Community of Christ - Johnson City, NY
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N 42° 05.999 W 075° 57.094
18T E 421316 N 4661315
The Community of Christ traces its routes to the founding father of The Latter Day Saints, Joseph Smith. This branch did not go to Utah but is centered in Missouri. The son of the original Joseph Smith became its leader.
Waymark Code: WMTK88
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 12/03/2016
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"A congregation began forming in the Southern Tier area in the 1920s.
Construction on the church building at the corner of Burbank Avenue and Dewitt Street in Johnson City, New York was begun in 1946. Designed by Architect is Jack Ross of Pittsburgh, the 75 by 33 foot building was built almost entirely by the volunteer labor of about 40 members of the congregation...Six Douglas fir laminated, cedar-stained arches support western red cedar roof timbers which constitute the frame. The walls are of cherry wood over textile material and warm tone brick."
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"Born in 1805, Joseph Smith Jr. was the founder of our movement. His story began as a teenage boy kneeling in the woods in upstate New York, praying for answers to religious questions that had divided his family and neighbors. The guidance he received in the grove began a life-long journey with God that brought both exhilarating joy and heartache to Joseph and his family...Following the death of Joseph Smith Jr., the church was left without a clear leader. Over the next 16 years, our movement fractured into numerous factions under various leaders...In 1860, Joseph Smith III accepted leadership of the scattered church...By the late nineteenth century, a large number of church members had returned to Independence, Missouri, to claim land designated by Joseph Smith Jr. as the center of Zion. In 1888, a thriving congregation had formed and began building a large church simply known as “Stone Church.”..In 1926 construction began on a massive, domed structure in Independence, Missouri, called the Auditorium. With the advent of the Great Depression, the building project dragged on over several decades. After 30 years of struggle and renewed fiscal responsibility, the church was able to hold its General Conference in the Conference Chamber in October 1958. Since then every General Conference and World Conference of our church has been held beneath its vast dome."