The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Largest church in Mormonism
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| April 3 2025 | The church is projected to potentially match humanitarian aid spending with member welfare program expenditures within the next one to three years, according to the Widow's Mite Report. |
| 2025 | The Widow's Mite independent report analyzed church finances, highlighting that the majority of church income now comes from investment returns and predicting the church could be worth $1 trillion by around 2045. |
| 2024 | Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Russia declined to 18,132 members across 56 congregations, with all Family History Centers closed due to increased governmental restrictions. |
| 2024 | The church introduced a 'Relapse Analysis' form for members who viewed pornography, which includes a specific question about whether masturbation occurred as a result of pornography viewing. |
| 2024 | The LDS Church reported 728 members in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, with three congregations established in Calliaqua, Georgetown, and Kingstown. |
| 2024 | The LDS Church reported 420 members in two congregations in Saint Lucia, with active congregations in Castries and Vieux Fort, and family history centers established in both meetinghouses. |
| 2024 | The LDS Church reported 585 members in Guadeloupe, spread across three congregations located in Basse-Terre, Lamentin, and Les Abymes. |
| 2024 | The LDS Church reported 406 members in a single congregation in Grenada by the end of the year. |
| 2024 | The LDS Church reported 173 members in a single congregation in Dominica by the end of the year. |
| 2024 | The LDS Church reported 602 members in a single congregation in Curaçao at the end of the year. |
| 2024 | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reported having 1,205 members across three congregations in Barbados by the end of the year. |
| 2024 | The LDS Church reported 661 members in two congregations in Aruba, with meetinghouses located in Oranjestad and San Nicolás, both equipped with family history centers. |
| 2024 | The LDS Church reported 342 members in a single congregation in Antigua and Barbuda. |
| 2024 | Church reported providing $1.45 billion in humanitarian aid. |
| 2024 | Independent analysis estimated church spent $905 million on member welfare programs. |
| 2024 | Church policy changed to prevent transgender individuals from being baptized, even if they have only transitioned socially, marking a significant shift in the church's approach to gender minorities. |
| 2024 | Japan Sendai Mission was recreated from neighboring missions, demonstrating ongoing reorganization of church missionary territories. |
| 2024 | The Widow's Mite estimates the church spent over $650 million on humanitarian aid, which is over five times its previous long-term baseline. |
| 2024 | The Widow's Mite estimated the church spent about $905 million on member welfare expenditures. |
| 2024 | The church acquires $300 million AUD (equivalent to $203 million USD) worth of farmland in Australia, emphasizing the strategic investment in agricultural opportunities. |
| December 31 2024 | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reported a total worldwide membership of 17,509,781 and 31,676 congregations at the end of the year. |
| June 2024 | Three new missions planned: Philippines Dumaguete, Philippines General Santos, and Philippines Tuguegarao, indicating continued growth of the Church in the Philippines. |
| June 2024 | The Thailand Bangkok Mission was split into east and west missions, expanding the Church's organizational structure in the region. |
| February 2024 | Thailand Bangkok West and Thailand Bangkok East missions are announced, splitting the original Thailand Bangkok Mission. |
| January 2024 | Property Reserve, Inc. purchases an industrial park in Hialeah, Florida for $174.3 million. |
| 2023 | A survey of over 1,000 former church members in the Mormon corridor revealed that church history surrounding Joseph Smith was the most common reason cited for disaffiliation. |
| 2023 | The Trinidad Port of Spain Mission was renamed the Guyana Georgetown Mission. |
| 2023 | A survey of over 1,000 former church members revealed the Book of Mormon was the second most common reason for disaffiliation from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. |
| 2023 | Church membership growth reached 1.49%, significantly outpacing the world growth rate of 0.88% with the highest positive difference of 0.61% in the recent six-year period. |
| 2023 | The mission was renamed Albania Tirana Mission and expanded to serve Albania, Kosovo, and North Macedonia. |
| December 31 2023 | LDS Church reported a total worldwide membership of 17,255,394 and 31,490 congregations at the end of the year. |
| November 2023 | The fourth temple, the Okinawa Japan Temple, was dedicated. |
| October 2023 | Church president Russell M. Nelson announced the intent to construct the Osaka Japan Temple. |
| October 22 2023 | Bangkok Thailand Temple is dedicated by Ronald A. Rasband, marking the first LDS temple in Thailand. |
| October 1 2023 | The Vancouver Washington Temple was officially announced. |
| June 2023 | Church assets, including international shares, bonds, real estate, and private equity stakes, were estimated to exceed $163 billion. |
| February 2023 | The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a $5 million penalty to the church and Ensign Peak Advisors for concealing investments in multiple shell companies from 1997 to 2019. |
| 2022 | After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Belarus LDS Church district dissolved and became part of the Moscow Russia Stake. |
| 2022 | The Europe East Area was reorganized, with Moscow established as the headquarters for the mission. This area encompasses Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Russia. |
| 2022 | The church joined an amici curiae brief in the 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis case, supporting religious freedom protections for creative professionals regarding same-sex wedding services. |
| 2022 | The U.S. Department of Education dismissed the civil rights investigation of BYU, determining the university was acting within its approved Title IX exemptions. |
| 2022 | The Church's growth rate rebounded to 1.17%, surpassing the world growth rate of 0.83% with a positive difference of 0.34%. |
| 2022 | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reported having 130,251 members, 6 missions, 231 congregations, and 3 temples in Japan, with an additional temple under construction. |
| 2022 | LDS Church reports 23,450 members in Thailand. |
| 2022 | Subsequent editions of the church's youth guidelines continued to address masturbation by using broader language forbidding activities that 'arouse' sexual feelings in one's 'own body'. |
| 2022 | The church expanded to 14 congregations with 3,314 members in Albania, demonstrating significant growth over nearly three decades since its initial establishment. |
| 2022 | Australia experienced a significant financial increase, reaching A$40,156,155, demonstrating continued financial growth for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. |
| 2022 | Investigative journalism by the Truth & Transparency Foundation suggested the church may own the most valuable real estate portfolio in the United States, with a minimum market value of $15.7 billion. |
| 2022 | Eight of the top ten nations with the highest LDS membership growth rate were located in Africa, indicating a significant shift in the church's global demographic expansion. |
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