*Membership was published as a rounded number. Source: Windall J. Ashton; Jim M. Wall, Deseret News, various years, Church Almanac Country Information: Washington[1]
The first known member of the Church moved to Washington in 1852,[5] with missionaries arriving in Washington Territory from California as early as 1854. Enough converts were baptized along the Lewis River in the southwest portion of the state that a congregation was created in that area. Tensions escalated to the death of one member in 1911, who was given a secret burial at night.
Members of the Church helped construct the Oregon Short Line Railroad in the 1880s. By 1930, nearly two thousand members lived within the state with chapels located in the Puget Sound Region and in Spokane. Washington saw many members move to the state after the completion of the Grand Coulee Dam and during World War II to work in defense industries.[5]
The first branch in Washington was created at Tacoma near the end of 1899, with its first stake being created at Seattle in 1938.[5] Washington's first temple was built in Bellevue in 1980. There are now also temples in Spokane, Richland, and Moses Lake. Temples have been announced in Tacoma and Vancouver.[6]
County Statisticsedit
Seattle North Stake meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsMeetinghouse in Auburn
List of LDS Church adherents in each county as of 2010 according to the Association of Religion Data Archives:[7] Note: Each county adherent count reflects meetinghouse location of congregation and not by location of residence. Census count reflects location of residence which may skew percent of population where adherents reside in a different county as their congregational meetinghouse.
^ abcdeStake located outside Washington with congregation(s) meeting in Washington
Missionsedit
On July 26, 1897, the Northwestern States Mission was organized to search out Latter-day Saints who had moved to Washington, Oregon, and Montana. On January 1, 1968, The Pacific Northwest Mission was created with Joe E. Whitesides as president. On June 10, 1970, its name changed to the Washington Mission and ultimately the Washington Seattle Mission on June 20, 1974. As of 2023, Washington is home to seven missions, three of which are east of the Cascade Mountains, and four are on the west side.
Temples in Washington or with districts extending into Washington (edit) = Operating = Under construction = Announced = Temporarily Closed
Washington currently has four temples in operation. A fifth temple, the Tacoma Washington Temple, was announced by President Russell M. Nelson in his concluding talk of the Sunday afternoon session of the October 2022 General Conference on Sunday, October 2, 2022, to be built in Tacoma, Washington. [14] A sixth temple, the Vancouver Washington Temple, was announced October 1, 2023. In addition, members in the Bellingham Washington Stake are served by the Vancouver British Columbia Temple[15] and members in and around Vancouver, Washington are served by the Portland Oregon Temple.[16]
Richland, Washington, United States April 2, 2000 by Gordon B. Hinckley October 28, 2000 by Stephen A. West November 18, 2001 by Gordon B. Hinckley 16,880 sq ft (1,568 m2) on a 2.88-acre (1.17 ha) site Classic modern, single-spire design - designed by A & E Services, Joseph E. Marty Architect
^"The Association of Religion Data Archives | State Membership Report". Thearda.com. Retrieved April 19, 2021. Note:While it's the 2nd largest denomination in Washington, it's the third largest denomination when "nondenominational" is considered as a denomination.
^ abcLDS Church News - United States information: Washington
^Washington - LDS Statistics and Church Facts | Total Church Membership
^"The Association of Religion Data Archives | State Membership Report". Thearda.com. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
^Washington Everett Mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Retrieved April 10, 2016
^Washington Kennewick Mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Retrieved April 10, 2016
^Washington Spokane Mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Retrieved April 10, 2016
^Washington Tacoma Mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Retrieved April 10, 2016
^Washington Vancouver Mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Retrieved April 10, 2016
^Washington Yakima Mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Retrieved April 10, 2016
Horne, J. Arthur (1968). Latter-day Saints in the Great Northwest. Seattle, WA: Graphic Art Press. OCLC 42251464.
Jorgensen, Rick B. (2002). A History of the Latter-day Saints in the Columbia Basin of Central Washington, 1850-1972 (M.A. thesis). Brigham Young University.
