Daejeon Korea Stake - Yuseong Ward renamed Daejeon 1st Ward - Samseong Ward renamed Daejeon 2nd Ward - Dunsan Ward discontinued - Seonhwa Ward discontinued
Bacoor Philippines Stake - Bacoor Ward renamed Bacoor 1st Ward - Bacoor 2nd Ward created - Medicion Ward created
Trento Philippines District - upgraded to stake - renamed San Francisco Philippines Stake - Prosperidad, San Francisco, Santa Josefa, Trento, and Veruela Branch upgraded to wards
Dnepropetrovsk Ukraine District - District discontinued - Dnepropetrovsk Ukraine District branch discontinued - Dnepropetrovsk Livoberezhna Branch transferred to Kharkov Ukraine District and renamed Dnepr Left Bank Branch - Dnepropetrovsk Pobedy Branch transferred to Kharkov Ukraine District and renamed Dnepr Pobeda Branch - Dnepropetrovsk Tsentralny Branch transferred to Kharkov Ukraine District and renamed Dnepr Central Branch - Zaporizhzhia Branch transferred to the Kharkov Ukraine District
Queen Creek Arizona North Stake - Langley Gateway Ward created
Tampa Florida Stake - Tampa 1st Ward renamed South Tampa Ward - Tampa 2nd Ward renamed Wesley Chapel Ward - Tampa 5th Ward (Spanish) renamed Tampa Ward (Spanish)
Blackstone Valley Massachusetts Stake - Franklin 2nd Branch upgraded to ward
Syracuse New York Stake - Pulaski Ward downgraded to branch
Amazing to see Pacific Island natives and their units exist in Salt Lake or other places. I think I saw published a list of Tongan, Samoan, and other US-based Polynesian congregations. California probably has second most after Utah, or maybe more? Growth in Massachusetts seems to be steady.
Utah has more Polynesian language stakes but the count of wards and branches is harder. I also have to wonder how many language specific groups operate in the US.
At least in Utah there are lots of partially Polynesian families who generally attended English designated units.
Gnesileah, a couple of years ago there was a Karen (Burmese) branch in Salt Lake City. Does that still exist? Thanks for displaying the Polynesian/Micronesian/Melanesian Church units in the US.
There are more Samoan and Tongan units in other nations, such as New Zealand and Australia. I'm wondering if Canada has some as well.
Cotonou Benin Stake
ReplyDelete- Akpakpa Branch upgraded to ward
Katoka Democratic Republic of the Congo Stake
- Walikale Ward created
Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo Binza Stake
- Nganda Ward created
Abak Nigeria Stake
- Ikot Ntuk Branch upgraded to ward
Port Harcourt Nigeria North Stake
- Isiodu Branch upgraded to ward
Umuahia Nigeria Stake
- Umudike Branch created
Bindura Zimbabwe District
- Retreat Branch created
Daejeon Korea Stake
ReplyDelete- Yuseong Ward renamed Daejeon 1st Ward
- Samseong Ward renamed Daejeon 2nd Ward
- Dunsan Ward discontinued
- Seonhwa Ward discontinued
Bacoor Philippines Stake
- Bacoor Ward renamed Bacoor 1st Ward
- Bacoor 2nd Ward created
- Medicion Ward created
Trento Philippines District
- upgraded to stake
- renamed San Francisco Philippines Stake
- Prosperidad, San Francisco, Santa Josefa, Trento, and Veruela Branch upgraded to wards
Brussels Belgium Stake
ReplyDelete- Ixelles Branch (Spanish) created
Bulgaria/Central Eurasian Mission
- Central Eurasian Mission 2nd [Kazakhstan] Branch discontinued
Paisley Scotland Stake
- Beith Branch discontinued
Dnepropetrovsk Ukraine District
- District discontinued
- Dnepropetrovsk Ukraine District branch discontinued
- Dnepropetrovsk Livoberezhna Branch transferred to Kharkov Ukraine District and renamed Dnepr Left Bank Branch
- Dnepropetrovsk Pobedy Branch transferred to Kharkov Ukraine District and renamed Dnepr Pobeda Branch
- Dnepropetrovsk Tsentralny Branch transferred to Kharkov Ukraine District and renamed Dnepr Central Branch
- Zaporizhzhia Branch transferred to the Kharkov Ukraine District
Clorinda Argentina District
ReplyDelete- Clorinda 2nd Branch discontinued
- Clorinda 1st Branch renamed Clorinda Branch
Córdoba Argentina South Stake
- Valle Alegre Branch created
Araraquara Brazil Stake
- Araraquara 5th Branch upgraded to Pinheiros Ward
Montería Colombia Stake
- Zenu Ward renamed Monteverde Ward
- Mocari Branch discontinued
Paita Perú District
- Pueblo Nuevo Branch created
Mérida Venezuela Stake
- Charma Ward renamed El Charma Ward
Queen Creek Arizona North Stake
ReplyDelete- Langley Gateway Ward created
Tampa Florida Stake
- Tampa 1st Ward renamed South Tampa Ward
- Tampa 2nd Ward renamed Wesley Chapel Ward
- Tampa 5th Ward (Spanish) renamed Tampa Ward (Spanish)
Blackstone Valley Massachusetts Stake
- Franklin 2nd Branch upgraded to ward
Syracuse New York Stake
- Pulaski Ward downgraded to branch
Gresham Oregon Stake
- Rocky Butte Ward discontinued
Salt Lake Granger West Stake
- Granger West 5th Branch (Marshallese) upgraded to ward
Amazing to see Pacific Island natives and their units exist in Salt Lake or other places.
ReplyDeleteI think I saw published a list of Tongan, Samoan, and other US-based Polynesian congregations. California probably has second most after Utah, or maybe more?
Growth in Massachusetts seems to be steady.
Utah has more Polynesian language stakes but the count of wards and branches is harder. I also have to wonder how many language specific groups operate in the US.
ReplyDeleteAt least in Utah there are lots of partially Polynesian families who generally attended English designated units.
The number of official Polynesian/Micronesian/Melanesian language units (excluding groups) located in the U.S. (excluding territories) are:
ReplyDeleteChuukese (1 b)
Fijian (1 w, 1 b)
Marshallese (1 w, 7 b)
Pohnpeian (1 b)
Samoan (43 w, 2 b)
Tongan (75 w, 7 b)
The above 139 language units are located in:
UT(60), CA(46), HI(15), WA(5), AK(3), TX(3), NV(2), OR(2), AR(1), NC(1), OK(1)
Gnesileah, a couple of years ago there was a Karen (Burmese) branch in Salt Lake City. Does that still exist? Thanks for displaying the Polynesian/Micronesian/Melanesian Church units in the US.
ReplyDeleteThere are more Samoan and Tongan units in other nations, such as New Zealand and Australia. I'm wondering if Canada has some as well.
Hi Ray! Yes the Columbus Branch (Karen) still exists, in the South Salt Lake Stake.
ReplyDeleteOther nations that have Pacific-language speaking units besides the country of origin and the U.S. are:
Australia -- 14 Samoan wards, 2 Samoan branches, and 8 Tongan wards.
New Zealand -- 1 Kiribati branch, 1 Niuean ward, 20 Samoan wards, 16 Tongan wards, and 2 Tongan branches.
American Samoa -- 2 Tongan wards.