Karin Franklin Peter is president of the Fifth Quorum of Seventy and serves on the Council of Presidents of Seventy. An appointee minister for Community of Christ, she is field missionary coordinator for the North Central USA Mission Field and Special support in Greater Pacific Northwest USA Mission Center.

Her previous assignments include Mission Center Missionary Coordinator, South Central States USA Mission Center, and Missionary Specialist, San Francisco Bay Stake.

She received a bachelor of science in psychology and a master of arts in Christian ministry from Community of Christ Seminary at Graceland University, Independence, Missouri.

Karin worked in special education with hearing-impaired students and athletes and was an assistant football coach.

Community of Christ has 250,000 members in more than 60 nations. The church’s mission is to “proclaim Jesus Christ and promote communities of joy, hope, love, and peace.” Community of Christ International Headquarters is located in Independence, Missouri.