 111 111 111 111
West Africa8749 Africa and Haiti
West Congo Kinshasa 5 5 4 4 4 14
Western Europe 828 820 817 810 811 808
Western Ohio USA2151 2087 2093 2087 2110 2109 2105East Central USA
Zambia, Zimbabwe & Central Africa 2643 2703 2725
Mission Center Enrollment Total 195,605 198,306 199,268 199,485 200,518 200,963 201,324
World Church General 50,824 50,864 50,816 50,767 50,737 50,610
Grand Total 249,130 250,132 250,301 251,285 251,700 251,934

Field organization

The basic unit of organization in the Community of Christ is the congregation. The congregation is the Community of Christ in its local area and attempts to bring the ministry of Jesus Christ into the surrounding community. Each congregation has a Pastor, Financial Officer and usually several additional, mostly volunteer priesthood members. Congregations belong to mid-level organizational units called a Mission Center. Mission Center Presidents report to a field Apostle who supervises several mission centers in one of eleven mission fields.

At the 2007 World Conference, a member holding the priesthood office of Seventy was teamed with each of the Apostles, as follows:

  • Apostle Linda L. Booth and Seventy Karin Peter in the Southern USA Mission Field
  • Apostle Andrew Bolton and Seventy Sam Kumar in the Asia Mission Field
  • Apostle Bunda C. Chibwe and Tanoh Assoi in the Africa and Haiti Mission Field
  • Apostle Stassi D. Cramm and Seventy John Wight in the Central and Michigan USA Mission Field
  • Apostle Mary Jacks Dynes and Seventy Kris Judd in the Canada/North Central (USA) Mission Field
  • Apostle Ronald D. Harmon Jr. and Seventy Larry McGuire in the East Central USA Mission Field
  • Apostle Dale E. Luffman and Robin Linkhart in the West Central USA Mission Field
  • Apostle Rick W. Maupin and Seventy Ruben Landeros in the Caribbean, Mexico and Texas USA Mission Field
  • Apostle Carlos Enrique Mejia and Seventy Bob Kyser in the Central and South America Mission Field
  • Apostle Susan D. Skoor and Seventy Gina Norton in the Pacific Mission Field
  • Apostle Leonard M. Young and Seventy Richard James in the North Atlantic (Europe/USA) Mission Field

Notes
  1. Carina Lord Wilson and Andrew M. Shields, "Church Membership Report," in 2007 World Conference Monday Bulletin, March 26, 2007, p.269-276. Community of Christ, 2007.
  2. Saturday/Sunday Bulletin World Conference 2019. Community of Christ. 2019. p. 11.
  3. Saturday/Sunday Bulletin World Conference 2019. Community of Christ. 2019. pp. 15–16.
  4. Andrew M. Shields, "Official Minutes of Business Session, Wednesday March 28, 2007," in 2007 World Conference Thursday Bulletin, March 29, 2007, p.329-330. Community of Christ, 2007.
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