The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Illinois
As of December 31, 2019, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reported 56,888 members in 12 stakes, 119 congregations (94 wards and 25 branches), 42 Family History Centers, one mission, and two temples in Illinois.[1]
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Stakes are located in Buffalo Grove, Champaign, Chicago, Joliet, Naperville, Nauvoo, O'Fallon, Peoria, Rockford, Schaumburg, Springfield and Wilmette.
History
In 1839, to escape persecution—including a literal extermination order given by Missouri governor Lilburn Boggs—the Latter-day Saints drained swamplands on the eastern banks of the Mississippi River and established the city of Nauvoo.[2]
Joseph Smith was killed on June 27, 1844 by an angry mob that stormed Carthage Jail in Carthage, Illinois where Smith was being held.[3]
In 2004, Illinois's lieutenant governor, Pat Quinn, presented church leaders a copy of House Resolution 793, which expressed official regret for the violence that caused the Mormons to leave in 1846.[4]
On March 12, 2020, the LDS Church canceled services and other public gatherings indefinitely in response to the coronavirus pandemic.[5]
Membership history
Year | Membership |
---|---|
1983 | 25,405 |
1993 | 41,000 |
2003 | 50,651 |
2013 | 56,932 |
2019 | 56,888 |
Missions
Former missions
- Northern States Mission (1889-1973)
- Illinois Mission (1973-1974)
- Illinois Chicago Mission (1974-1980)
- Illinois Chicago North Mission (1980-1983)
- Illinois Nauvoo Mission
Temples
|
35. Chicago Illinois Temple | ||
Location: |
Glenview, Illinois, United States | ||
|
113. Nauvoo Illinois Temple | ||
Location: |
Nauvoo, Illinois, United States |
See also
References
- "Facts and Statistics Illinois". www.newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
- "Facts and Statistics", Church News, 2020. Retrieved on 31 March 2020.
- Jones, Chris. "Mormonism, Illinois have surprising history", Chicago Tribune, 29 August 2013. Retrieved on 31 March 2020.
- Sanford, Melissa. "Illinois Tells Mormons It Regrets Expulsion", The New York Times, 8 April 2004. Retrieved on 31 March 2020.
- Lovett, Ian. "Mormon Church Cancels Services World-Wide Amid Coronavirus Crisis", The Wall Street Journal, 12 March 2020. Retrieved on 31 March 2020.
- "Nauvoo Illinois Temple", Church News
External links
- Newsroom - Illinois
- ComeUntoChrist.org Latter-day Saints Visitor site
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Official site