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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 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.
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.
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]
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in North Carolina refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in North Carolina. In 1894, there were 128 members of the LDS Church. It has since grown to more than 94,000 members in 181 congregations.
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.
The LDS Church is the 13th largest denomination in Illinois. [5] Stakes are located in Buffalo Grove, Champaign, Chicago, Joliet, Naperville, Nauvoo, O'Fallon, Peoria, Rockford, Schaumburg, Springfield and Wilmette.
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]