tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post6984900432119097456..comments2024-03-28T14:28:25.157-06:00Comments on Growth of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church): New Stakes in Arkansas, Ghana, Idaho, Samoa, Texas, and UtahMatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16030323360917985701noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-87559314670748579152014-02-18T16:47:28.364-07:002014-02-18T16:47:28.364-07:00The Delray Beach Ward, Pompano Beach Florida Stake...The Delray Beach Ward, Pompano Beach Florida Stake, was created on 16 February. There are now 8 wards and 2 branches in the stake:<br /><br />Boca Raton Ward<br />Boynton Beach Ward<br />Coconut Creek Ward<br />Coral Springs Ward<br />Delray Beach Ward<br />Lauderhill Ward (Spanish)<br />Palm Beach Ward<br />West Palm Beach Ward (Spanish)<br />Cypress Creek Branch<br />Tamarac Branch<br /><br /><br />The Dondo Branch, Beira Mozambique District, Mozambique Maputo Mission, was created on 26 January. There are now 8 branches in the district:<br /><br />Beira 2nd Branch<br />Beira 1st Branch<br />Dondo Branch<br />Inhamízua Branch<br />Manga 1st Branch<br />Manga 2nd Branch<br />Manga 3rd Branch<br />Munhava Branch<br /><br /><br />The Spring Creek 3rd Ward, Lehi Utah Stake, was created on 16 February. There are now 11 wards in the stake:<br /><br />Lehi 1st Ward<br />Lehi 2nd Ward<br />Lehi 5th Ward<br />Lehi 6th Ward<br />Lehi 9th Ward<br />Lehi 10th Ward<br />Spring Creek 1st Ward<br />Spring Creek 2nd Ward<br />Spring Creek 3rd Ward<br />Westfield Ward<br />Wines Park Ward<br /><br />The Alliance Texas Stake is also showing up in CDOL, but looks incomplete. Only four wards are listed. It also doesn't list the mission, the temple, the bishops' storehouse, the area coordinating council, and other links usually associated with a stake on CDOL. The four wards listed are: Heritage, Justin, Roanoke, and Woodland Springs 1st. The stake center apparently is in Trophy Club, TX.Mike Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10025612146815804945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-71741087204499674752014-02-17T11:39:29.430-07:002014-02-17T11:39:29.430-07:00Actually the new Iona Idaho South Stake Includes t...Actually the new Iona Idaho South Stake Includes the Iona 1,3,4,6,7,8,9, and 10th wards. The Lincoln 4,5,6, and 7th wards were moved to the existing Iona Idaho Stake. The Lincoln 7th ward moved meetinghouse locations to the Iona Stake Center. <br /><br />I wouldn't say the stake creation pace is that fast compared to previous years. Some of the new stakes reported this years were actually created in December. <br />By March 8th, 2014, there will be new stakes. <br />Looking at the list of new stakes per year on the side of the blog I see: <br />By March 3, 2013, there was 6 new stakes with two more in March.<br />By March 4, 2012, there was 5 new stakes with five more in March.<br />By March 6, 2011, there was 6 new stakes with six more in March.<br /><br />2010, 2009, and 2008 were all a little bit slower. So unless there are a lot more than 4 more stakes in March, the year will be about the same as the last 3 years. I think Matt has done a post on this in the past, but I think In the 80's and 90's, the rate of Congregational growth outpaced stake growth. Now in 2000's the increase in stake growth is slightly outpacing congregational growth. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05174283551521156890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-45270280010319751202014-02-17T10:53:38.368-07:002014-02-17T10:53:38.368-07:00This is the fastest pace of new stakes in several ...This is the fastest pace of new stakes in several years.<br /><br />Is anyone able to compare CDOL YTD with last year? I wonder if Wards and branches are keeping up or if this is just a (happy) statistical anomaly.Michael Worleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12078136075924935280noreply@blogger.com