Priesthood Correlation Program - Definition

In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Priesthood Correlation Program (also called the Correlation Program or simply Correlation) is a movement beginning in 1908 and continuing today, to bring all organizations and activities of the Church, including women's children's, and youth organizations, under the coordinated control of the Priesthood.

Before the Correlation movement, the various organizationss of the Church, including the Relief Society, the Primary Association, and the Young Men's and Young Women's organizations were largely independent, and often led by women. As part of the Correlation program, these organizations took on a secondary role in the Church and began to be called "auxilliaries". By the early 1970s, these the local branches of these organizations had come under full control of local male clergy, usually a ward Bishop or Branch President. Feminist critics of the LDS Church such as Maxine Hanks believe Priesthood Correlation diminished women's role in the church.

By the 1990s, church headquarters began centrally approving instructional materials for the church worldwide. Priesthood Correlation continues as of 2004.

See also

• List of articles about Mormonism
• History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• Women and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

External link

• Correlation fo the Church (http://www.lightplanet.com/mormons/basic/organization/Correlation_EOM.htm) — Encyclopedia of Mormonism article