John Whitmer Historical Association holds its annual conference in late September. Conferences are held in places that have a connection with Community of Christ history or early Mormon history. Every three years, the conference is held in Independence, Missouri.

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This Year’s JWHA Conference

2023 Annual Conference
Restoration Tales from Texas Dust
September 21 – 24, 2023
Hangar Hotel 
Fredericksburg, Texas


Future JWHA Conferences

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2024 Annual Conference
Southern Utah’s Desert Outpost
Making Peace with the Past, Pursuing Peace in the Present
September 12-15, 2024
Dixie Conference Center
St. George, Utah

 

2025 Annual Conference
September 18-21, 2025
Mid-America Center
Council Bluffs, Iowa

2026 Annual Conference
Independence, Missouri

2027 Annual Conference
Kirtland, Ohio


Past JWHA Conferences

Restoration Outpost: Ragged Edge or Oasis? John Whitmer Historical Association Virtual Conference October 22-23, 2021 w/ image of scenic highway

2022 50th Anniversary Celebration & Conference

 

A Legacy of Restoration History

2021 JWHA Virtual Conference

 

Restoration Outpost: Ragged Edge or Oasis?

The 48th annual conference was held virtually.  The conference featured the annual business meeting, awards ceremony, Friday night panel, Saturday breakout sessions and concluded with Jill Brim’s Presidential Address.

 

2019 JWHA Annual Conference

Back to the Burned-Over District 200 Years Later, 1819-2019: Impact of the Second Great Awakening on the Restoration Movements

The 2019 conference was held September 26-29 at the Woodcliff Hotel & Spa in Fairport, New York, a cozy suburb of Rochester and only 20 minutes from historic Palmyra.

Read about other past JWHA conferences.

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