Stephen M. Veazey
| Stephen M. Veazey | |
|---|---|
| Prophet–President of the Church | |
| June 3, 2005 | |
| Predecessor | W. Grant McMurray |
| Reason | "Church-wide discernment process" following the resignation of W. Grant McMurray |
| President of the Council of Twelve Apostles | |
| April 2002 – June 3, 2005 | |
| Called by | Committee of Church Leaders |
| End reason | Called as Prophet-President |
| Council of Twelve Apostles | |
| April 5, 1992 – June 3, 2005 | |
| Called by | Wallace B. Smith |
| End reason | Called as Prophet-President |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Stephen Mark Veazey |
| Education | Bachelor of science Master of arts in religion |
| Alma mater |
University of Tennessee Park College |
| Spouse(s) | Cathleen Henson Cackler Veazey |
| Children | Three |
Stephen Mark Veazey 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 next Prophet-President. Delegates elected to a special World Conference of the church approved Veazey and he was ordained as the eighth President of the High Priesthood, Prophet, and President of the Church on June 3, 2005.
Born in Tennessee, Veazey 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 the Southern USA Mission Field, the Africa-East Central Field; the South Central and the East Central States Regions; the Division of Program Services, Outreach Ministries; the North Central Region; the Advanced Leadership Studies at World Church headquarters; and the African-American Ministries.
Before 1983, Veazey 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. Veazey also served the church as a young adult two-year contractual minister to Pacific Northwest Region, in the 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.
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