Stassi D. Cramm

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Stassi D. Cramm is the Prophet-President of the Community of Christ. She is the ninth person to fill the role, and her tenure marks the first time that a woman has headed the denomination. [1] [2]

Cramm was born on June 3, [3] 1962[ citation needed ] and was raised in Illinois. [4] She graduated from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana with a BS in engineering, then earned an MA in organizational management from the University of Phoenix, an MA in religion from the Community of Christ Seminary at Graceland University, and a PhD in organization and management from Capella University. [5] [6] Cramm worked as a flight test engineer for the United States Air Force. She is married to consulting engineer Stephen Andrew Crumm, with whom she has 2 children, a daughter who is a surgeon and a son who is a software engineer. [5]

Cramm was set apart as a priest in 1987, and has been working for the church since then, including overseeing the church's finances and as a member of the Council of Twelve Apostles. [4] She has served on the Board of Trustees of Graceland University since 2016, which is operated by the church, and served as dean of the seminary. [6] In 2016 she also became the first woman presiding bishop of the church. [7]

In 2024 it was announced that she had been called to the role of Prophet-President, and would be the first woman to take the position since the Community of Christ began ordaining women to the priesthood in 1984. [8] She was ordained as the Community of Christ’s first female Prophet-President on June 1, 2025. [9]

References

  1. ↑ Walch, Tad (19 January 2024). "Community of Christ, formerly the RLDS church, announces next prophet-president". Deseret News. Archived from the original on 14 March 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  2. ↑ Sunseri, Antonio (26 January 2024). "Stassi D. Cramm is the first woman called to lead a church founded by Joseph Smith". Argus Observer. Archived from the original on 15 March 2025. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  3. ↑ "Tuesday Bulletin (Community of Christ Worldwide Conference 2025)" (PDF). Community of Christ Canada. Community of Christ. p. 4. Retrieved 25 July 2025. And a fun note: June 3 marked President Cramm's birthday!
  4. 1 2 Kemsley, Tamarra (18 January 2024). "For the first time, a woman will lead this church, which traces back to Joseph Smith". The Salt Lake Tribune.
  5. 1 2 "WPH International Speaker Series". Community of Christ. Archived from the original on 2024-10-20. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
  6. 1 2 Adams, Shane (17 January 2024). "Trustee Stassi Cramm Named Prophet-President". Graceland University.
  7. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20160616185519/https://www.examiner.net/article/20160609/NEWS/160609061
  8. ↑ Ingram, Aleah (18 January 2024). "Community of Christ Calls First Ever Female Prophet-President". LDS Daily. Archived from the original on 18 June 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  9. ↑ "'God calls whom God calls': Church that traces back to Joseph Smith ordains its first female prophet-president". The Salt Lake Tribune.
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