The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Hungary refers to
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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(LDS Church) and its members in
Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...
. There were 75 members in Hungary in 1990. There were 5,259 members in 21 congregations as of December 2022.
History
On June 24, 1988, the church received legal recognition from the Hungarian government. On October 17, 1989, the first meetinghouse in Hungary was dedicated. The
Book of Mormon
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was published in Hungarian in 1991.
In 2003, a complex housing the
mission office and home, a chapel,
Church Educational System
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offices, classrooms, and an activity area was completed and dedicated in Budapest. The Budapest Hungary
Stake
Stake may refer to:
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, Hungary's first, was organized on June 4, 2006.
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In 2022, during the Ukrainian refugee crisis, the LDS Church found and funded an organization renting an entire 62-room hotel in Hungary and assisting covering the rental cost at the hotel.. This can house up to three hundred women and children for short-term stays.
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Church membership and organization
Stakes and districts
As of February 2023, the following stake and districts were located in Hungary:
Budapest Hungary Stake
*Buda Egyházközség (Buda Ward)
*Dunaújváros Gyülekezet (Dunaújváros Branch)
*Győr Egyházközség (Győr Ward)
*Kaposvár Gyülekezet (Kaposvár Branch)
*Kecskemét Egyházközség (Kecskemét Ward)
*Kispest Egyházközség (Kispest Ward)
*Pest Egyházközség (Pest Ward)
Missions
After the LDS Church gained official recognition in Hungary in 1988, the country became part of the Austria Vienna East Mission. The Hungary Budapest Mission was organized in June 1990. In July 2018, the name changed to the Hungary/Romania Mission.
In July 2023 the mission was divided with the creation of the Romania Bucharest Mission. The mission in Hungary was renamed to Hungary Budapest Mission
Temples
The Budapest Hungary Temple was announced on April 7, 2019 by church president Russell M. Nelson
Russell Marion Nelson Sr. (born September 9, 1924) is an American religious leader and retired surgeon who is the 17th and current president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Nelson was a member of the LDS Church ...
.
See also
*Religion in Hungary
Religion in Hungary has been dominated by forms of Christianity for centuries. According to the 2011 census, 54.2% of the Hungarians declared to believe in Christianity, of whom 38.9% were Catholics (for the majority following the Roman rite, an ...
References
External links
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Hungary)
- Official Site
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Hungary Newsroom
ComeUntoChrist.org
Latter-day Saints Visitor site
The Eastern Edge: LDS Missionary Work in Hungarian Lands - University of Illinois Press
Being Mormon in Hungary - Central European University
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