Strangite Mormons (Church of Jesus Christ – James Strang lineage)
Small Mormon offshoot following James Jesse Strang's 1844 succession claim against Brigham Young. Strang briefly led Mormon settlements on Beaver Island, MI, before his 1856 assassination. Tiny surviving congregation in Burlington, Wisconsin.
CLCI radar
BITE breakdown
0 — small surviving Mormon offshoot following James Strang's 1844 succession claim.
Profile facts
In context
James Strang produced an alternative to Brigham Young's leadership after Joseph Smith's 1844 assassination, claiming an angel had appointed him. Strang established a kingdom on Beaver Island, MI, including a brief 'King of Beaver Island' coronation, before his 1856 assassination. The surviving Strangite congregation in Burlington, WI, numbers ≈300.
Key control doctrines
- Strang as legitimate Joseph Smith successor
- Strangite Book of the Law of the Lord
Recovery resources
- Tears of Eden — Christian spiritual-abuse-survivor support and clinician referral.
- Recovering Grace — Originally IBLP-focused; archive includes broader fundamentalist Christian high-control material.
- Reclamation Collective — Religious-trauma-aware therapist network; relevant for post-exit identity-rebuilding.
- ICSA (International Cultic Studies Association) — General referral and cult-aware therapist directory.
- Freedom of Mind Resource Center — Steven Hassan's organisation; BITE-model resources and family-side exit guidance.
See the full curated list at /resources.
Legal cases & controversies
- Strang's 1856 assassination (historical)
This profile is in progress — history, deeper BITE evidence and survivor voices are still being added. Contributions welcome via GitHub.
Timeline
- 1844Strang claims Mormon succession
- 1856Strang assassinated on Beaver Island
Sources
- John J. Hajicek, 'James J. Strang: Teachings of a Mormon Prophet' (1977) search ↗
We cite sources by name and outlet rather than fabricating links. Where a source includes its own URL, the open ↗ link opens it directly; otherwise search ↗ runs a Google Scholar query for the cited title — useful for verifying academic sources. For news outlets, search the outlet's own archive.
Change history
Substantive edits logged per the score-updates policy.
- 2026-05-29Phase 1 Batch J corrective: Moderate-band (CLCI 20) entry upgraded from Mainstream-comparator lighter palette to Christian high-control palette — Batch J's clci<21 fallthrough was too lean for the documented control vector of this category.
- 2026-05-29Phase 1 Batch J: per-group recovery resources applied via programmatic palette (closest-fit by category + subCategory + score). Palette: Mainstream-comparator lighter.
- 2026-05-20Score band scheme migrated from 4 bands to 5 (Minimal 0–5 / Low 6–12 / Moderate 13–20 / High 21–30 / Extreme 31–40). No CLCI value changed; the new Minimal band was carved out of the bottom of the previous Low band.
Relevant hubs
Curated entry points on CLCI Hub for situations connected to this group.
You may also want to explore
Found something wrong on this profile?
We accept correction requests from anyone — current and former members, researchers, journalists, family members, and the listed organisation. Submissions are reviewed by an editor; we do not auto-publish.