Click here to access my analysis of the 55 new missions to be organized in July 2026 on cumorah.com. See below for the figures if you have trouble viewing these on the site when using a mobile device. A PDF of the article can be downloaded or viewed here.
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Would it be possible to see a pie chart for missions distributed by region from an earlier time (say 2013 so)?
ReplyDeleteAgree. I was about to ask the same.
DeleteThe Church has noted significant changes for the First Presidency's Christmas Devotional starting this year. It will be a pre-recorded (rather than ticketed) event. Additionally, changes to the Church magazines have already come under this new First Presidency. My thanks once again to you all.
ReplyDeleteI always wondered why the is a first presidency Christmas Devotional and not a Easter Devotional
DeleteAnonymous, with the church putting more emphasis on giving Easter greater attention, it would not surprise me to see some sort of Easter program for the general church body in the near future. I am happy to see that Easter has been getting the special treatment it deserves in recent years
DeleteDurham Cleere, General Conference will coincide with Easter weekend next year, and the Church has announced events related to Easter for next year already:
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I didn't consider that conference and Easter end up overlapping, so I suppose that makes doing an easter program/devotional much more difficult
DeleteDurham Cleere, the Easter weekend General Conference will be preceded by a Palm Sunday service in individual congregations the Sunday prior to General Conference, to which all members and friends of the Church are invited, and a heavy focus on Holy Week, where "all are invited to reflect on the Atonement of Jesus Christ and on His greater love as we prepare to commemorate His Resurrection on Easter Sunday. Establishing Christ-centered Easter traditions could include using the Holy Week study guide and inviting friends and family to join in Palm Sunday and Easter worship."
DeleteAnd of the Easter General Conference weekend, the Church's event description notes: "The gospel of Jesus Christ teaches that He lives and that God loves, hears and speaks to His children. His personalized guidance and inspiration may be experienced through the counsel of living prophets, apostles, and leaders from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
"This Easter season, all are welcome and invited to hear messages of hope, peace, and the joy of eternal life made possible through the atoning sacrifice and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. Join with Latter-day Saints at meetinghouses around the world on Palm Sunday, March 28, 2025, and Easter weekend, April 4–5, during the annual broadcast of general conference."
That suggests that the messages of the Easter weekend General Conference, combined with the music, will essentially constitute a 10-hour 2-day Easter-focused Church broadcast. which surely qualifies as such this year.
Incidentally, Easter also coincided with General Cionference weekend in 2018 (President Nelson's first General Conference) and 2021, and will do so again in 2029.
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ReplyDeleteOn his trip to Kenya and other places in the Africa Central Area Elder Rasbabd met with a group of refugees from South Sudan he first met with 2 years ago. Most are now serving missions in Kenya. Sister Rasband as well as Elder and Sister Mutombo were in the meeting.
ReplyDeleteKenya getting a 3rd mission is one of the most exciting things in this set of new missions.
Here is a note from the Charleston South Carolina Stake Presidency:
ReplyDelete"Brothers and Sisters,
We are excited to share that the Charleston 3rd Spanish branch was made into a ward this past Sunday, November 2nd. This is the result of many years of work by faithful Charleston-area saints. The Charleston 3rd ward is the largest and most robust language unit in the six stakes within our coordinating council. It is one of the most thriving language units in the southeastern US. They continue to find and fellowship new members. We really appreciate the partnership with the missionaries on this great work!
The branch presidency was sustained and set apart as a bishopric in the new ward. We look forward to the ward’s continued growth. We enjoyed the recent Hispanic Heritage stake event hosted by Charleston 3rd and thank them for the hard work and planning that made it so successful. They are an integral part of our stake and we are grateful to have them in the Charleston stake community."
The Church is thriving in South Carolina. I believe five new stakes have been created there in the past five years.
I remain hopeful that Charleston South Carolina will get a temple soon. I hope we have some temple related announcements next Monday. We may have some new presidents and matron announced this week.
ReplyDeleteWe will get some more major temple construction announcements next week. I am assuming one will be the opening arrangements for the Willamette Valley Oregon Temple will be announced, but we also have at least two temples (Lehi Utah and Jacksonville Florida) that are close to a groundbreaking announcement at this point. We additionally have other temples with sites confirmed and exterior renderings released that could also be added to the groundbreaking queue in coming weeks. And there are a number of announced temples that could also have more official details released in the next few weeks as well.
DeleteAs far as the first leaders of new temples, I expect we will soon see such biographies for the Phnom Penh Cambodia and Miraflores Guatemala City Guatemala Temples. I want to project that will happen in the next week or so, but I also think we may soon see the newest apostle announced (as I don't see President Oaks letting that vacancy go unfilled until 5 months from now in General Conference.
All we got the new apostle announced today.
DeleteNew apostle Bishop Causee
ReplyDeleteCalled it!
