Ecumenism and Interfaith Activities
The Community of Christ has made efforts to reconcile with traditional Christianity and to reach out to other Christians. The Community of Christ notes that it has never sanctioned polygamy, it has always ordained persons of any race, it has no required creedal statement, asking only that people profess faith in Christ as a condition for baptism, it has accepted Trinitarian doctrine, it has been in dialogue with the National Council of Churches (NCC), the World Council of Churches (WCC), and Christian Churches Together, and it has since 1994 practiced open communion. On November 10, 2010, Community of Christ was unanimously approved for membership by the National Council of Churches in the USA, becoming the 37th member communion of this ecumenical body.
In its World Conference in 2002, a committee on "Ecumenical/Interfaith Relations" was established to explore the possibility of entering into the membership of the WCC. In its report for the 2004 World Conference, the committee concluded that while there was an openness to further meetings and discussions, there were concerns about several issues including new entrance criteria based on theology and the Community of Christ's acceptance of extra-biblical scriptures. The report states that this warrants caution in their approach, but the dialogue would continue.
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