Years when countries in South America formally recognized the Church
The following chart shows in which years the countries of South America officially recognized the Church. Following that is a chart which shows the phenomenal growth of the Church in South America.
Country Year of recognition Argentina 1925 Brazil 1927 Uruguay 1944 Paraguay 1948 Chile 1954 Peru 1955 Bolivia 1964 Ecuador 1965 Colombia 1966 Venezuela 1966 Guyana 1988 (Source: The Church Almanac, 2001-2002)
The growth of church membership in South America
1. 1930 — 73 members
2. 1940 — 751 members
3. 1950 — 1,936 members
4. 1960 — 9,750 members
5. 1970 — 93,875 members
6. 1980 — 396,032 members
7. 1990 — 1,359,309 members
8. 1999 — 2,464,785 members
9. 2004 — 2,904,085 members
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