Church of Christ (Temple Lot)

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The Church of Christ (Temple Lot) is a small Latter Day Saint denomination headquartered in Independence, Missouri, best known for owning the Temple Lot site revered by many Restorationist groups.


Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian religious organization
Latter Day Saint denomination
commonName Hedrickite church
Temple Lot church
country United States
dateFounded 1863
denominationalFamily Restorationist
doesNotUseAsScripture Pearl of Great Price
later LDS Doctrine and Covenants sections
foundedAfterEvent American Civil War
foundingLocation Independence, Missouri
governingBody Quorum of Twelve Apostles
hasCentralPlaceInMovement Temple Lot in Independence, Missouri
hasLeaderTitle Apostle
Presiding Elder
hasMainClassification nontrinitarian
restorationist church
hasMembershipEstimate small membership
hasOrdinance Lord's Supper
baptism by immersion
laying on of hands
hasSite Temple Lot
headquartersLocation Independence, Missouri
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Jackson County, Missouri
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
namedAfter Temple Lot
notableFor being one of the oldest continuing Latter Day Saint denominations
ownership of the Temple Lot in Independence, Missouri
owns Temple Lot
practices believer's baptism
foot washing (in some contexts)
rejectsDoctrine baptism for the dead
eternal progression as taught by LDS Church
plural marriage
religion Christianity
Latter Day Saint movement
Restorationism
scopeOfActivity primarily in the United States
scripture Bible
Book of Mormon
portions of the Doctrine and Covenants
selfIdentification Church of Christ
separatedFrom Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints)
early Latter Day Saint movement
sharesHistoricalSiteWith Community of Christ
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
teaches Zion to be built in Independence, Missouri
literal Second Coming of Jesus Christ
theology Latter Day Saint theology
worshipLanguage English


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