Seventy (Latter Day Saints) - The Community of Christ

The Community of Christ

Within the Community of Christ, a seventy is also considered to be an elder but are not High Priests. Part of the function of the seventy is a missionary role and they work closely with the apostle in charge of the mission field they are in. They are organized into ten quorums, each quorum being presided over by a president. These presidents make up the Council of Presidents of Seventy, and are collectively led by the Senior President of the Presidents of Seventy. All ten quorums are equal with one another. When someone is ordained a seventy, that person automatically becomes a member of one of the Ten Quorums, and remains a member of one of the Quorums (although the specific quorum may change based on residency) so long as that person remains a seventy. In other words, it is not possible to be a seventy and not belong to one of these quorums.

The current roster of Presidents of Seventy include:

• Quorum I - Urbain Mbenga
• Quorum II - Amson Mallick
• Quorum III - Keith McMillan
• Quorum IV - Larry McGuire
• Quorum V - Karin Peter
• Quorum VI - Robin Linkhart
• Quorum VII - Luis Dias
• Quorum VIII - Ruben Landeros
• Quorum IX - Kris Judd
• Quorum X - John Wight, Senior President

Historically, there have always been 7 quorums, with a maximum of 70 members each. However, on January 17, 2010, President–Prophet Stephen M. Veazey announced that the number of quorums (and presidents) could be flexible, based on the current needs of the church. The change from seven to ten quorums occurred after the acceptance of Doctrine and Covenants Section 164 at the World Conference in April 2010.