A member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints living in Souris, Manitoba, petitioned the president of the Canadian Mission to send missionaries to Manitoba in 1897. The missionaries proselyted new church members there, although many of the converts emigrated to Alberta. In 1910 the Winnipeg Sunday School was organized with 37 members. Church membership in the district grew to 197 by 1930, including those in the Winnipeg and Bergland, Ontario branches. The Canada Winnipeg Mission was created in 1976 with about 4,200 members in four districts, including Saskatchewan and western Ontario. The Winnipeg Manitoba Stake (similar to a diocese) was created in 1978.
Manitoba
5,252
Total Church Membership
0.39%
1
-in-
256
Population vs. Church Members
2
Stakes
16
Congregations
8
Wards
8
Branches
7
FamilySearch Centers
1
Temples
1
Missions
History
Canada
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211,581
Total Church Membership
1
-in-
56
Stakes
1010101010
501
Congregations
359
Wards
142
Branches
115
FamilySearch Centers
9
Temples
6
Missions
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History
Joseph Smith, Sr. and his son, Don Carlos (the father and brother of Joseph Smith Jr.) preached in several Canadian towns and hamlets north of the St. Lawrence River in September 1830. The Canadian settlements were only a day or two’s journey from Palmyra, New York, and Kirtland, Ohio, and several converts were eager to share their new religion with relatives north of the border.
Between 1830 and 1850, some 2,500 Canadians joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, mostly in Upper Canada but also in the southern English-speaking townships of Lower Canada (Quebec), New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island.
The first known Latter-day Saints to enter what is now Alberta were Simeon F. Allen and his son Heber S. Allen of Hyrum, Utah, who contracted work in 1883 on the Canadian Pacific Railroad between Medicine Hat and Calgary. They were joined by other saints from Utah working on the contract.
A few years later in 1886, Cache Stake President Charles O. Card received permission from Church President John Taylor to investigate colonizing opportunities in southwestern Canada.
Africa
Total Church Membership
Members
Congregations
1,046,270
Members
3,220
Congregations
Missions
54Missions
FamilySearch Centers
Temples
8Temples
Asia
Total Church Membership
Members
Congregations
1,343,071
Members
2,192
Congregations
Missions
51Missions
FamilySearch Centers
Temples
11Temples
Europe
Total Church Membership
Members
Congregations
528,704
Members
1,280
Congregations
Missions
38Missions
FamilySearch Centers
Temples
14Temples
North America
Total Church Membership
Members
Congregations
9,807,340
Members
18,501
Congregations
Missions
187Missions
FamilySearch Centers
2,799
Temples
135Temples
Oceania (Pacific)
Total Church Membership
Members
Congregations
629,697
Members
1,306
Congregations
Missions
17Missions
FamilySearch Centers
Temples
12Temples
South America
Total Church Membership
Members
Congregations
4,517,233
Members
5,547
Congregations
Missions
104Missions
FamilySearch Centers
1,595