Silvester, Melanie L. (April 2002). "A Branch of Faith in the Forest". Ensign. Vol. 32, no. 4. pp. 38–42.
Smart, William B. (January 1961). "Mormonism's First Foothold in the Pacific Northwest". 29 (1). Utah Historical Quarterly: 21–30. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
Stinebaugh, Thomas L. (2000). "Washington State". Encyclopedia of Latter-day Saint History. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book. pp. 1316–1317. ISBN1-57345-822-8.
External linksedit
ComeUntoChrist.org Latter-day Saints Visitor site
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Official site
January 01, 1970
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The U S state of Washington has the sixth most members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints in the United States 3 The LDS Church is the 2nd largest denomination in Washington behind the Roman Catholic Church 4 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints in WashingtonThe Seattle Washington TempleAreaNA WestMembers281 389 2022 1 Stakes59Wards431Branches58Total Congregations489Missions7Temples4 Operating2 Announced6 TotalFamily History Centers97 2 Contents 1 History 2 County Statistics 3 Stakes 4 Missions 5 Temples 6 See also 7 References 8 Further reading 9 External linksHistory editMembership in WashingtonYearMembership19201 19919303 44319405 113195011 551196035 701197067 2031980 138 0001990 189 0001999226 4112009257 7102019289 479 Membership was published as a rounded number Source Windall J Ashton Jim M Wall Deseret News various years Church Almanac Country Information Washington 1 The first known member of the Church moved to Washington in 1852 5 with missionaries arriving in Washington Territory from California as early as 1854 Enough converts were baptized along the Lewis River in the southwest portion of the state that a congregation was created in that area Tensions escalated to the death of one member in 1911 who was given a secret burial at night Members of the Church helped construct the Oregon Short Line Railroad in the 1880s By 1930 nearly two thousand members lived within the state with chapels located in the Puget Sound Region and in Spokane Washington saw many members move to the state after the completion of the Grand Coulee Dam and during World War II to work in defense industries 5 The first branch in Washington was created at Tacoma near the end of 1899 with its first stake being created at Seattle in 1938 5 Washington s first temple was built in Bellevue in 1980 There are now also temples in Spokane Richland and Moses Lake Temples have been announced in Tacoma and Vancouver 6 County Statistics edit nbsp Seattle North Stake meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints nbsp Meetinghouse in Auburn List of LDS Church adherents in each county as of 2010 according to the Association of Religion Data Archives 7 Note Each county adherent count reflects meetinghouse location of congregation and not by location of residence Census count reflects location of residence which may skew percent of population where adherents reside in a different county as their congregational meetinghouse County Congregations Adherents of Population Adams 9 2 245 11 99 Asotin 2 1 457 6 74 Benton 31 14 294 8 16 Chelan 7 2 777 3 83 Clallam 7 3 102 4 34 Clark 37 20 793 4 89 Columbia 1 286 7 01 Cowlitz 7 4 513 4 41 Douglas 3 797 2 07 Ferry 1 296 3 92 Franklin 19 7 338 9 39 Garfield 0 Grant 19 7 562 8 49 Grays Harbor 6 3 254 4 47 Island 4 2 335 2 97 Jefferson 2 876 2 93 King 110 56 985 2 95 Kitsap 19 11 093 4 42 Kittitas 5 1 702 4 16 Klickitat 2 945 4 65 Lewis 7 4 304 5 70 Lincoln 1 215 2 03 Mason 4 2 587 4 26 Okanogan 4 1 153 2 80 Pacific 2 806 3 85 Pend Oreille 1 112 0 86 Pierce 52 33 152 4 17 San Juan 1 323 2 05 Skagit 6 3 870 3 31 Skamania 1 409 3 70 Snohomish 41 22 684 3 18 Spokane 48 24 246 5 15 Stevens 4 1 829 4 20 Thurston 18 10 774 4 27 Wahkiakum 1 212 5 33 Walla Walla 6 2 468 4 20 Whatcom 10 5 438 2 70 Whitman 5 1 792 4 00 Yakima 17 8 243 3 39Stakes editAs of August 2023 Washington had the following stakes Stake Organized Mission Temple Arlington Washington Stake October 