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A Meetinghouse in Queen Creek, Arizona Worship at a meetinghouse in Provo, Utah An early 20th-century meetinghouse in Portland, Oregon. A meetinghouse is a place of worship for members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Latter-day Saints use meetinghouses for most of their worship and Sunday school instruction.
Various Asian and Polynesian wards function as well, and a Tongan stake was created in San Francisco in 1992. There are currently more than 200 ethnic wards and branches in California. [11] [13] Church president Gordon B. Hinckley attended the rededication of the historic Hollywood (now Los Angeles California) Stake Center on June 8, 2003. [14]
List of LDS Church adherents in each county as of 2010 according to the Association of Religion Data Archives: [7] Note: Each county adherent count reflects meetinghouse location of congregation and not by location of residence. Census count reflects location of residence which may skew percent of population where adherents reside in a ...
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 ]
Meetinghouses serve anywhere from 1 to a few wards or branches (congregations) and a larger meetinghouse, known as a stake center (or stakehouse), also houses offices for local stake (diocese) leadership. Meetinghouses vary widely in terms of architectural style, but have for the most part been standardized in modern times.
List of LDS Church adherents in each county as of 2010 according to the Association of Religion Data Archives: [6] Note: Each county adherent count reflects meetinghouse location of congregation and not location of residence. Census count reflects location of residence, which may skew percent of population where adherents reside in a different ...
Seattle North Stake meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Meetinghouse in Auburn. List of LDS Church adherents in each county as of 2010 according to the Association of Religion Data Archives: [7] Note: Each county adherent count reflects meetinghouse location of congregation and not by location of residence.