Official church membership as a percentage of general population was 0.38% in 2014. According to the 2014 Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life survey, roughly 1% of Washingtonians self-identify themselves most closely with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[3]
History
Membership in the District of Columbia
Year
Membership
1974
620
1989*
500
1999
1,160
2009
2,200
2019
3,144
*Membership was published as a rounded number. Source: Wendall J. Ashton; Jim M. Wall, Deseret News, various years, Church Almanac State Information: District of Columbia[1]
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In 1933, a large granite chapel was completed in the area.[4]
Congregations
Congregations that meet in the District of Columbia
As of January 2024, the following congregations meet in the District of Columbia:[5]
On November 19, 1974, the Washington D.C. Temple was dedicated by church president Spencer W. Kimball. Despite its name, the temple is not located within the District of Columbia; it is located in Kensington, Maryland, approximately three miles north of the city limits.
The Unification Church (1931-33, Young and Hansen) at 2810 16th Street NW, formerly the Washington Chapel, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
Unification Church, Formally Washington Chapel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on 7th Street SE in Washington, D.C.
A meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on 16th Street NW, Washington, D.C.
Burke, Lee H. (1990). History of the Washington D.C. LDS Ward: From Beginnings (1839) to Dissolution (1975). Salt Lake City: Publisher's Press. OCLC22473701.
Bush, Larry (August 1974). "The Mormons: A Heritage of U.S. Government Service". Ensign. Vol. 4, no. 8. pp. 28–32.
Based on an earlier, longer article which was later published as Allen, James B.; Blumell, Bruce D. (1976). "The Mormons and the Federal Government in Washington: A Summary". Task Papers in LDS History (13). Salt Lake City. OCLC13972822. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
Lowe, Julian; Thayn, Florian H., eds. (1991). History of the Mormons in the Greater Washington Area: Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Washington D.C. Area 1839-1991. Washington, D.C.: Community Printing Service. OCLC681868552.
Peterson, F. Ross (2000). "Washington, D.C.". Encyclopedia of Latter-day Saint History. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book. pp. 1314–1315. ISBN1-57345-822-8.
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