The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Texas


The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Texas refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its members in Texas. Official church membership as a percentage of general population was 1.13% in 2007 and 1.21% in 2014. According to the 2014 Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life survey in both years, roughly 1% of Texans self-identify themselves most closely with the LDS Church.
Texas has the 5th most members of the LDS Church in the United States, and the most members east of the Rocky Mountains. The LDS Church is the 6th largest denomination in Texas.

History

1844 consideration for Latter Day Saint settlement

Increased persecution around Nauvoo in 1844 led Joseph Smith to consider relocating the church outside the borders of the United States. The Republic of Texas, along with other areas in the western United states, were considered by Smith as a place where the church members would be able to peacefully practice their religion. That year, Smith started negotiations with Sam Houston, president of the Republic of Texas, for the southern and western portions of Texas to be the future home of the Latter Day Saints. Smith sent Lucien Woodworth to Austin to meet with Houston.
After Smith's death, negotiations with Houston were abandoned.

2008 Hurricane Ike

In response to Hurricane Ike in 2008, members of the LDS Church across Texas and other parts of the country volunteered relief and service.
Total LDS Church response to Hurricane Ike included:
  • 80,640 hygiene kits.
  • 8.064 cleaning kits.
  • 4 truckloads of water.
  • 11,520 blankets.
  • 4,800 food boxes which included rice, vegetable oil, peanut butter, fruit drink mix, and assorted canned goods. Each food box could feed a family of four for a week to 10 days.
  • Food, water, generators, sleeping bags, tools, chain saws, tarps and other items.
In addition to this aid, thousands of church members came into the area as volunteers to assist in clean up efforts.

