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

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Vermont
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1907 Photograph of the birthplace of Joseph Smith, Jr in Sharon, Vermont.
Area NA Northeast
Members 4,631 (2022) [1]
Stakes 1
Wards 8
Branches 4
Total Congregations12
Family History Centers 8 [2]

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

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Official church membership as a percentage of general population was 0.74% in 2014. [3] According to the 2014 Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life survey, less than 1% of Vermonters self-identify themselves most closely with the LDS Church. [4] The LDS Church is the 7th largest denomination in Vermont. [5]

History

Membership in Vermont
YearMembership
192160
1937120
19832,024
1989*2,900
19993,759
20094,386
20194,623
20224,631
*Membership was published as a rounded number.
Source: Wendall J. Ashton; Jim M. Wall, Deseret News, various years, Church Almanac State Information: Vermont [1]

Joseph Smith, the LDS Church founder, was born in Sharon on December 23, 1805. Other early church leaders born in Vermont include Oliver Cowdery, who was first Assistant President of the Church, as well as 5 members of the original Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Luke S. Johnson and Lyman E. Johnson and William Smith.

Stake and Congregations

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Burlington (FHC)
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Joseph Smith Birthplace
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St Albans
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Lamoille Valley
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Newport (FHC)
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Lyndon
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Montpelier (FHC)
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Middlebury
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South Royalton (FHC)
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North Clarendon (FHC)
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Ascutney
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Bennington (FHC)
LDS Church Locations as of January 2024
Green = Stake Center and meetinghouse
Purple = meetinghouse
(FHC) = Family History Center

As of January 2024, the following congregations met in Vermont

Montpelier Vermont Stake

Albany New York Stake

Concord New Hampshire Stake

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 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 Vermont Morristown Mission was organized from the New York New York Mission on July 1, 1987. The Vermont Cherry Hill was organized in 1995 then discontinued in 2010 and made up portions of the Vermont Morristown and the Pennsylvania Philadelphia Missions. As of June 2021, the entire state was covered either by the Morristown or Philadelphia Missions. [6]

Temples

With exception of the Bennington Branch in southern Vermont, the state is in the Boston Massachusetts Temple District. The Bennington Branch is in the Hartford Connecticut Temple District.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by State:Vermont", Newsroom, LDS Church, retrieved 29 May 2023
  2. Category:Vermont Family History Centers, familysearch.org, retrieved April 11, 2022
  3. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints membership statistics (United States)
  4. "Adults in Vermont: Religious composition of adults in Vermont". Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. Pew Research Center . Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  5. "The Association of Religion Data Archives | State Membership Report". Thearda.com. Retrieved June 27, 2021. Note:While it's the seventh largest denomination in Vermont it's the eighth largest denomination when "nondenominational" is considered as a denomination.
  6. Hall, Richard; Avant, Gerry; Stahle, Shaun, eds. (February 2012). "Full Time Missions". 2012 Church Almanac . Deseret News. pp. 426–447. ISBN   978-1-60907-002-1.