DeleteGreat news, Elder Gérald Caussé was called to be the newest member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. As mentioned in this newsroom article,
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Now about half of the 12 apostles were either born outside the United States, the son of immigrants, or from non-European ancestry.Elder Caussé (born and raised in France), Elder Kearon (Born in England and he spent a significant time of his youth and professional life in Saudi Arabia ), Elder Gong (Born in the United States but has Chinese ancestry), Elder Soares (born and raised in Brazil), Elder Uchtdorf (Born in what is now the Czech Republic, and raised in Germany), Elder Renlund (Born in the US to Swedish and Finnish immigrants and he lived a few years of his youth in Sweden). Several of the current apostles have served missions most outside their homeland.
ReplyDeleteI think Elder Gérald Caussé is a great pick. I'm not at all disputing this pick.
DeleteHowever, I think getting an apostle of dark-colored skin may help the work in many parts of the world, whether it's African American, African, Caribbean, some Asian and pacific island nations... it would ease the racial barrier I saw too often on my mission when teaching investigators of color, whether black or brown. Just my thought.
I agree Elder Caussé is a superb pick. The Church will have its' first dark-skinned apostle when the Lord says it's time for that to occur. I wonder in a lot of ways if some of the Church membership as it is currently is not ready to accept an apostle of darker skin. It has not yet been 50 years since the revelation on the priesthood was issued. But we have been getting ethnically-diverse picks with the last four apostles (Gong, Soares, Kearon, and now Caussé).
DeleteBishop Caussé was on my top three candidates of prospective new apostles, which included as a prospect a couple more ethnically-diverse picks, including a dark-skinned individual. But I hope we can all rest assured that Elder Caussé is the right pick at this time. I wonder how soon the Presiding Bishopric will be reorganized, as it sounds like Elder Caussé will continue to function in both roles for the time being. I assume Bishops Waddell and Budge will move up a spot each, and that a new Second Counselor might be called.
Grateful for today's announcement, and I testify Elder Gerald Caussé is the right man for the time.
While I understand and appreciate the spirit of your post, James, Elders Kearon, Soares, and Caussé are ethnically white. So it would be more accurate to say the church/Lord has chosen culturally diverse apostles recently, not ethnically diverse ones.
DeleteWell Elder Garritt W. Gong is without question and dispute not white. I know where people are coming from on other thoughts. We have neither a black apostle nor a native speaker of Spanish as an apostle. However we also have two apostles over 80 whose health is not super great, and another 3 over 80 who seem to be in much better health, this is counting all 15 apostles, so there will probably be a few changes in the next few years, for a given value of few.
ReplyDeleteWith Gérald Caussé as an apostle exactly half of the articles on the current Quorum of the 12 in Wikipedia were created by me. I created the article on Gérald Caussé on the day he was called as a general authority seventy, years before he was called a Member of the Presiding bishopric. That was April 5, 2008. His article predates those on Elder Yong and Elder Renlund and possibly dome of the other apostles.
We now have 4 non-American apostles. I am not sure when the number was last that high. Maybe near the start of the 30th-century. But I sm not sure it was ever that high. Especially 4 in the Quorum of the 12. In the early 1920s you had Elder Penrose, Elder Talmage and Elder Widstoe. Elder Widstoe had replaced President Lund.
The difference is our current group of non-Americand lived most of their lives outside the US. Elder Talmage completed high school in the US, Elder Widstoe even some of elementary school. Elder Lund and Elder Penrose came To the US as young adults.
Elder Gérald Caussé lived in France until he became a general authority. Elder Soares was on a short term job assignment with the Presiding bishopric in the US when he became a general authority but was Planning to go back to Brazil. Elder Kearon has an American wife and lived for a time in the US, but was in England when called as a general authority. Elder Uchtdorf was in Germany, but was briefly two times a resident of the US.
Elder Gérald Caussé is the first native French dreaming apostle. I think we have 6 effective native languages. English leads. Elder Soares, Elder Uchtdorf and Elder Caussé are the clear non-English speakers. Those 4 languages have no question. However Elder Gong is basically A native Mandarin speaker and Elder Renlund the sane for Swedish.
Now I have to wonder if it is possible Elder Caussé will dedicate any temple with an announced dedication date but no one announced to dedicate. I would be surprised. He might be at Burley and Lindon, but I think a more senior apostle will be as well, but I could be wrong.
ReplyDeleteMy top prediction for apostle was Elder Valenzuela and my next was Elder Dube. After that I was all over the place so I may have thrown out Elder Causse's name.
Elder Causee is 5th Presiding bishopric to become a member of the Quorum of the 12. The other 4 were Sylvester Q. Cannon, Legrand Richards, Robert D. Hales and Gary E. Stevenson. Charles W. Nibley was a member of the First Presidency but not in the Quorum of the 12. Henry B. Eyring was a counselor in the Presiding bishopric. So was John R. Winder who was also a counselor to Joseph F. Smith.
