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

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Kentucky
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The Louisville Kentucky Temple
Membership35,886 (2019)[1]
Stakes8
Wards49
Branches30
Total Congregations79
Missions1
Temples1
Family History Centers28[2]

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Kentucky refers to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in Kentucky. The first small branch was established in 1834. It has since grown to 35,886 members in 79 congregations.

Official church membership as a percentage of general population was 0.77% in 2014. According to the 2014 Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life survey, less than 1% of Kentuckians self-identify themselves most closely with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[3] The LDS Church is the 8th largest denomination in Kentucky.[4]

Stakes are located in Crestwood, Elizabethtown, Hopkinsville, Lexington (2), Louisville, and Paducah.

History[]

In 1835, two missionaries baptized 22 people and the first group of Kentucky Saints left for Missouri in September 1836.[5]

In 2011, Lexington native Rob Hymas, became an area seventy and oversaw 10 stake presidents in Kentucky and Tennessee.[6]

Mission[]

Temple[]

Main article: Louisville Kentucky Temple

The Louisville Kentucky Temple was dedicated on March 19, 2000 by President Thomas S. Monson.

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76. Louisville Kentucky Temple

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Crestwood, Kentucky, United States
March 17, 1999
March 19, 2000 by Thomas S. Monson
10,700 sq ft (990 m2) and 71 ft (22 m) high on a 3 acre (1.2 ha) site
Classic modern, single-spire design - designed by Firestone Jaros Mullin--Mike Karpinski Architect

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by State: Kentucky", Newsroom, LDS Church, retrieved 19 May 2021
  2. ^ Category:Kentucky Family History Centers, familysearch.org, retrieved November 8, 2021
  3. ^ "Adults in Kentucky: Religious composition of adults in Kentucky". Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. Pew Research Center. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
  4. ^ "The Association of Religion Data Archives | State Membership Report". Thearda.com. Retrieved May 20, 2021. Note:While it's the eighth largest denomination in Kentucky, it's the tenth largest denomination when "nondenominational" is considered as a denomination.
  5. ^ "Facts and Statistics", Church News, 2020. Retrieved on 31 March 2020.
  6. ^ Sloan, Scott. "Lexington man takes larger role in Mormon church", Lexington Herald Leader, 3 September 2011. Retrieved on 31 March 2020.

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