The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Uganda refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in Uganda. A branch was created in Kampala in 1991, and by year-end 1991, there were 99 members in Uganda. In 2022, there were 20,693 members in 38 congregations.
The first Ugandan to join the LDS Church was Charles Osinde, who was baptized in Scotland and returned to Uganda.[1]
The LDS Church was profiled in the Broadway musical The Book of Mormon that premiered in 2011.[5] The story follows two missionaries in Uganda.
In 2012, The New York Times profiled an LDS Church missionary, Jared Dangerfield, as he served in Uganda, "Each day he rises with the African sun to say his prayers before venturing into the urban wilderness of Kampala, Uganda, a churning kaleidoscope of motorcycles, street urchins, vegetable carts and pterodactyl-like storks that circle office towers and lampposts. They orbit above him as he makes his way up and down the muddy hills of the capital city, careful to keep his black pants and white shirt clean, scanning faces in search of those who will listen to him speak of his faith. His Mormon faith."[6]
Stakes and Districts
As of November 2025, the following stakes and districts were located in Uganda.
Stake
Organized
Busia Uganda District
17 Nov 2024
Gulu Uganda District
16 Jun 2019
Jinja Uganda Stake
5 Dec 1993
Kampala Uganda North Stake
17 Jan 2010
Kampala Uganda South Stake
22 Jan 2017
Lira Uganda District
12 Jan 2025
Masaka Uganda District
6 Jan 2019
Mbale Uganda District
17 Nov 2024
Branches not part of a stake or district include:
Bukomero Branch
Buwenge Branch
Kibale Branch
Mbarara Branch
Soroti Branch
Uganda Kampala Dispersed Members Unit
The Uganda Kampala Dispersed Members Unit serves families and individuals in Uganda and South Sudan that is not in proximity of a meetinghouse.
The LDS Church has reported no official church membership and congregational figures. Member groups in Juba and Akobo operated starting in 2009 but was discontinued during a civil war in the mid 2010's.[8] A branch in Juba started appearing on the LDS Church's website in their meetinghouse locator in 2025.[9] The rest of South Sudan is included in the Uganda Kampala Dispersed Members Unit which serves individuals and families not in proximity to a meetinghouse.
Temples
Uganda is currently in the Johannesburg South Africa Temple district. On April 2, 2017, the Nairobi Kenya Temple was announced by Church President Thomas S. Monson.
On October 6, 2024, President Russell M. Nelson announced that a temple will be built in the capital city of Kampala.
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