The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Papua New Guinea

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Papua New Guinea
AreaPacific
Members36,626 (2022)[1]
Stakes2
Districts12
Wards10
Branches82
Total Congregations[2]92
Missions2
Temples
  • 1 Under Construction
FamilySearch Centers2[3]

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Papua New Guinea refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in Papua New Guinea (PNG). The first missionaries arrived in 1980. As of December 31, 2022, there were 36,626 members in 92 congregations, making it the largest body of LDS Church members in Melanesia and the fifth largest in Oceania.[4]

History

Tok Pisin translation of the Book of Mormon
Membership in Papua New Guinea[5][1]
YearMembership
1980 280
1985* 1,200
1989* 2,100
1995* 4,700
1999 8,954
2004 13,895
2009 16,664
2014 22,982
2019 30,825
2022 36,626
*Membership was published as a rounded number.

Stakes & districts

As of November 2024, the following stake and districts exist in PNG:[6]

Stake Organized Mission
Daru Papua New Guinea Stake 2 Jun 1999 Papua New Guinea Port Moresby
Gerehu Papua New Guinea District 10 Mar 2002 Papua New Guinea Port Moresby
Goroka Papua New Guinea District 14 Apr 2002 Papua New Guinea Lae
Isumo Papua New Guinea District 17 Mar 2002 Papua New Guinea Port Moresby
Lae Papua New Guinea District 25 Jun 2017 Papua New Guinea Lae
Madang Papua New Guinea Stake 25 Jan 2012 Papua New Guinea Lae
Minj Papua New Guinea District 2 May 2010 Papua New Guinea Lae
Moveave Papua New Guinea District 16 Oct 2011 Papua New Guinea Port Moresby
Oro Papua New Guinea District 7 Apr 2002 Papua New Guinea Lae
Port Moresby Papua New Guinea Stake 22 Oct 1995 Papua New Guinea Port Moresby
Rigo Papua New Guinea District 27 Jul 2008 Papua New Guinea Port Moresby
Sepik River Papua New Guinea District 14 Feb 2012 Papua New Guinea Lae
Sogere Papua New Guinea District 10 Nov 2010 Papua New Guinea Port Moresby
Suki Papua New Guinea District 26 May 2011 Papua New Guinea Port Moresby

The following congregations are not part of a stake or district

  • Alotau Branch (Port Moresby Mission)
  • Kiunga Branch (Port Moresby Mission)
  • Papua New Guinea Lae Mission Branch
  • Papua New Guinea Port Moresby Mission Branch

The Papua New Guinea Lae Mission Branch and the Papua New Guinea Port Moresby Mission Branch serves individuals and families that are not in proximity of a meetinghouse.

Missions

Mission Organized
Papua New Guinea Port Moresby Mission 7 Feb 1992
Papua New Guinea Lae Mission 1 Jul 2013

Temples

The Port Moresby Papua New Guinea Temple was announced on October 5, 2019 by church president Russell M. Nelson.

Map
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Location:
Announced:
Groundbreaking:
Size: 		Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
5 October 2019 by Russell M. Nelson[7]
22 April 2023 by Peter F. Meurs[8][9]
9,550 sq ft (887 m2) on a 4.45-acre (1.80 ha) site

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by Country: Papua New Guinea", Newsroom, LDS Church, retrieved 10 June 2023
  2. ^ Excludes groups meeting separate from wards and branches
  3. ^ Papua New Guinea Family History Centers, familysearch.org, retrieved August 21, 2022
  4. ^ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints membership statistics
  5. ^ Windall J. Ashton; Jim M. Wall, Deseret News, various years, Church Almanac Country Information: Papua New Guinea
  6. ^ "Suva Fiji Temple District", churchofjesuschristtemples.org, retrieved 2021-02-17
  7. ^ "President Nelson Announces Eight New Temples at October 2019 General Conference", Newsroom, LDS Church, 5 October 2019
  8. ^ https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/port-moresby-papua-new-guinea-temple/
  9. ^ See [https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/port-moresby-papua-new-guinea-temple/photographs/ this photo gallery for photographic evidence.
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