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

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Connecticut reported 15,834 members in 3 stakes including 35 congregations (28 wards and 7 branches) in Connecticut, as of December 31, 2018.

History

The first missionaries arrived in the state in Salisbury in 1832, only two years after the church was founded by Joseph Smith.[1]

In 2010, an estimated 40,000 people—over the course of its month-long open house—visited the new Hartford Connecticut Temple.[2]

In 2020, the LDS Church canceled services and other public gatherings indefinitely in response to the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.[3]

Membership History

Year LDS Membership
1930 198
1967 3,000
1980 6,300
1989 9,900
1999 12,163
2008 14,579
2018 15,834[4]

Stakes

Stake Organized
Hartford Connecticut September 18, 1966
New Haven Connecticut August 30, 1981
New London Connecticut[5] June 12, 2016

Connecticut was formerly served by parts of the Yorktown New York and Providence Rhode Island Stakes.[5]

Missions

The following table lists missions that have served Connecticut and the dates they were organized or consolidated:

Mission Serving Connecticut Organized/Consolidated
Eastern States May 6, 1839
Eastern States January 1893
New England September 24, 1937
Massachusetts Boston June 20, 1974
Connecticut Hartford July 1, 1979
Massachusetts Boston July 1, 2011
  • The Eastern States Mission was discontinued in April 1850. It was reopened in January 1893. Little missionary work was done between 1850 and 1893.
  • On June 20, 1974, the name of the New England Mission was changed to the Massachusetts Boston Mission. No new mission was created.
  • The Connecticut Hartford Mission was consolidated into the Massachusetts Boston Mission on July 1, 2011.[6]

Hartford Connecticut Temple

Main article: Hartford Connecticut Temple

On October 2, 2010 the Hartford Connecticut Temple was announced by church president Thomas S. Monson. He later broke ground for the temple in August 2013.[7] The temple was later dedicated in November 2016 following a public open house.[8]

155 Hartford Connecticut Temple Operating 32,246 sq ft (2,996 m2) 11.3 acres (45,729 m2) November 20, 2016 Henry B. Eyring edit

References

  1. ^ Grant, Steve. "Mormon History Rich In State", Hartford Courant, 1 February 2002. Retrieved on 31 March 2020.
  2. ^ Telushkin, Shira. "A Unique Sneak Peek of New LDS Temple", Harvard Divinity School, 21 October 2016. Retrieved on 31 March 2020.
  3. ^ Lovett, Ian. "Mormon Church Cancels Services World-Wide Amid Coronavirus Crisis", The Wall Street Journal, 12 March 2020. Retrieved on 31 March 2020.
  4. ^ "LDS Newsroom (Connecticut)". Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  5. ^ a b "New Stakes and Stake Presidencies Announced in September 2016". Church News. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  6. ^ "New boundaries announced for several missions". LDS Church News. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  7. ^ Avant, Gerry. "President Monson breaks ground for the Hartford Connecticut Temple (+video)". Deseret News. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  8. ^ Charlton, John. "Connecticut's first Mormon temple now open to the public". fox61.com. Fox 61. Retrieved 26 April 2019.

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