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  1. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was formally organized in a small log cabin in upstate New York in 1830. It took 117 years — until 1947 — for the Church to grow from the initial six members to one million. Learn More

    • Canada

      Between 1830 and 1850, some 2,500 Canadians joined The...

    • Philippines

      Working closely with each other and in concert with Church...

    • Armenia

      In 1921, the Church held a special fast to benefit Church...

    • Argentina

      In 1966 a stake was created in Buenos Aires, and several...

    • Ukraine

      The next day, the temple was dedicated in several sessions...

    • Brazil

      For many years, the Church had some success in the German...

    • Cameroon

      A few Church members lived in Cameroon representing various...

    • Thailand

      In the 1950s and before 1961, informal Church services were...

  2. In 2005, this would have amounted to approximately 4 million active members among a worldwide LDS population of 12 million. Active membership varied from a high of 40 to 50 percent in congregations in North America and the Pacific Islands, to a low of about 25 percent in Latin America.

  3. The self-reported membership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) as of December 31, 2023, was 17,255,394. [1]

  4. Apr 6, 2024 · The worldwide membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints grew to 17,255,394 as of Dec. 31, 2023. The net increase of 252,933 church members was revealed in the church’s annual statistical report issued during the Saturday afternoon session of the faith’s 194th Annual General Conference .

  5. According to the church, as of 2023, it has over 17.2 million members of which over 6.8 million live in the U.S. [12] The church also reports over 99,000 volunteer missionaries [4] and 350 temples. [d] The church was founded as the Church of Christ in western New York, in 1830 by Smith.

  6. Jun 8, 2024 · Growth of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — as measured by numbers of members, dedicated temples, congregations and stakes — continues 194 years after the faith’s founding. Church membership topped 17.25 million during 2023.

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  8. Aug 4, 2021 · When the Church was first organized on April 6, 1830, there were six members of the Church. Now, 191 years later, there are 16,663,663 members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints around the world in 31,136 congregations, according to the Church’s 2020 statistics.