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    6,810

    Total Church Membership

    1-in-

    1

    Stakes

    18

    Congregations

    6 Wards
    12 Branches

    7

    FamilySearch Centers

    7

    1

    Missions | 1 Districts

    History

    The first missionary of the Church came to Jamaica in 1841, but his stay was brief. In 1853, missionaries were again sent to Jamaica. They found a great deal of antagonism and stayed only six weeks.

    Latter-day Saint families of John L. Whitefields and Jay P. Bills came to Jamaica in the late 1960s and began holding meetings in Mandeville. The Mandeville Branch (a small congregation) was created on March 22, 1970. The first Jamaican branch president of the Mandeville Branch was Victor Nugent. Nugent and his family were among the first converts in the country. Full-time missionaries began teaching again in Jamaica in November 1978.

    Joseph Hamilton was the first Jamaican President of the Kingston Branch in 1982.

    By 1983, membership had increased to 300. Jamaica became part of the new West Indies Mission created in 1983. In November of that year, land was bought to build a new chapel. The Constant Spring Chapel in Kingston was built in 1985.

    In 1985, membership had increased to 520, and the first full-time Jamaican missionary left to serve in the United States.

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    Africa

    Total Church Membership

    Members
    Congregations

    791,837

    Members

    2,559

    Congregations

    Missions

    40Missions

    FamilySearch Centers

    421

    Temples

    6Temples

    Asia

    Total Church Membership

    Members
    Congregations

    1,281,560

    Members

    2,103

    Congregations

    Missions

    45Missions

    FamilySearch Centers

    368

    Temples

    8Temples

    Europe

    Total Church Membership

    Members
    Congregations

    503,692

    Members

    1,318

    Congregations

    Missions

    36Missions

    FamilySearch Centers

    660

    Temples

    14Temples

    North America

    Total Church Membership

    Members
    Congregations

    9,551,107

    Members

    18,426

    Congregations

    Missions

    175Missions

    FamilySearch Centers

    2,819

    Temples

    113Temples

    Oceania (Pacific)

    Total Church Membership

    Members
    Congregations

    591,950

    Members

    1,308

    Congregations

    Missions

    18Missions

    FamilySearch Centers

    317

    Temples

    11Temples

    South America

    Total Church Membership

    Members
    Congregations

    4,269,273

    Members

    5,616

    Congregations

    Missions

    97Missions

    FamilySearch Centers

    1,119

    Temples

    24Temples