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


The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Uganda reported 16,823 members in three stake, one district, 33 congregations, and one mission, in Uganda, as of December 31, 2018. By the start of 2018 LDS Church membership in Uganda had risen to 15,000.

History

The first Ugandan to join the LDS Church was Charles Osinde, who was baptized in Scotland and returned to Uganda.
The LDS Church was profiled in the Broadway musical The Book of Mormon that premiered in 2011. The story follows two missionaries in Uganda.
In 2012, The New York Times profiled an LDS Church missionary, Jared Dangerfield, as he served in Uganda, "Each day he rises with the African sun to say his prayers before venturing into the urban wilderness of Kampala, Uganda, a churning kaleidoscope of motorcycles, street urchins, vegetable carts and pterodactyl-like storks that circle office towers and lampposts. They orbit above him as he makes his way up and down the muddy hills of the capital city, careful to keep his black pants and white shirt clean, scanning faces in search of those who will listen to him speak of his faith. His Mormon faith."

Membership History