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==Organization and structure==
[[File:StoneChurchIndependenceMO.jpg|thumb|The [[Stone Church (Independence, Missouri)|Community of Christ Stone Church]] in Independence, Missouri, formerly the church headquarters]]
The Community of Christ is led by a [[First Presidency (Community of Christ)|First Presidency]], consisting of a [[President of the Church|president]] and two counselors. The president is regarded as a [[prophet]]. The church's ministry is overseen by a [[Council of Twelve Apostles (Community of Christ)|Council of Twelve Apostles]] and the financial concerns of the church are overseen by the [[Presiding Bishopric (Community of Christ)|Presiding Bishopric]]. Meeting together, these three quorums are known as the [[World Church Leadership Council (Community of Christ)|World Church Leadership Council]].

Other key leadership positions include [[Presiding Evangelist]], Senior President of the Presidents of [[Seventy (Latter Day Saints)|Seventy]], President of the [[High priest (Latter Day Saints)|High Priests]] [[Quorum (Latter Day Saints)|Quorum]], and Ecumenical and Interfaith Officer. Every three years (formerly two, until a change made in 2007), delegates from around the world meet together with these leaders to vote on church business in [[World Conference (Community of Christ)|World Conference]].

The Community of Christ has 250,000 members in 1,100 congregations in 59 countries according to the most recent report.<ref name="cofc_" />  Membership is distributed as 30,000 in Africa, 9,000 in Asia, 8,000 in Canada, 13,250 in the Caribbean, 2,500 in Europe, 12,250 in the Pacific and Australia, 4,500 in Central and South America, and 117,000 in the United States according to the 2016 World Conference Bulletin.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Saturday/Sunday Bulletin World Conference 2016|publisher=Community of Christ|year=2016|pages=40}}</ref>

The church is officially established in these countries and territories: [[Argentina]], [[Australia]], [[Belgium]], [[Bolivia]], [[Brazil]], [[Canada]], the [[Cayman Islands]], [[Chile]], [[Colombia]], [[Ivory Coast]], [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], [[Dominican Republic]], [[El Salvador]], [[Fiji]], [[France]], [[French Polynesia]], [[Germany]], [[Guam]], [[Guatemala]], [[Haiti]], [[Honduras]], [[Hungary]], [[India]], [[Jamaica]], [[Japan]], [[Kenya]], [[Korea]], [[Liberia]], [[Malawi]], [[Mexico]], the [[Netherlands]], [[New Caledonia]], [[New Zealand]], [[Nigeria]], [[Norway]], [[Papua New Guinea]], [[Peru]], the [[Philippines]], [[Republic of the Congo]], [[South Africa]], [[Spain]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Switzerland]], [[Taiwan]], [[Ukraine]], the [[United Kingdom]], the [[United States]], [[Venezuela]], [[Zambia]], and [[Zimbabwe]].<ref>[http://www.cofchrist.org/directory/activedirectory.asp Community of Christ Directory] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120724060425/http://www.cofchrist.org/directory/activedirectory.asp |date=2012-07-24 }}, webpage, retrieved April 7, 2007</ref>

It is estimated that more than half of the active members of the church speak a primary language other than [[English language|English]].<ref>[http://www.cofchrist.org/wc2004/legislation/G-1.asp G-1 Prayers for the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20031211074519/http://www.cofchrist.org/wc2004/legislation/G-1.asp |date=2003-12-11 }}, 2004 World Conference Legislation webpage, retrieved June 17, 2006</ref> The church translates resources into [[French language|French]], [[Spanish language|Spanish]], [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]], [[Russian language|Russian]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Tuu languages|Kwi]], [[Sora language|Sora]], [[Tahitian language|Tahitian]], [[Chewa language|Chewa]], [[Chibemba]], [[Efik language|Efik]], [[Lingala]] and [[Swahili language|Swahili]].<ref>[http://www.cofchrist.org/designatedgiving/w4w/talk.asp Words for the World Fact Sheet] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20050425220517/http://www.cofchrist.org/designatedgiving/w4w/talk.asp |date=2005-04-25 }}, webpage, retrieved June 17, 2006</ref>

For the purposes of church organization and administration, the church has divided the world into geographical areas termed fields (which can include areas that are not adjoining, such as Australia and parts of Canada). Each field is presided over by a member of the Council of Twelve Apostles, who are collectively overseen by a member of the First Presidency, in his or her capacity of Director of Field Ministries (this role was previously held by the President of the Council of Twelve but followed the outgoing president when he joined the First Presidency in 2013). Fields are further divided into multiple Mission Centers, which succeeded the former jurisdictional units known as stakes and regions (which were each further divided into the now abolished level of district). Each mission center is presided over by a president. Mission centers are composed of congregations, presided over by a pastor or co-pastors.

The organizational fields are: Africa and Haiti Mission Field, Asia Mission Field, Canada and Australia Mission Field, Caribbean–Mexico Mission Field, Central and South America Mission Field, Eurasia Mission Field, North Central USA/Canada Mission Field, North East USA Mission Field, Pacific Mission Field, South Central USA Mission Field, Southern USA Mission Field and Western USA Mission Field.