John C. Hamer
American-Canadian historian and mapmaker (born 1970) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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John C. Hamer (born 1970) is an American-Canadian historian and mapmaker. His research has focused primarily on the history of the Latter Day Saint movement, authoring several books on the topic. Hamer is a leading expert on various schisms within especially non- far-Western (U.S.) portions of the Latter Day Saint "Restoration" movement. Raised in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), Hamer left the religion before joining Community of Christ in 2010 and now serves as Pastor of its Toronto Congregation.[7]
Pastor John Hamer | |
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Personal | |
Born | 1970 (age 53ā54) |
Religion | Christian Restorationist and non-denominational[1][2][3] |
Nationality | American Canadian |
Home town | Aurora, Illinois |
Spouse | Mike Karpowicz |
Denomination | Community of Christ (committed gay-lesbian-trans couples affirming[4]) |
Alma mater | Brigham Young University (B.A.) University of Michigan (M.A., 1995)[5] |
Profession | Historian, mapmaker |
Organization | |
Church | Toronto Congregation at Centre Place[6] (founded in 1891) |
Senior posting | |
Based in | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Profession | Historian, mapmaker |
Post | (Senior) pastor |
Website | saintswithoutborders centreplace |
Hamer was a contributor to By Common Consent, the Restoration Studies Coordinator at Sunstone Education Foundation, and the Executive Director of the John Whitmer Historical Association.[8]