David R. Brock
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David Brock is an American
leader in the Community of Christ
. Brock has been the President of Seventy, a member of the church's Council of Twelve Apostles
and the church's Presiding Patriarch.
Brock was born in Kansas City
, Kansas
. He graduated from Meridian High School in Idaho, attended Graceland College in Iowa, received a Bachelor of Science degree from the School of Community Service and Public Affairs at the University of Oregon, and a master of arts in religion from Park University. Brock has done further studies at the Instituto de Filología Hispánica, Saltillo, Mexico; the Alliance Francaise, Nairobi, Kenya; Berlitz Language School, St. Louis, Missouri; St. Paul School of Theology and the Nazarene Theological Seminary, both in Kansas City, Missouri; and the Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, North Carolina.
A full-time minister since 1978, he was ordained as a president of seventy.
On 5 April 1992, Brock was selected by Prophet-President Wallace B. Smith
to become an apostle of the church and a member of the Council of Twelve Apostles
. Previous assignments included the Pacific Field, the Southwest Field, the North Central Field, administrator and stewardship commissioner of the Africa Region, assistant to the Council of Twelve, and Southwest Region staff member.
On 27 March 2007, David R. Brock was ordained as the Presiding Evangelist by Prophet-President Stephen M. Veazey
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
leader in the Community of Christ
Community of Christ
The Community of Christ, known from 1872 to 2001 as the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints , is an American-based international Christian church established in April 1830 that claims as its mission "to proclaim Jesus Christ and promote communities of joy, hope, love, and peace"...
. Brock has been the President of Seventy, a member of the church's Council of Twelve Apostles
Council of Twelve Apostles (Community of Christ)
In the Community of Christ, The Council of Twelve Apostles is one of the governing bodies in the church hierarchy. They are disciples who hold the priesthood office of Apostle, and are responsible for the evangelistic witness of the church...
and the church's Presiding Patriarch.
Brock was born in Kansas City
Kansas City, Kansas
Kansas City is the third-largest city in the state of Kansas and is the county seat of Wyandotte County. It is a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri, and is the third largest city in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. The city is part of a consolidated city-county government known as the "Unified...
, Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
. He graduated from Meridian High School in Idaho, attended Graceland College in Iowa, received a Bachelor of Science degree from the School of Community Service and Public Affairs at the University of Oregon, and a master of arts in religion from Park University. Brock has done further studies at the Instituto de Filología Hispánica, Saltillo, Mexico; the Alliance Francaise, Nairobi, Kenya; Berlitz Language School, St. Louis, Missouri; St. Paul School of Theology and the Nazarene Theological Seminary, both in Kansas City, Missouri; and the Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, North Carolina.
A full-time minister since 1978, he was ordained as a president of seventy.
On 5 April 1992, Brock was selected by Prophet-President Wallace B. Smith
Wallace B. Smith
Wallace Bunnell Anthony Smith was Prophet-President of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints , from April 5, 1978 through April 15, 1996. Son of President W. Wallace Smith, he was designated as his father's successor in 1976, and ordained church president in 1978 when his...
to become an apostle of the church and a member of the Council of Twelve Apostles
Council of Twelve Apostles (Community of Christ)
In the Community of Christ, The Council of Twelve Apostles is one of the governing bodies in the church hierarchy. They are disciples who hold the priesthood office of Apostle, and are responsible for the evangelistic witness of the church...
. Previous assignments included the Pacific Field, the Southwest Field, the North Central Field, administrator and stewardship commissioner of the Africa Region, assistant to the Council of Twelve, and Southwest Region staff member.
On 27 March 2007, David R. Brock was ordained as the Presiding Evangelist by Prophet-President Stephen M. Veazey
Stephen M. Veazey
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...