The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Netherlands
As of January 1, 2012, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reported 9,164 members in three stakes, 33 Congregations (21 wards[1] and 12 branches[1]), and one temple in the Netherlands.[2]
History
The LDS Church first sent missionaries to the Netherlands in 1861 with the first branch organized in 1862. The first stake of the Church was organized in the Netherlands in 1961.
A brief history can be found at LDS Newsroom (Netherlands) or Deseret News 2010 Church Almanac (Netherlands)
Membership Statistics
Region | Membership | Stakes | Wards | Branches | Total Congregations | Temples |
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Netherlands | 9,164 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 33 | 1 |
Aruba | 506 | 2 | 2 | |||
Bonaire | 88 | 1 | 1 | |||
Curaçao | 568 | 1 | 1 | |||
Sint Maarten | 213 | 1 | 1 |
Stakes
- Apeldoorn Netherlands Stake
- Rotterdam Netherlands Stake
- The Hague Netherlands Stake
Temple
The Hague Netherlands Temple was dedicated on September 8, 2002 by President Gordon B. Hinckley.
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114. The Hague Netherlands | ||
Location: |
Zoetermeer, Netherlands |
See also
References
- 1 2 LDS Meetinghouse Locator. Nearby Congregations (Wards and Branches).
- ↑ "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by Country: Netherlands", Newsroom, LDS Church, 31 December 2011, retrieved 2012-11-24
External links
- LDS News and Events - Netherlands
- LDS Newsroom - Netherlands
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Official Site (Netherlands)
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Visitors Site