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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Rwanda
AreaAfrica Central
Members1,154 (2022)[1]
Districts1
Branches6

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Rwanda refers to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in Rwanda. The first branch was organized in 2008. In 2022, there were 1,154 members in six congregations.

History

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Membership in Rwanda[2][1]
YearMembership
200817
200948
2014281
2019755
20231,154
*Membership was published as a rounded number.


District and Congregations

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The Kigali Rwanda District was created on 26 March 2017. As of September 2023, the district had the following congregations:[3]

  • Gisozi Branch
  • Kicukiro Branch
  • Kigali 1st Branch
  • Kigali 2nd Branch
  • Kigali 3rd Branch
  • Kigali 4th Branch
  • Kinyinya Branch
  • Nyamata Branch

The Rwanda Kigali Mission Branch covers areas within the mission that not in proximity of a meetinghouse. Congregations not part of a stake are called branches, regardless of size.

Missions

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Rwanda was part of the Uganda Kampala Mission when missionaries first came to Rwanda. On 30 June 2022, the Rwanda Kigali Mission was created and encompases Rwanda, Burundi and a portion of Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.[4]

Burundi

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The Bujumbura Burundi District was created on 22 August 2022. As of September 2023, the district had the following congregations:[5]

  • Bujumbura 1st Branch
  • Bujumbura 2nd Branch
  • Bujumbura 3rd Branch
  • Kanyosha Branch

A Family History Center is located in Bujumbura.[6]

Democratic Republic of the Congo

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As of September 2023, the mission also provides ecclesiastical leadership for three congregations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo:

  • Goma Branch
  • Kalundu Branch
  • Uvira

Temples

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There are no temples in Rwanda. As of May 2022, Rwanda was located in the Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple District with the Nairobi Kenya Temple under construction.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by Country: Rwanda", Newsroom, LDS Church, retrieved 12 September 2023
  2. ^ Wendall J. Ashton; Jim M. Wall, Deseret News, various years, Church Almanac Country Information: Rwanda
  3. ^ "Meetinghouse Locator", LDS Chruch, retrieved 12 September 2023
  4. ^ The Church Will open a new mission in Africa in July 2022, Rexburg Standard Journal, Dec 19, 2021, retrieved 12 September 2023
  5. ^ "Meetinghouse Locator", LDS Chruch, retrieved 12 September 2023
  6. ^ Burundi Family History Center Map, familysearch.org, retrieved September 12, 2023
  7. ^ "Johannesburg South Africa Temple District", ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org, retrieved May 14, 2021
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Category:Christianity in Rwanda