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

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Jamaica
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Membership6,668 (2019)[1]
Stakes1
Districts1
Wards6
Branches12
Total Congregations18
Missions1
Family History Centers7[2]

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Jamaica refers to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in Jamaica. In 1980, there were 85 members in Jamaica. In 2019, there were 6,668 members in 18 congregations.

History[]

Membership in Jamaica
YearMembership
198085
1985520
1989*2,100
1995*3,300
19994,240
20045,293
20095,906
20145,891
20196,668
*Membership was published as a rounded number.
Source: Wendall J. Ashton; Jim M. Wall, Deseret News, various years, Church Almanac Country Information: Jamaica[1]

The first native converts to the LDS Church in Jamaica was the Victor and Verna Nugent family. They were baptized on January, 20 1974. They were introduced to the church by Paul Schmiel but by 1976, the small Branch's American priesthood holders had to leave due to political unrest and economic hardships, leaving the Nugent's as the only members on the island. They held church service in their home during this time.[3] Missionaries returned in November 1978.[1] On Dec. 5, 1978, Elder M. Russell Ballard dedicated the country for missionary work.

Victor Nugent, a Mandeville resident, became the country's first native Elder and first Jamaican Branch and District President.[4] Joseph Hamilton was the first Jamaican President of the Kingston Branch in 1982. The Kingston District was organized on February 4, 1983.[5]

Elder M. Russell Ballard visited Jamaica on December 5, 1978 and in April 1983, Thomas S. Monson visited the island. On May 15, 2002, President Gordon B. Hinckley addressed 2,000 people at a fireside in Kingston.[5]

On June 8, 2014, Elder Jeffery R. Holland presided over a conference with 800 attendees to organize the Kingston Jamaica Stake. The Kingston Jamaica Stake was the second English-speaking stake to be organized in the Caribbean after the creation of the Spain Trinidad Stake in 2009.[6]

Stake and District[]

As of April 2021, the following stake and district was located in Jamaica:[7]

Kingston Jamaica Stake

  • Boulevard Ward
  • Constant Spring Ward
  • Kingston Branch (Kingston Branch)
  • Linstead Ward
  • Old Harbour Branch
  • Portmore Ward
  • Spanish Town 1st Ward
  • Spanish Town 2nd Ward

Mandeville Jamaica District

  • Hopeton Branch (Hopeton Branch)
  • Junction Branch (Junction Branch)
  • Mandeville Branch
  • May Pen Branch
  • Montego Bay Branch (Montego Bay Branch)
  • Santa Cruz Branch
  • Savanna-La-Mar Branch

Other Congregations The following congregations are not part of a stake or district:

  • Ocho Rios Branch
  • Port Antonio Branch
  • Yallahs Branch

Congregations not within a stake are named branches, regardless of size.

Mission[]

Jamaica was administered by Florida Fort Lauderdale Mission 1974 until 1983 when the West Indies Mission was created. In 1985, the Jamaica Kingston Mission was organized. As of June 2021, this mission covers Jamaica, the Bahamas, Turks and Caicos, and the Cayman Islands.[5]

Temples[]

As of June 2021, Jamaica was located in the Panama City Panama Temple District.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by Country: Jamaica", Newsroom, LDS Church, retrieved 8 June 2021
  2. ^ Category:Jamaica Family History Centers, familysearch.org, retrieved 8 June 2021
  3. ^ Toone, Trent (August 19, 2015), "How the Church Grew From 3 to 6,000 -in Jamaica", LDS Living, retrieved June 8, 2021
  4. ^ Toone, Trent (July 17, 2015), Pioneers, former Mormon missionaries celebrate first stake, growth of LDS Church in Jamaica, Deseret News, retrieved June 8, 2021
  5. ^ a b c Hall, Richard; Avant, Gerry; Stahle, Shaun (eds.). "Jamaica". 2012 Church Almanac. Deseret News. p. 502. ISBN 978-1-60907-002-1.
  6. ^ Whitehorne-Smith, Patricia (June 12, 2014), "Elder Holland Organizes First Stake in Jamaica", Church News, retrieved June 8, 2021
  7. ^ "Classic Maps", churchofjesuschrist.org, retrieved 2021-06-08

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