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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Minnesota
The St. Paul Minnesota Temple
AreaNA Central
Members33,365 (2022)[1]
Stakes8
Wards53
Branches22
Total Congregations75
Missions1
Temples1
Family History Centers29[2]

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Minnesota refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in Minnesota. The official church membership as a percentage of general population was 0.59% in 2014.[3] According to the 2014 Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life survey, roughly 1% of Minnesotans self-identify themselves most closely with the LDS Church.[4] The LDS Church is the 12th largest denomination in Minnesota.[5]

History

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Membership in Minnesota
YearMembership
1919*4,000
198310,769
1989*16,000
199922,941
200930,006
201933,276
*Membership was published as a rounded number.
Source: Wendall J. Ashton; Jim M. Wall, Deseret News, various years, Church Almanac State Information: Minnesota[1]
LDS Church volunteers, "Mormon Helping Hands", in Moorhead moving sandbags in response to the 2009 Red River flood.
An LDS Meetinghouse in New Prague

The first members of the LDS Church entered what is now Minnesota in the early 1840s, while the main body of the church was in Nauvoo, Illinois. At the time, church leadership sent logging camps up to the then Wisconsin Territory to bring lumber down the Mississippi River to help fuel the booming economy in Nauvoo.[6] A branch of the church was established during this time. However, the church's presence in the area quickly disappeared when Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, was killed in Carthage, Illinois in 1844.[6] In 1875, the first official LDS Church congregation in Minnesota was organized in Freeborn County.[7]

By 1930, the LDS Church had three mission districts in the state, the North Minnesota, South Minnesota, and Lake districts. Church membership at the time was 967 members. A chapel was built and dedicated by church president Heber J. Grant in 1928.[8]

Stakes

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As of January 2024, the following stakes had congregations located in Minnesota:[9]

Stake/District Mission Temple District
Anoka Minnesota Stake Minnesota Minneapolis St. Paul Minnesota
Duluth Minnesota Stake Minnesota Minneapolis St. Paul Minnesota
Fargo North Dakota Stake North Dakota Bismarck Bismarck North Dakota
Lakeville Minnesota Stake Minnesota Minneapolis St. Paul Minnesota
Minneapolis Minnesota Minnesota Minneapolis St. Paul Minnesota
Oakdale Minnesota Stake Minnesota Minneapolis St. Paul Minnesota
Rochester Minnesota Stake Minnesota Minneapolis St. Paul Minnesota
Sioux Falls South Dakota Stake Nebraska Omaha Winter Quarters Nebraska
St Cloud Minnesota Stake Minnesota Minneapolis St. Paul Minnesota
St Paul Minnesota Stake Minnesota Minneapolis St. Paul Minnesota
Winnipeg Manitoba East Canada Winnipeg Winnipeg Manitoba

Mission

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Temples

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Main article: St. Paul Minnesota Temple

The St. Paul Minnesota Temple was dedicated on January 9, 2000 by church president Gordon B. Hinckley.

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Location:
Announced:
Groundbreaking:
Dedicated:
Size:
Style: 		Oakdale, Minnesota, United States
July 29, 1998 by Gordon B. Hinckley
September 26, 1998 by Hugh W. Pinnock
January 9, 2000 by Gordon B. Hinckley
10,700 sq ft (990 m2) on a 7.5-acre (3.0 ha) site
Classic modern, single-spire design - designed by Ed Kodet, Jr. and Church A&E Services

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by State:Minnesota", Newsroom, LDS Church, retrieved 28 May 2023
  2. ^ Category:Minnesota Family History Centers, familysearch.org, retrieved March 28, 2022
  3. ^ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints membership statistics (United States)
  4. ^ "Adults in Minnesota: Religious composition of adults in Minnesota". Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. Pew Research Center. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  5. ^ "The Association of Religion Data Archives | State Membership Report". Thearda.com. Retrieved August 31, 2021. Note:While it's the twelfth largest denomination in Minnesota, it's the thirteenth largest denomination when "nondenominational" is considered as a denomination.
  6. ^ a b Willes, Bayonne B. (1990). Minnesota Mormons: A History of the Minneapolis Minnesota Stake. Salt Lake City, Utah: Minneapolis Minnesota Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. pp. 1–227.
  7. ^ "Facts and Statistics", Church News, 2020. Retrieved on 3 April 2020.
  8. ^ Jenson, Andrew (1941). Encyclopedic History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Company. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  9. ^ "St. Paul Minnesota Temple District", churchofjesuschristtemples.org, retrieved 31 Aug 2021
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