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

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Ecuador
; The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Ecuador
	(Logo in Spanish)
	An LDS temple in Guayaquil, Ecuador
Membership	253,781 (2019)
Stakes	42
Districts	6
Wards	261
Branches	52
Total Congregations	313
Missions	6
Temples	1 Operating,; 1 Under Construction
Family History Centers	57

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Ecuador refers to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in Ecuador. The first missionaries arrived on October 31, 1965. Since then, the LDS Church in Ecuador has grown to more than 250,000 members in more than 300 congregations.^[1] Ecuador ranks as having the 5th most members of the LDS Church in South America and 9th worldwide^[3]

History[]

Membership in Ecuador
Year	Membership
1970*	1,000
1979	23,332
1989*	70,000
1999	146,420
2009	185,663
2019	253,781
Membership was published as an estimate. Source: Wendall J. Ashton; Jim M. Wall, Deseret News, various years, Church Almanac Country Information: Ecuador*^[1]

The first Mormon missionaries in Ecuador arrived in 1965.

On August 1, 1999, the Guayaquil Ecuador Temple was dedicated by church president Gordon B. Hinckley.^[4] On April 3, 2016 a second temple was announced to be built in Quito.

Missions[]

Ecuador Guayaquil North Mission
Ecuador Guayaquil South Mission
Ecuador Guayaquil West Mission
Ecuador Guayaquil East Mission
Ecuador Quito Mission
Ecuador Quito North Mission

Temples[]

Guayaquil

Quito

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Temples in Ecuador

Red = Operating
Blue = Under construction
Yellow = Announced
Black = Closed for renovation

	58. Guayaquil Ecuador Temple
	Location: Announced: Dedicated: Size: Style:	Guayaquil, Ecuador 31 March 1982 1 August 1999 by Gordon B. Hinckley 45,000 sq ft (4,200 m²) on a 6.2 acre (2.5 ha) site Classic modern, single-spire design - designed by Rafael Velez Calisto, Architects & Consultants and Church A&E Services
	178. Quito Ecuador Temple (Under construction)
	Location: Announced: Groundbreaking: Size: Notes:	Quito, Ecuador 3 April 2016 11 May 2019 by Enrique R. Falabella TBD on a 3.9 acre (1.6 ha) site Announced by Thomas S. Monson on 3 April 2016^[5]