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 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, 2019, there were 30,825 members in 81 congregations,[1] making it the largest body of LDS Church members in Melanesia and the fifth largest in Oceania.[3]

Tok Pisin translation of the Book of Mormon
Membership in Papua New Guinea
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
*Membership was published as a rounded number.
Source: Windall J. Ashton; Jim M. Wall, Deseret News, various years, Church Almanac Country Information: Papua New Guinea[1]
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Papua New Guinea
Membership30,825 (2019)[1]
Stakes2
Districts12
Wards10
Branches71
Total Congregations81
Missions2
Temples1 Site announced
Family History Centers2[2]

Stakes & districts

As of February 2021, the following stake and districts exist in PNG:[4]

  • Daru Papua New Guinea Stake
  • Gerehu Papua New Guinea District
  • Goroka Papua New Guinea District
  • Isumo Papua New Guinea District
  • Lae Papua New Guinea District
  • Madang Papua New Guinea District
  • Minj Papua New Guinea District
  • Moveave Papua New Guinea District
  • Oro Papua New Guinea District
  • Port Moresby Papua New Guinea Stake
  • Rigo Papua New Guinea District
  • Sepik River Papua New Guinea District
  • Sogere Papua New Guinea District
  • Suki Papua New Guinea District

Missions
  • Papua New Guinea Port Moresby Mission
  • Papua New Guinea Lae Mission

Temples

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

217. Port Moresby Papua New Guinea Temple (Site announced)

Location:
Announced:
 Size:
 Notes:

Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
5 October 2019
9,550 sq ft (887 m2) on a 4.45 acre (1.8 ha) site
Announced by Russell M. Nelson on October 5, 2019[5]

See also

References
  1. "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by Country: Papua New Guinea", Newsroom, LDS Church, retrieved 27 July 2021
  2. Category:Papua New Guinea Family History Centers, familysearch.org, retrieved 27 July 2021
  3. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints membership statistics
  4. "Suva Fiji Temple District", churchofjesuschristtemples.org, retrieved 2021-02-17
  5. "President Nelson Announces Eight New Temples at October 2019 General Conference", Newsroom, LDS Church, 5 October 2019
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