Church units and creation dates

Stakes and Districts

As of December 2025, Texas had the following stakes:
StakeOrganizedMissionTemple District
Abilene Texas3 May 1981Texas LubbockLubbock Texas
Allen Texas26 Aug 2007Texas Dallas EastDallas Texas
Alliance Texas16 Feb 2014Texas Fort WorthDallas Texas
Amarillo Texas31 May 1981Texas LubbockLubbock Texas
Amarillo Texas East13 Aug 2023Texas LubbockLubbock Texas
Amistad Texas Stake8 Jun 2025Texas San AntonioSan Antonio Texas
Arlington Texas13 Apr 1986Texas Fort WorthDallas Texas
Austin Texas14 Oct 1973Texas AustinSan Antonio Texas
Austin Texas Oak Hills1 Dec 1991Texas AustinSan Antonio Texas
Austin Texas West15 Sep 2019Texas AustinSan Antonio Texas
Bay City Texas13 Oct 1991Texas Houston SouthHouston Texas
Beaumont Texas3 Sep 1961Texas Houston EastHouston Texas
Bridgeland Texas22 Feb 2015Texas HoustonHouston Texas
Burleson Texas11 Sep 2016Texas Fort WorthDallas Texas
Carrollton Texas9 Dec 2001Texas Dallas WestDallas Texas
Cedar Park Texas5 Jun 2016Texas AustinSan Antonio Texas
College Station Texas28 Oct 1979Texas HoustonHouston Texas
Colleyville Texas13 Apr 1997Texas Fort WorthDallas Texas
Conroe Texas30 Apr 2017Texas HoustonHouston Texas
Corpus Christi Texas31 May 1964Texas McAllenMcAllen Texas
Cypress Texas6 Nov 1983Texas HoustonHouston Texas
Dallas Texas18 Oct 1953Texas Dallas SouthDallas Texas
Dallas Texas East15 May 1977Texas Dallas SouthDallas Texas
Denton Texas2 May 1992Texas Dallas WestDallas Texas
El Paso Texas21 Sep 1952Texas El PasoCiudad Juárez Mexico
El Paso Texas Mount Franklin29 Aug 1982Texas El PasoCiudad Juárez Mexico
El Paso Texas Chamizal17 Jan 2016Texas El PasoCiudad Juárez Mexico
Fort Stockton Texas District7 Sep 2003Texas El PasoLubbock Texas
Friendswood Texas29 May 1977Texas Houston SouthHouston Texas
Forney Texas8 Dec 2024Texas Dallas SouthDallas Texas
Fort Worth Texas24 Sep 1967Texas Fort WorthDallas Texas
Fort Worth Texas North6 Nov 2016Texas Fort WorthDallas Texas
Frisco Texas4 May 2008Texas Dallas WestDallas Texas
Gilmer Texas16 Jan 1983Texas Dallas EastDallas Texas
Harlingen Texas22 Mar 1981Texas McAllenMcAllen Texas
Heath Texas20 May 2012Texas Dallas EastDallas Texas
Houston TexasOctober 11, 1953Texas Houston SouthHouston Texas
Houston Texas EastMay 5, 1968Texas Houston EastHouston Texas
Houston Texas North16 Nov 1975Texas HoustonHouston Texas
Houston Texas South30 Nov 1980Texas Houston SouthHouston Texas
Houston Texas Summerwood3 Jun 2012Texas Houston EastHouston Texas
Houston Texas West8 Jan 2006Texas HoustonHouston Texas
Hurst Texas14 Nov 1976Texas Fort WorthDallas Texas
Irving Texas7 Feb 2016Texas Dallas WestDallas Texas
Katy Texas1 Dec 1991Texas Houston SouthHouston Texas
Killeen Texas26 Nov 1978Texas AustinSan Antonio Texas
Kingwood Texas18 Apr 1982Texas Houston EastHouston Texas
Klein Texas2 Nov 2003Texas HoustonHouston Texas
Kyle Texas4 May 2008Texas AustinSan Antonio Texas
Lawton Oklahoma31 Oct 1976Oklahoma Oklahoma CityOklahoma City Oklahoma
Laredo Texas31 Oct 1995Texas McAllenMcAllen Texas
League City Texas25 Oct 2009Texas Houston SouthHouston Texas
Lewisville Texas12 Apr 1981Texas Dallas WestDallas Texas
Little Elm Texas25 Aug 2019Texas Dallas WestDallas Texas
Longview Texas9 Nov 1969Texas Dallas SouthDallas Texas
Lubbock Texas26 Nov 1967Texas LubbockLubbock Texas
Lubbock Texas North14 Sep 2014Texas LubbockLubbock Texas
McAllen Texas4 May 1975Texas McAllenMcAllen Texas
McKinney Texas11 Sep 1994Texas Dallas EastDallas Texas
Mission Texas7 Sep 2008Texas McAllenMcAllen Texas
Odessa Texas15 Dec 1968Texas LubbockLubbock Texas
Orange Texas29 Aug 1982Texas Houston EastHouston Texas
Plano Texas27 May 1973Texas Dallas EastDallas Texas
Prosper Texas4 May 2014Texas Dallas WestDallas Texas
Richardson Texas30 Jan 1983Texas Dallas EastDallas Texas
Richmond Texas7 May 2006Texas Houston SouthHouston Texas
Round Rock Texas6 Jun 1999Texas AustinSan Antonio Texas
Round Rock Texas East24 Nov 2013Texas AustinSan Antonio Texas
San Antonio Texas19 Jan 1958Texas San AntonioSan Antonio Texas
San Antonio Texas Cibolo Valley10 Jan 2016Texas San AntonioSan Antonio Texas
San Antonio Texas East,30 May 1976Texas San AntonioSan Antonio Texas
San Antonio Texas Hill Country27 Jan 2008Texas San AntonioSan Antonio Texas
San Antonio Texas La Cantera24 Jan 2016Texas San AntonioSan Antonio Texas
San Antonio Texas North19 Oct 1997Texas San AntonioSan Antonio Texas
San Antonio Texas Pecan Valley13 Sep 2020Texas San AntonioSan Antonio Texas
San Antonio Texas West5 Jun 1983Texas San AntonioSan Antonio Texas
Sherman Texas20 Mar 2016Texas Dallas EastDallas Texas
Shreveport Louisiana26 Jan 1958Texas Dallas SouthDallas Texas
Spring Texas8 Nov 2009Texas Houston EastHouston Texas
Temple Texas14 Sep 2025Texas AustinDallas Texas
The Woodlands Texas12 Oct 2014Texas HoustonHouston Texas
Tomball Texas21 May 2017Texas HoustonHouston Texas
Tyler Texas22 Jan 2005Texas Dallas SouthDallas Texas
Waco Texas17 Oct 2010Texas AustinDallas Texas
Weatherford Texas30 Apr 2006Texas Fort WorthDallas Texas
Weslaco Texas15 Sep 2024Texas McAllenMcAllen Texas

A few congregations in Southern Texas are not part of a stake or district. These congregations are the Raymondville Branch, Rio Grande City Branch, Roma Branch, and Zapata Branch and are directly administered by the Texas McAllen Mission and part of the McAllen Texas Temple District.