Robert R. Kyser, a minister for the Community of Christ, was set apart as the Senior President of Seventy serving in Independence, Missouri, in April 1998. His current responsibilities include missionary team leader, coordinator of church planting, and field missionary coordinator for Central and South America.

A full-time minister since 1977, he holds the priesthood office of seventy. Previous assignments include the North Central Region-Canada and U.S.A. and East Central States Region.

A native of Miami, Oklahoma, Kyser graduated from the Woodroffe High School in Ottawa, Ontario. He received a B.A. in history from Graceland University, Lamoni, Iowa, and an M.A. in international affairs from George Washington University. Kyser has also studied at the Defense Language Institute and St. Paul’s School of Theology.

Prior to serving as a World Church Minister, he served in the U.S. Army and worked in Germany as a member of the U.S. Armed Forces. Kyser was a compliance investigator with the Drug Enforcement Administration and a house parent of the Quad County Group Homes for Emotionally Disturbed Children.

Kyser’s other church responsibilities have included serving as a chaplain at Graceland University, pastor, missionary coordinator, and youth leader.

He is married to Diane Louise Loving Kyser. They have two adult sons, Andrew Robert and Troy Adam.

Community of Christ International Headquarters is located in Independence, Missouri.