David D. Schaal

David D. Schaal has been a member of the First Presidency of the Community of Christ since 2005. Schaal was also a member of the church's Council of Twelve Apostles from 2002 to 2005.

A native of Des Moines, Iowa,[1] Schaal and Kenneth N. Robinson were selected by Stephen M. Veazey as counselors in the First Presidency when Veazey was selected as the eighth prophet–president of the Community of Christ.[2] When Robinson retired in 2007, Schaal was kept as a counselor and now serves with Veazey and Becky L. Savage in the First Presidency.[3][4]

Schaal has degrees from Graceland University and Park University and has been a leader in the Community of Christ in Michigan; Omaha, Nebraska; and Santa Cruz, California.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b David D. Schaal, cofchrist.org, accessed 2008-06-10.
  2. ^ "Official Minutes of Business Session", Community of Christ World Conference 2005, 2005-06-04.
  3. ^ Steve Brisendine, "Community of Christ posed to break gender barrier", Associated Press, 2007-03-02.
  4. ^ "Official Minutes of Business Session", Community of Christ World Conference 2007, 2007-03-27.
Community of Christ titles
Preceded by
Peter A. Judd		 Counselor in the First Presidency
June 3, 2005–		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
A. Alex Kahtava		 Council of Twelve Apostles
2002–2005		 Succeeded by
Stassi D. Cramm
Counselors in the First Presidency of the
Community of Christ (formerly the RLDS Church)
Pre-succession crisis
Gause (1832) • Rigdon (1832–1844) • Williams (1833–1837) • Cowdery (1837–1838) • H. Smith (1837–1844) • John Smith (1837–1844) • Joseph Smith (1837–1840) • Law (1841–1844) • Bennett (1841–1842) • Lyman (1843–1844)
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Post reorganization
Marks (1863—1872) • Blair (1873-1896) • D. Smith (1873-1885) • Evans (1902-1909) • F. Smith (1902-1915) • E. Smith (1909-1938) • McDowell (1922–1938) • I. Smith (1938–1946) • Curry (1938–1946) • Garver (1946–1949) • Edwards (1946–1966) • W. Wallace Smith (1950–1958) • Draper (1946-1978) • Couey (1966-1982) • Sheehy (1978–2000) • Tyree (1982-1982) • Robinson (2000–2007) • Judd (2000–2005)
Current Counselors
David D. Schaal (2005) • Becky L. Savage (2007)