Its system of belief is based upon the teachings of the Bible, the Book of Mormon, and the Doctrine and Covenants, a book of revelations received by the prophets of the Community of Christ and accepted by the vote of the general conference.

The Community of Christ believes in the Trinity; the doctrines of faith in God, repentance of sin, baptism by immersion, laying on of hands, and resurrection of the dead; graded reward or punishment after death according to conduct in this life; the continuity of divine revelation and the open canon of scripture; the restoration of Christ’s church on the New Testament pattern; and the doctrine of stewardship in personal and economic life. It anticipates the return of Christ and a millennial reign.