24 2010 Washington Everett Seattle Washington Auburn Washington Stake November 28 1982 Washington Seattle Seattle Washington Bellevue Washington South Stake March 15 1981 Washington Seattle Seattle Washington Bellevue Washington Stake December 1 1963 Washington Seattle Seattle Washington Bellingham Washington Stake May 10 1981 Washington Everett Vancouver British Columbia Bothell Washington Stake November 22 1981 Washington Seattle Seattle Washington Bremerton Washington Stake June 19 1960 Washington Tacoma Seattle Washington Centralia Washington Stake September 10 1978 Washington Vancouver Portland Oregon Colville Washington Stake October 18 1981 Washington Spokane Spokane Washington Elma Washington Stake August 28 1983 Washington Vancouver Seattle Washington Enumclaw Washington Stake March 13 2016 Washington Seattle Seattle Washington Ephrata Washington Stake June 15 1980 Washington Yakima Moses Lake Washington Everett Washington Stake October 25 1970 Washington Everett Seattle Washington Federal Way Washington Stake November 20 1977 Washington Seattle Seattle Washington Gig Harbor Washington Stake September 28 1952 Washington Tacoma Seattle Washington Graham Washington Stake May 18 2003 Washington Tacoma Seattle Washington Kennewick Washington Stake October 24 1976 Washington Kennewick Columbia River Washington Kennewick Washington East Stake October 31 1982 Washington Kennewick Columbia River Washington Kent Washington Stake October 14 1984 Washington Seattle Seattle Washington Lacey Washington Stake September 14 1997 Washington Tacoma Seattle Washington Lakewood Washington Stake October 20 1985 Washington Tacoma Seattle Washington Lewiston Idaho Stake a October 19 1958 Washington Spokane Spokane Washington Longview Washington Stake February 4 1973 Washington Vancouver Portland Oregon Lynnwood Washington Stake May 14 1978 Washington Everett Seattle Washington Maple Valley Washington Stake March 22 1998 Washington Seattle Seattle Washington Marysville Washington Stake March 29 1981 Washington Everett Seattle Washington Moscow Idaho Stake a May 5 1974 Washington Spokane Spokane Washington Moses Lake Washington Stake April 18 1954 Washington Yakima Moses Lake Washington Mount Vernon Washington Stake June 30 1963 Washington Everett Seattle Washington Oak Harbor Washington Stake April 23 2017 Washington Everett Seattle Washington Olympia Washington Stake August 27 1967 Washington Tacoma Seattle Washington Othello Washington Stake August 12 1979 Washington Yakima Moses Lake Washington Pasco Washington Stake May 21 1967 Washington Kennewick Columbia River Washington Pasco Washington North Stake February 20 2011 Washington Kennewick Columbia River Washington Port Angeles Washington Stake February 23 1992 Washington Tacoma Seattle Washington Rainier Oregon Stake a March 8 1992 Washington Vancouver Portland Oregon Renton Washington Stake May 3 1970 Washington Seattle Seattle Washington Richland Washington Stake June 25 1950 Washington Kennewick Columbia River Washington Richland Washington South Stake February 26 2023 Washington Kennewick Columbia River Washington Ridgefield Washington Stake January 24 2016 Washington Vancouver Portland Oregon Sammamish Valley Washington Stake May 29 1977 Washington Seattle Seattle Washington Sandpoint Idaho Stake a August 20 1978 Washington Spokane Spokane Washington Seattle Washington Stake July 31 1938 Washington Seattle Seattle Washington Seattle Washington North Stake May 19 1957 Washington Everett Seattle Washington Selah Washington Stake April 29 1979 Washington Yakima Moses Lake Washington Silverdale Washington Stake August 26 1979 Washington Tacoma Seattle Washington Snohomish Washington Stake June 28 1992 Washington Everett Seattle Washington South Hill Washington Stake November 28 1982 Washington Tacoma Seattle Washington Spokane Washington Stake June 29 1947 Washington Spokane Spokane Washington Spokane Washington East Stake October 17 1971 Washington Spokane Spokane Washington Spokane Washington Mount Spokane Stake June 19 2016 Washington Spokane Spokane Washington Spokane Washington North Stake January 7 1979 Washington Spokane