The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Illinois refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in Illinois. The official church membership as a percentage of general population was 0.44% in 2014.The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints membership statistics (United States) According to the 2014 Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life survey, less than 1% of Illinoisans self-identify themselves most closely with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The LDS Church is the 13th largest denomination in Illinois. Note:While it's the thurteenth largest denomination in Illinois, it's the fourteenth largest denomination when "nondenominational" is considered as a denomination.
Stakes are located in Buffalo Grove, Champaign, Chicago, Joliet, Naperville, Nauvoo, O'Fallon, Peoria, Rockford, Schaumburg, Springfield and Wilmette.
History
In 1839, to escape persecution—including an extermination order given by Missouri governor Lilburn Boggs—the Latter-day Saints drained swamplands on the eastern banks of the Mississippi River and established the city of Nauvoo."Facts and Statistics", Church News, 2020. Retrieved on 31 March 2020.
Joseph Smith was killed on June 27, 1844, by an angry mob that stormed Carthage Jail in Carthage, Illinois where Smith was being held.Jones, Chris. "Mormonism, Illinois have surprising history", Chicago Tribune, 29 August 2013. Retrieved on 31 March 2020.
In 2004, Illinois's lieutenant governor, Pat Quinn, presented church leaders a copy of House Resolution 793, which expressed official regret for the violence that caused the Mormons to leave in 1846.Sanford, Melissa. "Illinois Tells Mormons It Regrets Expulsion", The New York Times, 8 April 2004. Retrieved on 31 March 2020.
Stakes
As of July 2026, the following stakes had congregations located in Illinois: StakeOrganized Mission Temple District Buffalo Grove Illinois 24 Jan 1988 Illinois Chicago Chicago Illinois Cape Girardeau Missouri* 20 Oct 1985 Missouri St Louis St. Louis Missouri Champaign Illinois 17 Feb 1963 Missouri St Louis Indianapolis Indiana Chicago Illinois 25 Jan 1998 Illinois Chicago Chicago Illinois Davenport Iowa* 9 Apr 1978 Iowa Iowa City Nauvoo Illinois Evansville Indiana* 19 Oct 1975 Kentucky Louisville Louisville Kentucky Joliet Illinois 22 Oct 1995 Illinois Chicago Chicago Illinois Hazelwood Missouri* 4 Jun 2017 Missouri St Louis St. Louis Missouri Naperville Illinois 3 Feb 1963 Illinois Chicago Chicago Illinois Nauvoo Illinois 18 Feb 1979 Iowa Iowa City Nauvoo Illinois O'Fallon Illinois 14 Mar 1976 Missouri St Louis St. Louis MissouriPaducah Kentucky* 20 Oct 1996Tennessee NashvilleNashville Tennessee Peoria Illinois 3 Aug 1980 Iowa Iowa City Nauvoo Illinois Rockford Illinois 11 Apr 1982 Illinois Chicago Chicago Illinois Schaumburg Illinois 20 Jan 1980 Illinois Chicago Chicago Illinois Springfield Illinois 24 Nov 1996 Missouri St Louis St. Louis Missouri St Louis Missouri South* 16 Mar 1980 Missouri St Louis St. Louis Missouri Valparaiso Indiana* 2 Jun 1974 Indiana Fort Wayne Chicago Illinois Wilmette Illinois 29 Nov 1936 Illinois Chicago Chicago Illinois
*Stakes outside of state with congregations in Illinois
Missions
Illinois Chicago Mission (1983–present)
Former missions Northern States Mission (1889–1973) Illinois Mission (1973–1974) Illinois Chicago Mission (1974–1980) Illinois Chicago North Mission (1980–1983) Illinois Nauvoo Mission
Temples
See also
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints membership statistics (United States) Illinois: Religion Nauvoo, Illinois Carthage Jail
References
External links Newsroom - Illinois ComeUntoChrist.org Latter-day Saints Visitor site The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Official site