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

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Wisconsin
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A meetinghouse and Stake Center in Madison, Wisconsin
Area NA Central
Members 27,943 (2022) [1]
Stakes 6
Wards 48
Branches 20
Total Congregations68
Missions 1
Family History Centers 29 [2]

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Wisconsin refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in Wisconsin. The official church membership as a percentage of general population was 0.44% in 2014. [3] According to the 2014 Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life survey, less than 1% of Wisconsinites self-identify themselves most closely with the LDS Church. [4] The LDS Church is the 10th largest denomination in Wisconsin. [5]

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History

Membership in Wisconsin
YearMembership
19797,695
1989*12,000
199919,282
200924,019
201927,125
*Membership was published as an estimate.
Source: Wendall J. Ashton; Jim M. Wall, Deseret News, various years, Church Almanac State Information: Wisconsin [1]

After the LDS Church left nearby Nauvoo, Illinois in 1844 for the West, missionary efforts resumed in the state in 1878, with a congregation formed in 1899, and a chapel built in 1907. [6]

James Strang, a man who had been baptized four months before the martyrdom of Joseph Smith, had stepped forward to become the new leader of the LDS Church, but was subsequently excommunicated and later established a new church, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite), with followers who gathered to Voree, Wisconsin. [7]

On April 16, 1899, the Milwaukee Branch, the first formal organization of the LDS Church in the city, was founded in Wisconsin. [8]

In 2012, the LDS Church presence in Wisconsin was 24,386 members, about 0.4 percent of the state population. [9]

Stakes

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Appleton
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Green Bay
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Madison
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Milwaukee North
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Milwaukee South
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Wausau
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Duluth
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Oakdale
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Rochester
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Rockford
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Temples & Stakes in and near Wisconsin that have congregations in Wisconsin. Oakdale Stake Center is located next to the St. Paul Minnesota Temple. The Chicago Illinois Temple is located off the map.
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As of February 2023, the following stakes ware located in Wisconsin: [10] [11]

StakeOrganizedMissionTemple District
Appleton Wisconsin11 May 1986Wisconsin MilwaukeeChicago Illinois
Cedar Rapids Iowa*29 May 1966Iowa Iowa CityNauvoo Illinois
Duluth Minnesota*9 May 1993Minnesota MinneapolisSt. Paul Minnesota
Green Bay Wisconsin23 Mar 1997Wisconsin MilwaukeeChicago Illinois
Madison Wisconsin24 Aug 1973Wisconsin MilwaukeeChicago Illinois
Milwaukee Wisconsin North14 Apr 2002Wisconsin MilwaukeeChicago Illinois
Milwaukee Wisconsin South3 Feb 1963Wisconsin MilwaukeeChicago Illinois
Oakdale Minnesota*4 Feb 2001Minnesota MinneapolisSt. Paul Minnesota
Rochester Minnesota*3 Feb 1963Minnesota MinneapolisSt. Paul Minnesota
Wausau Wisconsin3 Nov 1996Wisconsin MilwaukeeChicago Illinois

Mission

Temples

Wisconsin is located within the Chicago Illinois and St. Paul Minnesota temple districts.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by State:Wisconsin", Newsroom, LDS Church, retrieved May 29, 2023
  2. ↑ Category:Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin: Religious composition of adults in Wisconsin". Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. Pew Research Center . Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  5. ↑ "The Association of Religion Data Archives | State Membership Report". Thearda.com. Retrieved August 27, 2021. Note:While it's the tenth largest denomination in Wisconsin, it's the eleventh largest denomination when "nondenominational" is considered as a denomination.
  6. ↑ "Facts and Statistics", Church News , 2020. Retrieved on April 1, 2020.
  7. ↑ Mays, Kenneth. "Picturing history: Voree, Wisconsin", Deseret News , November 15, 2017. Retrieved on March 31, 2020.
  8. ↑ Lloyd, R. Scott. "Mormons in Milwaukee: A 100-year legacy", Church News , December 9, 1998. Retrieved on March 31, 2020.
  9. ↑ Erickson, Doug. "Area Mormons welcome chance to explain their faith as Republican primary heads to Wisconsin", Wisconsin State Journal , April 1, 2012. Retrieved on March 31, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Chicago Illinois Temple District", churchofjesuschristtemples.org, retrieved August 27, 2021
  11. ↑ "St. Paul Minnesota Temple District", churchofjesuschristtemples.org, retrieved August 27, 2021
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