The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Netherlands

As of January 1, 2012, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reported 9,164 members in three stakes, 33 Congregations (21 wards^[1] and 12 branches^[1]), and one temple in the Netherlands.^[2]

History

The LDS Church first sent missionaries to the Netherlands in 1861 with the first branch organized in 1862. The first stake of the Church was organized in the Netherlands in 1961.

A brief history can be found at LDS Newsroom (Netherlands) or Deseret News 2010 Church Almanac (Netherlands)

Membership Statistics

Region	Membership	Stakes	Wards	Branches	Total Congregations	Temples
Netherlands	9,164	3	21	12	33	1
Aruba	506			2	2
Bonaire	88			1	1
Curaçao	568			1	1
Sint Maarten	213			1	1

Stakes

• Apeldoorn Netherlands Stake
• Rotterdam Netherlands Stake
• The Hague Netherlands Stake

Temple

The Hague Netherlands Temple was dedicated on September 8, 2002 by President Gordon B. Hinckley.

	114. The Hague Netherlands
	Location: Announcement: Dedication: Coordinates: Size: Style:	Zoetermeer, Netherlands 16 August 1999 8 September 2002 by Gordon B. Hinckley 52°3′16.15320″N 4°30′10.72439″E / 52.0544870000°N 4.5029789972°E 10,500 sq ft (980 m^2) and 71 ft (22 m) high on a 2.7 acre (1.1 ha) site Classic modern, single-spire design - designed by Albert van Eerde

See also

• Religion in the Netherlands

References

1. LDS Meetinghouse Locator. Nearby Congregations (Wards and Branches).
2. "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by Country: Netherlands", Newsroom (LDS Church), 31 December 2011, retrieved 2012-11-24

External links

• LDS News and Events - Netherlands
• LDS Newsroom - Netherlands
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Official Site (Netherlands)
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Visitors Site