The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Washington
January 07, 2023
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Washington refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in Washington. Washington has the 6th most members of the LDS Church 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 Washington
*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 and Richland and another to be constructed in Moses Lake.[6]
County Statistics
Seattle North Stake meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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.
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 2016, Washington is home to eight missions, three of which are east of the Cascade Mountains, and five are on the west side.
Temples in Washington or with districts extending into Washington
Red = Operating Blue = Under construction Yellow = Announced Black = Temporarily Closed
Washington currently has three temples in operation. A fourth temple, the Moses Lake Washington Temple, was announced by President Russell M. Nelson in his concluding talk of the Sunday afternoon session of the 189th annual General Conference on Sunday, April 7, 2019, to be built in Moses Lake, Washington [14] and is currently under construction. 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. [15] In addition, members in the Bellingham Washington Stake are served by the Vancouver British Columbia Temple[16] and members in and around Vancouver, Washington are served by the Portland Oregon Temple.[17]
Veradale, Washington, United States August 13, 1998 by Gordon B. Hinckley October 10, 1998 by F. Melvin Hammond August 21, 1999 by Gordon B. Hinckley 10,700 sq ft (990 m2) on a 2-acre (0.81 ha) site Classic modern, single-spire design
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
^"April 2019 General Conference News and Announcements". Mormon Newsroom. April 7, 2019.
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 links
ComeUntoChrist.org Latter-day Saints Visitor site
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Official site
January 07, 2023
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints in Washington refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints LDS Church and its members in Washington Washington has the 6th most members of the LDS Church 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 WestMembers283 609 2021 1 Stakes61Wards457Branches64Total Congregations521Missions7Temples3 Operating1 Under Construction1 Announced5 TotalFamily History Centers97 2 Contents 1 History 2 County Statistics 3 Missions 4 Temples 5 See also 6 References 7 Further reading 8 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 and Richland and another to be constructed in Moses Lake 6 County Statistics Edit Seattle North Stake meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints 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 PopulationAdams 9 2 245 11 99Asotin 2 1 457 6 74Benton 31 14 294 8 16Chelan 7 2 777 3 83Clallam 7 3 102 4 34Clark 37 20 793 4 89Columbia 1 286 7 01Cowlitz 7 4 513 4 41Douglas 3 797 2 07Ferry 1 296 3 92Franklin 19 7 338 9 39Garfield 0Grant 19 7 562 8 49Grays Harbor 6 3 254 4 47Island 4 2 335 2 97Jefferson 2 876 2 93King 110 56 985 2 95Kitsap 19 11 093 4 42Kittitas 5 1 702 4 16Klickitat 2 945 4 65Lewis 7 4 304 5 70Lincoln 1 215 2 03Mason 4 2 587 4 26Okanogan 4 1 153 2 80Pacific 2 806 3 85Pend Oreille 1 112 0 86Pierce 52 33 152 4 17San Juan 1 323 2 05Skagit 6 3 870 3 31Skamania 1 409 3 70Snohomish 41 22 684 3 18Spokane 48 24 246 5 15Stevens 4 1 829 4 20Thurston 18 10 774 4 27Wahkiakum 1 212 5 33Walla Walla 6 2 468 4 20Whatcom 10 5 438 2 70Whitman 5 1 792 4 00Yakima 17 8 243 3 39Missions 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 2016 Washington is home to eight missions three of which are east of the Cascade Mountains and five are on the west side Mission OrganizedWashington Everett Mission July 1 2001 8 Washington Kennewick Mission July 1 2002 9 Washington Seattle Mission January 1 1968Washington Spokane Mission July 1 1978 10 Washington Tacoma Mission July 1 1990 11 Washington Vancouver Mission July 1 2013 12 Washington Yakima Mission June 30 2015 13 Temples Edit Columbia River Moses Lake Seattle Spokane Tacoma Vancouver Portlandclass notpageimage Temples in Washington or with districts extending into WashingtonRed OperatingBlue Under constructionYellow AnnouncedBlack Temporarily Closed Washington currently has three temples in operation A fourth temple the Moses Lake Washington Temple was announced by President Russell M Nelson in his concluding talk of the Sunday afternoon session of the 189th annual General Conference on Sunday April 7 2019 to be built in Moses Lake Washington 14 and is currently under construction 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 15 In addition members in the Bellingham Washington Stake are served by the Vancouver British Columbia Temple 16 and members in and around Vancouver Washington are served by the Portland Oregon Temple 17 19 Seattle Washington Temple Official website News amp images editLocation Announced Groundbreaking Dedicated Size Bellevue Washington United StatesNovember 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 59 Spokane Washington Temple Official website News amp images editLocation 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 107 Columbia River Washington Temple Official website News amp images editLocation 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 Architect191 Moses Lake Washington Temple Under construction Official website News amp images editLocation Announced Groundbreaking Size Moses Lake Washington United StatesApril 7 2019 by Russell M Nelson 18 October 10 2020 by David L Stapleton20 000 sq ft 1 900 m2 on a 17 acre 6 9 ha site296 Tacoma Washington Temple Announced Official website News amp images editLocation Announced Tacoma WashingtonOctober 2 2022 by Russell M Nelson 19 20 See also Edit LDS Church portalReligion in Washington 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 April 12 2022 Category Washington Family History Centers familysearch org retrieved April 11 2022 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 April 2019 General Conference News and Announcements Mormon Newsroom April 7 2019 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 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 2022Further 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 amp oldid 1129409467, 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