The Mormon Church Statistics

by Matt Slick

As of 2007, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, more commonly known as the Mormons, claims membership of a little more than 13 million worldwide:

• United States . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Million
• Europe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1/2 Million
• Latin America . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Million
• Asia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Million
• Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/4 Million
• South Pacific & Africa . . . . . 1/2 Million

• The Mormon Church was founded on April 6, 1830.
• It was originally called the Church of Jesus Christ.
• The official name of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was adopted in 1837.

• Temples are sacred structures where special Mormon rites are practiced.
• The church built its first temple in 1836 in Kirtland, Ohio.
• There are more than 124 temples world wide with many more under construction as of 2007

• The church distributes over 5 million copies of the Book of Mormon per year.
• There are approximately 800 converts to the Mormon church per day, 300,000 per year.

• There are approximately 50,000 full time missionaries world wide.  Most of them are young males in their late teens to early twenties and spend 2 years in the field.
• There are 16 missionary training centers world-wide.
• There are thousands of Mormons who are in field service in different countries doing many charitable works ranging from doctors, to mechanics, to teachers, and more.

• Financial income is in excess of 2 million dollars per day.
• Its net worth holdings are in the billions of dollars.

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