It will be interesting to see who the new Presiding bishop is. Although that might be known and I have just not seen the announcement.
I was reading the Wikipedia article on Gérald Caussé. It states that while he was Presiding bishop the Church's charitable giving reached nearly $1billion a year. In reality I think that figure hit $1.45 billion in 2024. The article needs updating.
ReplyDeleteIt took some digging but I was able to understand Elder Caussé's background more.
ReplyDeleteHe was made a primary pianist at age 12 (that would have been 1975, when primary was diluring the week, unless he eas junior Sunday school pianist). He was a counselor in the Sunday School Presidency at 14, and Sunday school president at 16.
He was in military service and did not go on a full-time mission. He has served as ward clerk, counselor in a bishopric, counselor in a stake Presidency, and both Elders Quorum president and high priest group leader. He became a stake president in 2001 at age 37, and then was an area seventy for a year before he became a general authority seventy at age 44.
He and Valerie married in the Swisz Temple in 1886. The Uchtdorfs also married in the Swiss Temple. It may be the only temple outside Utah multiple apostles have married in.
Please keep comments related to the topic of Church growth. If users cannot behave appropriately, I will have to change the settings on the blog to publish comments before they appear.
ReplyDeleteConsidering how fast the church is growing in French-speaking countries, I think Elder Causse is a very inspired pick. He'll be able to minister to the (rapidly growing) Saints in the DRC in their own language, which I think is a huge blessing for them.
ReplyDeleteThat's a great point, JTB! I didn't think about that factor. But the Church has seen a lot of growth in French speaking countries. I'm glad we have another multilingual apostle. And I'm grateful we got this announcement today.
DeleteGoing forward, I will not publish comments that are not directly related to Church growth, whether it is about general news, holiday broadcasts, Church history, etc. This blog is a forum for discussing church growth and not tangential discussions about all-things Latter-day Saint.
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteMatt, I want to apologize for my part in the tangential discussions you mentioned. My comments going forward will all relate to Church growth. I had a couple of questions in that regard: historically, has there been any kind of correlation between the creation of new missions and the decision to create new geographical areas of the Church? If so, could the creation of 7 new missions in 2026 and 5 others in 2024 in the Africa West Area tell us anything about how soon (and in what manner) that area might divide?
DeleteThe other question I wanted to ask relates to some of the statistical information that was provided during the most recent General Conference. Elder Gong mentioned a congregational count of 31,916 but didn't give any indication of an as of date, while Elder Cook emphasized the "nearly 900,000" converts that joined the Church during the last three years. Could those figures indicate anything about where the Church might stand statistically as the year winds down?
Matt, if any element of this comment isn't relevant, please let me know and I will happily retool it so it can be included here. Thanks for providing us this great place for these discussions.
Matt, when is the next planned update to the Stakes/Districts created sidebar on the main page?
ReplyDeleteDurham,
DeleteThese are the next Stakes that were organized after the Beaumont Alberta Stake. Including the Tarawa Kiribati North Stake (already on the sidebar). Last week it was reported here the Alaminos Philippines District became a Stake. But it has not been updated on the website yet, so I am not including it here until it gets updated on the official church records.
Orem Utah YSA 5th 2025-09-21
Payson Utah Arrowhead 2025-10-19
Tarawa Kiribati North 2016-01-17 (D), 2025-10-19 (S)
Vineyard Utah YSA 2025-10-19
Santaquin Utah South 2025-11-02
Santa Rosa Philippines 2025-11-02
No new Districts to be added. Nor any known consolidations since.
The Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo N'Djili Stake (12 wards, 1 branch) is having Stake Conference this weekend. Potential split.
ReplyDeleteTo add to my last comment, the neighboring Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo Ngaba Stake (11 wards) also has stake conference this weekend.
ReplyDeleteNot sure if this website is on anyone’s radar, but it’s been around for quite a while. It’s an excellent resource for missionary work. When I was serving as a missionary in NYC (2001-2003), Clayton Christensen, was the area seventy assigned to the NYC area, and a professor at the Harvard Business School. He loved missionary work and uncovered many powerful approaches to missionary work to our mission. He had created a case study on missionary work using the very respected and widely adopted case study method of teaching and learning developed and used by the Harvard Business School. He is a brilliant mind and a very righteous person and great teacher. While serving as a ward missionary later in life I came upon the website https://missionaryleaders.org and immediately recognized he was affiliated with it.
ReplyDeleteHere is the case study: https://missionaryresource.org/pages/media/boston.pdf
This an excellent essay he wrote about his belief based on the https://claytonchristensen.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Why_I_Belong_and_Why_I_Believe.pdf
These resources are so helpful in helping us have paradigm shits in thinking that ease fears about missionary work, motivates us, helps be more effective, etc
* shifts
DeleteClayton Christensen wrote the book: The Everyday Power of Missionaries, which discussed church growth and gave clear, specific ideas on how we can be better member missionaries.
