The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Kentucky

As of December 31, 2019, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) reported 35,886 members in eight stakes, 79 congregations (49 wards and 30 branches), 28 Family History Centers, one mission, and one temple in Kentucky.[1]

The Louisville Kentucky Temple

Stakes are located in Crestwood, Elizabethtown, Hopkinsville, Lexington (2), Louisville, and Paducah.

History

In 1835, two missionaries baptized 22 people and the first group of Kentucky Saints left for Missouri in September 1836.[2]

In 2011, Lexington native Rob Hymas, became an area seventy and oversaw 10 stake presidents in Kentucky and Tennessee.[3]

In 2020, the LDS Church canceled services and other public gatherings indefinitely in response to the coronavirus pandemic.[4]

Mission

Temple
Main article: Louisville Kentucky Temple

The Louisville Kentucky Temple was dedicated on March 19, 2000 by President Thomas S. Monson.

 76. Louisville Kentucky Temple

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Crestwood, Kentucky, United States
March 17, 1999
March 19, 2000 by Thomas S. Monson
10,700 sq ft (990 m2) and 71 ft (22 m) high on a 3 acre (1.2 ha) site
Classic modern, single-spire design - designed by Firestone Jaros Mullin--Mike Karpinski Architect

See also

References
  1. "Facts and Statistics Kentucky". www.newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  2. "Facts and Statistics", Church News, 2020. Retrieved on 31 March 2020.
  3. Sloan, Scott. "Lexington man takes larger role in Mormon church", Lexington Herald Leader, 3 September 2011. Retrieved on 31 March 2020.
  4. Lovett, Ian. "Mormon Church Cancels Services World-Wide Amid Coronavirus Crisis", The Wall Street Journal, 12 March 2020. Retrieved on 31 March 2020.


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