“Carmen, Philippines,” Ensign, September 2020
The Church Is Here
Carmen, Philippines
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The Carmen Branch, represented by this location in Bohol, is in the Tagbilaran stake and is one of 1,227 congregations in the Philippines. Here are some facts about the Church in the Philippines:
785,164
Church members (1 in every 134 people)
107
stakes and 68 districts
22
missions
2
temples operating, 1 under construction, 4 announced
1
missionary training center
1967: First mission organized
1969: Highest number of baptisms compared with any other country in the world
1973: First stake formed
2017: Fifth nation in the Church to reach 100 stakes