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

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Pennsylvania
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A meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Oakland Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.
Area NA Northeast
Members 53,025 (2023) [1]
Stakes 13
Wards 80
Branches 27
Total Congregations107
Missions 2
Temples 1 Operating
1 Under Construction
1 Announced
3 Total
Family History Centers 46 [2]

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Pennsylvania refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in Pennsylvania. Joseph and Emma Smith lived in Northern Pennsylvania near the Susquehanna River just prior to the organization of the Church of Christ. Much of the translation of the Book of Mormon and revelation of the priesthood occurred here during that time.

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Official church membership as a percentage of general population was 0.41% in 2019. [3] According to the 2014 Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life survey, less than 1% of Pennsylvanians self-identify themselves most closely with the LDS Church. [4] The church is the 13th largest denomination in Pennsylvania. [5]

History

Membership in Pennsylvania
YearMembership
1940900
19604,600
197918,146
1989*28,000
199937,749
200948,477
201952,290
*Membership was published as a rounded number.
Source: Wendall J. Ashton; Jim M. Wall, Deseret News, various years, Church Almanac State Information: Pennsylvania [1]

Joseph Smith and other future members of the Church of Christ, the original name of the Latter Day Saint church founded by Smith, were baptized in the Susquehanna River in May 1829. [6] [7]

A total of 12 congregations were organized in Pennsylvania in the 1830s, before members gathered to Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois. [8]

In 2016 Inga Saffron, architecture critic for The Philadelphia Inquirer , called the new Philadelphia Pennsylvania Temple "the most radical work of architecture built in Philadelphia in a half-century ... because it dares to be so out of step with today's design sensibilities and our bottom-line culture." Estimating its cost as more than $100 million, she wrote that the temple was "the real classical deal" and "a bold incursion into the hierarchical fabric of Philadelphia". [9]

Stakes

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A meetinghouse of the LDS Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

As of January 2024, Pennsylvania had the following stakes: [10] [11] [12]

StakeMissionTemple District
Altoona PennsylvaniaPennsylvania PittsburghWashington D.C.
Gettysburg PennsylvaniaMaryland BaltimoreWashington D.C.
Hagerstown Maryland [lower-alpha 1] Maryland BaltimoreWashington D.C.
Harrisburg PennsylvaniaPennsylvania PittsburghPhiladelphia Pennsylvania
Jamestown New York [lower-alpha 1] Pennsylvania PittsburghPalmyra New York
Lancaster PennsylvaniaMaryland BaltimorePhiladelphia Pennsylvania
Philadelphia PennsylvaniaPennsylvania PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh PennsylvaniaPennsylvania PittsburghWashington D.C.
Pittsburgh Pennsylvania NorthPennsylvania PittsburghColumbus Ohio
Pittsburgh Pennsylvania WestPennsylvania PittsburghColumbus Ohio
Reading PennsylvaniaPennsylvania PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Pennsylvania
Scranton PennsylvaniaPennsylvania PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Pennsylvania
Valley Forge PennsylvaniaPennsylvania PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Pennsylvania
Williamsport PennsylvaniaPennsylvania PittsburghPhiladelphia Pennsylvania
Youngstown Ohio [lower-alpha 1] Ohio ColumbusColumbus Ohio
  1. 1 2 3 Stake located outside Pennsylvania with congregation(s) meeting in Pennsylvania

Missions

Temples

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Temples in Pennsylvania
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Location:
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Notes:		 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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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Location:
Announced:
Groundbreaking:
Open House:
Dedicated:
Size:		 Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, United States
5 April 2020 by Russell M. Nelson [15]
21 August 2021 by Randall K. Bennett
15-31 August 2024
scheduled for 15 September 2024
32,000 sq ft (3,000 m2) on a 5.8-acre (2.3 ha) site
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Pennsylvania
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Location:
Announced:
Size:		 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States
2 April 2023 by Russell M. Nelson [16] [17]
20,000 sq ft (1,900 m2) on a 5.36-acre (2.17 ha) site

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References

  1. 1 2 "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by State:Pennsylvania", Newsroom, LDS Church, retrieved 16 April 2024
  2. ↑ Category:Pennsylvania Family History Centers, familysearch.org, retrieved April 11, 2022
  3. ↑ "Country Resources". Cumorah Foundation. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "Adults in Pennsylvania: Religious composition of adults in Pennsylvania". Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. Pew Research Center . Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  5. ↑ "The Association of Religion Data Archives | State Membership Report". Thearda.com. Retrieved May 24, 2021. Note:While it's the thirteenth largest denomination in Pennsylvania, it's the fourteenth largest denomination when "nondenominational" is considered as a denomination.
  6. ↑ Quinn, D. Michael (1994). The Mormon Hierarchy: Origins of Power. Salt Lake City: Signature Books. pp. 5–6, 15–20. ISBN   1-56085-056-6.
  7. ↑ Bushman, Richard Lyman (2005). Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling. New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf. pp. 74–75. ISBN   1-4000-4270-4.
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  11. ↑ "Washington D.C. Temple District", churchofjesuschristtemples.org, retrieved June 20, 2021
  12. ↑ "Columbus Ohio Temple District", churchofjesuschristtemples.org, retrieved June 20, 2021
  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 .
  15. ↑ "Prophet Announces Eight New Temples at General Conference: The Church will build its first temple in the Middle East", Newsroom, LDS Church, 5 April 2020
  16. ↑ Full summary of Sunday’s LDS General Conference: Nelson urges members to be peacemakers, announces 15 new temples, Salt Lake Tribune, 2 April 2023
  17. ↑ "The Church of Jesus Christ Will Build 15 New Houses of the Lord", Newsroom, LDS Church, 2 April 2023

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