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

As of December 31, 2019, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reported 27,125 members in six stakes, 67 congregations (48 wards and 19 branches), 29 Family History Centers, and one mission in Wisconsin.[1]

History

After the LDS Church left nearby Nauvoo, Illinois in 1844 for the West, missionary efforts resumed in the state in 1878, with a congregation formed in 1899, and a chapel built in 1907.[2]

James Strang, a man who had been baptized four months before the martyrdom of Joseph, had stepped forward to become the new leader of the LDS Church, but was subsequently excommunicated and later established a new church, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite), with followers who gathered to Voree, Wisconsin.[3]

On April 16, 1899, the Milwaukee Branch, the first formal organization of the Church in the city, was founded in Wisconsin.[4]

In 2012, the LDS Church presence in Wisconsin was 24,386 members, about 0.4 percent of the state population.[5]

In 2020, the LDS Church canceled services and other public gatherings indefinitely in response to the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.[6]

Stakes
  • Appleton Wisconsin Stake
  • Green Bay Wisconsin Stake
  • Madison Wisconsin Stake
  • Milwaukee Wisconsin North Stake
  • Milwaukee Wisconsin South Stake
  • Wausau Wisconsin Stake

Mission
  • Wisconsin Milwaukee Mission

See also

References
  1. "Facts and Statistics Wisconsin". www.newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  2. "Facts and Statistics", Church News, 2020. Retrieved on 1 April 2020.
  3. Mays, Kenneth. "Picturing history: Voree, Wisconsin", Deseret News, 15 November 2017. Retrieved on 31 March 2020.
  4. Lloyd, R. Scott. "Mormons in Milwaukee: A 100-year legacy", Church News, 9 December 1998. Retrieved on 31 March 2020.
  5. Erickson, Doug. "Area Mormons welcome chance to explain their faith as Republican primary heads to Wisconsin", Wisconsin State Journal , 1 April 2012. Retrieved on 31 March 2020.
  6. 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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