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Local Church Leaders to Attend International Conference

Representatives from Community of Christ (congregation name) congregation in (city, state) will gather with 2,800 delegates and hundreds of visitors from around the world to participate in the 2010 Community of Christ World Conference. (Names) will serve as delegates. The Conference will be held April 10–17 at Community of Christ International Headquarters in Independence, Missouri.

With the theme, “We Share,” representatives of the church’s 250,000 members will travel from more than 50 nations to come together for community formation, dialogue, prophetic discernment, worship, fellowship, and to consider church business. Conference events will be simultaneously translated into French, Spanish, Tahitian, Portuguese, Russian, Korean, German, and Mandarin Chinese.

On January 17, Community of Christ Prophet-President Stephen M. Veazey shared words of counsel with the church. Delegates will consider this counsel for inclusion in the Doctrine and Covenants, one of the denomination’s three books of scripture. The gathering will also celebrate the 150th anniversary of the 1860 conference, where Joseph Smith III accepted his prophetic calling. His 50 years of wise, pastoral, visionary leadership provided the tone and direction that continue to shape Community of Christ.

The opening legislative session and worship service will be held on Saturday, April 10, from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. in the 6,000-seat Community of Christ Auditorium Conference Chamber. Church President Stephen M. Veazey will offer a sermon during the Sunday evening worship. The World Conference will close on Saturday, April 17, with a service of sending forth.

All legislative sessions and worship services are open to the public. The following worship services will be webcast live from www.CofChrist.org (all times are central daylight):

• Saturday, April 10, 6:30–8:00 p.m. opening legislative meeting and worship service
• Sunday, April 11, 10:00–11:30 a.m., Communion service in the Conference Chamber
• Sunday, April 11, 7:00–8:30 p.m., worship service with the First Presidency in the Conference Chamber
• Monday, April 12, 7:45–8:30 p.m., worship service in the Temple Sanctuary
• Tuesday, April 13, 7:15–8:45 p.m., worship service in the Conference Chamber
• Thursday, April 15, 7:45–8:30 p.m., worship service in the Temple Sanctuary
• Friday, April 16, 7:30–9:00 p.m., International Hymn Festival in the Conference Chamber
• Saturday, April 17, 10:30–noon, service of sending forth in the Conference Chamber

Visit www.CofChrist.org/wc2010/ for a complete Conference schedule and daily updates during World Conference. For more information about Community of Christ, visit www.CofChrist.org or call (816) 833-1000, ext. 3041.