The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Hungary refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in Hungary. There were 75 members in Hungary in 1990. There were 5,259 members in 21 congregations as of December 2022.
History
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Membership In Hungary
Year
Membership
1990
75
1999
3,191
2009
4,479
2019
5,231
2022
5,259
Source: Jim M. Wall, Deseret News, various years, Church Almanac Country Information: Hungary, Windall J. Ashton[1]
On June 24, 1988, the church received legal recognition from the Hungarian government. On October 17, 1989, the first meetinghouse in Hungary was dedicated. The Book of Mormon was published in Hungarian in 1991.[4] In 2003, a complex housing the mission office and home, a chapel, Church Educational System offices, classrooms, and an activity area was completed and dedicated in Budapest. The Budapest Hungary Stake, Hungary's first, was organized on June 4, 2006.[1]
In 2022, during the Ukrainian refugee crisis, the LDS Church found and funded an organization renting an entire 62-room hotel in Hungary and assisting covering the rental cost at the hotel.. This can house up to three hundred women and children for short-term stays.[5]
The following congregations are not part of a stake or district:
Békéscsaba Branch
Congregations not within a stake are named branches, regardless of size.
Missions
After the LDS Church gained official recognition in Hungary in 1988, the country became part of the Austria Vienna East Mission. The Hungary Budapest Mission was organized in June 1990. In July 2018, the name changed to the Hungary/Romania Mission.
In July 2023 the mission was divided with the creation of the Romania Bucharest Mission. The mission in Hungary was renamed to Hungary Budapest Mission[7]
