Country Profiles
USA-Indiana
In 1831, missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints arrived in Indiana and organized congregations. Church President Joseph Smith visited Greenville for one month in 1832. In 1834, a group of more than 100 Church members (Zion's Camp) marched through Indiana to regain their lands seized by mobs in Missouri. They peacefully crossed the state from Ohio.Early Church members held meetings in homes until a hall was rented in 1913. In 1927, a meetinghouse was built and then dedicated by Church President Heber J. Grant.
Membership | 41,190 |
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Missions | 1 |
Congregations | 98 |
Family History Centers | 29 |