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    Zambia

    5,906

    Total Church Membership

    1-in-

    1

    Stakes

    17

    Congregations

    6 Wards
    11 Branches

    2

    FamilySearch Centers

    2

    1

    Missions | 2 Districts

    History

    Latter-day Saints first arrived in the Copperbelt region of Zambia in the 1940s. Branches in Luanshya and Kitwe were established before 1964, when Northern Rhodesia became the independent Republic of Zambia. By 1969 the branches had been dissolved and missionary work in the country ended. Despite occasional petitions to reestablish the Church in the country, little Church activity occurred in Zambia for the next two decades.

    However, many Zambians living outside of the country found the restored gospel, joined the Church, and began to return to Zambia. By 1991 several converts who had returned to various places in Zambia were asked to help register the Church and prepare for missionaries to return. In 1992 when a branch was organized in Lusaka, Johnson Makombé was called as the branch president.

    The Church in Zambia has grown steadily since that first branch as Zambian Saints have “[served] the Lord with gladness” (Psalm 100:2). Since 1995 Zambian Saints have made long bus trips to the temple in Johannesburg, South Africa, to perform ordinances for themselves and their ancestors. Members in Zambia have also volunteered countless hours to serve their neighbors. For example, in 2012 Church members assisted with a national campaign to provide measle vaccines to Zambian children.

    The first stake in Zambia was organized in Lusaka in March 2015. Today, there are more than 4,000 Latter-day Saints in Zambia.

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    Africa

    Total Church Membership

    Members
    Congregations

    849,568

    Members

    2,721

    Congregations

    Missions

    45Missions

    FamilySearch Centers

    423

    Temples

    6Temples

    Asia

    Total Church Membership

    Members
    Congregations

    1,298,181

    Members

    2,113

    Congregations

    Missions

    45Missions

    FamilySearch Centers

    402

    Temples

    10Temples

    Europe

    Total Church Membership

    Members
    Congregations

    507,748

    Members

    1,296

    Congregations

    Missions

    35Missions

    FamilySearch Centers

    663

    Temples

    14Temples

    North America

    Total Church Membership

    Members
    Congregations

    9,637,503

    Members

    18,423

    Congregations

    Missions

    175Missions

    FamilySearch Centers

    3,054

    Temples

    120Temples

    Oceania (Pacific)

    Total Church Membership

    Members
    Congregations

    599,065

    Members

    1,308

    Congregations

    Missions

    17Missions

    FamilySearch Centers

    318

    Temples

    11Temples

    South America

    Total Church Membership

    Members
    Congregations

    4,320,129

    Members

    5,629

    Congregations

    Missions

    97Missions

    FamilySearch Centers

    1,355

    Temples

    25Temples