Church of Jesus Christ (Original Doctrine) Inc.

Church of Jesus Christ (Original Doctrine) Inc.
Classification	Restorationist
Orientation	Latter Day Saint movement
Theology	Mormon fundamentalism
Polity	Hierarchical
Leader	Winston Blackmore
Headquarters	Bountiful, British Columbia
Founder	Winston Blackmore
Origin	September 2002 Bountiful, Utah
Separated from	FLDS Church
Members	Approx. 700 members

The Church of Jesus Christ (Original Doctrine) Inc. is a Mormon fundamentalist denomination in the Latter Day Saint movement, and is also known as the Blackmore Group. There are approximately 700 members of this group.

In 1946, Harold (aka Micheal) Blackmore, a member of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS Church), bought property near Lister and moved there with his family. Other members of the church who believed in the principles of plural marriage soon followed. After Winston Blackmore became the bishop in the 1980s, the group took the name of Bountiful, British Columbia. In 1998, the estimated population of Bountiful was 600 and has since grown to about 1,000. Most of the residents are descended from only half a dozen men.

In September 2002, Mormon fundamentalists in Bountiful divided into two groups when Winston Blackmore split with the FLDS Church. Blackmore concluded that Warren Jeffs had exceeded his authority and become too dictatorial; as a result, Blackmore was excommunicated from the FLDS Church. About 700 people broke away and followed Blackmore to form what would eventually be named the Church of Jesus Christ (Original Doctrine) Inc. About 500 people in Bountiful remained members of the FLDS Church.

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