The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Connecticut refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in Connecticut. As of 2022, the LDS Church reported 15,838 members in 36 congregations. Official church membership as a percentage of general population was 0.43% in 2014. TAccording to the 2014 Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life survey, roughly 1% of Connecticuters self-identify themselves most closely with the LDS Church. The LDS Church is the 10th largest denomination in Connecticut.

History

The first missionaries arrived in the state in Salisbury in 1832, only two years after the church was founded by Joseph Smith. In 2010, an estimated 40,000 people—over the course of its month-long open house—visited the new Hartford Connecticut Temple.

Stakes and congregations

As of January 2024, the following congregations, by stake, are in Connecticut: Fairfield Connecticut Stake Hartford Connecticut Stake New Haven Connecticut Stake New London Connecticut Stake Springfield Massachusetts Stake

Missions

The following table lists missions that have served Connecticut and the dates they were organized or consolidated:

Temples

On October 2, 2010 the Hartford Connecticut Temple was announced by church president Thomas S. Monson. He later broke ground for the temple in August 2013. The temple was later dedicated in November 2016 following a public open house.