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Congregation growth statistics. In 2023 there was a large increase in Africa, and decline in Europe and North America. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) releases membership, congregational, and related information on a regular basis. The latest membership information the church releases includes a count of membership ...
At the end of 2023, the LDS Church had 31,490 congregations and a reported membership of 17,255,394. [ 17 ] In 2005, Peggy Fletcher Stack , longtime religion columnist for The Salt Lake Tribune , estimated that about one-third of the reported LDS membership was "active" (i.e., regularly attending church services and participating in other ...
The United States Census Bureau 2023 population estimates was used as the basis for the general population. [5] Each state link gives a brief history and additional membership information for that state. LDS membership as percentage of population by US states (2021) LDS membership in absolute numbers, by US states (2021)
In May 2019, however, Phil Zuckerman, Ph.D., of Psychology Today expressed skepticism of how the LDS Church reports robust growth in membership, noting that while church membership was reported to be rising, separate analysis conducted by journalist Jana Riess argued that US retention, religious participation, and belief have been decelerating ...
The following tables and graphs use general population data taken from Statistics Canada using the first quarter 2020 population estimates. [4] The official membership statistics as of Jan 1, 2020 provided by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) was used for all other data. [5
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Angola refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its members in Angola. The first branch (small congregation) was organized in 1996 with fewer than 100 members. As of 2022, there were 4,760 members in 19 congregations. [1]
Ghana LDS membership history. The following statistics are from the Church Growth Almanac: [6] In 1962, the LDS Church came to Ghana through a convert, Raphael Abraham Frank Mensah. He published a public plea for support in his religious efforts and a woman living in England read them.
Official church membership as a percentage of general population was 0.38% in 2014. [3] According to the 2014 Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life survey, less than 1% of Rhode Islanders self-identify themselves most closely with the LDS Church. [4] The LDS Church is the 8th largest denomination in Rhode Island. [5]