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ReplyDeleteWhat missions, if any, were created/discontinued in 2025?
ReplyDeleteOnly 1 New Mission was organized on or near the July 1st start dates. No consolidations
DeleteEurope Central Turkic and Persian Speaking Mission
https://maps.churchofjesuschrist.org/missions/2300990
Announced in the Church News in June 2025.
https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders/2025/06/17/new-mission-leaders-philippines-cebu-europe-central-turkic-and-persian-speaking/
Thank you Chris!
DeleteReally appreciate this analysis, Matt. I find Figure 6 the most striking.
ReplyDelete--Overall appears that when a lot of new missions are made, resources are being allocated to areas that are having strong growth (really looking at Africa there).
--Do you suppose that the lack of formal establishment of a dedicated mission for the countries you mention (CAR, Timor-Leste, Burundi/Rwanda, Cuba) is potential trouble with visas?
--If these would be considered "missed opportunities," which missions that were created do you think are a bit weaker in their prospects? My guess would be maybe some of the North American missions. I guess this because (per Elder Cook's conference address) North America currently is the lowest growth area of the Church. As a logistics guy myself, it makes me wonder how much easier it is to create a North American mission and if that is playing a role.
Evern though the reorganization recently of the Miami Florida Stake (503436), all of the Wards/Branches are Spanish Speaking now. And I'm told on the CDOL, the Stake is also listed as Miami Florida Stake (Spanish) (503436)
ReplyDeletehttps://maps.churchofjesuschrist.org/stakes/503436
The Meetinghouse site still has the Stake as English Speaking.
Possible areas for area for new YSA Stakes
ReplyDeleteLos Angeles, California
Oakland/San Francisco, California (Bay Area)
Las Vegas, Nevada
Seattle/Tacoma, Washington.
Oddly, the Murray Utah Little Cottonwood Stake (505986), doesn't have any more Conferences posted after February 8th, 2026. Maybe just a technical oversight. But most of the rest of the Stakes have both Scheduled Conferences for 2026 posted on the Meetinghouse Site. It currently has the minimum of 5 Wards. But maybe a reorganization planned?
ReplyDeletehttps://maps.churchofjesuschrist.org/stakes/505986
Okay, a Continuation of my previous 2 comments. I just found the Murray Utah Parkway Stake (521205), with 5 Wards. Also has only one conference posted for the same weekend of February 8th for 2026. I wonder if we will see a triple merger that weekend.
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Upon further investigation, it appears all 6 Murray Stakes have conference planned the same days February 7-8. So maybe all 6 will be reshuffled?
DeleteMurray Utah Little Cottonwood Stake (505986)
Murray Utah North Stake (511668)
Murray Utah Parkway Stake (521205)
Murray Utah South Stake (502642)
Murray Utah Stake (501999)
Murray Utah West (505129)
They all have 5 with exception of the south stake having 6 wards. I don't know how big these wards are, but I would imagine these maybe small as people move to the suburbs. Consequently, I could see some mergers take place. Maybe stakes with 7-8 or so healthy wards to keep from having to come back for further consolidation anytime soon.
DeleteMurray Utah Little Cottonwood Stake and Murray Utah Parkway Stake doesn't have any conferences beyond February while the others do; so I'll give it a good chance they will be consolidated.
Also, from my last comment, the Murray Utah North Stake (511668), with 5 Wards + 1 Branch, has a conference on the same weekend of February 8th. And again a few weeks later on March 15th, 2026. I don't know if the 2 Stakes are neighbors. Or if just coincidence, It gives me the impression of a possible merger with the above-mentioned Murray Utah Little Cottonwood Stake (505986).
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Also, found the Salt Lake Winder West Stake (507695), has no conferences planned after next conference 12/07/25. The same day that the neighboring stake Salt Lake Winder Stake (503029) has scheduled. Another possible merger next month?
ReplyDeletehttps://maps.churchofjesuschrist.org/stakes/507695
https://maps.churchofjesuschrist.org/stakes/503029
Also just came across this one also.
ReplyDeleteThe Salt Lake Riverside Stake on 11/23. No Conferences posted for next year 2026. Trying to ascertain which of the neighbors is on the same weekend 11/23 that could be the merger.
https://maps.churchofjesuschrist.org/stakes/501425
The Salt Lake Riverside Stake (501425), that i mentioned in the last comment, based on research on dates and neighboring Stakes. I gather it could go to either the Salt Lake Rose Park Stake (502421) to the north, or the Salt Lake Pioneer Stake (500542) to the south. Or split between both. All 3 have Stake conference the same weekend of November 22nd and November 23rd, 2025. And all 3 located near the Salt Lake International Airport.
