The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in New Jersey

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in New Jersey reported 33,726 members in six stakes, one district, 64 congregations (42 wards and 22 branches), and one mission in New Jersey, as of December 31, 2017.[1][2]

History

Orson Pratt and Lyman E. Johnson, future leaders of LDS Church, preached as missionaries in New Jersey in 1832.[3]

In 2013, a new meetinghouse was built in Newark, New Jersey, a 35,000-square-foot church topped by a 45-foot steeple adjacent to the Newark Broad Street station.[4]

In 2014, a meetinghouse was built in Camden, New Jersey.[5]

David L. Buckner formed the first Young Adult stake in the New York City region on June 18, 2018.[6]

In 2020, the LDS Church canceled services and other public gatherings indefinitely in response to the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.[7]

See also

References
  1. "United States information: New Jersey", Church News Online Almanac, Deseret News, February 2, 2010, retrieved 2012-11-10
  2. New Jersey Stakes. LDS Stake & Ward Web Sites. List of Stakes in New Jersey.
  3. "Facts and Statistics", Church News, 2020. Retrieved on 31 March 2020.
  4. Haddon, Heather. "Newark Mormons Rise", The Wall Street Journal, 29 August 2013. Retrieved on 31 March 2020.
  5. Walsh, Jim. "Mormons find a home in South Jersey", New Jersey Courier-Post, 22 November 2014. Retrieved on 31 March 2020.
  6. Santora, Alexander. "How the Mormon church is embracing young N.J. adults", NJ.com, 16 January 2019. Retrieved on 31 March 2020.
  7. 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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