The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in North Dakota | |
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Area | NA Central |
Members | 11,487 (2022) [1] |
Stakes | 3 |
Wards | 20 |
Branches | 6 |
Total Congregations | 26 |
Missions | 1 |
Temples | 1 |
Family History Centers | 7 [2] |
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) held its first congregation in North Dakota in 1919. In 2022, there was 11,487 members in 26 congregations.
Official church membership as a percentage of general population was 1.49% in 2017. [3] According to the 2014 Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life survey, less than 1% of North Dakotans self-identify themselves most closely with the LDS Church. [4] The LDS Church is the 7th largest denomination in North Dakota. [5]
Year | Membership |
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1983 | 3,529 |
1989* | 4,500 |
1999 | 5,070 |
2009 | 6,140 |
2019 | 11,550 |
*Membership was published as a rounded number. Source: Wendall J. Ashton; Jim M. Wall, Deseret News, various years, Church Almanac State Information: North Dakota [1] |
The first missionaries of the LDS Church arrived in North Dakota in 1885, and the first LDS meetinghouse was built in 1919 in Sully Lake. [6] However the first stake in North Dakota was not organized until 1977 in Fargo. [7] North Dakota was the final US state to have a stake within its boundaries. [6]
During the North Dakota oil boom, the LDS Church in North Dakota saw significant growth in multiple communities in the western part of the state. [8] [9] The growth was largely driven by the influx of out-of-state oil field workers and their families from other nearby western states with high Latter-day Saint populations. In some of the communities, church membership doubled during the oil boom necessitating the construction of multiple new meetinghouses, chapels, and other church facilities. [10]
The number of missionaries from the church sent to the Dakotas doubled during the pandemic, as many sent to other countries returned to the US. [11]
As of January 2024, the following stakes had congregations located in North Dakota:
Stake | Organized | Mission | Temple District |
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Bismarck North Dakota | 22 Sep 1996 | North Dakota Bismarck | Bismarck North Dakota |
Fargo North Dakota | 7 Aug 1977 | North Dakota Bismarck | Bismarck North Dakota |
Minot North Dakota | 4 May 2014 | North Dakota Bismarck | Bismarck North Dakota |
Glendive Montana | 4 May 1997 | North Dakota Bismarck | Billings Montana |
The South Dakota Rapid City Mission was consolidated into the North Dakota Bismarck Mission in 2015, which includes entire state of North Dakota.[ citation needed] As of 2020, the mission was one of the larger missions in the LDS Church. [11]
The Bismarck North Dakota Temple was dedicated on September 19, 1999, by LDS Church president Gordon B. Hinckley. It was built at a cost of $4 million. [6] The Watford City Ward in the Glendive Montana Stake is located in the Billings Montana Temple District. In 2020, a new statue of the Angel Moroni was installed on the temple to replace the weathered original statue. [12]
Location: Announced: Groundbreaking: Dedicated: Size: Style: |
Bismarck,
North Dakota,
United States July 29, 1998 by Gordon B. Hinckley October 17, 1998 by Kenneth Johnson September 19, 1999 by Gordon B. Hinckley 10,700 sq ft (990 m2) on a 1.6-acre (0.65 ha) site Classic modern, single-spire design - designed by Ritterbush–Ellig–Hulsing and Church A&E Services |
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in North Dakota | |
---|---|
Area | NA Central |
Members | 11,487 (2022) [1] |
Stakes | 3 |
Wards | 20 |
Branches | 6 |
Total Congregations | 26 |
Missions | 1 |
Temples | 1 |
Family History Centers | 7 [2] |
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) held its first congregation in North Dakota in 1919. In 2022, there was 11,487 members in 26 congregations.
Official church membership as a percentage of general population was 1.49% in 2017. [3] According to the 2014 Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life survey, less than 1% of North Dakotans self-identify themselves most closely with the LDS Church. [4] The LDS Church is the 7th largest denomination in North Dakota. [5]
Year | Membership |
---|---|
1983 | 3,529 |
1989* | 4,500 |
1999 | 5,070 |
2009 | 6,140 |
2019 | 11,550 |
*Membership was published as a rounded number. Source: Wendall J. Ashton; Jim M. Wall, Deseret News, various years, Church Almanac State Information: North Dakota [1] |
The first missionaries of the LDS Church arrived in North Dakota in 1885, and the first LDS meetinghouse was built in 1919 in Sully Lake. [6] However the first stake in North Dakota was not organized until 1977 in Fargo. [7] North Dakota was the final US state to have a stake within its boundaries. [6]
During the North Dakota oil boom, the LDS Church in North Dakota saw significant growth in multiple communities in the western part of the state. [8] [9] The growth was largely driven by the influx of out-of-state oil field workers and their families from other nearby western states with high Latter-day Saint populations. In some of the communities, church membership doubled during the oil boom necessitating the construction of multiple new meetinghouses, chapels, and other church facilities. [10]
The number of missionaries from the church sent to the Dakotas doubled during the pandemic, as many sent to other countries returned to the US. [11]
As of January 2024, the following stakes had congregations located in North Dakota:
Stake | Organized | Mission | Temple District |
---|---|---|---|
Bismarck North Dakota | 22 Sep 1996 | North Dakota Bismarck | Bismarck North Dakota |
Fargo North Dakota | 7 Aug 1977 | North Dakota Bismarck | Bismarck North Dakota |
Minot North Dakota | 4 May 2014 | North Dakota Bismarck | Bismarck North Dakota |
Glendive Montana | 4 May 1997 | North Dakota Bismarck | Billings Montana |
The South Dakota Rapid City Mission was consolidated into the North Dakota Bismarck Mission in 2015, which includes entire state of North Dakota.[ citation needed] As of 2020, the mission was one of the larger missions in the LDS Church. [11]
The Bismarck North Dakota Temple was dedicated on September 19, 1999, by LDS Church president Gordon B. Hinckley. It was built at a cost of $4 million. [6] The Watford City Ward in the Glendive Montana Stake is located in the Billings Montana Temple District. In 2020, a new statue of the Angel Moroni was installed on the temple to replace the weathered original statue. [12]
Location: Announced: Groundbreaking: Dedicated: Size: Style: |
Bismarck,
North Dakota,
United States July 29, 1998 by Gordon B. Hinckley October 17, 1998 by Kenneth Johnson September 19, 1999 by Gordon B. Hinckley 10,700 sq ft (990 m2) on a 1.6-acre (0.65 ha) site Classic modern, single-spire design - designed by Ritterbush–Ellig–Hulsing and Church A&E Services |