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https://maps.churchofjesuschrist.org/stakes/500542
https://maps.churchofjesuschrist.org/stakes/502421
In other news, the possible merger of the Taylorsville Utah Central Stake (506575) into the Taylorsville Utah Heritage Park Stake (508950), both having next Stake Conferences same weekend November 22nd and 23rd, 2025. But the Central Stake has no Conferences posted for all of 2026.
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Also, the Taylorsville Utah Stake (502367) and Taylorsville Utah South Stake (516120) have the next conference January 18th, 2026. And again in May 2026. But nothing posted for last six months of July to December 2026 yet. Not sure if something in the works there?
https://maps.churchofjesuschrist.org/stakes/502367
https://maps.churchofjesuschrist.org/stakes/516120
On a brighter note, It's possible between the Washington Utah Coral Canyon Stake (2268140) that had conference today 11/09, and the Washington Utah East Stake (557501), that has conference on 12/07, both have an additional conference scheduled on January 10th-11th, 2026.
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https://maps.churchofjesuschrist.org/stakes/557501
I wonder if there is a split for a 3rd stake on 01/11/26 ? They have the regular 6 month conferences on May 17th and June 7th, 2026.
New stakes list has been updated.
ReplyDeleteThank you Matt!
DeleteMatt, On your new stake list You have the Beaumont Alberta stake listed twice as number 65 in September and number 73 in November.
DeleteAre there two 63s on the new stake list?
DeleteCraig Shuler says, The leadership transitions have been so beautiful the last few weeks. I speculate that there will be another one this week, with a new Presiding Bishopric next Thursday.
ReplyDeleteA new stake was created November 9th, from a division of Harare Zimbabwe Stake (277533), the Domboshawa Zimbabwe Stake (2312530) which comprises of 4 wards; Domboshawa 1st, Domboshawa. 2nd, Domboshawa 3rd, and Hatcliffe Wards.
ReplyDeleteAlso, in Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo :
DeleteKinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo Fer Bois Stake (2307553)
Organized 9 November 2025
- Fer Bois 1st Ward
- Fer Bois 2nd Ward
- Kingasani 1st Ward
- Kingasani 4th Ward
- Mokali Ward
- Mulie Ward
- Sakombi Ward
Assigned Mission: Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa South Mission
Assigned Temple: Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple
Domboshawa Zimbabwe Stake (2312530)
Organized 9 November 2025
- Domboshawa 1st Ward
- Domboshawa 2nd Ward
- Domboshawa 3rd Ward
- Hatcliffe Ward
Assigned Mission: Zimbabwe Harare Mission
Assigned Temple: Johannesburg South Africa Temple
I actually learned a lot about Church growth in my area (the Rhine-Main-Region in Germany) yesterday when I attended a friend's birthday get-together. It was extremely interesting to me since, in my ward where the Church has been really visible for several decades because of the temple and a high membership density, growth has barely accelerated in the last couple of years. We are still very much chugging along at our 2 or 3 convert baptisms a year, which is to be expected when everyone around has pretty much made up their minds about the Church already.
ReplyDeleteBut elsewhere in the metro area the situation is apparently very different. I got to meet and talk to several people who were baptized this year and who are preparing to serve missions. I also talked to a Relief Society presidency counselor from one of the wards here who said that so many sisters are getting baptized in her ward that they are starting to have some issues properly welcoming and integrating them in Relief Society (the ward is already very large with several hundreds of people in attendance on average). Finally, I also reconnected with an Elder who had previously served in my ward and was now in my friend's ward. In-between these two areas, he served in a branch farther south in the Frankfurt Mission, which for years had been struggling and had always been close to consolidation. He mentioned to me that when he left that area after three months, they had 18 people on date for baptism and they were finding sometimes dozens of new friends per week.
A lot of this acceleration has apparently been because the Church has been doing extremely well with online finding, especially with young adults. The message is very much spot on and focuses much more on topics like (social) belonging, hope, peace, and our divine potential than it does about deep doctrine - very appropriate for a generation that has been absolutely ravaged socially by pandemic restrictions and that is now being prepared from all sides to go to war soon. I know from credible sources that the Frankfurt Mission receives typically several hundreds of self-referrals each week, of course of various levels of quality and seriousness. The success with younger people is a pretty big shift compared to only a few years ago; I remember that when I was baptized in early 2012 and throughout the 2010s, I was typically the only or at least one of the very few adult converts at Institute, YSA conventions or firesides. Young ethnic Germans joining the Church was not really much of a thing back then. I have heard anecdotally that these types of events now split about evenly between YSA raised in the Church and converts and I have very little doubt this is accurate.
@Pascal Friedmann
DeleteVery glad to hear about the growth in your area of Germany!
Were you hearing that conversions were mostly among ethnic Germans, or were there also a good number of converts from other ethnic groups, immigrants or refugees?
