The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Ivory Coast

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Ivory Coast
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(Logo in French)
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Membership52,241 (2019)[1]
Stakes14
Districts17
Wards127
Branches123
Total Congregations250
Missions3
Temples1 under construction
Family History Centers27[2]

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Ivory Coast refers to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in Ivory Coast. At year-end 1989, there were fewer than 200 members in Ivory Coast. In 2019, there were 52,241 members in 250 congregations.

History[]

Membership in Ivory Coast
YearMembership
1989*200
1995*2,800
19995,402
20049,345
200913,245
201216,248
201743,895
201952,241
*Membership was published as a rounded number.
Source: Wendall J. Ashton; Jim M. Wall, Deseret News, various years, Church Almanac Country Information: Ivory Coast[1]

Mormon missionaries first preached in Ivory Coast in 1988. Earlier the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints had been established by Philippe and Annelies Assard and Lucien and Agathe Affoue. The Affoue family joined the church while studying in France. Philippe Assard joined the Church while studying in Germany, where he married Annelies who was a native of Germany. After they returned to Ivroy Coast in the mid 1980s they got in contact with each other and began holding Church meetings.

The first LDS stake was organized in the late 1990s. During the civil war in the 2000s the number of missionaries in the country was reduced and some areas saw missionaries withdrawn. As of 2018 most full-time LDS missionaries in the country were from either the Congo or countries in West Africa, but there were a very few from other areas.

Plans to build a temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Abidjan were announced in 2015. As of 2018 the country had three LDS missions, although two of them also covered Church operations in Senegal and Mali.

Stakes and Districts[]

As of February 2022, the Ivory Coast had the following stakes and districts:[3]

  • Abengourou Côte d'Ivoire District
  • Abidjan Côte d'Ivoire Niangon Central Stake
  • Abidjan Côte d'Ivoire Niangon North Stake
  • Abidjan Côte d'Ivoire Niangon South Stake
  • Abidjan Côte d'Ivoire Selmer Stake
  • Abidjan Côte d'Ivoire Toit Rouge Stake
  • Abidjan Côte d'Ivoire Yopougon Attie Stake
  • Abobo Côte d'Ivoire East Stake
  • Abobo Côte d'Ivoire West Stake
  • Aboisso Côte d'Ivoire District
  • Adzope Côte d'Ivoire District
  • Agboville Côte d'Ivoire District
  • Akoupé Côte d'Ivoire District
  • Alepe Côte d'Ivoire District
  • Anonkoua Côte d'Ivoire Stake
  • Bouafle Côte d'Ivoire District
  • Bouake Côte d'Ivoire District
  • Cocody Côte d'Ivoire Stake
  • Daloa Côte d'Ivoire Stake
  • Danané Côte d'Ivoire District
  • Divo Côte d'Ivoire District
  • Dokui Côte d'Ivoire Stake
  • Duekoue Côte d'Ivoire District
  • Gagnoa Côte d'Ivoire District
  • Grand-Bassam Côte d'Ivoire Stake
  • Issia Côte d'Ivoire District
  • Koumassi Cote d'Ivoire Stake
  • Man Côte d'Ivoire District
  • Port-Bouet Côte d'Ivoire Stake
  • San Pedro Côte d'Ivoire District
  • Sinfra Côte d'Ivoire District
  • Soubre Côte d'Ivoire District
  • Yamoussoukro Côte d'Ivoire Stake

Missions[]

Abidjan Ivory Coast Temple[]

Main article: Abidjan Ivory Coast Temple

Plans to build a temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Abidjan were announced in 2015. On Nov. 8, 2018 Elder Neil L. Andersen of the Quorum of the 12 of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints presided at the ground breaking for the Abidjan Ivory Coast Temple. Andersen both spoke and gave the dedicatory prayer in French. During his remarks Anderson shared testimonies of the restored gospel from the Assard family.[4]

173. Abidjan Ivory Coast Temple (Under construction)

Location:
Announced:
Groundbreaking:
 Size:
 Notes:

Abidjan, Ivory Coast
5 April 2015
8 November 2018 by Neil L. Andersen
TBD on a 0.93 acre (0.4 ha) site
Announced by Thomas S. Monson on 5 April 2015[5]

See also[]

  • Religion in Ivory Coast

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by Country: Cote d'Ivoire", Newsroom, LDS Church, retrieved 6 June 2021
  2. ^ Category:Ivory Coast Family History Centers, familysearch.org, retrieved 6 June 2021
  3. ^ "Accra Ghana Temple District", churchofjesuschristtemples.org, retrieved February 21, 2022
  4. ^ article on groundbreaking for the Abidjan Ivory Coast Temple
  5. ^ Walch, Tad (5 April 2015). "3 new LDS temples to be built in Ivory Coast, Haiti and Thailand, President Monson announces". Deseret News. Retrieved 2015-04-05..

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