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Update: Wards and Branches in the Church
July 1990


“Update: Wards and Branches in the Church,” Ensign, July 1990, 77

Update: Wards and Branches in the Church

As of 31 December 1989, there were 11,536 wards and 5,769 branches in the Church. Since 1985, the number of wards has increased by 1,368 and the number of branches has increased by 932, for a total unit increase of 2,300. This represents a 15-percent increase in the total number of wards and branches in the Church.

[Year]

Wards

Branches

1985

10,168

4,837

1986

10,528

4,857

1987

10,909

5,117

1988

11,180

5,356

1989

11,536

5,769