Herald House or Herald Publishing House is the publishing division of
Community of Christ
The Community of Christ, known from 1872 to 2001 as the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS), is an American-based international church, and is the second-largest denomination in the Latter Day Saint movement. The churc ...
in
Independence, Missouri. It publishes books, periodicals and other materials at the direction of the
First Presidency. Its history dates to the publication of a church periodical called the ''
True Latter Day Saints' Herald'' in
Cincinnati, Ohio in 1860. The first church-owned press was located in
Plano, Illinois and a much larger facility was opened in
Lamoni, Iowa in 1881. The publishing plant in Lamoni was destroyed by fire in 1907. A replacement facility was built shortly thereafter. When the church headquarters moved to Independence, Missouri in 1921, the Herald House was relocated to a facility that had previously been used by an artillery battalion of the Missouri National Guard. In 1965, a modern publishing facility was built for Herald House 3225 South Noland Road in Independence. That facility was closed in 1999 and printing has been outsourced since that date. The publishing offices were moved to
The Temple and
The Auditorium in Independence, Missouri.
Herald House publishes the ''
Herald'', the monthly denominational magazine of the Community of Christ. The Herald is a member of the
Associated Church Press from whom it has received awards and other recognition in recent years. Herald Publishing House is a non-profit
501(c)(3)
A 501(c)(3) organization is a United States corporation, trust, unincorporated association or other type of organization exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of Title 26 of the United States Code. It is one of the 29 types of 50 ...
and a public charity
509(a)(3)
A supporting organization, in the United States, is a public charity that operates under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code i26 USCA 509(a)(3) A supporting organization either makes grants to, or performs the operations of, a public charity similar to ...
. Books published by Herald House include scriptures, scripture studies, Christian education materials, worship resources, inspirational books, priesthood and leadership manuals, hymnals (including the official denominational hymnal, ''Community of Christ Sings''), missionary materials, stewardship materials and theological studies.
Herald House also does business under the Independence Press publishing imprint.
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External links
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Book publishing companies based in Missouri
Christian publishing companies
Community of Christ
Companies based in Independence, Missouri
Latter Day Saint media
Latter Day Saint movement in Missouri
Magazine publishing companies of the United States
Publishing companies established in 1860
Religious leaders from Missouri
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