The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in West Virginia

As of December 31, 2019, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reported 17,143 members in four stakes, 35 congregations (24 wards and 11 branches), 14 Family History Centers, and one mission in West Virginia.[1]

History

Joseph Smith visited West Virginia in 1832 and that same year, two missionaries for the Church baptized 40 converts in the state.[2]

In 1884, a congregation of 26 people was organized in the area.[2]

On August 23, 1970, the first stake in West Virginia was organized in Charleston.[3]

In 2020, the LDS Church canceled services and other public gatherings indefinitely in response to the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.[4]

Stakes

Stakes based in West Virginia

  • Charleston West Virginia Stake
  • Clarksburg West Virginia Stake
  • Huntington West Virginia Stake
  • Martinsburg West Virginia Stake

Other stakes with congregations in West Virginia

  • Buena Vista Virginia Stake
  • Pembroke Virginia Stake
  • Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Stake
  • Waynesboro Virginia Stake
  • Winchester Virginia Stake

Mission
  • West Virginia Charleston Mission

See also

References
  1. "Facts and Statistics West Virginia". www.newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  2. "Facts and Statistics", Church News, 2020. Retrieved on 31 March 2020.
  3. "August 23, 1970: The First Mormon "Stake" in West Virginia is Organized in Charleston", West Virginia Public Broadcasting, 23 August 2019. Retrieved on 31 March 2020.
  4. Lovett, Ian. "Mormon Church Cancels Services World-Wide Amid Coronavirus Crisis", The Wall Street Journal, 12 March 2020. Retrieved on 31 March 2020.


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