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

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Argentina
(Logo in Spanish)
A meetinghouse of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Chimbas Department, San Juan Province, Argentina
Area	South America South
Members	481,518 (2023)[1]
Stakes	78
Districts	27
Wards	484
Branches	242
Total Congregations[2]	726
Missions	13
Temples	2 Operating 3 Under Construction 1 Announced 6 Total
Family History Centers	133[3]

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) (Spanish: La Iglesia de Jesucristo de los Santos de los Últimos Días) was established in Argentina in 1925 when Melvin J. Ballard arrived in Buenos Aires and opened the church's South American Mission. K.B. Reinhold Stoof became the first president of the South American Mission in July 1926. Missionary work largely focused on populations of German immigrants. After Stoof's release in 1935, the South American Mission split into the Brazilian Mission and the Argentine Mission. During World War II, missionaries were required to leave Argentina but then re-entered in 1947. The Argentine Mission divided again in 1962 and the first stake in Argentina was established in 1966 in Buenos Aires. The Buenos Aires Argentina Temple was dedicated on January 17, 1986, becoming the church's first temple in Argentina.

With 474,399 members at year-end 2021, Argentina ranks as having the 4th most members of the LDS Church in South America and 7th worldwide. Membership grew by 22% between 2011 and 2021.