The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Kentucky refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in Kentucky. The first small branch was established in 1834. In 2022, the church claimed 37,830 members in 83 congregations.[1]
According to the 2014 Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life survey, less than 1% of Kentuckians self-identify themselves most closely with the LDS Church.[3]
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In 1835, two missionaries baptized 22 people and the first group of Kentucky Saints left for Missouri in September 1836.[4]
In 2011, Lexington native Rob Hymas, became an area seventy and oversaw 10 stake presidents in Kentucky and Tennessee.[5]
Stakes
As of January 2024, there were 8 stakes with their stake center located in Kentucky.
Stakes with congregations in Kentucky are as follows:[6][7]
Stake
Organized
Mission
Temple district
Cincinnati Ohio
November 23, 1958
Ohio Cincinnati Mission
Louisville Kentucky
Cincinnati Ohio East
February 15, 2004
Ohio Cincinnati Mission
Columbus Ohio
Crestwood Kentucky
March 21, 2010
Kentucky Louisville
Louisville Kentucky
Elizabethtown Kentucky
November 5, 2017
Kentucky Louisville
Louisville Kentucky
Evansville Indiana
October 19, 1975
Kentucky Louisville
Louisville Kentucky
Hopkinsville Kentucky
May 21, 1978
Tennessee Nashville
Nashville Tennessee
Huntington West Virginia
November 7, 1982
West Virginia Charleston
Louisville Kentucky
Knoxville Tennessee Cumberland
November 17, 1996
Tennessee Knoxville
Nashville Tennessee
Lexington Kentucky
April 23, 1972
Kentucky Louisville
Louisville Kentucky
Lexington Kentucky North
November 23, 2003
Kentucky Louisville
Louisville Kentucky
Louisville Kentucky
January 17, 1971
Kentucky Louisville
Louisville Kentucky
Paducah Kentucky
October 20, 1996
Tennessee Nashville
Nashville Tennessee
Mission
The East Central States Mission was created on December 9, 1928, which took in portions of what was previously Southern States Mission and Eastern States Mission. Kentucky itself was previously in the Southern States Mission. On June 10, 1970, it was renamed the Kentucky-Tennessee Mission. On June 20, 1974, it was renamed the Kentucky Louisville Mission.[8]
Crestwood, Kentucky, United States March 17, 1999 by Gordon B. Hinckley May 29, 1999 by John K. Carmack March 19, 2000 by Thomas S. Monson 10,700 sq ft (990 m2) on a 3-acre (1.2 ha) site Classic modern, single-spire design - designed by Firestone Jaros Mullin--Mike Karpinski Architect
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