Country Profiles
USA-Kansas
Missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints taught Shawnee and Delaware Indians in the Kansas area in 1831. In 1846, Mormon Battalion members Church members who volunteered for the United States' war against Mexico were trained and equipped in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. For those Church members emigrating from Europe, the Atchison, Kansas area became a layover site on the journey up the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers in 1855. A camp called Mormon Grove was established and more than 100 acres were cultivated and crops planted for future immigrants. The camp only lasted one summer, but fulfilled its purpose. In 1882, missionaries arrived in Kansas and organized the Meridian Branch (a small congregation) on the border between Dickinson and Salina counties. Missionaries left Kansas temporarily after mob threats. Missionaries again preached in Kansas in 1887.By 1930, Church membership in Kansas was 2,060 with congregations established in Blau, Kansas City, Leavenworth, St. John, Topeka, and Wichita. The first stake (diocese) in Kansas was organized in June 1962.
Membership | 33,729 |
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Congregations | 75 |
Family History Centers | 26 |