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Facts and Statistics

Updated on 31 December 2012

Ecuador

Click here for the Church's Ecuador Newsroom site

 

In 1965, the first missionaries entered Ecuador and baptized nine converts within one month. When the Ecuador Mission was created in 1970, membership was 1,000. Five years later, membership tripled to more than 3,000. In 1981, congregations were organized among the Otavalo Indians near Quito after several Church publications were translated into their language. In 1989, Quito, Ecuador, became headquarters for the Church's South America North Area.

Ecuador's Church membership has nearly doubled in the past five years. To accommodate the growing membership, more than 130 Church buildings have been erected in Ecuador. The Church provides both academic and religious education to youth in the country.

 

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Cristóbal García
Bogotá,
Colombia
Phone:  57-1-326-65-62
Fax:  57-1-326-65-66
Mobile:  57-315-337-86-77
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Total Church Membership 211,165
Missions 3
Congregations 308
Temples 1
Family History Centers 43

Statistics for South America

Total Church Membership 3,651,658
Missions 75
Congregations 5,606
Temples 15
Family History Centers 828

Worldwide Statistics

Total Church Membership 14,782,473
Missions 347
Missionaries 58,990
Missionary Training Centers 15
Temples 141
Congregations 29,014
Universities & Colleges 4
Seminary Students Enrollment 391,680
Institute Student Enrollment 352,488
Family History Centers 4,689
Countries with Family History Centers 128
Church Materials Languages 177