Does the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints still exist?
by RLDS Guy on December 27th, 2008 The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ is alive and well and has been since 1860. Some did split off to form what they called the Restored Church of Jesus Christ because the felt that the RLDS were becoming too liberal — especially when it came to calling women to the priesthood. This is similar to the situation in which the FLDS split off from the Utah Mormons as they ceased practicing polygamy. When the FLDS split away, the LDS continued. When the Restorationist group split, the RLDS still continued. The RLDS headquarters is in Independence, MO. They did change their name to “Community of Christ” for several reasons, however, “RLDS” is still valid. Try Googling “Community of Christ.” Comments Thanks, RLDS Guy. I was actually talking about a schism *following* the name change, though. The rumor I heard was that when the Reorganized Church announced the name change, about 20% of the membership refused to sustain the decision and continued to use the o
