The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in New Hampshire

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in New Hampshire
AreaNA Northeast
Members8,996 (2022)[1]
Stakes3
Wards17
Branches4
Total Congregations21
Missions1
Family History Centers6[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

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

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

See also

References

  1. ^ "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by State:New Hampshire", Newsroom, LDS Church, retrieved 28 May 2023
  2. ^ Category:New Hampshire Family History Centers, familysearch.org, retrieved March 28, 2022
  3. ^ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints membership statistics (United States)
  4. ^ "Adults in New Hampshire: Religious composition of adults in New Hampshire". Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. Pew Research Center. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Facts and Statistics", Church News, 2020. Retrieved on 3 April 2020.
  7. ^ "New leaders named for NH Mormons", The Laconia Daily Sun, 8 January 2006. Retrieved on 3 April 2020.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Classic Maps", churchofjesuschrist.org, retrieved 2021-06-08


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