Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite)
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| Classification | Latter Day Saint movement |
| Orientation | Latter Day Saints |
| Polity | Church conference |
| Moderator | None, after Strang's death |
| Region | Worldwide |
| Founder | Joseph Smith Jr, 1830; James J. Strang, 1844 |
| Origin | April 6, 1830 (officially given); June 27, 1844 (claimed angelic ordination of Strang) Voree, Wisconsin |
| Separated from | None, claims to be the sole legitimate continuation of the Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints) |
| Separations | Church of Jesus Christ (Drewite), Church of the Messiah, Holy Church of Jesus Christ, others |
| Congregations | 6 |
| Members | 300 (as of 1998) |
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints—usually distinguished with a parenthetical (Strangite)—is a denomination of the Latter Day Saint movement and had around 300 members in 1998. It is a separate organization from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), which is considerably larger and better known, although both churches claim to be the original organization established by Joseph Smith, on April 6, 1830. The Strangite church is headquartered in Voree, Wisconsin, just outside Burlington, and accepts the claims of James Strang as successor to Smith, as opposed to those of Brigham Young, Sidney Rigdon, Joseph Smith III, or any other Mormon leader.
Strangites share the same history with other Latter Day Saint denominations up until the assassination of Joseph Smith. During the resulting succession crisis, several early Mormon leaders asserted claims to succeed Smith, including Sidney Rigdon, Brigham Young and James Strang. Rigdon's claim rested on his status as the senior surviving member of Smith's First Presidency, the church's highest leadership quorum. Rejected by the main church body in Nauvoo, Illinois, Rigdon and his followers moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where his organization faltered. A descendant of the Rigdonite church lives on today as The Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite), which is not recognized as legitimate by Strangites.
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