The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in North Carolina

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in North Carolina
Membership	89,083 (2019)[1]
Stakes	17
Wards	141
Branches	32
Total Congregations	173
Missions	2
Temples	1
Family History Centers	51[2]

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in North Carolina refers to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in North Carolina. In 1894, there were 128 members of the LDS Church. It has since grown to more than 89,000 members in 173 congregations.

Official church membership as a percentage of general population was 0.82% in 2014. According to the 2014 Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life survey, roughly 1% of North Carolinans 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 North Carolina.^[4]

History[]

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North Carolina was originally part of the Southern States Mission when it was created on December 15, 1896. It then became part of the East Central States Mission on December 9, 1928. On October 26, 1947, it became part of the Central Atlantic States Mission. The mission was then renamed the North Carolina-Virginia Mission on June 10, 1970.

The North Carolina Mission was organized on July 18, 1973. It was renamed the North Carolina Greensboro Mission on June 20, 1974. On July 1, 1980, the mission split moving the mission office to Charlotte. The North Carolina Charlotte and the North Carolina Raleigh Missions were the result of the split.

Mormons in North Carolina often call each other Latter-day Tarheels.

Stakes[]

The following stakes are a list of stakes with stake centers in North Carolina as of February 2022:^[5][6][7]

• The Charlotte Stake was organized on November 19, 1972, then renamed the Charlotte North Carolina Stake on September 21, 1986, then renamed Charlotte North Carolina South Stake on September 21, 1986.
• The Greensboro Stake was organized on September 13, 1961, then renamed the Greensboro North Carolina on Stake September 21, 1986.
• The North Carolina Stake was organized on August 27, 1961, then later renamed the Kingston North Carolina Stake, and then the Greenville stake when it was divided in 2021.
• The Raleigh Stake was organized on December 9, 1962, then later renamed the Raleigh North Carolina Stake.
• The Wilmington Stake was organized on May 21, 1972, then later renamed the Wilmington North Carolina Stake.
• The Statesville North Carolina Stake was organized on November 20, 1977, then renamed the Winston-Salem North Carolina Stake on November 25, 1979.

Temple[]

On December 18, 1999 the Raleigh North Carolina Temple was dedicated by President Gordon B. Hinckley.

See also[]

• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints membership statistics (United States)
• North Carolina: Religion

References[]

External links[]

• ComeUntoChrist.org Latter-day Saints Visitor site
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Official site

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