Recent News Coverage

The Denver Post (paywall): Broncos’ Courtland Sutton deserves new deal, but Devaughn Vele looks like future replacement

June 7, 2025

The Daily Sentinel (Grand Junction): Members of Latter-day Saints turn to yoga for its physical and spiritual benefits

May 26, 2025

Colorado Public Radio: Here’s what the new Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Temple in Colorado Springs will look like

May 8, 2025

KOAA: Exterior renderings released for Colorado Springs Colorado Temple

May 5, 2025

The Denver Post (YourHub): Westminster stake hosts 25th Annual Teacher Appreciation

April 15, 2025

The Denver Gazette (paywall): Gov. Jared Polis emphasizes religious protections at Religious Freedom Day event

April 10, 2025

The Daily Sentinel (Grand Junction): Dates set for LDS temple opening

April 9, 2025

Arvada Press: Denver-area churches share how they’ve changed since March 2020

April 8, 2025

KREX (Grand Junction): GJ LDS church plans open house for new temple

April 8, 2025

Craig Press: Faith Column: Gaining faith

April 3, 2025

Highlands Ranch Herald: Highlands Ranch students share the impacts teachers have made on their lives

March 28, 2025

FOX31: Over $18k in Giving Machine donations made over holiday season

March 15, 2025

Craig Press: ‘The cowbell still rings’ — Moffat County memorializes the late, great Tony St. John

January 5, 2025

Craig Press: Faith Column: The hope of Christ

January 2, 2025

CBS Colorado: Denver Giving Machines inspire direct donations for specific needs

December 26, 2024

About The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints In Colorado

Brief History

1846: A wagon train of 43 Latter-day Saints camps at Fort Pueblo for the winter

1896: Missionaries arrive in Denver

1911: The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, based in Utah, tours Colorado

1986: Church completes the Denver temple

1993: Church members give hundreds of hours of volunteer service during the visit of Pope John Paul II to Denver

1997: Church President Gordon Hinckley visits Denver to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first branch of the Church in the city

1999: Members participate in dozens of service projects as part of a statewide "day of service" instituted by Church leaders under the direction of Gov. Bill Owens

2005: Mormon Tabernacle Choir performs to sold-out crowd at the Pepsi Center

2013: Church responds to "millennial flood" along the Front Range

2016: Church completes the Fort Collins temple

2023: Church announces temple to be built in Colorado Springs

2025: Church completes the Grand Junction temple

At A Glance

  • 149,722: Total Church Membership in Colorado (2.5% of State Population)
  • 4: Missions
  • 310: Congregations
  • 628: Number of missionaries serving in Colorado
  • 64: FamilySearch Centers
  • 4: Temples (1 to be dedicated Oct. 2025 / 1 announced)