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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Vanuatu

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Vanuatu refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in Vanuatu. As of 2019, there were 10,210 members in 37 congregations,[1] making it the third largest body of LDS Church members in Melanesia behind Papua New Guinea and Fiji. Vanuatu has the most LDS Church members per capita in Melanesia, and the sixth most members per capita of any country in the world, behind Tonga, Samoa, Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia.[4]

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Vanuatu
AreaPacific
Members11,051 (2021)[1]
Stakes1
Districts3
Wards5
Branches32
Total Congregations[2]37
Missions1
Temples1 Site announced
Family History Centers3[3]

History

 
Bislama translation of the Book of Mormon
Membership in Vanuatu
YearMembership
1989* 200
1995* 500
1999 1,121
2004 2,822
2009 3,783
2014 6,693
2019 10,210
*Membership was published as a rounded number.
Source: Windall J. Ashton; Jim M. Wall, Deseret News, various years, Church Almanac Country Information: Vanuatu[1]

Stake & Districts

As of February 2021, the following stake and districts exist in Vanuatu:[5]

  • Luganville Vanuatu District
  • Malekula Vanuatu District
  • Port Vila Vanuatu Stake
  • Tanna Vanuatu District

Mission

  • Vanuatu Port Vila Mission

Temples

On October 4, 2020 the Port Vila Vanuatu Temple was announced by church president Russell M. Nelson.

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Location:
Announced:
Size:
Port Vila, Vanuatu
4 October 2020 by Russell M. Nelson[6]
10,000 sq ft (930 m2) on a 1.62-acre (0.66 ha) site

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by Country: Vanuatu", Newsroom, LDS Church, retrieved 13 April 2021
  2. ^ Total Congregations is the sum of wards and branches and does not include member groups which is a smaller and/or more temporary congregation of members than wards and branches.
  3. ^ Vanuatu Family History Centers, familysearch.org, retrieved August 21, 2022
  4. ^ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints membership statistics
  5. ^ "Suva Fiji Temple District", churchofjesuschristtemples.org, retrieved 2021-02-17
  6. ^ "Prophet Announces Six New Temples at October 2020 General Conference", Newsroom, LDS Church, 4 October 2020

External links

  • The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Pacific) - Official Site
  • The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Pacific Newsroom
  • ComeUntoChrist.org Latter-day Saints Visitor site

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