Bogotá, Colombia

Bogotá is one of the highest-elevation capitals in the world. The first congregation of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Colombia was organized in 1966. Today, the Church in Colombia has:

214,400 members (approximately)
30 stakes, 257 wards and branches, 5 missions
2 temples (Bogotá and Barranquilla) and 1 announced (Cali)

Hymns Invite the Spirit

Dario and Esneda Cruz, from Bogotá, feel closer to God when they sing hymns. “Through them we strengthen our testimonies,” they explain. “The feeling they bring to our hearts is something very special.”

Church members singing from a hymnbook at home

More about the Church in Colombia

President Dallin H. Oaks, First Counselor in the First Presidency, and Elder Ulisses Soares of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles travel to Colombia for the dedication of the temple in Barranquilla.
Members in Colombia develop self-reliance and hope, despite struggles.
Read how a member of the Seventy from Colombia joined the Church.
President Oaks shares the story of a faithful couple in Colombia and the sacrifices they made to be sealed in the temple.
A stake in Colombia donates time and labor to help a struggling family.

members posing for a photo outside a temple — Members pose for a photo outside the Barranquilla Colombia Temple before its dedication in December 2018.

President Dallin H. Oaks and others at temple dedication — President Dallin H. Oaks, First Counselor in the First Presidency, dedicated the Barranquilla Colombia Temple on December 9, 2018.

choir at temple dedication — Members gather to sing in a choir for the temple dedication.

President Dallin H. Oaks shaking hands with a young man — During his visit to Barranquilla, President Oaks shakes hands with a young man at a youth devotional.