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

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Zambia
Area Africa South
Members 5,313 (2022) [1]
Stakes 1
Districts 2
Wards 6
Branches 10
Total Congregations [2] 16
Missions 1
Family History Centers 2 [3]

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Zambia refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in Zambia. At year-end 1992, there were about 100 members in Zambia. In 2022, there were 5,313 members in 16 congregations.

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History

Membership in Zambia [4] [1]
YearMembership
1992100
1995*400
1999711
20041,442
20092,395
20143,359
20194,681
20225,313
*Membership was published as a rounded number.

The Zimbabwe Harare Mission President, Vern Marble, went to Zambia to search for a couple who had been baptized in England, which they found with assistance from a taxi driver. In April 1992, Dean and Ruth Harrison were sent to Zambia as missionaries. In July, the Church again received legal recognition. The Lusaka Branch was organized on July 14, 1992, which had a membership around 50. On August 20, 1992, Elder Russell M. Nelson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles visited Zambia and dedicated the country for the preaching of the gospel. [5] By year-end 1992, there were about 100 members in Zambia.

The Church seminary program was established in Zambia in 1995. By year-end 1997, membership had grown to over 500. A second Branch was organized in Lusaka, named the Libala Branch around 1997 to accommodate the increase in membership. The first Church building was dedicated in Lusaka in 1998.

Branches of the Church were organized in three major cities in the Zambian Copperbelt, in Luanshya on October 27, 2002, and then in Kitwe and N'Dola on December 1, 2002, which were organized into a district in 2005. [6] The Lusaka Zambia District was organized, with 5 branches, on 16 February 2003 which became a stake on March 15, 2015. [7]

In 2009, the Church's Perpetual Education Fund was brought to Zambia for the first time. The purpose of this funds is to assist youth in developing areas in effort to move them out of the cycle of poverty. Zambia became the 43rd country to offer the Perpetual Education Fund. [8]

In 2016, Goma Radio Station, in Luanshya allocated 2 days per week where Church leaders and public affairs representatives spoke on two topics: Self reliance on Tuesdays and For the Strength of the Youth on Thursdays. [9]

Stake and Districts

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Stake and Districts as of February 2023
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As of February 2023, the following stake and districts were located in Zambia: [10]

Lusaka Zambia Stake
Kitwe Zambia District
Ndola Zambia District
Other Congregations

The Zambia Lusaka Mission Branch serves individuals and members not in proximity to a meetinghouse, and is not part of a stake or district.

Congregations not within a stake are named branches, regardless of size.

Mission

Zambia was administered by Zimbabwe Harare Mission when proselyting begun in 1991. The Zambia Lusaka Mission was organized on July 1, 2011. The mission also includes Malawi. [11]

Temples

As of February 2023, Zambia was located in the Johannesburg South Africa Temple District. As of February 2023, a temple in Harare Zimbabwe is under construction which is considerably closer than Johannesburg.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by Country: Zambia", Newsroom, LDS Church, retrieved 15 June 2023
  2. ↑ Excludes groups meeting separate from wards and branches.
  3. ↑ Zambia Family History Centers Map, familysearch.org, retrieved 24 Feb 2023
  4. ↑ Wendall J. Ashton; Jim M. Wall, Deseret News, various years, Church Almanac Country Information: Zambia
  5. ↑ "1992: Church News year in review", Church News, Deseret News, 26 Dec 1992, retrieved 26 June 2021
  6. ↑ "Branches organized in Zambia", Church News, Deseret News, January 2, 2003, retrieved 26 June 2021
  7. ↑ "Fireside focuses on family history", Church News, Deseret News, September 4, 2003, retrieved 26 June 2021
  8. ↑ "Perpetual Education Fund benefits Zambia returned Mormon missionaries", Church News, Deseret News, November 4, 2009, retrieved 26 June 2021
  9. ↑ "GOMA Radio Launches New Series On LDS Beliefs", Newsroom, LDS Church, September 28, 2016, retrieved 25 June 2021
  10. ↑ "Classic Maps", churchofjesuschrist.org, retrieved 2021-06-08
  11. ↑ "New boundaries announced for several missions", Church News, Deseret News, 19 Feb 2011, retrieved 26 June 2021
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