Dates

• Existence: 1980 July 1 - 1983 July 1
• Existence: 1997 July 1 - 2010 July 1

Biography

The Illinois Chicago South Mission (1980-1983, 1997-2010) was a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints that was created from the divsion of the Illinois Chicago Mission, then recombined with the Illinois Chicago North mission into the Illinois Chicago Mission twice.

The Illinois Chicago South Mission was created on July 1st 1980 alongside the Illinois Chicago North Mission from the division of the Illinois Chicago Mission. It is a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The first mission leaders of the south mission were President Charles E Peterson and his wife Harriet May Robison Peterson. This and the north mission were both consolidated on July 1st 1983 back into the Illinois Chicago Mission, but the mission was split again back into the north and south missions with the same names as before on July 1st 1997. The first mission president after the second split was Dallas H Bradford. The mission ended on July 1st 2010 when both missions were merged back together. The final mission president of the Illinois Chicago South Mission in 2010 was President Richard B. Roach.

Citation:

Church of Jesus Christ, via WWW, February 6, 2025 (the Illinois Chicago North and South missions are combined into Illinois Chicago Mission, article released July 2010) https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/2010/07/news-of-the-church/church-makes-mission-changes?lang=eng

Deseret News 2005 Almanac, 2004: pgs. 466, 479, 486 (the Illinois Chicago Mission is split into the Illinois Chicago South and Illinois Chicago North Missions on July 1 1980 with Charles E Peterson as the first mission president of the south mission, then on 1 July 1983 both missions are transferred to Illinois Chicago. However, on 1 July 1997 the Illinois Chicago North mission is reformed out of the Illinois Chicago mission)

Church News Archive, via WWW, February 6, 2025 (the Illinois Chicago South mission created out of Illinois Chicago Mission on July 1st 1997, Chicago North Mission not mentioned, Illinois Chicago Mission mentioned instead, both this and last source mention different mission created, but both missions consolidated 2010, therefore both missions were created out of division of Illinois Chicago mission) https://www.thechurchnews.com/1997/3/1/23252613/church-to-create-eight-new-missions/

Brigham Young Academy High School, via WWW, February 6, 2025 (confirms Charles E Peterson was mission pres for Illinois Chicago South, gives name of wife) http://www.byhigh.org/Alumni_P_to_T/Peterson/CharlesE.html

Church News, via WWW, February 6, 2025 (New Mission Illinois Chicago South, Dallas H. Bradford mission president) https://www.thechurchnews.com/1997/3/15/23252533/new-and-returning-mission-presidents-1997/

Church of Jesus Christ, via WWW, February 6, 2025 (not in history because can't be certain, but mentions Dallas H Bradford as serving as mission president, but not which mission, has wife's name, can't be certain right Dallas H. Bradford, so no wife name) https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/2003/07/helping-from-home?lang=eng

Church of Jesus Christ, via WWW, February 6, 2025 (July 2007 President Roach starts service, no other presidents mentioned after this in Ensign) https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/2007/07/news-of-the-church/new-mission-presidents-now-in-place-worldwide?lang=eng

Church of Jesus Christ, via WWW, February 6, 2025 (July 2009 President Sherman starts service in Chicago North) https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/liahona/2009/07/news-of-the-church/new-mission-presidents-begin-service?lang=eng

Church News, via WWW, February 6, 2025 (short bio of President Sherman, says he served as Illinois Chicago Mission President, therefore he continued serving through name change while President Roach did not and therefore was final Chicago South Mission President) https://www.thechurchnews.com/2013/11/2/23223870/new-mtc-presidents-2/

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