| The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in New Hampshire | |
|---|---|
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| Area | NA Northeast |
| Members | 8,996 (2022) |
| Stakes | 3 |
| Wards | 17 |
| Branches | 4 |
| Total Congregations | 21 |
| Missions | 1 |
| Family History Centers | 6 |
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. 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. The LDS Church is the 6th largest denomination in New Hampshire.
History
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Orson Pratt and Lyman E. Johnson arrived in New Hampshire in 1832 as missionaries and stayed for 26 days and baptized 20 people.
In 2006, Bryson C. Cook was called as stake president of the Concord, New Hampshire stake.
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.
Stakes and Congregations
As of January 2024, New Hampshire had the following stakes and congregations:
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
- New Hampshire Manchester Mission
See also
References
- "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by State:New Hampshire", Newsroom, LDS Church, retrieved 28 May 2023
- Category:New Hampshire Family History Centers, familysearch.org, retrieved March 28, 2022
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints membership statistics (United States)
- "Adults in New Hampshire: Religious composition of adults in New Hampshire". Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. Pew Research Center. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
- "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.
- "Facts and Statistics", Church News, 2020. Retrieved on 3 April 2020.
- "New leaders named for NH Mormons", The Laconia Daily Sun, 8 January 2006. Retrieved on 3 April 2020.
- 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.
- "Classic Maps", churchofjesuschrist.org, retrieved 2021-06-08
External links
- Newsroom (New Hampshire)
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints official site
- ComeUntoChrist.org Latter-day Saints visitor site
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