The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Kentucky


As of December 31, 2019, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reported 35,886 members in eight stakes, 79 congregations, 28 Family History Centers, one mission, and one temple in Kentucky.
Stakes are located in Crestwood, Elizabethtown, Hopkinsville, Lexington, Louisville, and Paducah.

History

In 1835, two missionaries baptized 22 people and the first group of Kentucky Saints left for Missouri in September 1836.
In 2011, Lexington native Rob Hymas, became an area seventy and oversaw 10 stake presidents in Kentucky and Tennessee.
In 2020, the LDS Church canceled services and other public gatherings indefinitely in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Mission

The Louisville Kentucky Temple was dedicated on March 19, 2000 by President Thomas S. Monson.