Cuppa Joe Episodes
Grab your favorite mug and settle in — it’s time for Cuppa Joe, the Faith Unfiltered series that dives into the people, places, and pivotal moments of Restoration history.
From well-loved topics to lesser-known stories, nothing is off the table as we explore the roots, complexities, and evolution of the Restoration movement. Whether you're a history buff or just curious about how the past shapes the present, this series digs deep with insight and curiosity.
Cuppa Joe also features exclusive follow-up interviews from the Community of Christ Historic Sites Lecture Series, giving you behind-the-scenes access to the scholars and stories keeping Restoration history alive.
From well-loved topics to lesser-known stories, nothing is off the table as we explore the roots, complexities, and evolution of the Restoration movement. Whether you're a history buff or just curious about how the past shapes the present, this series digs deep with insight and curiosity.
Cuppa Joe also features exclusive follow-up interviews from the Community of Christ Historic Sites Lecture Series, giving you behind-the-scenes access to the scholars and stories keeping Restoration history alive.
March 6, 2026
429 | Cuppa Joe | Historic Sites Foundation Fall 2021 Lecture Series | Life and Legacy of Apostle Kisuke Sekine (RE-POST)
This week on Faith Unfiltered Podcast, host Karin Peter sits down with Phil Caswell, Andrew Bolton, and Jewell Bolton to dive into the life of Apostle Kisuke Sekine, a true pioneer who helped transform Community of Christ into a global movement. From janitorial service for Boy Scouts to the Council of Twelve, Sekine’s legacy is a masterclass in humility and cultural bridge-building. The original lecture can be found here. Listen to more episodes in the Cuppa Joe series. Download the Transcrip...
Nov. 13, 2025
692 | Cuppa Joe | Theo-History Review and Vision for the Future (RE-POST)
Something new is being born in Community of Christ. A new spirit of hope is rising, and sometimes we need a reminder of all that we’ve experienced as a people and how we’ve been blessed by being open to God’s movement among us. This Cuppa Joe episode which originally aired two years ago, is a great way for us to remember our past, and ground ourselves for what is yet ahead. Much has happened since the start of our movement... some good, some not so good … but all of it is filled with valuable te...
May 20, 2025
846 | Cuppa Joe | Historic Sites Foundation Winter Book Series | Second Class Saints: Black Mormons and the Struggle for Racial Equality | Matthew Harris
Systemic Racism isn’t a popular or comfortable topic, and it’s not just limited to the secular world. Unfortunately, history shows that the Church universal has not been immune to its grasp, and neither have the Restoration traditions. Join Cuppa Joe host Wendy Eaton as she sits down with Matthew Harris to talk about insights from his most recent book, Second Class Saints: Black Mormons and the Struggle for Racial Equality. Hear about the ways in which the Community of Christ and the LDS Church ...
May 13, 2025
843 | Cuppa Joe | Historic Sites Winter Book Series | Come Up Hither to Zion
From tavern keeper to prominent figure in Restoration history, William Marks is the focus of this episode of Cuppa Joe. Host Wendy Eaton sits down with Cheryl Bruno and John Dinger, co-authors of Come Up Hither to Zion: William Marks and the Mormon Concept of Gathering, to hear a little more about what they learned while researching Marks’ life. See how this early convert to the Restoration left his “mark” on the church ... both the LDS church and eventually the RLDS church. Here, you’ll hear pi...
April 11, 2025
828 | Cuppa Joe | Historic Sites Lecture Series | Kyle Walker
Wendy Eaton joins the Project Zion team for the first time as a host with an episode of Cuppa Joe highlighting the first in the 2025 Winter Series, “An Evening with the Historians.” That’s right, the Community of Christ Historic Sites Foundation has put together another great line up of authors who share their latest writings. In this Cuppa Joe episode, Wendy sits down with Kyle Walker, author of Sister of the Prophet: Katherine Smith Salisbury and immediate past president of the John Whitmer Hi...
March 11, 2025
818 | Cuppa Joe | Women of the Restoration | A Prophetic People
As Community of Christ moves closer to the historic moment of considering the call of the first woman President/Prophet of the church, Stassi Cramm, there is no better time to reflect with Karin Peter and historian extraordinaire, Wendy Eaton, to take a look across the years at all the women who have had a prophetic influence on the church and its people. In this episode of Cuppa Joe, Wendy presents seven women, some of whom we’ve heard of and some who are new to Project Zion listeners. Listen i...
