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

As of January 1, 2012, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reported 10,922 members in one stake, two districts, 39 congregations (seven wards[1] and 32 branches[1]), and one mission, in Kenya.[2][3]

History

The first Kenyans baptized into the LDS Church in Kenya were the family of Elizaphan and Ebisiba Osaka baptized in 1979. The first LDS missionaries began serving in Kenya in 1980. There was only one LDS missionary couple from then until 1989, when the missionary couple was withdrawn. Joseph W. Sitati who had joined the LDS Church along with his family in 1985 was designated the lead elder of the Church in Nigeria at that point. In February 1991 he met with Daniel arap Moi president of Kenya. Later that month the attorney general of Kenya gave Sitati and a few other Church leaders a form signifying the Church was officially recognized.

In July 1991 the Kenya Nairobi Mission was organized with Larry King Brown as president. The first LDS meeting house was completed in Nairobi in 1994. In 2001 a stake was organized with Sitati as president. Sitati later became the first general authority from Kenya.[4]

Membership history

Year Membership[5]
1989 300b
1995 2,200b
1999 4,039c
2004 6,832c
2009 8,416a
2012 10,922a

Stake and Districts

Mission

See also

References

  1. 1 2 LDS Meetinghouse Locator.Nearby Congregations (Wards and Branches).
  2. "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by Country: Kenya", Newsroom, LDS Church, 31 December 2011, retrieved 2013-03-09
  3. "Country information: Kenya", Church News Online Almanac, Deseret News, 1 February 2010, retrieved 2013-03-09
  4. Church NEws, 2010 Edition, p. 514-515
  5. "Country information: Kenya", Deseret News Church Almanac (multiple almanacs from various years), Deseret News

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