List of Prophet-Presidents of the Community of Christ

This article lists the Prophet-Presidents of the Community of Christ. The included persons have served as President of the organization. The Community of Christ was formerly (1872–2001) known as the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS).

No.	Portrait	Prophet-President	Birth	Ordination	End of term	Length	Death
1		Joseph Smith	December 23, 1805	April 6, 1830	June 27, 1844	14 years	June 27, 1844
	Formal reorganization occurred on April 6, 1860 at the Amboy Conference.					About 16 years
2		Joseph Smith III	November 6, 1832	April 6, 1860	December 10, 1914	54 years	December 10, 1914
3		Frederick M. Smith	January 21, 1872	May 15, 1915	March 20, 1946	32 years	March 20, 1946
4		Israel A. Smith	February 2, 1876	April 6, 1946	June 14, 1958	12 years	June 14, 1958
5		W. Wallace Smith	November 18, 1900	October 6, 1958	April 5, 1978	20 years	August 4, 1989
6		Wallace B. Smith	July 29, 1929	April 5, 1978	April 15, 1996	18 years[1]	Living
7		W. Grant McMurray	June 12, 1947	April 15, 1996	November 29, 2004	8 years[2]	Living
8		Stephen M. Veazey	May 3, 1957	June 3, 2005	Incumbent

Timeline

Notes

1. In 1995, Wallace B. Smith named his successor and retired to emeritus status in 1996
2. On 29 November 2004, McMurray resigned as President of the Church. In March 2005, a joint council of church leaders led by the Council of Twelve Apostles announced Stephen M. Veazey as Prophet-President designate