Jan. 24, 2025
799 | Cuppa Joe | Women of the Restoration | Eleanor Kearney
The call to prayer made by one woman in Lamoni, IA in the late 1800s sparks the interest of thousands of women around the world and raises the ire of a lot of men. Eleanor Kearney hasn’t been spoken of much in the church, but she’s another of the unsung women heroes of the church. Because of her feistiness and determination, and in spite of her hearing disability, Eleanor played a significant role in engaging women in ministry and raising awareness of women’s contributions to the church. Join ho...
Nov. 22, 2024
780 | Cuppa Joe | Women of the Restoration | Estella Wight
The Wight family has a long history of serving the church, and Estella Wight was no exception. A prolific author who got her start by submitting a story to Marietta Walker at a young age, and then going on to work for Herald Publishing for many years, Estella filled the minds and hearts of the children and youth of the church through articles, poetry, stories and books. In this latest episode in the “Women of the Restoration” series, Wendy Eaten explains how Estella’s contributions to the writin...
Oct. 6, 2023
632 | Cuppa Joe | Theo-History | The Wallace B Smith Era | Re-Post
This is the third in a series of four podcasts honoring the life and ministry of Wally B Smith. This episode first aired on July 25, 2023. Controversy, disjunctive revelation, significant change, a new temple, and a connection to essential meaning. This episode of Cuppa Joe continues the theo-history saga with resident panel members, Lach Machay and Tony Chvala-Smith, sitting down with host, Karin Peter to take a look at the Wallace B. Smith era in the church. Grab your coffee and settle in for ...
July 25, 2023
608 | Cuppa Joe | Theo-History | The Wallace B. Smith Era
Controversy, disjunctive revelation, significant change, a new temple, and a connection to essential meaning. This episode of Cuppa Joe continues the theo-history saga with resident panel members, Lach Machay and Tony Chvala-Smith, sitting down with host, Karin Peter to take a look at the Wallace B. Smith era in the church. Grab your coffee and settle in for a fascinating discussion of some of what the church and its leadership encountered during the eighteen years in which “Wally B.” served as ...
Aug. 7, 2018
Episode 124: Cuppa Joe - Bryon Adreason
Join Karin in another Cuppa Joe episode wherein she interviews Bryon Andreason. Bryon is the current curator of the LDS Church History Museum in Salt Lake City, Utah. He talks about what led to his passion in history, his historical work with Abraham Lincoln and that crossover period to Mormonism, and his input to the current Church History Museum. Thanks for listening to Project Zion Podcast! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram! Intro and Outro music used with permission: “For Everyone Born,...
June 18, 2018
Episode 118: Cuppa Joe with Barb Walden
Listen to this episode as Karin talks to Barb about two prominent women in Community of Christ history well ahead of their time: Emma Burton and Catherine 'Cassie' Kelly. Thanks for listening to Project Zion Podcast! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram! Intro and Outro music used with permission: “For Everyone Born,” Community of Christ Sings #285. Music © 2006 Brian Mann, admin. General Board of Global Ministries t/a GBGMusik, 458 Ponce de Leon Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30308. copyright@umcmission...
May 18, 2018
Extra Shot Episode 37: Cuppa Joe with Seth Bryant - Pentecost
Join Karin as she talks with Seth Bryant about the pentacostal experience in the Kirtland temple in restoration history and how that ties to Pentecost on the liturgical calendar. As a bonus, Lachlan Mackay gives an intro to what you'll hear. Thanks for listening to Project Zion Podcast! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram! Intro and Outro music used with permission: “For Everyone Born,” Community of Christ Sings #285. Music © 2006 Brian Mann, admin. General Board of Global Ministries t/a GBGM...
April 23, 2018
Extra Shot Episode 36: Cuppa Joe Introductory Episode with Lachlan Mackay
Lachlan Mackay of the counsel of twelve starts off a new Project Zion series called Cuppa Joe that focuses on historical topics. In this introductory episode to the new series Lach talks with Karin about Community of Christ's church history principles created by Steve Veazey for the church as to how we as a church strive to approach our own history. Thanks for listening to Project Zion Podcast! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram! Intro and Outro music used with permission: “For Everyone Born...