Great question! I don't have a representative overview of this, but all three recent YSA converts I spoke with seemed native German to me. On the other hand, both converts baptized in my ward this year are immigrants (from Ukraine and India respectively), but if I see it correctly we do have another native German YSA who is likely going to get baptized soon.
DeleteSo I think half and half seems pretty accurate to me, which is also about the ethnic makeup of most German cities where the Church actively operates. With some exceptions, our membership skews heavily urban still. What is noteworthy is that the Germans who are getting baptized seem to be primarily under 30 years old. So there is likely an increase in receptivity compared to earlier generations.
I am a ward mission leader in the NYC area, and we receive 5-10 social media self-referrals a day. The missionaries do very little street contacting - they spend a lot of time on the phone calling these referrals. We end up getting 2-5 new friends a week at church just from social media referrals.
DeleteA new stake was created in Calgary, Alberta, Canada this past weekend. Not sure its exact name yet.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1217455077078011&set=a.456226079867585
Caleb, could it possibly be the "Airdrie Alberta Stake" since the post you quoted is from a group or organization calling themselves the "Airdrie Alberta Stake". This is the first mention in my records of a Stake of Zion called Airdrie Alberta?
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Also, the Creekside Ward (253979), East Lake Ward (438073) and Reunion Ward (199818) , all meet in the meetinghouse located at 900 Reunion Gateway NW, Airdrie, AB address on the Facebook page above mentioned. And also in Airdrie, the Luxstone Ward (1075861) and the Yankee Valley Ward (2021285) meet in the other Meetinghouse there.
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https://maps.churchofjesuschrist.org/meetinghouses/5342880-01-01
I could see these 5 wards being the core units to a new Airdrie Alberta Stake if it happened.
That would leave just 3 Wards and a Branch in the old Calgary North Stake.
https://maps.churchofjesuschrist.org/stakes/504556
Also reported elsewhere, on the Ward level growth, the Round Rock Texas East Stake (in the North Austin area) got a new Ward yesterday, 11/09/25. The new Hutto Ward (2314584)
ReplyDeletehttps://maps.churchofjesuschrist.org/wards/2314584
https://www.reddit.com/r/MormonShrivel/comments/1otdl11/ward_combination_in_texas_usa/
This other post, shows a copy of the letter to the members and a link to the new ward proposed boundaries.
I recently learned that in my stake in central Europe we had 55 convert baptisms between July 24 - June 24 (1 year). An average of 5 per congregation. This number is twice as high as a good year before covid. In 2Q 25 my stake also had the hightest sacrament meeting attendance ever (since my stake was divieded in 2007). I also noticed this during my stake conference last sunday. The meeting was quite full and it was the first time, since we started renting the parking garage of a local super market, nearby that there was not enough parking.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing! This is great news for sure.
DeleteThe Alpine German-Speaking Mission where this stake is located, had exactly 300 baptisms in three years between 2011 and 2014 from 7 stakes. So really, about 14 baptisms per stake per year. 55 is definitely a good improvement. I know that other stakes in that (former) mission boundary are likely well over 100 baptisms in the last year, so I would not be shocked if the average was a bit higher still.
Thank you for letting me know about the errors in the new stakes list for 2025. I made the corrections.
ReplyDeleteFor those curious or interested, after reviewing the Meetinghouse website, with 475 known Mission Districts. I have found currently the following 214 of those have posted at least one next District Conference dates in rest of 2025 and 2026. If Matt approves the post, I will list all 214 Districts in order by date. I hope it will start a conversation, of which if any are the most likely to be the next to become stakes based on the Dates posted publicly, and your own research of total number of branches in the districts.
ReplyDeleteOf the remaining Mission districts, most are from all of Mexico, Central and South America, and a few African countries. But from all of Mexico, only one has a Date posted for the Minatitlán México Tecnológico District (526819), for 2 weeks from now. I wonder if that is to become a Stake?
Also, the old Saratov Russia Stake (now District), has posted 4 conference dates for 2026. Possibly from the old schedule before it was downgraded status.
Matt, If you feel this post or the subsequent list is irrelevant or too much. Feel free to delete it entirely.
