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

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Angola refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its members in Angola. The first branch (small congregation) was organized in 1996 with fewer than 100 members. As of 2022, there were 4,760 members in 19 congregations.[1]

Membership in Angola[4][1]
YearMembership
198925
1999107
2004621
2009831
20141,684
20193,490
20224,760
*Membership was published as a rounded number.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Angola
AreaAfrica South
Members4,760 (2022)[1]
Stakes1
Districts1
Wards8
Branches11
Total Congregations[2]19
Missions1
Family History Centers1[3]

History

A brief history can be found at LDS Newsroom (Angola) or Deseret News 2010 Church Almanac (Country Information: Angola)

Stake and Congregations
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Angola is located in Angola
Luanda
Luanda
Huambo
Huambo
Lubango
Lubango
Menongue
Menongue
Malanje
Malanje
As of February 2023, the following were located in Angola
Green = Stake
Orange = District
Purple = Meetinghouse not part of a stake or district

As of June 2023, Angola had the following congregations:

Luanda Angola Stake

  • Benfica Ward
  • Cacuaco Branch
  • Cassequel Branch
  • Cazenga Branch
  • Golf Ward
  • Kilamba Ward
  • Nova Vida Ward
  • Patriota Ward
  • Prenda Branch
  • Terra Nova Ward
  • Viana Ward
  • Zango Ward

Huambo Angola District

  • Bom Pastor Branch
  • Cidade Alta Branch
  • Santa Iria Branch
  • Sao Joao Branch

Other Congregations Congregations in Angola not part of a stake or district include

  • Malanje Branch (Malanje)
  • Mapunda Branch (Lubango)
  • Tchioco Branch (Lubango)
  • Menongue Branch (Menongue)
  • Angola Luanda Mission Branch (Countrywide)

The Angola Luanda Mission Branch serves Families and individuals not in proximity of a meetinghouse. Congregations not part of a stake are called branches, regardless of size.

Missions

The Luanda Angola Mission was created on July 1, 2013[5]

Temples

Angola was located in the Johannesburg South Africa Temple District as of October 2023.

On October 1, 2023, the Luanda Angola Temple was announced.[6]
Location:
Announced:		 Luanda, Angola
1 October 2023 by Russell M. Nelson[7][8]

See also

References
  1. "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by Country: Angola", Newsroom, LDS Church, retrieved 10 June 2023
  2. Excludes groups meeting separate from wards and branches.
  3. Angola Family History Centers, familysearch.org, retrieved 16 July 2021
  4. Wendall J. Ashton; Jim M. Wall, Deseret News, various years, Church Almanac Country Information: Angola
  5. New mission presidents by area for 2013
  6. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cx3y60qPagA/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
  7. Where the 20 new Latter-day Saint temples will be built as Russell Nelson’s record tally continues to rise, Salt Lake Tribune, 1 October 2023
  8. "The Church of Jesus Christ Will Build 20 New Temples", Newsroom, LDS Church, 1 October 2023
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