church

A weatherboard church built by the Wright family. On either side an old guesthouse and high-rise apartments. The Community of Christ, established in 1886 and built in 1910. This was the first church built in Tuncurry. (New South Wales, Australia)

A religious group which has its roots in North America found its way to the small town of Tuncurry on the mid-north coast of New South Wales in the early days of white settlement... the Wright family of Tuncurry who were pioneers of this regional town have come to the attention of the Mormon Church in the United States because many of them are direct descendants of the founder of the faith, Joseph Smith...In 1830 the Book of Mormon was published and Joseph and his followers formally organised a Church in the state of New York.

(John and Catherine Wright's son Sidney Garden Wright, arriving in America with missionaries, married Ina Inez, in 1891, who was the granddaughter of Joseph Smith. Ina returned with Sidney and they both lived in Tuncurry)

Joseph Smith ran for president of the United States in 1844 with his theory of Theodemocracy, which he described as 'God and the people ruling in righteousness'.
abc.net.au 19 October 2008