Country Profiles
USA-Maine
Arriving by canoe, missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints crossed the Piscataqua River to Maine in 1832. They searched for converts door to door and started a congregation in Saco, York County. More missionaries arrived, and one mass conversion brought 30 individuals into the Church. In 1835, Maine had nearly 320 Church members. Church activity slowed in Maine after most Church members joined the mass exodus west to escape persecution.In 1904, missionary efforts resumed, with Sunday School meetings held in converts' homes. The first Church building was dedicated in 1957 in Portland.
Membership | 10,541 |
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Congregations | 29 |
Family History Centers | 11 |