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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Kentucky
The Louisville Kentucky Temple
Area	NA Southeast
Members	37,830 (2022)
Stakes	8
Wards	51
Branches	32
Total Congregations	83
Missions	1
Temples	1
Family History Centers	28

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.

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.

Stakes are located in Crestwood, Elizabethtown, Hopkinsville, Lexington (2), Louisville, and Paducah.

History

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In 1835, two missionaries baptized 22 people and the first group of Kentucky Saints left for Missouri in September 1836.

In 2011, Lexington native Rob Hymas, became an area seventy and oversaw 10 stake presidents in Kentucky and Tennessee.

Stakes

As of January 2024, there were 8 stakes with their stake center located in Kentucky.

Stakes with congregations in Kentucky are as follows:

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.

Temples

The Louisville Kentucky Temple was dedicated on March 19, 2000, by President Thomas S. Monson.

	76. Louisville Kentucky Temple Official website News & images		edit
	Location: Announced: Groundbreaking: Dedicated: Size: Style:	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 m) on a 3-acre (1.2 ha) site Classic modern, single-spire design - designed by Firestone Jaros Mullin--Mike Karpinski Architect

See also

• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints membership statistics (United States)

References

1. ^ "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by State: Kentucky", Newsroom, LDS Church, retrieved 28 May 2023
2. Category:Kentucky Family History Centers, familysearch.org, retrieved March 28, 2022
3. "Adults in Kentucky: Religious composition of adults in Kentucky". Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. Pew Research Center. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
4. Jenson, Andrew (1941). Encyclopedic History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Deseret News, printer. pp. 397–398.
5. Sloan, Scott. "Lexington man takes larger role in Mormon church", Lexington Herald Leader, 3 September 2011. Retrieved on 31 March 2020.
6. "Louisville Kentucky Temple District", churchofjesuschristtemples.org, retrieved February 6, 2023
7. "Nashville Tennessee Temple District", churchofjesuschristtemples.org, retrieved February 6, 2023
8. Mortimer, Wm. James (2000), 1999-2000 Church Almanac, Deseret Morning News, pp. 417–418, ISBN 1573454915

External links

• Newsroom (Kentucky)
• ComeUntoChrist.org Latter-day Saints Visitor site
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Official site

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