The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Hungary refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in Hungary. 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 was published in Hungarian in 1991. In 2003, a complex housing the mission office and home, a chapel,

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offices, classrooms, and an activity area was completed and dedicated in Budapest. The Budapest Hungary

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, Hungary's first, was organized on June 4, 2006. 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.

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) *Pécs Gyülekezet (Pécs Branch) *Szeged Gyülekezet (Szeged Branch) *Szolnok Gyülekezet (Szolnok Branch) *Székesfehérvár Gyülekezet (Székesfehérvár Branch) *Veszprém Gyülekezet (Veszprém Branch) *Érd Gyülekezet (Érd Branch) Miskolc Hungary District *Debrecen Gyülekezet (Debrecen Branch) *Eger Gyülekezet (Eger Branch) *Miskolc Gyülekezet (Miskolc Branch) *Nyíregyháza Gyülekezet (Nyíregyháza Branch) Szombathely Hungary District *Pápa Gyülekezet (Pápa Branch) *Sopron Gyülekezet (Sopron Branch) *Szombathely Gyülekezet (Szombathely Branch)' Other Congregations The following congregations are not part of a stake or district: *Békéscsaba Branch Congregations not within a stake are named branches, regardless of size.

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 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Hungary refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in Hungary. There were 75 members in Hungary in 1990. There were 5,259 members in 21 congregations as ...

was announced on April 7, 2019 by church president Russell M. Nelson.

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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