How many African American Mormons are there?

Answer 1

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (commonly called the "Mormon" Church) does not specify race on it's membership records, and therefore it would be nearly impossible to tell.

You may want to try to contact the Genesis Group (a church-sponsored group for black Church members based in Salt Lake City) or the people at blackLDS.org, they might have a pretty accurate idea. Please note, however, that these groups are intended for all black members of the Church, not just African Americans. Links are provided below under "Related Links".

Answer 2

Yes of course! The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the "Mormon" church) does not keep statistics on the ethnicity of it's members, but has always accepted black members since it was founded in 1830. While blacks definitely remain a minority in the church, their numbers are steadily growing - especially in Africa where membership has been steadily climbing since the late 1970's, when black men began to be ordained into the Priesthood.

Check out the "related links" below for more information about black members in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Answer 3

Yes! There have been hundreds of thousands of African-American people in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the "Mormon" church) over the years. There are African Americans in the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, African American church leaders, and African American missionaries. There is even a church organization just for African-American members. There are also about 300,000 black African Mormons living in Africa.

Check out the "Related Links" to learn more about African Americans in the "Mormon" church.