Apostle, President
Richard C.N. James
Mobile: +1 816-833-1000 ext. 3023
Richard C.N. James is President of the Council of Twelve Apostles, the lead missionary quorum of Community of Christ. He is assigned to Field 5 in the USA. He also oversees the Mission Project with the Multi-Nations Team of Apostles and Abolish Poverty Initiatives ministries.
He has served as president of Seventy and missionary coordinator for the North Atlantic Field (Europe/USA).
Born in Penllergaer, Swansea, South Wales, United Kingdom, he attended Penyrheol Comprehensive School in Penyrheol, South Wales. He received an associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers in the United Kingdom and a Master of Arts in religion from Community of Christ Seminary.
Community of Christ has 250,000 members in more than 60 nations. The church’s mission is to “proclaim Jesus Christ and promote communities of joy, hope, love, and peace.”
Community of Christ International Headquarters is in Independence, Missouri, USA.
Field 5
Alabama - Northwest Florida USA Mission Center
Arizona USA Mission Center
Ark-La-Tex USA Mission Center
Bountiful USA Mission Center
Brush Creek USA Mission Center
Cedar Valley-Nauvoo USA Mission Center
Central Missouri USA Mission Center
Central USA Mission Center
Chesapeake Bay USA Mission Center
Chicago USA Mission Center
Coastal Bend USA Mission Center
Eastern Great Lakes USA Mission Center
Far West USA Mission Center Florida USA Mission Center
Gateway USA Mission Center
Greater Pacific Northwest USA Mission Center
Gulf USA Mission Center
Headwaters USA Mission Center
Heart of Texas USA Mission Center
Inland West USA Mission Center
Kentucky-Indiana USA Mission Center
Lamoni Heartland USA Mission Center
Michigan USA Mission Center
Mid-Atlantic USA Mission Center
Midlands USA Mission Center
Mid-South USA Mission Center
New England USA Mission Center
Oklahoma USA Mission Center
Pacific Southwest International Mission Center