Facts and Statistics
Updated on 31 December 2011Malawi
In 1992, the first missionary couple, Elder James and Sister Diane Griggs, was allowed to enter Malawi. The Church was legally recognized in Malawi on April 25, 1995.
Elder Dennis E. Simmons of the Seventy, president of the Africa Southeast Area, — with Frank Bagley, president of the Zimbabwe Harare Mission, organized the Sitima Village Branch on May 20, 1999. Within the year, branch membership had increased to about 200. A second branch was organized in Malawi on July 20, 2000 in Blantyre.
Total Church Membership |
1,156 |
Congregations |
6 |
Statistics for Africa
Total Church Membership |
359,130 |
Missions |
21 |
Congregations |
1,054 |
Temples |
3 |
Family History Centers |
169 |
Worldwide Statistics
Total Church Membership |
14,441,346 |
Missions |
340 |
Missionaries |
55,410 |
Missionary Training Centers |
15 |
Temples |
136 |
Congregations |
28,784 |
Universities & Colleges |
4 |
Seminary Students Enrollment |
375,388 |
Institute Student Enrollment |
352,441 |
Family History Centers |
4,676 |
Countries with Family History Centers |
128 |
Countries Receiving Humanitarian Aid (Since 1985) |
179 |
Welfare Services Missionaries (Incl. Humanitarian Service Missionaries) |
9,251 |
Church Materials Languages |
176 |
Statistics by Country
