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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 (3 operating / 1 announced)