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GwenColorado City asserts police ties to polygamous group are past
Colorado City, Ariz., has filed a motion with a federal court seeking to end the involvement of a policing consultant who has been monitoring the town’s law enforcement...
Former FLDS Wife Naomi Bistline Speaks Out After Testifying Against Leader Samuel Bateman
Naomi “Nomz” Bistline, one of the former wives of Samuel Bateman, has shared her experience after leaving the religious group. Bistline, who was one of Bateman’s 20 “wives,”...
Naomi Bistline and Wendell Jeffson, Former FLDS Members, Share Relationship After Leaving Polygamist Cult
Naomi Bistline, 27, has shared her journey of leaving the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS) and finding love with Wendell Jeffson, 25, the son...
Hildale Police Force Honored for Reforms After Justice Department Scrutiny
Police in Hildale, Utah, and Colorado City, Arizona, have undergone significant reforms after years of scrutiny by the U.S. Department of Justice. The federal government had previously accused...
Former FLDS Bishop’s Wife Shares Journey to Freedom in Memoir
Charlene Jeffs now speaks openly about the freedom she has found after leaving the Fundamentalist LDS Church. In an interview with FOX 13 News, she described how her...
Karen Bowman, Member of Lawrence Community of Christ Church, Dies at 65
Karen Elizabeth Bowman, 65, of Lawrence, passed away June 25, 2011, at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka, Kansas. Celebration of Life Services were held on July 2, 2011,...
Church Women United Sedalia Unit Meets at Community of Christ Church
The Sedalia unit of Church Women United gathered on April 27, 2026, at Community of Christ Church, with 17 members in attendance. The meeting, part of a broader...
Wallace B. Smith, Former Community of Christ Leader, Dies at 94
Wallace B. Smith, prophet-president of the Community of Christ from 1978 to 1996, has died at age 94. Known to many as “Wally B.,” his leadership marked a...
Joe David Donald, Community of Christ Minister, Dies at 87 in Independence, Missouri
Joe David Donald, a devoted minister for the Community of Christ Church, passed away on March 11, 2024, in Independence, Missouri. He was born on December 16, 1936,...
