Church History Matters
Hosted by Casey Griffiths and Scott Woodward · Scripture Central
4.9from 2,816 ratings
- 225
- Episodes
- 115
- Transcribed
- 2,816
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2023
- First episode
- 5M
- YouTube views
About Church History Matters
The Church History Matters Podcast features in-depth conversations between Scott and Casey where they dive deep into both the challenges and beauty of Latter-day Saint Church History
- Publisher
- Scripture Central
- Category
- religion & spirituality
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 8 Mar 2023
- Latest episode
- 22 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
115 of 225 episodes have a transcript.
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223- What Stories are Actually True? I Porter Rockwell I Church History Matters
Published 22 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And we don't talk about this much, but there were non-Latter-day Saints who tried to keep the peace and in some cases paid a pretty high price for their actions. Among them was a guy named Minor R. Deming, who was the sheriff of Hancock County. But in particular, his successor, a man named Jacob Bakkenstos, who was also not a Latter-day Saint. Yeah, these guys are important because in the wake of the Carthage murders of Joseph and Hiram, Deming and Bakkenstos are going to work to try to bring the murderers of Joseph and Hiram to justice at great personal risk. Deming was actually forced to resign his position when he was violently confronted by Samuel Marshall, who was an anti-Mormon. […]
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- Jack Welch
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- Derek Sainsbury
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- YouTube views
- 4,756,619
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 2,054 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 762 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 74 / 100
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- Quality
- 72
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 99
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Who hosts Church History Matters?
Casey Griffiths and Scott Woodward host the show. Published by Scripture Central.
How often do new episodes come out?
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Does Church History Matters take guests?
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