“Kyiv, Ukraine,” Ensign, August 2020
The Church Is Here
Kyiv, Ukraine
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Kyiv, Ukraine
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Kyiv, the largest city and capital of Ukraine, has been inhabited for at least 1,400 years. The Kyiv Ukraine Stake has eight wards and three branches. Here are some facts about the Church in Ukraine:
11,153
Church members
48
congregations, 2 missions, 1 stake
35
family history centers
1
temple
30
hours required (one way) to travel by train to nearest temple (Freiberg, Germany) prior to temple in Kyiv
1990: First Latter-day Saint missionaries arrive in Ukraine
1996: Church is granted national registration
2004: First stake organized
2010: Kyiv Temple dedicated