1989
Update: Number of Wards and Branches in the Church
November 1989


“Update: Number of Wards and Branches in the Church,” Ensign, Nov. 1989, 112

Update: Number of Wards and Branches in the Church

Since 1984, the number of wards and branches in the Church has increased by 2,095, or 14.5 percent. At the end of 1988, there were 11,196 wards and 5,362 branches, for a combined total of 16,558 wards and branches.

Years

Wards

Branches

Total Wards and Branches

1984

9,723

4,740

14,463

1985

10,168

4,837

15,005

1986

10,527

4,862

15,389

1987

10,907

5,099

16,006

1988

11,196

5,362

16,558