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

As of January 1, 2011, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reported 10,880 members in one stake and four districts, 62 congregations (eight wards[1] and 54 branches[1]), three missions, and one temple in Ukraine.[2]

History

The first missionaries arrived in Ukraine in 1990. Ukraine's first branch was organized in 1991 in Kiev. On May 30, 2004, the Kyiv Ukraine Stake, Ukraine's first, was organized.[3][2]

Missions

Kyiv Ukraine Temple

The Kyiv Ukraine Temple was announced in 1998, then completed and dedicated in 2010.

134. Kyiv Ukraine

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Kiev, Ukraine
20 July 1998
29 August 2010 by Thomas S. Monson[4]
50°24′15.04080″N 30°23′43.16639″E / 50.4041780000°N 30.3953239972°E / 50.4041780000; 30.3953239972 (Kyiv Ukraine Temple)
10,700 sq ft (990 m2) and 137.8 ft (42 m) high on a 12.35 acre (5 ha) site

See also

References

  1. 1 2 LDS Meetinghouse Locator. Nearby Congregations (Wards and Branches).
  2. 1 2 "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by Country: Ukraine", Newsroom, LDS Church, 31 December 2011, retrieved 2012-10-18
  3. ↑ "Country information: Ukraine", Church News Online Almanac, Deseret News, February 1, 2010, retrieved 2012-10-18
  4. ↑ "Kyiv Ukraine Temple Details", Church News, September 4, 2010, retrieved 2012-10-15
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