As of the end of 2010, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reported 27,058 members in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, along with 95 congregations and 5 family History centers.[1] Currently, the Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks as having the 16th highest LDS Growthrate in the world, with an annual growth rate of 13%.[2]
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints began in The Congo DR (then Zaire) in 1986, the first missionaries reaching Kinshasa. The church has grew quickly since then, and it had its first Stake organised in 1996.
Since establishing itself in the country, the church has played a large role in providing humanitarian aid services in the nation. This has involved installing clean water distribution systems in areas where sanitation and water are low.[3]
In 2011, it was reported that the church had reached a total of 100 congregations in the DRC[4]
| Year | Membership |
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| 1988 | 400 |
| 1990 | 1,400 |
| 1994 | 3,400 |
| 1996 | 5,300 |
| 1998 | 6,400 |
| 2000 | 8,197 |
| 2002 | 10,991 |
| 2004 | 14,991 |
| 2006 | 17,074 |
| 2008 | 19,313 |
| 2009 | 23,615 |
| 2010 | 27,058 |
On October 1, 2011 the Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple was announced by President Thomas S. Monson.
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