11/16/25 Seoul Korea Military
ReplyDelete11/16/25 Québec City
11/16/25 Espargos Cape Verde
11/16/25 Addis Ababa Ethiopia
11/16/25 Vanua Levu Fiji
11/16/25 Oda Ghana
11/16/25 Georgetown Guyana
11/16/25 Shikoku Japan
11/16/25 Tolagnaro Madagascar
11/16/25 Namoneas Chuuk
11/16/25 Darkhan Mongolia
11/16/25 Ligao Philippines
11/16/25 Maseru Lesotho
11/16/25 Wendover Utah
11/16/25 Carúpano Venezuela
11/16/25 Kitwe Zambia
11/23/25 Okinawa Japan Military
11/23/25 Guadeloupe
11/23/25 Kampong Cham Cambodia
11/23/25 Abengourou Cote d'Ivoire
11/23/25 Dakar Senegal
11/23/25 Bani Dominican Republic
11/23/25 Kisumu Kenya
11/23/25 Mauritius
11/23/25 Chimoio Mozambique
11/23/25 Avarua Cook Islands
11/23/25 Okrika Nigeria
11/23/25 Islamabad Pakistan
11/23/25 Bangued Philippines
11/23/25 Roxas Philippines Isabela
11/23/25 Masbate Philippines
11/23/25 Santa Cruz Marinduque Philippines
11/23/25 Lesser Antilles North
11/23/25 Rostov-na-Donu Russia
11/23/25 Novosibirsk Russia
11/23/25 Dar es Salaam Tanzania Chang'ombe
11/23/25 La Fría Venezuela
11/23/25 Hanoi Vietnam
11/23/25 Minatitlán México Tecnológico
11/30/25 Vilnius Lithuania
11/30/25 Havana Cuba
11/30/25 Kpong Ghana
11/30/25 Bibiani Ghana
11/30/25 Axim Ghana
11/30/25 Chennai India
11/30/25 Nakuru Kenya
11/30/25 Jeju Korea
11/30/25 Gangneung Korea
11/30/25 St Denis Reunion
11/30/25 Agbor Nigeria
11/30/25 Marbel Philippines
11/30/25 Borongan Philippines
11/30/25 Açores Portugal
11/30/25 Saratov Russia
11/30/25 Porlamar Venezuela
11/30/25 Valera Venezuela
12/07/25 Libreville Gabon
12/07/25 Macau China
12/07/25 Monte Plata Dominican Republic
12/07/25 Cotui Dominican Republic
12/07/25 Azua Dominican Republic
12/07/25 ABC Islands
12/07/25 Nassau Caribbean
12/07/25 Kagoshima Japan
12/07/25 Ulsan Korea
12/07/25 Ifo Nigeria
12/07/25 Karachi Pakistan
12/07/25 Balingasag Philippines
12/07/25 Dipolog Philippines
12/07/25 Sablayan Philippines
12/07/25 Argao Philippines
12/07/25 Baybay Philippines
12/07/25 Kuching Malaysia
12/07/25 Gulu Uganda
12/07/25 El Rosario Venezuela
12/14/25 Kisangani Democratic Republic of the Congo
12/14/25 Colombo Sri Lanka
12/14/25 Gingoog Philippines
12/14/25 San Jose Mindoro Philippines Occidental
12/14/25 Cotabato Philippines
12/14/25 Mwanza Tanzania
12/14/25 Kadoma Zimbabwe
01/11/26 Luganville Vanuatu
01/18/26 Battambang Cambodia
01/18/26 Visakhapatnam India
01/18/26 Bongabon Philippines
01/18/26 Bogo Philippines
01/18/26 Sogod Philippines
Kisangani Democratic Republic of the Congo is a strong candidate.
DeleteAlso, Chris, the Mbuji-Mayi Democratic Republic of the Congo Stake, and the Dibindi Democratic Republic of the Congo Stake, both in Mbuji-Mayi very oddly has a Stake Conference scheduled for the weekend after Christmas. (It has a normal schedule of April/October. Given past reports of explosive strong growth in the Mbuji-Mayi area and the fact that Mbuji-Mayi stake has 10 wards and 1 branch and Dibindi has 7 wards, that seems like comfortably enough for a third stake. Additionally, there's also a District in the Mbuji-Mayi area with no conference scheduled (Tshitenge Democratic Republic of the Congo District, 5 branches), but I wouldn't be surprised if they're a part of whatever will happen in the area at the end of December. If so, we could probably go from 2 stakes and a district (17 wards and 6 branches) to 4 stakes (20-22 wards and 1-3 branches). But even one more stake would be a big step.
