List of Prophet-Presidents of the Community of Christ

This article lists the Prophet-Presidents of the Community of Christ. The included persons have served as President of the organization. The Community of Christ was formerly (1872–2001) known as the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS).


No.	Portrait	Prophet-President	Birth	Ordination	End of term	Length	Death
1		Joseph Smith	December 23, 1805	April 6, 1830	June 27, 1844	14 years	June 27, 1844
	Formal reorganization occurred on April 6, 1860 at the Amboy Conference.					About 16 years
2		Joseph Smith III	November 6, 1832	April 6, 1860	December 10, 1914	54 years	December 10, 1914
3		Frederick M. Smith	January 21, 1872	May 15, 1915	March 20, 1946	32 years	March 20, 1946
4		Israel A. Smith	February 2, 1876	April 6, 1946	June 14, 1958	12 years	June 14, 1958
5		W. Wallace Smith	November 18, 1900	October 6, 1958	April 5, 1978	20 years	August 4, 1989
6		Wallace B. Smith	July 29, 1929	April 5, 1978	April 15, 1996	18 years	September 22, 2023
7		W. Grant McMurray	June 12, 1947	April 15, 1996	November 29, 2004	8 years	Living
8		Stephen M. Veazey	May 3, 1957	June 3, 2005	Incumbent	19 years	Living

Timeline

Notes

In 1995, Wallace B. Smith named his successor and retired to emeritus status in 1996
On 29 November 2004, McMurray resigned as President of the Church. In March 2005, a joint council of church leaders led by the Council of Twelve Apostles announced Stephen M. Veazey as Prophet-President designate

Members of the First Presidency of the Community of Christ (formerly the RLDS Church)

Current First Presidency

Stephen M. Veazey (Prophet–President)
Stassi D. Cramm (Counselor)

Pre-succession crisis

President	J. Smith Jr. (1830–44)
Counselors	Gause (1832) Rigdon (1832–44) Williams (1833–37) H. Smith (1837–41) Law (1841–44)

Post reorganization

Prophet-Presidents

J. Smith III (1860–1914)
F.M. Smith (1915–46)
I.A. Smith (1946–58)
W.W. Smith (1958–78)
W.B. Smith (1978–96)
McMurray (1996–2005)
Veazey (2005–)

Counselors

Marks (1863–72)
Blair (1873–96)
D. Smith (1873–85)
Evans (1902–09)
F.M. Smith (1902–15)
E. Smith (1909–38)
McDowell (1922–38)
I.A. Smith (1938–46)
Curry (1938–46)
Garver (1946–49)
Edwards (1946–66)
W.W. Smith (1950–58)
Draper (1946–78)
Couey (1966–82)
Tyree (1982–92)
McMurray (1992–96)
Robinson (2000–07)
Judd (2000–05)
Schaal (2005–12)
Savage (2007–16)
Murphy (2013–)
Cramm (2016–)

v t e Community of Christ
Major people	Joseph Smith Emma Smith David Whitmer Alpheus Cutler William Smith Lyman Wight Joseph Smith III Frederick M. Smith Israel A. Smith Charles D. Neff W. Wallace Smith Wallace B. Smith W. Grant McMurray Stephen M. Veazey Sidney Rigdon
History	First Vision Amboy Conference Lineal succession Supreme Directional Control
Major beliefs	All are Called Concept of Zion God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit Peace Priesthood Prophetic leadership Salvation Worth of all persons
Sacred texts	Bible King James Version Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible Book of Mormon Doctrine and covenants
Worship	Auditorium Community of Christ Sings Daily Prayer for Peace Sacraments Temples (Independence, Kirtland)
Organization	Children's Peace Pavilion Seminary World Conference Field organization
Leadership	Prophet-President List First Presidency Council of Twelve Apostles Presiding Bishop World Church Leadership Council Standing High Council Presiding Evangelist
Other	Comparison with Latter-day Saints Graceland University Harmony (organization) Herald Herald House Harvest Hills International Peace Award
Historic Sites	Joseph Smith Mansion House Liberty Hall Nauvoo House Plano Stone Church Red Brick Store Stone Church

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