2025 World Conference Resolutions
Each of these pages is one of the pieces of legislation that will be considered during the 2025 World Conference of Community of Christ. They are organized in the order that they have been prioritized through a World Church survey.
These resolutions can also be found (along with additional information that has been removed from these posts) here.
D-2a World Church Budgeting and Audit Process
From the First Presidency
Resolution Resolved, That World Conference Resolution 1315 be amended to read as follows (proposed deletions are indicated using the strike-out feature, and insertions are shown in bold):
World Church Audit and Budget-development Policy The World Conference shall establish a World Church Finance Board responsible for annually reviewing and approving the World Church audit, approving the annual Worldwide Mission Budget, and special appropriations. and making recommendations to the World Conference concerning special appropriations.
read moreG-3 Resolution Concerning the Sacred Stewardship of the Temple and the Auditorium in Independence, Missouri, and the Principle of Common Consent
From the Canada East Mission Centre
Resolution Resolved, That the Temple and the Auditorium in Independence, Missouri, be declared essential for the enduring mission of the church, and as such, any or all decisions regarding the sale or mortgage of the Temple and/or the Auditorium must be made in keeping with the principle of Common Consent by means of direct authorization by the World Conference of the church.
Background Statement Members of the Toronto Congregation were shocked by the news that the World Church Leadership Council had made the decision to sell the Kirtland Temple and other properties and items related to the church’s sacred identity, heritage, and mission without specific authorization by the World Conference of the church.
read moreG-12 Promoting Peace by Reducing Gun Proliferation and Violence
From the World Church Peace and Justice Team
Resolution Resolved, That Community of Christ reaffirms its commitment to WCR 1270 and calls, with urgency, for all nations in which the church is established to reexamine firearms policies to determine how best to reduce firearm availability in private hands, and be it further
Resolved, That the church calls upon nations of the world in which the church is established to adopt firearm program and regulation regimes that have been demonstrated to substantially limit gun violence, and be it further
read moreA-3 No Preambles
From the First Presidency
Resolution Resolved, That resolutions submitted for consideration by a World Conference not include preambles (“Whereas” statements); and be it further
Resolved, That the First Presidency define what additional information, such as background and supportive statements may be submitted with proposed resolutions and make provision for the publication of said information with the proposed resolutions.
Background Statement The church’s parliamentary authority, the latest edition of Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised, states: “It is usually inadvisable to attempt to include reasons for a motion’s adoption within the motion itself.
read moreG-5 Climate Emergency—Fossil_Fuel Reduction
From the Greater Pacific Northwest USA Mission Center
Resolution Resolved, That Community of Christ join with others to call for an accelerated, just transition to renewable energy in a fair and inclusive manner that benefits all peoples instead of the few while supporting countries and communities most vulnerable to the impacts of the climate emergency; and be it further
Resolved, That Community of Christ join with others and call for the expansion of fossil-fuel infrastructure to cease and support an immediate and urgent demand to transition away from all fossil-fuel-based energy production; and be it further
read moreG-1 Increasing Access to Creative Works Copyrighted by Community of Christ
From the Kentucky-Indiana USA Mission Center
Resolution Resolved, That the appropriate team or presiding officers, in consultation with other World Church leaders, consider the possibility of applying Creative Commons licenses to some or all of the creative works currently copyrighted by all corporations associated with the World Church.
Background Statement Copyright is an important legal tool that allows individuals and organizations to claim credit for and control over creative works that they produce.
read moreG-4 Establishment of a Bylaw Committee to Review and Revise Community of Christ Bylaws with a Focus on Governance
From the Canada East Mission Centre
Resolution Whereas, Community of Christ is working its way through several governance-related transitions, including non-geographic congregations operating on social-media platforms, the establishment of some policies applicable only within certain national churches, the cultural shift of moving from a people with a prophet toward being a prophetic people, and the increased use of technology to allow for remote participation for conferences, as well as sophisticated polling tools to allow for consensus-building practices within conferences.
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From the World Church Human Rights Team.
Resolution Resolved, That Community of Christ identify and act on ways that it may, in socially responsible ways, respond to the climate change emergency and that it encourage its members, at an individual, congregational, and regional level, to do likewise; and be it further;
Resolved, That in keeping with its continued commitment and desire to educate, advocate and respond, the church develop and identify for its members and the global community scriptural, theological, and historical study and discussion resources pertaining to the climate change emergency and its impact on human rights; and be it further;
read moreG-10 Earth Stewardship Affirmation
From the World Church Earth Stewardship Team
Resolution Resolved, That the Earth Stewardship Team be directed to continue to address the issues of climate and environmental concern by producing resources for study and exploration with focus on issues worldwide; and be it further
Resolved, That requirements be in place for any new construction of church facilities to adhere to eco-friendly practices regarding energy usage and sustainability; and be it further
read moreG-2 Affirming an Inclusive Zion in the Holy Land
From the World Church Peace and Justice Team
Resolution Be it Resolved, That Community of Christ opposes any use of scripture that promotes an end-times theology that misunderstands and misstates God’s plan for restoring Christ’s Kingdom on Earth, such as that proposed by Christian Zionism, and be it further
Resolved, That Community of Christ rejects Christian Zionism’s presumption that ethnic Jews have priority to inhabit the Holy Land, ignoring human worth and God’s love for all its inhabitants and be it further
read moreG-6 Threat of Confiscation of Monies in the AIP Accounts
From the Cedar Valley Nauvoo USA Mission Center
Resolution Whereas the World Church has frozen field assets in the Affiliate Investment Pool (AIP) system and indicated that they would borrow, at 0% for an indefinite time any funds they needed to satisfy their retirement obligations, and
Whereas, this has made field stewards reluctant to put more funds in AIP accounts, and those stewards have been thereby damaged by not having available an option to invest wisely, and
read moreG-7 Unilateral Authority Not Given by Church Membership
From the Cedar Valley Nauvoo USA Mission Center
Resolution Whereas the World Church has declared that they have the unilateral authority to take and or to sell any property held in the name of Community of Christ at any level of administration of the church, and
Whereas this has not been the historical practice of the church, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the World Church in their role as trustee of the entire church will give priority in property decisions to the interests of the primary stewards, those responsible for the preservation and protection of church property.
read moreG-9 Divine Insights Calling Us!
From the Midlands USA Mission Center
Resolution Whereas, Community of Christ offers scripture unique and instructive to the world, and
Whereas, Section 163 invites us to become a prophetic people sharing our sacred journey, and
Whereas, From the beginning, God has spoken to humanity through many sources including truth and knowledge, hymns, personal revelation, arts, and sciences in every culture representing divine insights, and
Whereas, Great religions share commonalities with the gospel of Christ, therefore be it
read moreG-8 Bicentennial Doctrine and Covenants
From the Midlands USA Mission Center
Resolution Whereas, Community of Christ embraces the Enduring Principle of Continuing Revelation, and
Whereas, Continuing revelations are compiled and published in the Doctrine and Covenants, and
Whereas, Concerns expressed as in Section 116 brought before the 2023 Conference emphasized the need for clarification of historical and cultural contexts in which documents were received as scripture, and
Whereas, The Conference action removing some sections to an Appendix, and a later Resolution 1215 (1990) removed the Appendix leaving unexplained gaps in the book (sections 107, 108A, 109, 110, and 123) and related issues, and
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