The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in New Hampshire

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in New Hampshire
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Area NA Northeast
Members 8,713 (2024) [1]
Stakes 3
Wards 14
Branches 4
Total Congregations18
Missions 1
Family History Centers 6 [2]

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.

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Official church membership as a percentage of general population was 0.61% in 2014. [3] 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. [4] The LDS Church is the 6th largest denomination in New Hampshire. [5]

History

Orson Pratt and Lyman E. Johnson arrived in New Hampshire in 1832 as missionaries and stayed for 26 days and baptized 20 people. [6]

In 2006, Bryson C. Cook was called as stake president of the Concord, New Hampshire stake. [7]

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. [8]

Stakes and Congregations

As of May 2025, New Hampshire had the following stakes and congregations: [9]

Concord New Hampshire Stake

Exeter New Hampshire Stake

Nashua New Hampshire Stake

Mission

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by State:New Hampshire", Newsroom, LDS Church, retrieved 28 May 2023
  2. ↑ Category:New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire: Religious composition of adults in New Hampshire". Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. Pew Research Center . Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "Facts and Statistics", Church News , 2020. Retrieved on 3 April 2020.
  7. ↑ "New leaders named for NH Mormons", The Laconia Daily Sun , 8 January 2006. Retrieved on 3 April 2020.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ "Classic Maps", churchofjesuschrist.org, retrieved 2021-06-08
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