MISSION FIELD DEMOGRAPHICS
UTAH: State Religious Demographics
Population: 2,855,287
• 62.2% Statewide Active Members of the
LDS Church
• 51.4% Salt Lake City Active Members of the
LDS Church
• 70% Suburban and/or Rural Utah counties
Active Members of the LDS Church
SANPETE: County Religious Demographics
Population: 28,778 (18 communities)
• 68% = Active Mormons
• > 1% = Christians
• Remainder = “Jack” Mormons (raised in Mormonism, but do not attend church)
Mormon Churches:
• 68 Latter-day Saint Wards/Branches
(approx. 300 per congregation)
• Apostolic United Brethren
(polygamist church)
• True and Living Church
(polygamist church)
Evangelical Christian Churches:
Fully Functioning (with pastor, deacons/elders, & multiple ministry opportunities)
• Ephraim Church of the Bible
• Gunnison Valley Fellowship
Other Christian Bible Studies/ Attempted Church Plants
• Mountain Valley Community Church, Mt.
Pleasant (approx. 10-12 in attendance)
• Heritage Baptist, Mt. Pleasant
(approx. 15-20 in attendance)
• Manti Baptist, Manti
(approx. 10 in attendance)
• Southern Baptist, Spring City
(approx. 10 or less in attendance)
• Southern Baptist, Centerfield
(approx. 10 in attendance)
Catholic Missions:
• Gunnison
• Ephraim
Kingdom Halls of Jehovah’s Witnesses:
• Mt. Pleasant
WORLD: Religious Demographics
The following countries claim to be <1% Christian:
• Afganistan
• Iran
• Somalia
• Turkey
A few of the dominant Muslim countries with a higher % of Christians than Sanpete county, Utah:
• Egypt= 12.9% Christian
• Kuwait= 7% Christian
• Lebanon= 39% Christian
• Saudi Arabia= 5.5% Christian
