The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Singapore
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 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Singapore | |
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 Singapore Stake Center. | |
| Area | Asia |
| Members | 3,401 (2021)[1] |
| Stakes | 1 |
| Wards | 7 |
| Missions | 1 |
| Temples | 1 Site announced |
| Family History Centers | 1[2] |
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Singapore refers to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in Singapore.
History
| Year | Membership |
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| 1970 | 100 |
| 1976 | 309 |
| 1980 | 660 |
| 1989* | 1,400 |
| 1999 | 2,099 |
| 2009 | 2,890 |
| 2019 | 3,439 |
| *Membership was published as an estimated or rounded number. Source: Windall J. Ashton; Jim M. Wall, Deseret News, various years, Church Almanac Country Information: Singapore[1] | |
In 1960, four members of the LDS Church were found to be living in Singapore. Latter-day Saints from the British military and from Hong Kong began holding church meetings in Singapore in 1963. The first missionaries arrived in the city from the church's Southern Far East Mission in March 1968. That same year, the church established its first congregation in Singapore. The Southeast Asia Mission, which included Singapore, was created in November 1969.
In 1970, when approximately 100 Latter-day Saints lived in Singapore, government officials restricted preaching and visas for missionaries. Progress continued through the efforts of local members and the Singapore Mission was created in 1974, with G. Carlos Smith as the mission president. By 1976, church membership in Singapore totaled 309. Singapore was re-opened to full-time missionaries in January 1980. Five years later, church membership in Singapore was 960. By 1990, the church had constructed three meetinghouses, which served approximately 1,300 members.
In August 1992, Jon Huntsman, Jr., a Latter-day Saint who had preached as a missionary in Taiwan, was sworn into office as the United States Ambassador to Singapore. By mid-1993, church membership in Singapore totaled 1,750 in seven congregations.
In 2021, church president Russell M. Nelson announced that a temple would be built in Singapore.[3]
Stake and Congregations
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Green = Stake Center and adjacent Meetinghouses
Purple = meetinghouse
Yellow = Announced Temple
(FHC) = Family History Center
The Singapore Temple is located adjacent to the Jurong meetinghouse
As of July 2022, the Singapore stake consisted of the following congregations:[4]
- Compassvale Ward
- Jurong Ward
- Newton Ward
- Sembawang Ward
- Singapore 3rd Ward (Tagalog)
- Singapore YSA Ward
Mission
The Singapore Mission ministers to the entirety of Singapore and Malaysia.
Temples
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| Location: Announced: Size: |
Singapore, Republic of Singapore 4 April 2021 by Russell M. Nelson[3] 18,000 sq ft (1,700 m2) on a 1-acre (0.40 ha) site | ||
See also
Notes
- ^ a b "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by Country: Singapore", Newsroom, LDS Church, retrieved 21 August 2022
- ^ Singapore Family History Centers, familysearch.org, retrieved 21 August 2022
- ^ a b "Prophet Announces Twenty New Temples at April 2021 General Conference", Newsroom, LDS Church, 4 April 2021
- ^ "Classic Maps", churchofjesuschrist.org, retrieved 15 November 2021
External links
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Official Site (Singapore)
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Newsroom (Singapore)
- ComeUntoChrist.org Latter-day Saints Visitor site
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