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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Virginia
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Virginia refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in Virginia. In 1841, there were 80 members of the Church. It has since grown to 96,748 members in 216 congregations.
Official church membership as a percentage of general population was 1.13% in 2014. According to the 2014 Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life survey, roughly 2% of Virginians self-identified most closely with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[3] The Church is the 7th largest denomination in Virginia.[4]
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History
In 1841, there were some 80 members of the Church in Virginia.[5]
In 1996, a group of Mormon businessmen acquired Southern Virginia College—a two-year private women's college—and turned it into Southern Virginia University, a four-year, coeducational school with a Brigham Young University-like honor code in Buena Vista.[6]
In 2011, Time magazine profiled the large population of singles, or Young Single Adults, in the DC area—including the new 23rd Street Chapel.[7]
In April 2018, church president Russell M. Nelson announced the first temple to be built in Virginia. The site chosen for the Richmond Virginia Temple is the northwestern part of the Richmond area in the city of Glen Allen.[8]
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LDS stakes are groups of congregations. Wards are medium-sized congregations and branches are small congregations.
Stakes are led by a stake presidency (stake president and two counselors, supported by an executive secretary, a stake clerk, and typically four assistant clerks) and a high council of 12 councilors. Stakes also have presidencies for the Stake Relief Society, Young Women, Young Men, Primary, and Sunday School.
Annandale
Ashburn
Brambleton
Centreville
Fredericksburg
Stafford
McLean
Mount Vernon
Oakton
Winchester
Woodbridge
Green = Stake center
Red = Operating temple
Blue = Temple under construction
Yellow = Announced temple
Black = Temple closed for renovations
Red = Operating temple
Blue = Temple under construction
Yellow = Announced temple
Black = Temple closed for renovations
Buena Vista
Chesapeake
Fredericksburg
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Pembroke
Richmond
Richmond-Chesterfield
Richmond-Midlothian
Roanoke
Virginia Beach
Waynesboro
Winchester
Green = Stake center
Red = Operating temple
Blue = Temple under construction
Yellow = Announced temple
Black = Temple closed for renovations
Red = Operating temple
Blue = Temple under construction
Yellow = Announced temple
Black = Temple closed for renovations
As of February 2025, Virginia had the following stakes:[9][10]
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Glen Allen, Virginia, United States 1 April 2018 by Russell M. Nelson[11] 11 April 2020 by Randall K. Bennett[12] 7 May 2023 by Dallin H. Oaks[13] 39,202 sq ft (3,642.0 m2) on a 12-acre (4.9 ha) site Jeffersonian Doric order, single-spire - designed by Lanny Herron | |||||
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Winchester, Virginia, United States 2 April 2023 by Russell M. Nelson[14][15] 9 August 2025 by Robert M. Daines[16] 30,000 sq ft (2,800 m2) on a 11.27-acre (4.56 ha) site | |||||
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Roanoke, Virginia 1 October 2023 by Russell M. Nelson[17][18] | |||||
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Norfolk, Virginia 6 April 2025 by Russell M. Nelson[19][20] | |||||
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