The Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite)

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The Church of Jesus Christ is an international Christian religious denomination that is headquartered in Monongahela, Pennsylvania, United States. The church is a Christian Restorationist church with origins in the Latter Day Saint movement and accepts the Book of Mormon as scripture. The church considers itself the gospel restored, or the original church and good news as established by Jesus Christ in the New Testament, restored upon the earth. It also claims to be the spiritual successor to the Church of Christ, organized by Joseph Smith on April 6, 1830. The church sees Sidney Rigdon as Smith's rightful successor following the assassination of Smith because Rigdon was Smith's first counselor in the First Presidency. The church is not officially affiliated with any other church, organization or denomination. As of August 2023, church membership totaled 22,992. The Church of Jesus Christ is considered "the third largest Restoration church to have resulted from the 1844 succession crisis...

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