news release<\/a>.<\/p>\nWith the additional missions, the total number of missions worldwide will be 506, starting July 1, 2026.<\/p>\n
“It is inspiring to see the number of young church members who continue to answer the call to share the good news of the gospel of Jesus Christ around the world,” said President Dallin H. Oaks, president of the church. “These missionaries are helping to bless the lives of hundreds of thousands of people every year who are choosing to be baptized into the Lord’s church.”<\/p>\n
The number of teaching and service missionaries, including senior missionaries, has increased from 65,000 at the end of 2022 to more than 84,000 current missionaries. Missionaries serve in more than 150 countries and teach in more than 60 languages, according to the church.<\/p>\n
“It’s a blessing to see how each missionary contributes to the individuals they teach and serve as they share the message of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ,” said Elder Quentin L. Cook of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Elder Cook chairs the church’s Missionary Executive Council.<\/p>\n
“These additional missions help to balance the number of missionaries in each mission, allowing mission leaders to better support and mentor the missionaries they lead,” Elder Cook said.<\/p>\n
The boundaries will be adjusted to create these 55 new missions (grouped by church administrative areas):<\/p>\n
Africa Central<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- DR Congo Kinshasa North<\/li>\n
- DR Congo Mwene-Ditu<\/li>\n
- Kenya Kisumu<\/li>\n
- Uganda Kampala East<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Africa South<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Angola Luanda North<\/li>\n
- Malawi Lilongwe<\/li>\n
- Mozambique Nampula<\/li>\n
- South Africa East London<\/li>\n
- Zimbabwe Harare West<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Africa West<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Cote d’Ivoire Abidjan South<\/li>\n
- Cote d’Ivoire Daloa<\/li>\n
- Ghana Accra South<\/li>\n
- Ghana Sunyani<\/li>\n
- Liberia Monrovia West<\/li>\n
- Senegal Dakar<\/li>\n
- Togo Lom\u00e9<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Asia North<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Mongolia Ulaanbaatar West<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Brazil<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Brazil Guarulhos<\/li>\n
- Brazil S\u00e3o Bernardo<\/li>\n
- Brazil Sorocaba<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Canada<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Canada Halifax<\/li>\n
- Canada Toronto East<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Europe Central<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- France Paris South<\/li>\n
- Greece Athens<\/li>\n
- Spain Madrid East<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Europe North<\/strong><\/p>\nM\u00e9xico<\/strong><\/p>\nPacific<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Australia Brisbane South<\/li>\n
- Papua New Guinea Daru<\/li>\n
- Papua New Guinea Madang<\/li>\n
- Samoa Apia East<\/li>\n
- Solomon Islands Honiara<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Philippines<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Philippines Lingayen<\/li>\n
- Philippines Lipa<\/li>\n
- Philippines Ormoc<\/li>\n
- Philippines Ozamiz<\/li>\n
- Philippines Puerto Princesa<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
South America Northwest<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Per\u00fa Lima Northwest<\/li>\n
- Per\u00fa Tacna<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
South America South<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Paraguay Asunci\u00f3n South<\/li>\n
- Uruguay Salto<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
United States Central<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Missouri Kansas City<\/li>\n
- Wyoming Cheyenne<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
United States Northeast<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Indiana Fort Wayne<\/li>\n
- Virginia Norfolk<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
United States Southeast<\/strong><\/p>\nUnited States Southwest<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Arizona Phoenix East<\/li>\n
- Oklahoma Tulsa<\/li>\n
- Texas Dallas North<\/li>\n
- Texas Houston North<\/li>\n
- Texas San Antonio South<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
United States West<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- California Oceanside<\/li>\n
- California Ontario<\/li>\n
- California Victorville<\/li>\n
- Idaho Coeur d’Alene<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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