Zambia Lusaka Mission

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Jan. 1, 2012: Est. population, 11,863,000; Members 2,903; District 2; Branches 12; Missions 1; Percent LDS, .019, or one in 5,303; Africa Southeast Area.
Zambia,previouslyknownasNorthernRhodesia,becameindependentfromBritainon24October1964. Itisa landlocked country insouth-central Africa, surrounded byAngola, Zaire, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Namibia. Most ofthepopulation follows Christian beliefs, with smaller numbers who follow indigenous, Hindu, and Muslim beliefs. English istheofficial language, while Bemba, Kaonda, Lozi, Lunda, Luvale, Nyanja, Tonga, and about70 otherindigenous languages are alsospoken.
Therewere two known members of the Church, Edward L. and Hester Orton, in Northern Rhodesia as earlyas April 1942. In August 1943, Latter-day Saint Frederick J. Spear, moved with his family tothe Copperbelt Region ofNorthern Rhodesia. TheysettledinLuanshya. InNovember1945,WilliamA.JubbermovedtoN'Dola,NorthernRhodesia. Thefirst known baptisms inNorthern Rhodesia, Jubber's wife, Johanna and their son, William, were held on28September 1947.
BythisdateaSundaySchoolgroupwasmeetingintheSpear'shome. SouthAfricanMissionPresident,EvanP.Wright 596 Deseret News 2013 Qnunch News Almanac
conducted a mission tour ofNorthern and Southern Rhodesia inApril 1950 and on4 April, hesetapart Frederick J. Spear as presidingofficerin Northern Rhodesia.
BytheendofApril1951,therewere12knownLatter-daySaintslivinginNorthernRhodesia. InMay1951,theChurch received permission for missionaries to work there. Soon thereafter. Dean W. Martin and Murray C. Nichols were transferredtoLuanshya,andcommencedmissionarywork. Whenthemissionariesarrived,theyfoundseveralpeople already prepared forbaptism, having beenconverted bythe Spearfamily.
N'Dola also receivedmissionaries, RonaldT. Paceand Arthur W. Wiscomb, about this same time. The first convert was Willem Coenraad Fourie who was baptized byFrederick J. Spear on17June 1951. The next day, theLuanshya Branch was organized with FrederickJ.Spearas president
On25June1961,theCopperbeltBranchwasorganizedinKitwewithLeonardL.Clarkaspresident. Thebranch immediatelybegantoraisethefundsnecessarytobuildachapel. GroundbreakingfortheCopperbeltBranchmeetinghouse was held on31August 1963. Slightly over a year later, on24October 1964, Northern Rhodesia declared itsindependence fromBritainandbecameZambia. Politicalunrestfollowed. BuildingoftheCopperbeltmeetinghousecontinueddespitethe political crisis. Itwas dedicated 16May 1965. Because ofgovernment policies many people, including most ofLatter-day Saints, left Zambia in the late 1960s.
By August 1969, missionaries wereno longer allowed to workin the country, and byJanuary 1971mostmembers had movedaway. TheCopperbeltBranchmeetinghousewassoldon11October1972totheZambiangovernmentforuseasa school.
TheZimbabwe Harare Mission wasorganized on1July 1987, andinApril 1992Dean andRuth Harrison weresentto resumemissionaryworkinZambia. InJuly,theChurchagainreceivedlegalrecognition.
TheLusaka Branch wasorganized on14July 1992. Elder Russell M. Nelson oftheQuorum ofTwelve visited Zambia on 20August 1992. Branches oftheChurch were organized inthree major cities intheZambian Copperbelt, inLuanshya on 27October2002andinKitweandN'Dolaon1December2002. ThatwasfollowedbytheformationoftheLusakaZambia Districton 16 February2003.
Membership was 1,191 in2003. In2005, membership reached 1,648. Membership was 2,359 byJan. 1,2011.
The Zambia Lusaka Mission was created bythedivision from theZimbabwe Harare Mission onJuly 1,2011.
Sources: "Branches Organized in Zambia," Church News, 4 January 2003; Evan P. Wright, "A History ofthe South Afiican Mission, 1852-1970"; Cumorah's Southern Cross, Record ofmembers. Church Archives; South African Mission, Manuscript history andhistorical reports. Church Archives; BorgnaBrunner, "Countries ofthe world,Zambia," TimeAlmanac 2004

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	Elder Randy Vaughn Robins www.mymission.com/elderrandyvaughnrobins	2019
	Elder Chase Wester www.mymission.com/elderchasewester	2019
	Elder Mason Day www.mymission.com/eldermasonday	2018
	Sister Brooke Heaton www.mymission.com/sisterbrookeheaton	2018
	Elder Denis Kigonya www.mymission.com/elderkigonya	2018
	Elder Cameron Alexander www.mymission.com/eldercameronscottalexander	2017
	Elder Nathaniel Burnard elderburnard.blogspot.com/	2017
	Elder Joseph Ssengooba www.mymission.com/elderjosephssengooba	2017
	Elder Triston Wyman www.mymission.com/eldertristonwyman	2017
	Elder McMillan Zimene www.mymission.com/eldermcmillanzimene	2017
	Sister Neicia Browning www.mymission.com/sisterneiciabrowning	2016
	Elder & Sister Beal georgeandcarolemalawibeat.blogspot.com	2016
	Elder & Sister Salmon 18monthsinzambia.blogspot.com	2016
	Elder Colton Welling elderwellingzambia.blogspot.com	2016
	Elder Grant Hiltbrand eldergranthiltbrand.blogspot.com	2016
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	Sister Allison Bingham sisterbingham.blogspot.com	2016
	Sister Lindiwe Chibase sisterchibase.blogspot.com	2016
	Sister Maren Thueson sisterthuey.blogspot.com	2016
	Elder Paul Doig www.mymission.com/elderpauldoig	2015
	Elder & Sister Bingham binghamsinzambia.blogspot.com	2015
	Elder & Sister Reynolds reynolds-meander.blogspot.com	2015
	Elder & Sister Skidmore dkskidmore.blogspot.com	2015
	Elder John Ford elderjohnford.blogspot.com	2015
	Elder Zackary William missionsite.net/elderzackarywilliam	2015
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	Sister Krystal Scott sisterscott.blogspot.com	2015
	Sister Michaela Proctor sistermichaelaproctor.blogspot.com	2015
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	Elder Addison Shurtz missionsite.net/elderaddisonshurtz	2012
	Elder Joshua Cook missionsite.net/elderjoshuacook	2011
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