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

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Kansas
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A meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Concordia, Kansas.
Area NA Central
Members 40,003 (2024) [1]
Stakes 7
Wards 60
Branches 15
Total Congregations75
Missions 1
Temples 1 Announced
FamilySearch Centers 29 [2]

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Kansas refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in Kansas. The first congregation of the church in Kansas was organized in 1895. As of 2023, it has grown to 40,003 members in 75 congregations.

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Official church membership as a percentage of general population was 1.25% in 2014. According to the 2014 Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life survey, roughly 1% of Kansans self-identify themselves most closely with the LDS Church. [3] The LDS Church is the 10th largest denomination in Kansas. [4]

History

In 1882, missionaries arrived in Kansas and organized the Meridian Branch. [5]

By 1930, church membership in Kansas was 2,060 and the first stake in Kansas was organized in June 1962. [6]

The Kansas City Missouri Temple, dedicated in 2012, serves 45,000 LDS Church members from 126 congregations in Kansas and Missouri. [7]

Stakes

As of December 2025, there were 8 stakes centered in Kansas, with 4 others that encompass geographic parts of the state. [8]

StakeOrganizedMissionTemple District
Bartlesville Oklahoma [a] November 2, 2014Oklahoma Oklahoma CityOklahoma City Oklahoma
Derby KansasMarch 8, 1998Kansas WichitaOklahoma City Oklahoma
Garden City KansasMay 18, 2003Kansas WichitaDenver Colorado
Joplin Missouri [a] August 28, 1977Arkansas BentonvilleBentonville Arkansas
Kearney Nebraska [a] June 16, 1991Nebraska OmahaWinter Quarters Nebraska
Lenexa KansasOctober 16, 1994Missouri IndependenceKansas City Missouri
Olathe KansasOctober 19, 1986Missouri IndependenceKansas City Missouri
Overland Park KansasJune 1, 2025Missouri IndependenceKansas City Missouri
Platte City Missouri [a] March 9, 1997Missouri IndependenceKansas City Missouri
Salina KansasMay 29, 1988Kansas WichitaKansas City Missouri
Topeka KansasFebruary 29, 1976Kansas WichitaKansas City Missouri
Wichita KansasJune 24, 1962Kansas WichitaOklahoma City Oklahoma
  1. 1 2 3 4 Stake located outside Kansas with congregation(s) meeting in Kansas

Missions

On February 22, 2013, the Kansas Wichita Mission was announced, created largely from the Missouri Independence Mission. [9]

Temples

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Temples in and near Kansas
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Kansas
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Location:
Announced:
Groundbreaking:
Size:		 Wichita, Kansas
3 April 2022 by Russell M. Nelson [10] [11]
7 September 2024 [12] by Steven R. Bangerter
9,950 sq ft (924 m2) on a 6.42-acre (2.60 ha) site

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by State: Kansas", Newsroom, LDS Church, retrieved 28 May 2023
  2. ↑ Category:Kansas Family History Centers, familysearch.org, retrieved March 28, 2022
  3. ↑ "Adults in Kansas: Religious composition of adults in Kansas". Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. Pew Research Center . Retrieved 2021-05-24.
  4. ↑ "The Association of Religion Data Archives | State Membership Report". Thearda.com. Retrieved May 24, 2021. Note:While it's the tenth largest denomination in Kansas, it's the eleventh largest denomination when "nondenominational" is considered as a denomination.
  5. ↑ Jenson, Andrew (1941). Encyclopedic History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Deseret News, printer. p. 391.
  6. ↑ Mortimer, Wm. James (2000), 1999-2000 Church Almanac, Deseret Morning News, p. 205, ISBN   1573454915
  7. ↑ Anderson, Phil. "New temple to benefit area Mormons" Archived 2020-03-27 at the Wayback Machine , Topeka Capital-Journal , 13 April 2012. Retrieved on 27 March 2020.
  8. ↑ "PF Maps", LDS Church
  9. ↑ "LDS Church announces creation of 58 new missions", Deseret News , February 22, 2013.
  10. ↑ "7 new temple locations announced by President Nelson to close conference", Deseret News , Deseret News, April 3, 2022
  11. ↑ "President Nelson Announces 17 New Temples", Newsroom, LDS Church, April 3, 2022
  12. ↑ As verified and here.


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