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

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in New Jersey
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A meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, formerly Liberty High School, in Jersey City, New Jersey.
Area NA Northeast
Members 34,536 (2022) [1]
Stakes 6
Wards 42
Branches 23
Total Congregations65
Missions 1
Family History Centers 20 [2]

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in New Jersey refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in New Jersey.

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Official church membership as a percentage of general population was 0.37% in 2014, making New Jersey the lowest percentage of LDS members as a percentage of the population within the United States. [3] According to the 2014 Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life survey, less than 1% of New Jersey residents self-identify themselves most closely with the LDS Church. [4]

History

Membership in New Jersey
YearMembership
1940*500
1950*800
1959*2,400
19706,600
19797,850
1989*15,000
199925,949
200930,896
201934,173
*Membership was published as a rounded number.
Source: Wendall J. Ashton; Jim M. Wall, Deseret News, various years, Church Almanac State Information: New Jersey [1]

Orson Pratt and Lyman E. Johnson, future leaders of LDS Church, preached as missionaries in New Jersey in 1832. [5] They baptized more than 100 while traveling through Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. Parley P. Pratt arrived in Northern New Jersey as a missionary in 1837. Benjamin Winchester and Jedediah M. Grant arrived the same year to preach in Southern New Jersey. [6]

The first branch, the Toms River Branch was organized in 1838. In November 1845, the Church sent a directive that all Latter-day Saints along the Eastern Seaboard prepare to move to the Rocky Mountains. Some New Jersey members were among those that traveled to California in 1846 on the ship Brooklyn. There were 21 organized branches in 1848. Church membership in the 1850's and 1860's dwindled in New Jersey as missionary work was occasional and those that did join were encouraged to go west. [6]

In 1893 when the Eastern-States Mission was re-established, but Church activity was slow to resume. By 1920 a branch was organized in Newark. Other congregations were established. The Newark Branch moved to East Orange and became the East Orange Ward of the New York Stake in 1934. The East Orange Ward eventually moved to Short Hills and was renamed the Short Hills Ward September 9, 1953, where it still remains today. In 1960, the New Jersey Stake was created. [6]

In 2013, a new meetinghouse was built in Newark, New Jersey, a 35,000-square-foot (3,300 m2) church topped by a 45-foot (14 m) steeple adjacent to the Newark Broad Street station. [7]

In 2014, a meetinghouse was built in Camden, New Jersey. [8]

David L. Buckner formed the first Young Adult stake in the New York City region on June 18, 2018. [9]

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Temples near New Jersey
Red = Operating
Blue = Under Construction
Yellow = announced
Black = Closed for Renovations

Stakes

As of January 2024, New Jersey had the following stakes (with the stake center in New Jersey): [10] [11]

StakeMissionTemple District
Cherry Hill New Jersey StakePennsylvania PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Pennsylvania
East Brunswick New Jersey StakeNew Jersey MorristownPhiladelphia Pennsylvania
Liberty Park New Jersey StakeNew Jersey MorristownManhattan New York
Morristown New Jersey StakeNew Jersey MorristownManhattan New York
Scotch Plains New Jersey StakeNew Jersey MorristownManhattan New York
Soldier Hill New Jersey StakeNew Jersey MorristownManhattan New York

Missions

Missionary work started shortly after the Church was organized in 1830. The Eastern States Mission, the Church's 2nd mission (behind the British Mission), was established on May 6, 1839 but discontinued in April of 1850. The Eastern States Mission was re-established in January 1893. On June 20, 1974, it was renamed the New York New York Mission. The New Jersey Morristown Mission was organized from the New York New York Mission on July 1, 1987. The New Jersey Cherry Hill was organized in 1995 then discontinued in 2010 and made up portions of the New Jersey Morristown and the Pennsylvania Philadelphia Missions. As of June 2021, the entire state was covered either by the Morristown or Philadelphia Missions. [12]

Temples

Two temples, directly adjacent to the state, serve members in New Jersey.

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August 7, 2002 by Gordon B. Hinckley
September 23, 2002 by Gordon B. Hinckley
June 13, 2004 by Gordon B. Hinckley
20,630 sq ft (1,917 m2) on a 0.3-acre (0.12 ha) site - designed by Frank Fernandez
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Location:
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October 4, 2008 by Thomas S. Monson [13]
September 17, 2011 by Henry B. Eyring
September 18, 2016 by Henry B. Eyring [14]
61,466 sq ft (5,710.4 m2) on a 1.6-acre (0.65 ha) site
Announced at the 178th Semiannual General Conference. [13]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by State:New Jersey", Newsroom, LDS Church, retrieved 28 May 2023
  2. ↑ Category:New Jersey 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 Jersey: Religious composition of adults in New Jersey". Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. Pew Research Center . Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Facts and Statistics", Church News , 2020. Retrieved on 31 March 2020.
  6. 1 2 3 Hall, Richard; Avant, Gerry; Stahle, Shaun (eds.). "New Jersey". 2012 Church Almanac . Deseret News. pp. 374–375. ISBN   978-1-60907-002-1.
  7. ↑ Haddon, Heather. "Newark Mormons Rise", The Wall Street Journal , 29 August 2013. Retrieved on 31 March 2020.
  8. ↑ Walsh, Jim. "Mormons find a home in South Jersey", New Jersey Courier-Post , 22 November 2014. Retrieved on 31 March 2020.
  9. ↑ Santora, Alexander. "How the Mormon church is embracing young N.J. adults", NJ.com , 16 January 2019. Retrieved on 31 March 2020.
  10. ↑ "Manhattan New York Temple District", churchofjesuschristtemples.org, retrieved June 21, 2021
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  12. ↑ Hall, Richard; Avant, Gerry; Stahle, Shaun (eds.). "Full Time Missions". 2012 Church Almanac . Deseret News. pp. 426–447. ISBN   978-1-60907-002-1.
  13. 1 2 Mikita, Carole (October 4, 2008). "LDS Church plans temples in Rome, 4 other locations". KSL.com. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  14. ↑ Weaver, Sarah Jane (September 18, 2016). "President Eyring dedicates temple in Philadelphia, the place 'where so much began'". Deseret News .


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