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As of January 1, 2012, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) reported 10,922 members in one stake, two districts, 39 congregations (seven wards[1] and 32 branches[1]), and one mission, in Kenya.[2][3] On April 2, 2017 church president Thomas S. Monson announced that a temple would be built in Nairobi.[4]

History

The first Kenyans baptized into the LDS Church in Kenya were the family of Elizaphan and Ebisiba Osaka, who were baptized in 1979. The first LDS missionaries began serving in Kenya in 1980. There was only one LDS missionary couple from then until 1989, when the missionary couple was withdrawn. Joseph W. Sitati, who had joined the LDS Church along with his family in 1985, was designated the lead elder of the church in Kenya at that point. In February 1991, he met with Daniel arap Moi, president of Kenya. Later that month the attorney general of Kenya gave Sitati and a few other church leaders a form signifying the church was officially recognized.

In July 1991, the Kenya Nairobi Mission was organized, with Larry King Brown as president. The first LDS meeting house was completed in Nairobi in 1994. In 2001 a stake was organized, with Sitati called as president. Sitati later became the first general authority from Kenya.[5]

Membership history

Year Membership[6]
1989 300b
1995 2,200b
1999 4,039c
2004 6,832c
2009 8,416a
2012 10,922a
  • a Actual Membership for January 1 of the respective year
  • b Estimated membership for Dec 31 of the respective year
  • c Actual Membership for Dec 31 of the respective year

Stake and districts

  • Chyulu Kenya District
  • Eldoret Kenya District
  • Nairobi Kenya Stake

Mission

Temple

On April 2, 2017, Thomas S. Monson announced the intent to construct the Nairobi Kenya Temple in the church's general conference.

212 Nairobi Kenya Temple Under construction 3.7 acres (14,973 m2) 11 September 2021 Joseph W. Sitati[7] edit

See also

References

  1. ^ a b LDS Meetinghouse Locator.Nearby Congregations (Wards and Branches).
  2. ^ "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by Country: Kenya", Newsroom, LDS Church, 31 December 2011, retrieved 2013-03-09
  3. ^ "Country information: Kenya", Church News Online Almanac, Deseret News, 1 February 2010, retrieved 2013-03-09
  4. ^ "President Monson Announces Five New Temples: Mormon temples to be built in South America, Africa, Philippines and US". Newsroom. LDS Church. 2017-04-02.
  5. ^ Church News, 2010 Edition, p. 514-515
  6. ^ "Country information: Kenya", Deseret News Church Almanac (multiple almanacs from various years), Deseret News
  7. ^ https://news-africa.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/a-reason-to-hope-nairobi-kenya-temple-groundbreaking?country=kenya


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