The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Montana

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Montana refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in Montana. The church's first congregation in Montana was organized in 1895.

Official church membership as a percentage of general population was 4.78% in 2014. According to the 2014 Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life survey, 4% of Montanans self-identify themselves most closely with the LDS Church. The LDS Church is the 2nd largest denomination in Montana behind the Roman Catholic Church.

Stakes are located in Billings (3), Bozeman, Butte, Frenchtown, Glendive, Great Falls (2), Helena, Kalispell, Missoula, and Stevensville.

History

Mormonism in Montana predates the formal arrival of the LDS Church. Members of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, who dissented from the LDS Church's doctrine regarding polygamy, first arrived in the Montana in 1868. The practice of polygamy was outlawed in the Montana territory, as it was in much of the western United States. It was not until 1896 that the LDS Church, having renounced the former practice of polygamy, arrived in the Montana Territory with the organization of the Montana Mission."Facts and Statistics", Church News, 2020. Retrieved on 3 April 2020.

Plans to build an LDS Church temple in Montana were announced in August 1996.Olp, Susan. "Thousands expected to mark milestone", Billings Gazette, 19 October 2000. Retrieved on 28 March 2020. About 4,800 people gathered during a spring snowstorm to witness the groundbreaking on March 28, 1998.Hein, David G. "Temple ground made `white and pure'", Deseret News, 4 April 1998. Retrieved on 28 March 2020.

In 2017, a new meetinghouse was constructed on the Billings West End, adding to the other six buildings in Billings and six others in surrounding area.Olp, Susan. "The LDS church has grown so much in the Billings area, it's reorganizing and adding a building", Billings Gazette, 21 December 2017. Retrieved on 3 April 2020.

County Statistics List of LDS Church adherents in each county as of 2010 according to the Association of Religion Data Archives: Note: Each county adherent count reflects meetinghouse location of congregation and not by location of residence. Census count reflects location of residence which may skew percent of population where adherents reside in a different county as their congregational meetinghouse.

County Congregations Adherents % of PopulationBeaverhead41,05111.37Big Horn18026.23Blaine11682.59Broadwater13977.07Carbon24003.97Carter1867.41Cascade104,1255.07Chouteau11672.87Custer14804.10Daniels0Dawson14114.58Deer Lodge15425.83Fallon0Fergus14684.04Flathead94,0114.41Gallatin93,5824.00Garfield1584.81Glacier12942.19Golden Valley0Granite23039.84Hill15913.67Jefferson11281.12Judith Basin0Lake31,4154.92Lewis and Clark62,9654.68Liberty1562.39Lincoln39814.98Madison24075.29McCone0Meagher1482.54Mineral12094.95Missoula94,8794.46Musselshell12705.95Park26404.09Petroleum0Phillips11383.25Pondera12764.49Powder River1321.84Powell14346.18Prairie0Ravalli62,6066.48Richland12872.95Roosevelt28988.61Rosebud26076.57Sanders25404.73Sheridan1862.54Silver Bow21,7265.05Stillwater12282.50Sweet Grass11113.04Teton25388.86Toole12825.30Treasure0Valley12002.71Wheatland11054.84Wibaux0Yellowstone147,1404.83

Stakes As of September 2026, the following stakes had congregations in Montana: StakeOrganizedMissionTemple DistrictBillings Montana East12 Jun 1977Montana BillingsBillings MontanaBillings Montana South12 Nov 2017Montana BillingsBillings MontanaBillings Montana10 Feb 1963Montana BillingsBillings MontanaBonners Ferry Idaho13 Apr 2025Idaho Coeur d’Alene MissionSpokane WashingtonBozeman Montana16 Sep 1979Montana BillingsHelena MontanaButte Montana28 Jun 1953Montana MissoulaHelena MontanaGlendive Montana4 May 1997North Dakota BismarckBillings MontanaGreat Falls Montana East5 Nov 1978Montana MissoulaHelena MontanaGreat Falls Montana16 Jun 1957Montana MissoulaHelena MontanaHelena Montana8 Sep 1968Montana MissoulaHelena MontanaKalispell Montana20 Nov 1970Montana MissoulaCardston AlbertaMissoula Montana16 Jun 1957Montana MissoulaHelena MontanaRonan Montana26 Feb 2017Montana MissoulaHelena MontanaStevensville Montana21 Oct 1979Montana MissoulaHelena MontanaThree Forks Montana16 Feb 2025Montana MissoulaHelena Montana

Missions The West Central States Mission was created on November 11, 1950, as a division of the North Central States, North Western States, and Western States missions. It was renamed Montana–Wyoming Mission in June 1970. The mission name was changed to the Montana Billings Mission four years later. In June 2024, the Montana Missoula Mission was created.

Temples Temples in Montana ()

Montana has 2 operating temples (Billings and Helena) and one additional (Missoula) that has been announced to be constructed.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Montana

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