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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Vermont refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in Vermont.
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 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Vermont | |
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1907 Photograph of the birthplace of Joseph Smith, Jr in Sharon, Vermont. | |
| Area | NA Northeast |
| Members | 4,631 (2022)[1] |
| Stakes | 1 |
| Wards | 8 |
| Branches | 4 |
| Total Congregations | 12 |
| Family History Centers | 8[2] |
Official church membership as a percentage of general population was 0.74% in 2014.[3] According to the 2014 Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life survey, less than 1% of Vermonters self-identify themselves most closely with the LDS Church.[4] The LDS Church is the 7th largest denomination in Vermont.[5]
| Year | Membership |
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| 1921 | 60 |
| 1937 | 120 |
| 1983 | 2,024 |
| 1989* | 2,900 |
| 1999 | 3,759 |
| 2009 | 4,386 |
| 2019 | 4,623 |
| 2022 | 4,631 |
| *Membership was published as a rounded number. Source: Wendall J. Ashton; Jim M. Wall, Deseret News, various years, Church Almanac State Information: Vermont[1] | |
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Joseph Smith, the LDS Church founder, was born in Sharon on December 23, 1805. Other early church leaders born in Vermont include Oliver Cowdery, who was first Assistant President of the Church, as well as 5 members of the original Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Luke S. Johnson and Lyman E. Johnson and William Smith.
As of July 2024, the following congregations met in Vermont
Montpelier Vermont Stake
Albany New York Stake
Concord New Hampshire Stake
Missionary work started shortly after the Church was organized in 1830. The Eastern States Mission, the Church's 2nd mission (behind the British Mission), was established on May 6, 1839, but discontinued in April 1850. The Eastern States Mission was re-established in January 1893. On June 20, 1974, it was renamed the New York New York Mission. The Vermont Morristown Mission was organized from the New York New York Mission on July 1, 1987. The Vermont Cherry Hill was organized in 1995 then discontinued in 2010 and made up portions of the Vermont Morristown and the Pennsylvania Philadelphia Missions. As of June 2021, the entire state was covered either by the Morristown or Philadelphia Missions.[6]
With exception of the Bennington Branch in southern Vermont, the state is in the Boston Massachusetts Temple District. The Bennington Branch is in the Hartford Connecticut Temple District.
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