The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Kentucky

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Kentucky refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in Kentucky. The first small branch was established in 1834. In 2022, the church claimed 37,830 members in 83 congregations.

According to the 2014 Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life survey, less than 1% of Kentuckians self-identify themselves most closely with the LDS Church.

Stakes are located in Crestwood, Elizabethtown, Hopkinsville, Lexington (2), Louisville, and Paducah.

History
In 1835, two missionaries baptized 22 people and the first group of Kentucky Saints left for Missouri in September 1836.

In 2011, Lexington native Rob Hymas, became an area seventy and oversaw 10 stake presidents in Kentucky and Tennessee.

Stakes
As of January 2024, there were 8 stakes with their stake center located in Kentucky.

Stakes with congregations in Kentucky are as follows:

Mission
The East Central States Mission was created on December 9, 1928, which took in portions of what was previously Southern States Mission and Eastern States Mission. Kentucky itself was previously in the Southern States Mission. On June 10, 1970, it was renamed the Kentucky-Tennessee Mission. On June 20, 1974, it was renamed the Kentucky Louisville Mission.

Temples
The Louisville Kentucky Temple was dedicated on March 19, 2000, by President Thomas S. Monson.