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Denominational Profile
History
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1830) |
continuedChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
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split into Church of Christ (Temple Lot) (1867) |
| The main body of Latter-day Saints is headquarted in Salt Lake City, Utah, where the Salt Lake Temple and Tabernacle are located. This church was organized on April 6, 1830 at Fayette, New York by Joseph Smith. Members believe that Joseph Smith was divinely directed to restore the gospel to the earth, and that through him the keys to the Aaronic and Melchizedek priesthoods and temple work also were restored. |
Membership Data
| Year | Clergy | Churches | Members |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | 4,241 | 1,062 | 535,659 |
| 1929 | 4,435 | 1,448 | 596,108 |
| 1931 | - | - | 468,386 |
| 1933 | - | 1,401 | 638,761 |
| 1935 | 4,476 | 1,354 | 666,594 |
| 1937 | - | 1,519 | 690,401 |
| 1939 | - | 1,499 | 724,401 |
| 1941 | - | 1,598 | 816,774 |
| 1944 | - | 1,757 | 870,346 |
| 1946 | - | - | 911,279 |
| 1947 | - | 1,815 | 916,789 |
| 1950 | - | 2,117 | 1,111,314 |
| 1952 | 200 | 2,348 | 1,077,285 |
| 1953 | - | 2,619 | 1,179,887 |
| 1955 | - | 2,624 | 1,230,021 |
| 1956 | - | 2,869 | 1,289,581 |
| 1957 | - | 3,002 | 1,339,638 |
| 1958 | - | 3,139 | 1,394,729 |
| 1959 | - | 3,290 | 1,457,735 |
| 1960 | - | 3,491 | 1,486,887 |
| 1961 | - | 3,566 | 1,595,390 |
| 1962 | - | 3,780 | 1,682,096 |
| 1963 | 4,504 | 4,018 | 1,787,896 |
| 1964 | - | 4,060 | 1,850,000 |
| 1965 | - | 4,222 | 1,789,175 |
| 1966 | - | 4,022 | 2,480,899 |
| 1967 | - | 4,413 | 1,891,965 |
| 1968 | 13,205 | 3,962 | 1,930,811 |
| 1970 | 15,921 | 4,828 | 2,073,146 |
| 1971 | 17,272 | 4,995 | 2,133,072 |
| 1972 | 17,133 | 5,112 | 2,185,810 |
| 1973 | 18,855 | 5,162 | 2,208,045 |
| 1974 | 18,096 | 5,401 | 2,267,866 |
| 1975 | 18,546 | 5,529 | 2,336,715 |
| 1976 | 19,269 | 5,739 | 2,391,892 |
| 1977 | 20,490 | 5,955 | 2,486,261 |
| 1978 | 21,536 | 6,272 | 2,952,000 |
| 1979 | 23,073 | 6,738 | 2,706,000 |
| 1980 | 25,075 | 7,379 | 2,811,000 |
| 1981 | 26,140 | 7,686 | 3,490,000 |
| 1982 | 26,686 | 7,839 | 3,510,000 |
| 1983 | 27,745 | 8,017 | 3,602,000 |
| 1985 | 28,598 | 8,396 | 3,860,000 |
| 1987 | 29,714 | 8,682 | 4,000,000 |
| 1989 | 30,960 | 9,049 | 4,175,400 |
| 1990 | 31,059 | 9,213 | 4,267,000 |
| 1991 | 31,890 | 9,468 | 4,336,000 |
| 1992 | - | 9,654 | 4,430,000 |
| 1993 | - | 10,007 | 4,520,000 |
| 1994 | 34,511 | 10,218 | 4,613,000 |
| 1995 | 35,081 | 10,417 | 4,711,500 |
| 1996 | - | 11,000 | 4,800,000 |
| 1997 | 36,418 | 10,811 | 4,923,100 |
| 1999 | 37,818 | 11,315 | 4,593,136 |
| 2000 | 38,964 | 11,562 | 5,208,827 |
| 2001 | 39,528 | 11,731 | 5,310,598 |
| 2002 | 40,008 | 11,879 | 5,410,544 |
| 2003 | 40,761 | 12,112 | 5,503,192 |
| 2004 | 41,889 | 12,463 | 5,599,177 |
| 2005 | 42,786 | 12,753 | 5,690,672 |
| 2006 | 43,617 | 13,010 | 5,779,316 |
| 2007 | 44,233 | 13,201 | 5,873,408 |
| 2008 | 44,545 | 13,363 | 5,974,041 |
| 2009 | 44,915 | 13,474 | 6,058,907 |
Data were taken from the National Council of Churches' Historic Archive CD and recent editions of the Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches. Denomination descriptions provided by Dr. J. Gordon Melton, Director, Institute for the Study of American Religion (ISAR). [More information on data sources]
