“Kyiv, Ukraine,” Ensign, August 2020 The Church Is Here Kyiv, Ukraine Photograph from Getty Images 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