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 Fort Collins temple

2021: Church announces temple to be built in Grand Junction

At A Glance

  • 151,884: Total Church Membership in Colorado (2.7% of State Population)
  • 4: Missions
  • 309: Congregations
  • 628: Number of missionaries serving in Colorado
  • 64: Family History Centers
  • 2: Temples