The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Kansas
As of December 31, 2019, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reported 38,311 members in seven stakes, 75 congregations (60 wards and 15 branches), 29 Family History Centers, and one mission in Kansas.[1]
History
In 1882, missionaries arrived in Kansas and organized the Meridian Branch.[2]
By 1930, Church membership in Kansas was 2,060 and the first stake in Kansas was organized in June 1962.[2]
The Kansas City Missouri Temple, dedicated in 2012, serves 45,000 LDS Church members from 126 congregations in Kansas and Missouri.[3]
In 2020, the LDS Church canceled services and other public gatherings indefinitely in response to the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.[4]
Stakes
- Derby Kansas Stake
- Garden City Kansas Stake
- Lenexa Kansas Stake
- Olathe Kansas Stake
- Salina Kansas Stake
- Topeka Kansas Stake
- Wichita Kansas Stake
Mission
On February 22, 2013, the Kansas Wichita Mission was announced to be created largely from the Missouri Independence Mission.[5]
See also
References
- "Facts and Statistics Kansas". www.newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
- "Facts and Statistics", Church News, 2020. Retrieved on 31 March 2020.
- Anderson, Phil. "New temple to benefit area Mormons", Topeka Capital-Journal, 13 April 2012. Retrieved on 27 March 2020.
- Lovett, Ian. "Mormon Church Cancels Services World-Wide Amid Coronavirus Crisis", The Wall Street Journal, 12 March 2020. Retrieved on 31 March 2020.
- "LDS Church announces creation of 58 new missions", Deseret News, February 22, 2013.
External links
- Newsroom (Kansas)
- ComeUntoChrist.org Latter-day Saints Visitor site
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Official site