The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Minnesota
As of December 31, 2019, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reported 33,276 members in 8 stakes, 75 congregations (52 wards and 23 branches), 29 Family History Centers, one mission, and one temple in Minnesota.[1]
Stakes are located in Anoka, Duluth, Lakeville, Minneapolis, Oakdale, Rochester, St Cloud, and St Paul.
History
In 1875, the first official LDS Church congregation in Minnesota was organized in Freeborn County.[2]
In 2020, the LDS Church canceled services and other public gatherings indefinitely in response to the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.[3]
Mission
Temple
The St. Paul Minnesota Temple was dedicated on January 9, 2000 by President Gordon B. Hinckley.
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69 | St. Paul Minnesota Temple | Operating | 10,700 sq ft (994 m2) | 7.5 acres (30,351 m2) | January 9, 2000 | Gordon B. Hinckley | edit |
See also
References
- ^ "Facts and Statistics Minnesota". www.newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
- ^ "Facts and Statistics", Church News, 2020. Retrieved on 3 April 2020.
- ^ Lovett, Ian. "Mormon Church Cancels Services World-Wide Amid Coronavirus Crisis", The Wall Street Journal, 12 March 2020. Retrieved on 31 March 2020.
External links
- Newsroom (Minnesota)
- ComeUntoChrist.org Latter-day Saints Visitor site
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Official site
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