McMurray, W. Grant

LC control no.	nr2004016319
Personal name heading	McMurray, W. Grant *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	McMurray, Grant McMurray, William Grant
Located	Independence, Mo.
Birth date	19470712
Place of birth	Toronto, Ont.
Affiliation	Community of Christ Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Graceland College St. Paul School of Theology
Profession or occupation	Ecclesiastical leader
Found in	Journal of Mormon history, spring 2004: p. 59 (W. Grant McMurray, president of the Community of Christ since Apr. 15, 1996) Dialogue (Stanford, Calif.), winter 2006: p. 27 (Grant McMurray; W. Grant McMurray) Wikipedia, website viewed 3 January 2012 (W. Grant McMurray; William Grant McMurray; b. July 12, 1947 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; family later moved to Independence, Missouri; Prophet-president of the Community of Christ from 1996 until 2004; first non-descendant of Joseph Smith to head the church; under his administration, the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS Church) changed its name to Community of Christ; attended Graceland College and St. Paul School of Theology in Kansas City, Missouri where he earned a master's degree in theology; employed at the historical department of the RLDS Church in 1973-1982; 1982 became member of the First Presidency of RLDS Church as counselor to Wallace B. Smith)
Associated language	eng