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A ward is a local congregation in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), with a smaller local congregation known as a branch.. A ward is presided over by a bishop, the equivalent of a pastor in many other Christian denominations. [1]
In addition, independent historic registries have recognized a number of current or formerly church-associated properties, such as the L.D.S. Ward Building in Lava Hot Springs, Idaho, listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) operates 449 missions [1] throughout the world, as of June 2024. Most are named after the location of the mission headquarters, usually a specific city.
In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), an area is an administrative unit that typically is composed of multiple stakes and missions. These areas are the primary church administrative unit between individual stakes or missions and the church as a whole.
The church is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, and has established congregations (called wards or branches) and built temples worldwide. It is the largest denomination in the Latter Day Saint movement founded by Joseph Smith during the period of religious revival known as the Second Great Awakening .
The Jackson Stake was created on May 2, 1965. It consisted of wards in Jackson, Meridian, Natchez, Columbus, Vicksburg, and Red Star, and a branch in Greenville. [8] The Hattiesburg Stake was created on June 27, 1965, with wards in Biloxi, Columbia, Gulfport, Hattiesburg, Liberty and Pascagoula.
In 2016, a new 17,000-square-foot meetinghouse for the Columbus' Fourth Ward was dedicated in Columbus, Indiana. [12] As of 2022, there are 12 stakes in Indiana, four of which are in the Indianapolis metropolitan area. [13]
The first missionaries arrived in the state in Salisbury in 1832, only two years after the church was founded by Joseph Smith. [6]In 2010, an estimated 40,000 people—over the course of its month-long open house—visited the new Hartford Connecticut Temple.