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

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Togo
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Membership5,320 (2019)[1]
Stakes2
Wards14
Branches7
Total Congregations21
Family History Centers1[2]

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Togo refers to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in Togo. A small group was formed in 1997 which developed into a branch in 1999. In 2019, there were 5,320 members in 21 congregations.

History[]

Membership in Togo
YearMembership
199770
1999122
2004504
20091,034
20142,801
20195,320
*Membership was published as a rounded number.
Source: Wendall J. Ashton; Jim M. Wall, Deseret News, various years, Church Almanac Country Information: Togo[1]

Dieudonné Attiogbe became a member of the LDS Church in 1989, while he and his father lived in England. After returning home, he found the LDS Church was not in Togo. He sent letters to church headquarters in South Africa who then sent a letter to Salt Lake City asking if a group could be organized. Dieudonné Attiogbe was given tentative permission to organize a group and was given a list of 70 individuals that were baptized abroad and had returned to Togo.[3] On July 15, 1997, James O. Mason, who was serving as president of the church's Africa Area organized the Lome Togo group, with Agnon Ameri Didier as presiding elder.[4]

On February 19, 1999, Togo came under the stewardship of the church's Ivory Coast Abidjan Mission, and the first missionary couple, Demoine A. and Joyce Findlay, began missionary work in Togo. Three days later on February 21, 1999, the Lomé Branch, the first in Togo, was organized with Dieudonné Attiogbe as branch president. Seminary and institute commenced that same year. Legal recognition for the LDS Church was granted in July 2000. Lomé Branch's first conference was held December 17, 2000.[4] In 2009, the church's first district was organized in Lomé.[5] On December 8, 2013, the Lomé Togo Stake, the first in Togo, was organized.[6] A second stake was organized in Lomé in 2017.[1]

The LDS Church conducted several humanitarian and development projects in Togo between 1985 and 2019 which included community projects, vaccination initiates, newborn and prenatal care, and wheelchair donations.[7]

Stakes[]

As of October 2021, Togo had the following stakes and congregations:

Stake de Lomé Togo Be (Lomé Togo Be Stake)

  • Ablogame Ward
  • Adakpame Ward
  • Akodessewa Ward
  • Anfame Ward
  • Attiegou Ward
  • Baguida Ward
  • Be-Kpota 1st Ward
  • Be-Kpota 2nd Branch
  • Kodjoviakope Branch
  • Souzanetime Ward

Stake de Lomé Togo Tokoin (Lomé Togo Tokoin Stake)

  • Adidogome Branch
  • Agoe Nyive Branch
  • Apedokoe Ward
  • Djagble Branch
  • Doumassesse Ward
  • Hédzranawoé Ward
  • Kélegougan Ward
  • Sanguéra Branch
  • Tokoin Ward
  • Wuiti Ward

Congregations directly administered by the Benin Cotonou Mission include:

  • Kpalime Branch
  • Tsevie Branch
  • Benin Cotonau Mission Branch

The branch of the Benin Cotonou Mission serves church members not in proximity to a meetinghouse, and is not part of a stake or district. Congregations not within a stake are named branches, regardless of size.

Missions[]

Togo was assigned to the Ivory Coast Mission in 1999. Shortly after, the Ivory Coast Mission was renamed the Ivory Coast Abidjan Mission to meet the church's mission naming guidelines. The Ghana Cape Coast Mission was organized on 1 July 2005, of which Benin was a part. On July 1, 2011, the Benin Cotonou Mission was created. As of May 2021, the mission covers the countries of Benin and Togo.[8]

Temples[]

There are no temples in Togo. Togo is currently located in the Accra Ghana Temple district.

See also[]

  • Religion in Togo

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by Country: Togo", Newsroom, LDS Church, retrieved 13 Sep 2021
  2. ^ Category:Togo Family History Centers, familysearch.org, retrieved 6 October 2021
  3. ^ How One Man’s Faithful Efforts Brought the LDS Church to an African Nation, Meridian Magazine, October 9, 2017, retrieved October 11, 2021
  4. ^ a b "Church Almanac: Country information: Togo", Church News, Deseret News, February 1, 2009, retrieved October 11, 2021
  5. ^ "his Piece of Stone Come to Us Now:Saints in Togo See Daniel's Stone Rolling through Own Land", Church History, LDS Church, February 1, 2014, retrieved October 11, 2021
  6. ^ First LDS Stake Organized in Togo, LDS Living, December 22, 2013, retrieved October 11, 2021
  7. ^ "Latter-day Saint Charities - Where we work", Latter-day Saint Charities, retrieved October 1, 2021
  8. ^ Hall, Richard; Avant, Gerry; Stahle, Shaun (eds.). "Benin". 2012 Church Almanac. Deseret News. p. 429. ISBN 978-1-60907-002-1.

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