Kalistani Major History

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President of the Restorationist Church of Eliyahu and Latter Day Hosians Endorses Move of Church Headquarters to Kalistan

August 5065

After a month-long Conference of the leadership of the Restorationist Church of Eliyahu and Latter Day Hosians (often referred to as just Latter Day Hosians (LDH)), the President of the governing body has signed off on a proposal to relocate the Headquarters of the Church from Ralston in Baltusia to Vrassa in Kalistan. This follows a miraculous vision experienced by a member of the LDH in 5062 in which she saw Eliyahu returning to Terra in the city of Vrassa, precipitating a thousand year reign of Eliyahu on earth. President Thomas Wainwright has been the senior member of the Latter Day Hosians for fifteen years and the 95 year old is a highly influential figure. Under the terms of the resolution the Church will aim to relocate much of its leadership to Kalistan, encourage the use of its significant investment portfolio to invest in Kalistan, and encourage communicants to make the spiritual migration.



President Wainwright after signing the resolution to move the HQ of the Church to Kalistan

Latter Day Hosianism in Baltusia

Latter Day Hosianism has historically been centred in Baltusia, and estimates are that the Church has between 1.5-2 million members in the country. The Church was founded by Absalom Wilson in the 4730's in Baltusia following a visitation by the Angel Zophiel and Latter Day Hosians use both the Hosian Bible and Book of Zophiel (hence why the Church is often referred to as the Zophiel Churc). The Church often faced discrimination, being treated as a cult through the 4800’s and despite a legalisation of polygamy of 4908, it was subsequently banned later in the century, a ban that has remained in effect ever since. Latter Day Hosians were prominent in the historic Republican Party which dominated Baltusian politics through the 4900’s, even electing the Latter Day Hosian James Adams to the Presidency in 4920, who was the first President in Baltusian history to have two First Ladies.

LDH Move to Kalistan

Critics of the Church have suggested that motivations other than “visions” are behind the move. It has been commented that the recent legalisation of polygamy, and the opening of agricultural opportunities in Kalistan have also led to a number of LDH investments in land, particularly in western Kalistani regions bordering Baltusia. The LDH community in Baltusia has historically been associated with agriculture, with many members historically living in geographically concentrated numbers, sharing land and tools. Although a cultural census has not been completed in Kalistan for a while, with Kalistans open borders and the presence of the LDH across the border in Baltusia it has been estimated that there may already be anywhere between 100-200,000 members of the LDH spread across the country. It is not known how many Latter Day Hosians might migrate to Kalistani in the future, but the Church already has four adherents within the governing Kalistan Party, and these members have influenced policies favourable to the Church including previously mentioned legalisation and recognition of polygamy.