Nigeria
Four new stakes have been created in Nigeria.
The Akure Nigeria Stake was organized on September 22nd from the Akure Nigeria District (organized in 2018). The new stake includes the following five wards and three branches: the Oba-Ile, the Oke Ijebu, the Oke-Aro, the Oluwatuyi, and the Oyemekun Wards and the Ado-Ekiti 1st, the Ado-Ekiti 2nd, and the Oda Branches. The new stake is the Church's second stake in Ondo State, Nigeria, where the first stake was organized in the city of Ondo in 2023.
The Jos Nigeria Stake was organized on September 22nd, 2024, from the Jos Nigeria District (organized in 1993).
The Lekki Nigeria Stake was organized on October 20th from a division of the Lagos Nigeria Yaba Stake (organized in 2011). The new stake includes the following six wards: the Ajah, the Badore, the Ikoyi, the Lakowe, the Lekki, and the Sangotedo Wards. The original Lagos Nigeria Yaba Stake was realigned to include two wards and two branches from the Lagos Nigeria Festac Stake (organized in 2015). There are now nine stakes and one district in the Lagos metropolitan area.
The Port Harcourt Nigeria Emouha Stake was organized on September 15th from Port Harcourt Nigeria Choba Stake (organized in 2018). The new stake includes the following four wards and four branches: the Isiodu, the Omoku, the Rumuchie, and the Rumuji Wards and the Abonnema, the Ahoada, the Mbuosi, and the Ogbogwu Branches. The original Port Harcourt Nigeria Choba Stake was realigned to include one ward and two branches from the Port Harcourt Nigeria North Stake and one ward from the Port Harcourt Nigeria West Stake. There are now eight stakes and one district in the Port Harcourt metropolitan area.
There are now 77 stakes and 13 districts in Nigeria.
Utah
Four new stake have recently been created in Utah.
The Logan Utah YSA 8th Stake was organized on September 15th. The new stake includes six wards, including the Logan YSA 4th, the Logan YSA 6th, the Logan YSA 7th, the Logan YSA 10th, the Logan YSA 24th, and the Logan YSA 46th Wards. There are now eight YSA wards in the Logan area.
Spanish Fork Utah Sunny Ridge Stake was organized on September 15th from the Spanish Fork Utah Maple Mountain Stake (organized in 2010). The new stake includes the following seven wards: the East Bench, the Spanish Highlands 1st, the Spanish Highlands 2nd, the Sunny Ridge 1st, the Sunny Ridge 2nd, the Sunny Ridge 3rd, and the Spanish Fork 20th (Spanish) Wards. There are now 11 stakes in Spanish Fork.
The Provo Utah Married Student 4th Stake was organized on September 29th. The new stake includes the following eight wards: the Provo Married Student 16th, the Provo Married Student 17th, the Provo Married Student 19th, the Provo Married Student 24th, the Provo Married Student 25th, the Provo Married Student 26th, the Provo Married Student 42nd, and the Provo Married Student 43rd Wards. There are now four married student stakes in Provo.
The Provo Utah YSA 22nd Stake was organized on October 13th, 2024. The new stake includes the following seven wards: the Provo YSA 30th (Spanish), the Provo YSA 31st, the Provo YSA 32nd, the Provo YSA 40th, the Provo YSA 41st, the Provo YSA 71st (Spanish), and the Provo YSA 75th (Spanish). There are now 22 YSA stakes in the Provo area.
There are now 645 stakes and 6 districts in Utah.
Arizona
The Kingman Arizona North Stake was organized on September 29th from a division of the Kingman Arizona Stake (organized in 1983). The new stake includes the following four wards and two branches: the Centennial Park, the Desert Willow, the Stockton Hill, and the White Cliffs Wards, and the Dolan Springs and Peach Springs Branches. The realigned Kingman Arizona Stake now has five wards and two branches.
There are now 118 stakes in Arizona.
DR Congo
The Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo Binza UPN Stake was organized on September 15th from a division of the Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo Mont Ngafula Stake (organized in 2008). The new stake includes the following five wards: the Badiadingi, the Binza UPN, the Buadi, the Lukunga, and the Nsanga Maba Wards. The new stake is the Church's 12th stake in Kinshasa where the first stake was organized in 1996. The new stake is the Church's first new stake to be created in Kinshasa since 2019, although most of the stakes in Kinshasa appear likely to divide within the immediate future, thereby bringing the total number of stakes in Kinshasa to as many as 15-18 within the next couple years. Currently, Kinshasa ties with Accra, Ghana as the metropolitan area on the Afroeurasian landmass with the second most stakes after Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (which has 14 stakes not counting the stake in Grand Bassam).
There are now 29 stakes and 3 districts in the DR Congo. Prospects appear high for many new districts to be organized in cities that have recently had branches organized.
Cote d'Ivoire
A new stake was created in Cote d'Ivoire. The San Pedro Cote d'Ivoire Stake was organized from the San Pedro Cote d'Ivoire District (organized in 2014) and a portion of the Soubre Cote d'Ivoire District (organized in 2015) located in the city of Meagui. The Soubre Cote d'Ivoire District was discontinued, and the two branches in Soubre were reassigned directly to the Cote d'Ivoire Yamoussoukro Mission. Information on which of the nine branches have become wards in the new stake remains unavailable. There are now five stakes and four districts in the Cote d'Ivoire Yamoussoukro Mission.
There are now 21 stakes and 10 districts in Cote d'Ivoire.
California
The Bakersville California West Stake was organized on September 8th from a division of the Bakersfield California Stake (organized in 1951), the Bakersfield California East Stake (organized in 1978), and the Bakersfield California South Stake (organized in 1986). The new stake includes the following seven wards: the Bakersfield 2nd, the Brimhall, the La Cresta (Spanish), the Meadows, the Stockdale, the Taft, and the White Oak YSA Wards. There are now four stakes in Bakersfield.
There are now 147 stakes in California.
Papua New Guinea
The Madang Papua New Guinea Stake was organized on September 22nd from the Madang Papua New Guinea District (organized in 2012). All five branches in the district became wards, including the Bilia, the Madang 1st, the Madang 2nd, the Madang 3rd, and the Wali Wards. Approximately 1,000 attended the special conference to create the new stake, which is the first stake ever to be organized within the boundaries of the Papua New Guinea Lae Mission and in northern Papua New Guinea. With 11 districts, the Church in Papua New Guinea appears likely to have additional districts become stakes within the foreseeable future. There are now three stakes in Papua New Guinea.
Texas
The Weslaco Texas Stake was organized on September 15th from the McAllen Texas Stake
(organized in 1975) and the McAllen Texas West Stake (organized in 2008 and renamed the Mission Texas Stake). The new stake includes the following five wards: the Hidalgo (Spanish), the Pharr 1st (Spanish), the Pharr 2nd, the Weslaco 1st, and the Weslaco 2nd (Spanish) Wards. There are now three stakes in the McAllen metropolitan area.
There are now 80 stakes and 2 districts in Texas.
Washington
The Pullman Washington Stake was organized on September 29th from the Moscow Idaho Stake (organized in 1974). The new stake includes the following five wards: the Colfax, the Pioneer Hill, the Pullman YSA, the Sunnyside, and the Terre View Wards. There are now 61 stakes in Washington.
In the United States, there are now 1,714 stakes and 10 districts.
3 comments:
You mean there are three stakes in Papua New Guinea.
Thank you for noticing the typo
Do you mean 8 YSA Stakes in Logan instead of wards?
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