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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Connecticut refers to
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in
Connecticut . As of 2022, the LDS Church reported 15,838 members in 36 congregations.
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Official church membership as a percentage of general population was 0.43% in 2014.
[3] TAccording to the 2014
Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life survey, roughly 1% of Connecticuters self-identify themselves most closely with the LDS Church.
[4] The LDS Church is the 10th largest denomination in Connecticut.
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History
Membership in Connecticut Year Membership 1930 198 1967 3,000 1980 6,300 1989 9,900 1999 12,163 2009 14,579 2019 15,946 *Membership was published as a rounded number. Source: Wendall J. Ashton; Jim M. Wall,
Deseret News , various years, Church Almanac State Information: Connecticut
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The first missionaries arrived in the state in Salisbury in 1832, only two years after the church was founded by Joseph Smith.
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In 2010, an estimated 40,000 people—over the course of its month-long open house—visited the new
Hartford Connecticut Temple .
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Stakes and congregations
Stake
Organized
Mission
Fairfield Connecticut
30 Apr 1978
New York New York City
Hartford Connecticut
18 Sep 1966
Massachusetts Boston
New Haven Connecticut
30 Aug 1981
Massachusetts Boston
New London Connecticut
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12 Jun 2016
Massachusetts Boston
As of January 2024, the following congregations, by stake, are in Connecticut:
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Fairfield Connecticut Stake
Bridgeport 1st Ward
Bridgeport 2nd Ward (Spanish)
Darien Ward
New Canaan Ward
Stamford Ward
Trumbull Ward
Wilton Ward
Hartford Connecticut Stake
Avon Ward
Bloomfield Ward
Canton Ward
Glastonbury Ward
Goshen Ward
Hartford 1st Ward
Hartford 2nd Branch (Spanish)
Manchester Ward
South Windsor Ward
New Haven Connecticut Stake
Danbury Branch (Spanish)
New Haven Ward
New Haven YSA Branch
Newtown Ward
Southbury Ward
Southington Ward
Waterbury Branch (Spanish)
Woodbridge 1st Ward
Woodbridge 2nd Branch (Spanish)
New London Connecticut Stake
Ashford Ward
Cromwell Ward
Groton Ward
Madison Ward
Norwich Ward
Waterford Ward
Westerly Branch
Springfield Massachusetts Stake
Missions
The following table lists
missions that have served Connecticut and the dates they were organized or consolidated:
Mission Serving Connecticut
Organized/Consolidated
Eastern States
May 6, 1839
Eastern States
January 1893
New England
September 24, 1937
Massachusetts Boston
June 20, 1974
Connecticut Hartford
July 1, 1979
Massachusetts Boston
July 1, 2011
The Eastern States Mission was discontinued in April 1850. It was reopened in January 1893. Little missionary work was done between 1850 and 1893.
On June 20, 1974, the name of the New England Mission was changed to the Massachusetts Boston Mission. No new mission was created.
The Connecticut Hartford Mission was consolidated into the Massachusetts Boston Mission on July 1, 2011.
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Temples
On October 2, 2010 the Hartford Connecticut Temple was announced by church president
Thomas S. Monson . He later broke ground for the temple in August 2013.
[11] The temple was later dedicated in November 2016 following a public open house.
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Location: Announced: Groundbreaking: Dedicated: Size: Notes:
Farmington ,
Connecticut ,
United States October 2, 2010 by
Thomas S. Monson
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[17] August 17, 2013 by Thomas S. Monson
[18] November 20, 2016 by
Henry B. Eyring 32,246 sq ft (2,995.8 m2 ) on a 11.3-acre (4.6 ha) site On October 2, 2010,
Thomas S. Monson announced that the Hartford, Connecticut temple would be built.
[13] Originally a temple in Harrison, New York was announced in the early 90s; however, in 1995 efforts towards construction were abandoned and it was announced that 2 temples would be built instead: the
Boston Massachusetts Temple and the
White Plains New York Temple .
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References
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"Facts and Statistics: Statistics by State: Connecticut" , Newsroom , LDS Church, retrieved 27 May 2023
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Category:Connecticut Family History Centers , familysearch.org, retrieved March 28, 2022
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints membership statistics (United States)
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"Adults in Connecticut: Religious composition of adults in Connecticut" . Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life .
Pew Research Center . Retrieved June 22, 2021 .
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"The Association of Religion Data Archives | State Membership Report" . Thearda.com. Retrieved May 24, 2021 . Note:While it's the tenth largest denomination in Connecticut, it's the eleventh largest denomination when "nondenominational" is considered as a denomination.
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Hartford Courant , 1 February 2002. Retrieved on 31 March 2020.
^ Telushkin, Shira.
"A Unique Sneak Peek of New LDS Temple" ,
Harvard Divinity School , 21 October 2016. Retrieved on 31 March 2020.
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"New Stakes and Stake Presidencies Announced in September 2016" . Church News. Retrieved 17 September 2019 .
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"Classic Maps" , churchofjesuschrist.org , retrieved 2021-06-08
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"New boundaries announced for several missions" . LDS Church News. Retrieved 17 September 2019 .
^ Avant, Gerry.
"President Monson breaks ground for the Hartford Connecticut Temple (+video)" . Deseret News. Retrieved 26 April 2019 .
^ Charlton, John (27 September 2016).
"Connecticut's first Mormon temple now open to the public" . fox61.com . Fox 61. Retrieved 26 April 2019 .
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"President Thomas S. Monson: Welcome to conference; 5 new temples" ,
Deseret News , October 2, 2010, retrieved August 18, 2013 .
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Hinckley, Gordon B. (November 1992),
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Hinckley, Gordon B. (November 1995),
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Ensign , retrieved August 18, 2013
^ Taylor, Scott (October 2, 2010),
"President Thomas S. Monson opens conference by announcing 5 new temples" ,
Deseret News , retrieved 11 November 2012 .
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"President Thomas S. Monson: Welcome to conference; 5 new temples" ,
Deseret News , October 2, 2010, retrieved August 18, 2013 .
^ Avant, Gerry (August 17, 2013),
"Pres. Monson breaks ground for the Hartford Connecticut Temple" ,
Church News , retrieved August 18, 2013
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