The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in New Hampshire
| The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in New Hampshire | |
|---|---|
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| Area | NA Northeast |
| Members | 8,996 (2022)[1] |
| Stakes | 3 |
| Wards | 17 |
| Branches | 4 |
| Total Congregations | 21 |
| Missions | 1 |
| Family History Centers | 6[2] |
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in New Hampshire refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in New Hampshire.
Official church membership as a percentage of general population was 0.61% in 2014.[3] According to the 2014 Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life survey, roughly 1% of Granite Staters self-identify themselves most closely with the LDS Church.[4] The LDS Church is the 6th largest denomination in New Hampshire.[5]
History
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Orson Pratt and Lyman E. Johnson arrived in New Hampshire in 1832 as missionaries and stayed for 26 days and baptized 20 people.[6]
In 2006, Bryson C. Cook was called as stake president of the Concord, New Hampshire stake.[7]
A regional gathering including members from New Hampshire was held in 2019 with 12,000 people gathered at the DCU Center in Worcester, Massachusetts to listen to M. Russell Ballard.[8]
Stakes and Congregations
[edit]As of January 2024, New Hampshire had the following stakes and congregations:[9]
Concord New Hampshire Stake
- Ascutney Ward (Vermont)
- Canterbury Ward
- Colebrook Branch
- Concord Ward
- Laconia Ward
- Lebanon Ward
- Manchester 1st Ward
- Plymouth Ward
- Randolph Branch
- Wolfeboro Branch
Exeter New Hampshire Stake
- Derry Ward
- Exeter Ward
- Georgetown Ward
- Portsmouth Ward
- Sanford Ward (Maine)
- Somersworth Ward
Nashua New Hampshire Stake
- Heritage Park YSA Ward (Massachusetts)
- Keene Ward
- Lowell 1st Ward (Massachusetts)
- Lowell 2nd Branch (Portuguese) (Massachusetts)
- Merrimack Ward
- Nashua 1st Ward
- Nashua 2nd Branch (Spanish)
- Peterborough Ward
Mission
[edit]- New Hampshire Manchester Mission
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by State:New Hampshire", Newsroom, LDS Church, retrieved 28 May 2023
- ^ Category:New Hampshire Family History Centers, familysearch.org, retrieved March 28, 2022
- ^ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints membership statistics (United States)
- ^ "Adults in New Hampshire: Religious composition of adults in New Hampshire". Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. Pew Research Center. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
- ^ "The Association of Religion Data Archives | State Membership Report". Thearda.com. Retrieved May 24, 2021. Note:While it's the sixth largest denomination in New Hampshire, it's the seventh largest denomination when "nondenominational" is considered as a denomination.
- ^ "Facts and Statistics", Church News, 2020. Retrieved on 3 April 2020.
- ^ "New leaders named for NH Mormons", The Laconia Daily Sun, 8 January 2006. Retrieved on 3 April 2020.
- ^ Noyce, David. "Pray for our nation and its leaders, senior apostle Ballard urges Latter-day Saints — ‘we need prayer again’", The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 October 2019. Retrieved on 3 April 2020.
- ^ "Classic Maps", churchofjesuschrist.org, retrieved 2021-06-08
External links
[edit]- Newsroom (New Hampshire)
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints official site
- ComeUntoChrist.org Latter-day Saints visitor site
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