This morning, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced plans to create 55 new missions in 2026, bringing the total number of missions worldwide to 506. This marks the second most new missions to be organized in a single year ever (there were 58 new missions organized in 2013). There are now 84,000 full-time missionaries (teaching and service) serving - an increase of more than 12,000 since year-end 2023. The location and geographic distribution of these missions represents a dramatic shift in recent trends in new missions being organized and has significant potential to accelerate growth worldwide more in line with trends seen prior to 2000. I will provide additional analysis in the coming days. See below for a list of these new missions.
- Angola Luanda North (Africa South)
- Arizona Phoenix East (United States Southwest)
- Australia Brisbane South (Pacific)
- Brazil Guarulhos (Brazil)
- Brazil São Bernardo (Brazil)
- Brazil Sorocaba (Brazil)
- California Oceanside (United States West)
- California Ontario (United States West)
- California Victorville (United States West)
- Canada Halifax (Canada)
- Canada Toronto East (Canada)
- Cape Verde Mindelo (Europe North)
- Cote d’Ivoire Abidjan South (Africa West)
- Cote d’Ivoire Daloa (Africa West)
- DR Congo Kinshasa North (Africa Central)
- DR Congo Mwene-Ditu (Africa Central)
- France Paris South (Europe Central)
- Ghana Accra South (Africa West)
- Ghana Sunyani (Africa West)
- Greece Athens (Europe Central)
- Idaho Coeur d’Alene (United States West)
- Indiana Fort Wayne (United States Northeast)
- Kenya Kisumu (Africa Central)
- Liberia Monrovia West (Africa West)
- Malawi Lilongwe (Africa South)
- México Tula (México)
- Mississippi Jackson (United States Southeast)
- Missouri Kansas City (United States Central)
- Mongolia Ulaanbaatar West (Asia North)
- Mozambique Nampula (Africa South)
- Oklahoma Tulsa (United States Southwest)
- Papua New Guinea Daru (Pacific)
- Papua New Guinea Madang (Pacific)
- Paraguay Asunción South (South America South)
- Perú Lima Northwest (South America Northwest)
- Perú Tacna (South America Northwest)
- Philippines Lingayen (Philippines)
- Philippines Lipa (Philippines)
- Philippines Ormoc (Philippines)
- Philippines Ozamiz (Philippines)
- Philippines Puerto Princesa (Philippines)
- Samoa Apia East (Pacific)
- Senegal Dakar (Africa West)
- Solomon Islands Honiara (Pacific)
- South Africa East London (Africa South)
- Spain Madrid East (Europe Central)
- Texas Dallas North (United States Southwest)
- Texas Houston North (United States Southwest)
- Texas San Antonio South (United States Southwest)
- Togo Lomé (Africa West)
- Uganda Kampala East (Africa Central)
- Uruguay Salto (South America South)
- Virginia Norfolk (United States Northeast)
- Wyoming Cheyenne (United States Central)
- Zimbabwe Harare West (Africa South)
