RLDS
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The initials RLDS can refer to:
- Community of ChristCommunity of ChristThe Community of Christ, known from 1872 to 2001 as the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints , is an American-based international Christian church established in April 1830 that claims as its mission "to proclaim Jesus Christ and promote communities of joy, hope, love, and peace"...
, from 1872 to 2001 known as the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, or RLDS Church - A number of more conservative churches that broke with the RLDS Church, including:
- Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day SaintsRemnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day SaintsThe Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is a denomination of the Latter Day Saint movement. The president of the church is Frederick Niels Larsen, a direct descendant of Joseph Smith, Jr....
, a conservative church that broke with the RLDS Church in 2000 - Restoration BranchesRestoration BranchesThe Restoration Branches movement is a Christian/Latter Day Saint religious sect which was formed in the 1980s by members of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in a reaction against the events of the RLDS 1984 world conference...
, a number of congregations that have separated from the RLDS Church since the 1980s, some of which claim usage of "RLDS Church" - Restoration Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day SaintsRestoration Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day SaintsThe Restoration Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is a denomination of the Latter Day Saint movement headquartered in Independence, Missouri...
, a conservative church that broke with the RLDS Church in 1991
- Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints