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 8,967 (2021) [1]
Stakes 3
Wards 17
Branches 5
Total Congregations22
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. As of 2019, the LDS Church reported 8,872 members in 21 congregations. [1]

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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 February 2022, New Hampshire had the following stakes and congregations: [9]

Concord New Hampshire Stake

Exeter New Hampshire Stake

Nashua New Hampshire Stake

Mission

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