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An official branch (a small congregation) was organized in July 1956, missionaries began preaching in August, and a Church building was purchased in November. Prior to this, Latter-day Saint families living in Peru held group meetings. In 1959, when the Andes Mission was organized, there were 300 members in five congregations. | |||
In January 1988, 32 years after missionary work began in Peru, seven stakes (diocese) were created in one weekend by a visiting Church Apostle, Elder M. Russell Ballard. Total Church Membership (2019): 605,043. Congregations: 759. | |||
<ref> The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Facts and Statistics: Peru, https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/facts-and-statistics/country/peru, accessed 6 March 2020.</ref> | <ref> The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Facts and Statistics: Peru, https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/facts-and-statistics/country/peru, accessed 6 March 2020.</ref> | ||