Holy Church of Jesus Christ

Holy Church of Jesus Christ was a schismatic sect in the Latter Day Saint movement that formed under the leadership of Alexandre Caffiaux, a French member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite Church).

In 1963, Caffiaux travelled from France to Wisconsin to become a member of the Strangite church. In Wisconsin, he was baptized and was ordained to the priesthood. On his return flight to France, Caffiaux reported receiving a revelation from God that he was the rightful successor to Joseph Smith, Jr. and James J. Strang and that he should become the head of the church.

In 1964, while visiting Iran, Caffiaux reported being visited by an angel in a vision and being ordained a prophet, seer, and revelator and the embodiment of the First Presidency of the Melchizedek priesthood. Other Strangite adherents in France supported Caffiaux in his claims.

Although Caffiaux called for a general church conference to consider his claims, none was called. At a conference of the Strangite church in France, the Strangite adherents voted to rename their congregation "Église sainte de Jésus Christ" — the "Holy Church of Jesus Christ". In 1978, the Strangite church formally rejected Caffiaux's claims.

In 1966, the Holy Church of Jesus Christ had congregations in France and in New Mexico in the United States. The organization is now defunct.

References

^ J. Gordon Melton (1996, 5th ed.). Encyclopedia of American Religions (Detroit, Mich.: Gale) p. 583.
^ Stanley L. Johnston (1966). The Call and Ordination of Alexandre Roger Caffiaux (n.p.).

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(Later renamed the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints)
Organized by: Joseph Smith
April 6, 1830
Joseph Smith's original
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claim to be true successor 1
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Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter Day Saints
(Strangite)
Organized by: James J. Strang
A few hundred members

Hedrickite sects 1846 1861 1964 1965

1863: Church of Christ (Temple Lot)
Organized by: Granville Hedrick

1929: Church of Christ
(Fettingite)
Organized by: Otto Fetting Church of Christ
Organized by: Aaron Smith
Defunct Church of the Messiah
Organized by: George J. Adams
Defunct Holy Church of Jesus Christ
Organized by: Alexandre R. Caffiaux
Extant:France & New Mexico Church of Jesus Christ
Organized by: Theron Drew
One congregation

1943: Church of Christ
"With the Elijah Message"
Organized by: O. Fetting & W. Draves

1974

True Church of Jesus
Christ Restored
Organized by: David Roberts
Extant

See the Succession crisis following the death of Joseph Smith.

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