The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Illinois

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Illinois
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The Chicago Illinois Temple
Area NA Central
Members 58,886 (2024) [1]
Stakes 12
Wards 89
Branches 30
Total Congregations119
Missions 1
Temples 2
Family History Centers 42 [2]

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Illinois refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in Illinois. The official church membership as a percentage of general population was 0.44% in 2014. [3] According to the 2014 Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life survey, less than 1% of Illinoisans self-identify themselves most closely with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. [4] The LDS Church is the 13th largest denomination in Illinois. [5]

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Stakes are located in Buffalo Grove, Champaign, Chicago, Joliet, Naperville, Nauvoo, O'Fallon, Peoria, Rockford, Schaumburg, Springfield and Wilmette.

History

Membership in Illinois [6] [1]
YearMembership
198325,405
199341,000
200350,651
201356,932
201956,888
202458,886
*Membership was published as a rounded number.

In 1839, to escape persecution—including an extermination order given by Missouri governor Lilburn Boggs—the Latter-day Saints drained swamplands on the eastern banks of the Mississippi River and established the city of Nauvoo. [7]

Joseph Smith was killed on June 27, 1844, by an angry mob that stormed Carthage Jail in Carthage, Illinois where Smith was being held. [8]

In 2004, Illinois's lieutenant governor, Pat Quinn, presented church leaders a copy of House Resolution 793, which expressed official regret for the violence that caused the Mormons to leave in 1846. [9]

Stakes

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Meetinghouse in Prairie View, Illinois

As of May 2025, the following stakes had congregations located in Illinois: [10]

StakeOrganizedMissionTemple District
Buffalo Grove Illinois24 Jan 1988Illinois ChicagoChicago Illinois
Cape Girardeau Missouri*20 Oct 1985Missouri St LouisSt. Louis Missouri
Champaign Illinois17 Feb 1963Missouri St LouisIndianapolis Indiana
Chicago Illinois25 Jan 1998Illinois ChicagoChicago Illinois
Davenport Iowa*9 Apr 1978Iowa Iowa CityNauvoo Illinois
Evansville Indiana*19 Oct 1975Kentucky LouisvilleLouisville Kentucky
Joliet Illinois22 Oct 1995Illinois ChicagoChicago Illinois
Hazelwood Missouri*4 Jun 2017Missouri St LouisSt. Louis Missouri
Naperville Illinois3 Feb 1963Illinois ChicagoChicago Illinois
Nauvoo Illinois18 Feb 1979Iowa Iowa CityNauvoo Illinois
O'Fallon Illinois14 Mar 1976Missouri St LouisSt. Louis Missouri
Paducah Kentucky*20 Oct 1996Tennessee NashvilleNashville Tennessee
Peoria Illinois3 Aug 1980Iowa Iowa CityNauvoo Illinois
Rockford Illinois11 Apr 1982Illinois ChicagoChicago Illinois
Schaumburg Illinois20 Jan 1980Illinois ChicagoChicago Illinois
Springfield Illinois24 Nov 1996Missouri St LouisSt. Louis Missouri
St Louis Missouri South*16 Mar 1980Missouri St LouisSt. Louis Missouri
Valparaiso Indiana*2 Jun 1974Illinois ChicagoChicago Illinois
Wilmette Illinois29 Nov 1936Illinois ChicagoChicago Illinois

Missions

Former missions

Temples

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August 1840
February 18, 1841
May 1, 1846 by Orson Hyde
54,000 sq ft (5,000 m2)
Greek revival - designed by William Weeks
Some sources claim a private dedication on April 30, 1846 by Brigham Young. [11] Abandoned in 1846, destroyed by fire on November 19, 1848, rebuilt in 2002 (see 113)
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April 1, 1981 by Spencer W. Kimball
August 13, 1983 by Gordon B. Hinckley
August 9, 1985 by Gordon B. Hinckley
October 8, 1989 by Gordon B. Hinckley
37,062 sq ft (3,443.2 m2) on a 13-acre (5.3 ha) site
Modern adaptation of six-spire design - designed by Wight & Co and Church A&E Services
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April 4, 1999 by Gordon B. Hinckley
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June 27, 2002 by Gordon B. Hinckley
54,000 sq ft (5,000 m2) on a 3.3-acre (1.3 ha) site
Greek revival - designed by FFKR Architecture [12] based on design by William Weeks
Built on the site of the Nauvoo Temple and dedicated on the 158th anniversary of the death of Joseph Smith, the exterior is an almost exact reconstruction of the original temple. Primary difference is weather-vane has been replaced with a statue of Moroni. However, the interior has 4 progressive ordinance rooms with murals like those in the early Utah temples leading to the celestial room and 6 sealing rooms.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by State: Illinois", Newsroom, LDS Church, retrieved 17 April 2021
  2. ↑ Category:Illinois 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 Illinois: Religious composition of adults in Illinois". Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. Pew Research Center . Retrieved 2021-05-24.
  5. ↑ "The Association of Religion Data Archives | State Membership Report". Thearda.com. Retrieved May 24, 2021. Note:While it's the thurteenth largest denomination in Illinois, it's the fourteenth largest denomination when "nondenominational" is considered as a denomination.
  6. ↑ Wendall J. Ashton; Jim M. Wall, Deseret News, various years, Church Almanac State Information: Illinois
  7. ↑ "Facts and Statistics", Church News , 2020. Retrieved on 31 March 2020.
  8. ↑ Jones, Chris. "Mormonism, Illinois have surprising history", Chicago Tribune , 29 August 2013. Retrieved on 31 March 2020.
  9. ↑ Sanford, Melissa. "Illinois Tells Mormons It Regrets Expulsion", The New York Times , 8 April 2004. Retrieved on 31 March 2020.
  10. ↑ "PF Maps", LDS Church
  11. ↑ Nauvoo Temple on ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org
  12. ↑ "Nauvoo Illinois Temple", Church News
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