Spokane Washington Spokane Washington Valley Stake June 3 2001 Washington Spokane Spokane Washington Spokane Washington West Stake January 12 1992 Washington Spokane Spokane Washington Sumner Washington Stake January 17 1971 Washington Tacoma Seattle Washington Tacoma Washington Stake August 19 1979 Washington Tacoma Seattle Washington The Dalles Oregon Stake a June 26 1977 Washington Yakima Portland Oregon Vancouver Washington Stake December 1 1963 Washington Vancouver Portland Oregon Vancouver Washington East Stake May 17 1998 Washington Vancouver Portland Oregon Vancouver Washington North Stake November 3 1985 Washington Vancouver Portland Oregon Vancouver Washington West Stake November 5 1978 Washington Vancouver Portland Oregon Walla Walla Washington Stake March 11 1979 Washington Kennewick Columbia River Washington Wenatchee Washington Stake January 29 1967 Washington Yakima Moses Lake Washington West Richland Washington Stake November 4 2012 Washington Kennewick Columbia River Washington Yakima Washington Stake May 24 1959 Washington Yakima Columbia River Washington a b c d e Stake located outside Washington with congregation s meeting in WashingtonMissions editOn July 26 1897 the Northwestern States Mission was organized to search out Latter day Saints who had moved to Washington Oregon and Montana On January 1 1968 The Pacific Northwest Mission was created with Joe E Whitesides as president On June 10 1970 its name changed to the Washington Mission and ultimately the Washington Seattle Mission on June 20 1974 As of 2023 Washington is home to seven missions three of which are east of the Cascade Mountains and four are on the west side Mission Organized Washington Everett Mission July 1 2001 8 Washington Kennewick Mission July 1 2002 9 Washington Seattle Mission January 1 1968 Washington Spokane Mission July 1 1978 10 Washington Tacoma Mission July 1 1990 11 Washington Vancouver Mission July 1 2013 12 Washington Yakima Mission July 1 2015 13 Temples edit nbsp nbsp Columbia River nbsp Moses Lake nbsp Seattle nbsp Spokane nbsp Tacoma nbsp Vancouver nbsp Vancouver nbsp Victoria nbsp PortlandTemples in and near Washington edit Temples in Washington or with districtsextending into Washington edit nbsp Operating nbsp Under construction nbsp Announced nbsp Temporarily Closed Washington currently has four temples in operation A fifth temple the Tacoma Washington Temple was announced by President Russell M Nelson in his concluding talk of the Sunday afternoon session of the October 2022 General Conference on Sunday October 2 2022 to be built in Tacoma Washington 14 A sixth temple the Vancouver Washington Temple was announced October 1 2023 In addition members in the Bellingham Washington Stake are served by the Vancouver British Columbia Temple 15 and members in and around Vancouver Washington are served by the Portland Oregon Temple 16 nbsp 19 Seattle Washington Temple Official website News amp images edit Location Announced Groundbreaking Dedicated Size Bellevue Washington U S November 15 1975 by Spencer W KimballMay 27 1978 by Marion G RomneyNovember 17 1980 by Spencer W Kimball110 000 sq ft 10 000 m2 on a 23 5 acre 9 5 ha site designed by Emil B Fetzer nbsp 59 Spokane Washington Temple Official website News amp images edit Location Announced Groundbreaking Dedicated Size Style Veradale Washington United StatesAugust 13 1998 by Gordon B HinckleyOctober 10 1998 by F Melvin HammondAugust 21 1999 by Gordon B Hinckley10 700 sq ft 990 m2 on a 2 acre 0 81 ha siteClassic modern single spire design nbsp 107 Columbia River Washington Temple Official website News amp images edit Location Announced Groundbreaking Dedicated Size Style Richland Washington United StatesApril 2 2000 by Gordon B HinckleyOctober 28 2000 by Stephen A WestNovember 18 2001 by Gordon B Hinckley16 880 sq ft 1 568 m2 on a 2 88 acre 1 17 ha siteClassic modern single spire design designed by A amp E Services Joseph E Marty Architect nbsp 182 Moses Lake Washington Temple Official website News amp images edit Location Announced Groundbreaking Dedicated Size Moses Lake Washington United States7 April 2019 by Russell M