Within the past month, two new stakes were created in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo Binza Stake was organized from the Kinshasa DR Congo Mont Ngafula and Kinshasa DR Congo Ngaliema Stakes and includes the following seven wards and one branch: The Binza, Binza Pigeon, Binza UPN, Lubudi, Musey, Nsanga Maba, and Manenga Wards and the Camp Luka Branch. The Kinshasa DR Congo Mont Ngafula Stake now includes five wards and two branches whereas the Kinshasa DR Congo Ngaliema Stake includes seven wards. The boundaries of the Kinshasa DR Congo Stake were also redrawn as a result of the creation of the new stake in Binza.
The Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo Mokali Stake was organized from the Kinshasa DR Congo Masina and Kinshasa DR Congo Kimbanseke Stakes and includes the following seven wards: The Du Rail, Fer Bois, Kingasani 1st, Mapela, Masina 2nd, Masina 3rd, and Siforco Wards. The Kinshasa DR Congo Masina Stake now includes six wards whereas the Kinshasa DR Congo Kimbanseke stake includes seven wards. The geographic size of the new stake numbers among the smallest in Africa due to the high population density of this area of Kinshasa. Church leaders report that church attendance at the conference to create the new stake constituted 93% of church membership of the two original stakes. The Church reports some of its highest member activity and convert retention rates in the world in the DR Congo.
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I enjoy reading about the growth of the Church in the DR Congo. Two missions, 11 stakes, 3 districts, 2 independent mission branches, are now in the country. I would think the two southernmost stakes will soon spawn a third stake and that two of the districts could be close to becoming stakes (8 or 9 branches--many sharing meetinghouses with most of the buildings being relatively close to each other--signs that these branches are close to qualifying to be wards). Thus, I can envision 14 stakes in the near future.
ReplyDeleteThe activity rates appear to be phenomenal.
Leadership above the level of the stake is emerging with Elders Alfred Kyungu and L. Jean Claude Mabaya of the Third Quorum of the Seventy called in 2011 and 2012 respectively.
Well established seminary and institute programs.
An announced temple.