Restoration Church of Jesus Christ
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This article is about the Salt Lake City-based Latter Day Saint sect that broke from the LDS Church in 1985. For similarly named Latter Day Saint sects, see Restoration Church of Jesus Christ (disambiguation).
The Restoration Church of Jesus Christ (RCJC), based in Salt Lake City, Utah, was a church in the Latter Day Saint movement that catered primarily to the spiritual needs of LGBT Latter Day Saints. It was founded in 1985 and was dissolved 25 years later in 2010.[1]
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Classification | Restorationist |
Orientation | Latter Day Saint movement |
Scripture | Bible Book of Mormon (LDS Church) Pearl of Great Price Doctrine and Covenants (LDS Church) Doctrine and Covenants (Community of Christ) Hidden Treasures and Promises |
Leader | Robert A. McIntier, president |
Founder | Antonio A. Feliz and others (see article) |
Origin | August 23, 1985 Los Angeles, California, United States |
Separated from | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
Defunct | 2010 |
Congregations | 1 (known as "families" in RCJC) |
Members | 500 (on rolls when denomination dissolved in 2010) |
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The RCJC was sometimes informally called the "Gay Mormon Church" because of its overwhelmingly homosexual membership, although people of any sexual orientation could join.