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

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Connecticut
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Membership15,946 (2019)[1]
Stakes3
Wards29
Branches7
Total Congregations36
Missions1
Temples1
Family History Centers10[2]

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Connecticut refers to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in Connecticut. As of 2019, the LDS Church reported 15,946 members in 36 congregations.[1]

Official church membership as a percentage of general population was 0.43% in 2014.[3] TAccording to the 2014 Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life survey, roughly 1% of Connecticuters self-identify themselves most closely with the LDS Church.[4] The LDS Church is the 10th largest denomination in Connecticut.[5]

History[]

Membership in Connecticut
YearMembership
1930198
19673,000
19806,300
19899,900
199912,163
200914,579
201915,946
*Membership was published as a rounded number.
Source: Wendall J. Ashton; Jim M. Wall, Deseret News, various years, Church Almanac State Information: Connecticut[1]

The first missionaries arrived in the state in Salisbury in 1832, only two years after the church was founded by Joseph Smith.[6]

In 2010, an estimated 40,000 people—over the course of its month-long open house—visited the new Hartford Connecticut Temple.[7]

Stakes and congregations[]

Stake Organized
Fairfield Connecticut
Hartford Connecticut September 18, 1966
New Haven Connecticut August 30, 1981
New London Connecticut[8] June 12, 2016

As of June 2022, the following congregations, by stake, are in Connecticut:[9]

Fairfield Connecticut Stake

  • Bridgeport 1st Ward
  • Darien Ward
  • New Canaan Ward
  • Stamford Ward
  • Trumbull Ward
  • Wilton Ward
  • Bridgeport 2nd Ward (Spanish)

Hartford Connecticut Stake

  • Avon Ward
  • Bloomfield Ward
  • Canton Ward
  • Glastonbury Ward
  • Goshen Ward
  • Hartford 1st Ward
  • Manchester Ward
  • South Windsor Ward
  • Hartford 2nd Branch (Spanish)

New Haven Connecticut Stake

  • New Haven Ward
  • Newtown Ward
  • Southbury Ward
  • Southington Ward
  • Waterbury 1st Ward
  • Woodbridge 1st Ward
  • Danbury Branch (Spanish)
  • Waterbury 2nd Branch (Spanish)
  • Woodbridge 2nd Branch (Spanish)
  • New Haven YSA Branch

New London Connecticut Stake

  • Ashford Ward
  • Cromwell Ward
  • Groton Ward
  • Madison Ward
  • Norwich Ward
  • Waterford Ward
  • Westerly Branch
  • Quaker Hill Branch (Spanish)

Springfield Massachusetts Stake

  • Ellington Ward

Missions[]

The following table lists missions that have served Connecticut and the dates they were organized or consolidated:

Mission Serving Connecticut Organized/Consolidated
Eastern States May 6, 1839
Eastern States January 1893
New England September 24, 1937
Massachusetts Boston June 20, 1974
Connecticut Hartford July 1, 1979
Massachusetts Boston July 1, 2011
  • The Eastern States Mission was discontinued in April 1850. It was reopened in January 1893. Little missionary work was done between 1850 and 1893.
  • On June 20, 1974, the name of the New England Mission was changed to the Massachusetts Boston Mission. No new mission was created.
  • The Connecticut Hartford Mission was consolidated into the Massachusetts Boston Mission on July 1, 2011.[10]

Hartford Connecticut Temple[]

Main article: Hartford Connecticut Temple

On October 2, 2010 the Hartford Connecticut Temple was announced by church president Thomas S. Monson. He later broke ground for the temple in August 2013.[11] The temple was later dedicated in November 2016 following a public open house.[12]

Hartford Connecticut Temple 2019.jpg

155. Hartford Connecticut Temple

Location:
Announced:
Dedicated:
 Size:
 Notes:

Farmington, Connecticut, United States
October 2, 2010
November 20, 2016 by Henry B. Eyring
32,246 sq ft (2,996 m2) and 30 ft (9 m) high on a 11.3 acre (4.6 ha) site
On October 2, 2010, Thomas S. Monson announced that the Hartford, Connecticut temple would be built.[13] Originally a temple in Hartford was announced in the early 90s; however, in 1995 efforts towards construction were abandoned and it was announced that 2 temples would be built instead: the Boston Massachusetts Temple and the White Plains New York Temple.[14][15]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by State: Connecticut", Newsroom, LDS Church, retrieved 21 June 2021
  2. ^ Category:Connecticut Family History Centers, familysearch.org, retrieved 21 June 2021
  3. ^ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints membership statistics (United States)
  4. ^ "Adults in Connecticut: Religious composition of adults in Connecticut". Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. Pew Research Center. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  5. ^ "The Association of Religion Data Archives | State Membership Report". Thearda.com. Retrieved May 24, 2021. Note:While it's the tenth largest denomination in Connecticut, it's the eleventh largest denomination when "nondenominational" is considered as a denomination.
  6. ^ Grant, Steve. "Mormon History Rich In State", Hartford Courant, 1 February 2002. Retrieved on 31 March 2020.
  7. ^ Telushkin, Shira. "A Unique Sneak Peek of New LDS Temple", Harvard Divinity School, 21 October 2016. Retrieved on 31 March 2020.
  8. ^ "New Stakes and Stake Presidencies Announced in September 2016". Church News. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  9. ^ "Classic Maps", churchofjesuschrist.org, retrieved 2021-06-08
  10. ^ "New boundaries announced for several missions". LDS Church News. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  11. ^ Avant, Gerry. "President Monson breaks ground for the Hartford Connecticut Temple (+video)". Deseret News. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  12. ^ Charlton, John. "Connecticut's first Mormon temple now open to the public". fox61.com. Fox 61. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  13. ^ "President Thomas S. Monson: Welcome to conference; 5 new temples", Deseret News, October 2, 2010, retrieved August 18, 2013.
  14. ^ Hinckley, Gordon B. (November 1992), "The Sustaining of Church Officers", Ensign, retrieved August 18, 2013
  15. ^ Hinckley, Gordon B. (November 1995), "Of Missions, Temples, and Stewardship", Ensign, retrieved August 18, 2013

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