The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints In Washington
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Washington may refer to: * The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Washington (state) * The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Washington, D.C. {{Short pages monitor ...
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The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints In Washington (state)
The U.S. state of Washington has the sixth most members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the United States. The LDS Church is the 2nd largest denomination in Washington, behind the Roman Catholic Church. History The first known member of the Church moved to Washington in 1852, with missionaries arriving in Washington Territory from California as early as 1854. Enough converts were baptized along the Lewis River in the southwest portion of the state that a congregation was created in that area. Tensions escalated to the death of one member in 1911, who was given a secret burial at night. Members of the Church helped construct the Oregon Short Line Railroad in the 1880s. By 1930, nearly two thousand members lived within the state with chapels located in the Puget Sound Region and in Spokane. Washington saw many members move to the state after the completion of the Grand Coulee Dam and during World War II to work in defense industries. The first branch in Wa ...
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