Nelson 17 10 October 2020 by David L Stapleton 18 17 September 2023 by Quentin L Cook 19 28 933 sq ft 2 688 0 m2 on a 17 2 acre 7 0 ha site 296 Tacoma Washington Temple Announced Official website News amp images edit Location Announced Tacoma Washington2 October 2022 by Russell M Nelson 20 21 331 Vancouver Washington Temple Site announced Official website News amp images edit Location Announced Size Camas Washington United States1 October 2023 by Russell M Nelson 22 23 43 000 sq ft 4 000 m2 on a 15 11 acre 6 11 ha siteSee also edit nbsp LDS Church portal Religion in Washington state The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints membership statistics United States References edit a b Facts and Statistics Statistics by State Washington Newsroom LDS Church retrieved May 29 2023 Category Washington Family History Centers familysearch org retrieved May 29 2023 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints membership statistics United States The Association of Religion Data Archives State Membership Report Thearda com Retrieved April 19 2021 Note While it s the 2nd largest denomination in Washington it s the third largest denomination when nondenominational is considered as a denomination a b c LDS Church News United States information Washington Washington LDS Statistics and Church Facts Total Church Membership The Association of Religion Data Archives State Membership Report Thearda com Retrieved February 1 2022 Washington Everett Mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints Retrieved April 10 2016 Washington Kennewick Mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints Retrieved April 10 2016 Washington Spokane Mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints Retrieved April 10 2016 Washington Tacoma Mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints Retrieved April 10 2016 Washington Vancouver Mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints Retrieved April 10 2016 Washington Yakima Mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints Retrieved April 10 2016 1 Vancouver British Columbia LDS Temple District Portland Oregon LDS Temple District Prophet Announces Eight New Temples at April 2019 General Conference Newsroom LDS Church April 7 2019 Groundbreaking Held for Moses Lake Washington Temple newsroom LDS Church October 10 2020 retrieved September 28 2023 Two US Temples and One in Brazil Dedicated on the Same Day newsroom LDS Church September 17 2023 retrieved September 28 2023 President Nelson announces 18 new temples including 4 near Mexico City as conference closes Deseret News Deseret News October 2 2022 The Church of Jesus Christ Will Build 18 New Houses of the Lord Newsroom LDS Church October 2 2022 Where the 20 new Latter day Saint temples will be built as Russell Nelson s record tally continues to rise Salt Lake Tribune October 1 2023 The Church of Jesus Christ Will Build 20 New Temples Newsroom LDS Church October 1 2023Further reading editBolton Herbert E January 1926 The Mormons in the Opening of the Great West 17 Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine 40 72 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help Horne J Arthur 1968 Latter day Saints in the Great Northwest Seattle WA Graphic Art Press OCLC 42251464 Jorgensen Rick B 2002 A History of the Latter day Saints in the Columbia Basin of Central Washington 1850 1972 M A thesis Brigham Young University Silvester Melanie L April 2002 A Branch of Faith in the Forest Ensign Vol 32 no 4 pp 38 42 Smart William B January 1961 Mormonism s First Foothold in the Pacific Northwest 29 1 Utah Historical Quarterly 21 30 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help Stinebaugh Thomas L 2000 Washington State Encyclopedia of Latter day Saint History Salt Lake City Deseret Book pp 1316 1317 ISBN 1 57345 822 8 External links editNewsroom Washington ComeUntoChrist org Latter day Saints Visitor site The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints Official site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints in Washington state amp oldid 1196921158 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