Stephen M. Veazey

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Stephen M. Veazey (born May 3, 1957) is the current Prophet-President of the Community of Christ headquartered in Independence, Missouri. Veazey's name was presented to the church in March 2005 by a joint council of church leaders led by the Council of Twelve Apostles, as the one called by God to be the next Prophet-President. Delegates elected to a special World Conference of the church approved Veazey and he was ordained as the 8th President of the High Priesthood, Prophet, and President of the church June 3, 2005.

He has been a full-time minister in the church since 1983. He was ordained a member of the Council of Twelve Apostles in 1992. In April 2002, he was set apart as president of the Council of Twelve and assigned by the First Presidency as director of Field Ministries. He has also brought support and leadership to Church Planting Ministries and Young Adult and Campus Ministries.

His areas of ministry have included missionary and administrative work in Southern USA Mission Field, the Africa-East Central Field; South Central and East Central States Regions; the Division of Program Services, Outreach Ministries; North Central Region; Advanced Leadership Studies at World Church headquarters; and African-American Ministries.

Before 1983, he was an executive minister to the Fremont, California, congregation and was in charge of a missionary development project funded by the World Church for San Francisco Bay Stake.

Stephen M. Veazey also served the church as a young adult two-year contractual minister to Pacific Northwest Region, in Portland Metropole; director of youth camps and seminars; field associate for the Young Adult and Campus Ministries Office; presiding elder in McKenzie, Tennessee; and counselor to the pastor in Paris, Tennessee.

He holds a bachelor of science degree from the University of Tennessee and a master of arts in religion from Park College.

Preceded by: W. Grant McMurray

President of the Community of Christ 2005– (Current Prophet/President)