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Auditorium (Community Of Christ) Auditorium is a house of worship and office building located on the greater Temple Lot in Independence, Missouri. The Auditorium is part of the headquarters complex of the Community of Christ which also includes the Independence temple. Construction of the Auditorium was a massive undertaking, illustrating the vision of church Prophet/President Frederick M. Smith who provided the building's inspiration. Groundbreaking began in 1926 and the building was only completed in 1962. Construction was virtually halted during the Great Depression when the church struggled under a massive debt. World Conferences of the church are held here every two years in the World Conference Chamber, a large hall which seats nearly 6,000. The World Conference Chamber is 214' x 168' and it is 92' from the floor to the height of the dome's interior. The exterior of the dome is 114' above street level. The Auditorium houses a massive Aeolian-Skinner pipe organ with 113 ranks and 6,334 pipes. It includes an antiphonal console and pipes in the rear balcony of the oval chamber. It is listed as one of the larger pipe organs in the world at TheatreOrgans.com. In addition to its use by the church, the Auditorium is made available for high school graduations and cultural events in the Independence and Kansas City, Missouri area. Numerous dignitaries have spoken in the Auditorium from Independence native Harry S. Truman who spoke here during his presidency down through a recent address from Secretary of State Colin Powell. The building street address is: 1001 W. Walnut, Independence, MO 64050 USA Reference - Roger Yarrington, The Auditorium: World Headquarters Building of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Herald House, 1962.
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