01/25/26 Ozamiz Philippines
ReplyDelete01/25/26 San Carlos Philippines
01/25/26 Sipalay Philippines
01/25/26 Tabaco Philippines
02/01/26 La Carlota Philippines
02/01/26 Pagadian Philippines
02/01/26 Balayan Philippines
02/01/26 Kidapawan Philippines
02/01/26 Antique Philippines
02/01/26 Hinunangan Philippines
02/08/26 Aboisso Cote d'Ivoire
02/08/26 Alepe Cote d'Ivoire
02/08/26 Sinfra Cote d'Ivoire
02/08/26 Sunyani Ghana
02/08/26 Morioka Japan
02/08/26 Faisalabad Pakistan
02/08/26 Mindoro Oriental Philippines
02/08/26 Calape Philippines
02/08/26 Monkayo Philippines
02/08/26 Bulan Philippines
02/08/26 Biliran Philippines
02/08/26 Yekaterinburg Russia
02/08/26 Miri Malaysia
02/08/26 Honiara Solomon Islands
02/15/26 Yerevan Armenia
02/15/26 Dzodze Ghana
02/15/26 Niigata Japan
02/15/26 Kiritimati Island Kiribati
02/15/26 Taranaki New Zealand
02/15/26 Surigao Philippines
02/15/26 Catbalogan Philippines
02/15/26 Niua Tonga
02/22/26 Coffs Harbour Australia
02/22/26 Nsukka Nigeria
02/22/26 Bori Nigeria
03/01/26 North Queensland Australia
03/01/26 Siem Reap Cambodia
03/01/26 Bouafle Cote d'Ivoire
03/01/26 Conakry Guinea
03/01/26 Ho Ghana
03/01/26 Szombathely Hungary
03/01/26 Nelson New Zealand
03/01/26 Otukpo Nigeria
03/01/26 Ugep Nigeria
03/01/26 Oron Nigeria
03/01/26 Goroka Papua New Guinea
03/01/26 Movaeve Papua New Guinea
03/01/26 Bislig Philippines
03/01/26 Baler Philippines
03/01/26 Bangui Philippines
03/01/26 Catanduanes Philippines
03/01/26 Narra Philippines
03/01/26 Gonzaga Philippines
03/01/26 Moriba Town Sierra Leone
03/01/26 Kota Kinabalu Malaysia
03/01/26 Ha'apai Tonga Lulunga
03/08/26 Phnom Penh Cambodia East
03/08/26 Tarkwa Ghana
03/08/26 Yamaguchi Japan
03/08/26 Aomori Japan
03/08/26 Kakata Liberia
03/08/26 Sogere Papua New Guinea
03/08/26 Jordan Philippines
03/08/26 Sorsogon Philippines
03/08/26 Brașov Romania
03/15/26 Nagano Japan
03/15/26 Koriyama Japan
03/15/26 Harbel Liberia
03/15/26 Isumo Papua New Guinea
03/15/26 Bauang Philippines
03/15/26 Solano Philippines
03/15/26 Quezon Philippines Palawan
03/22/26 Orange Australia
03/22/26 Bohicon Benin
03/22/26 Twifu Praso Ghana
03/22/26 Obuasi Ghana
03/22/26 Ilorin Nigeria
03/22/26 Sepik River Papua New Guinea
03/22/26 Rigo Papua New Guinea
03/22/26 Pandan Philippines
03/22/26 Makeni Sierra Leone
03/22/26 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
03/22/26 Udorn Thailand
03/22/26 Chiang Mai Thailand
03/22/26 Malekula Vanuatu
03/29/26 Southern Kiribati
ReplyDelete03/29/26 Suki Papua New Guinea
03/29/26 Bambang Philippines
03/29/26 Sibu Malaysia
04/12/26 Tamale Ghana
04/19/26 Saint Marc Haiti
04/19/26 Lahore Pakistan
04/19/26 Tanjay Philippines
05/03/26 Dabou Cote d'Ivoire
05/03/26 Duekoue Cote d'Ivoire
05/03/26 Suncheon Korea
05/03/26 Azikoro Nigeria
05/10/26 Maxixe Mozambique
05/10/26 Iyahe Nigeria
05/17/26 Northern Territory Australia
05/17/26 Bratislava Slovakia
05/17/26 Techiman Ghana
05/17/26 Nsukwa Nigeria
05/17/26 Koidu Sierra Leone
05/24/26 Mandeville Jamaica
05/24/26 Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam
05/31/26 Christ Church Barbados
06/14/26 Tallinn Estonia
06/14/26 Coimbatore India
06/14/26 Surabaya Indonesia
06/14/26 Ogwashi Nigeria
06/14/26 Ubay Philippines
06/14/26 Umeå Sweden
06/14/26 L'viv Ukraine
06/21/26 Hong Kong China (English)
06/21/26 Issia Cote d'Ivoire
08/16/26 Reykjavik Iceland
09/06/26 Europe Central Turkic and Persian-Speaking
09/13/26 Warsaw Poland
09/20/26 Donetsk Ukraine
09/20/26 Odessa Ukraine
10/18/26 Sofia Bulgaria
10/18/26 Baleares Spain
11/08/26 Nicosia Cyprus
11/18/26 Adriatic North
11/22/26 Debrecen Hungary
The Guatemala Central Stake (518425) just had a conference this weekend, 11/08-11/09, and has another scheduled in 2 weeks, 11/22-11/23/25.
ReplyDeletehttps://maps.churchofjesuschrist.org/stakes/518425
With 7 ward and no branches, it seems optimal size for an urban stake. This may simply be a stake conference with a visiting general authority.
DeleteThe Ritchfield Utah East Stake (509345), just had a stake conference this weekend 11/08-11/09/25. And has another scheduled next weekend 11/15-11/16/25. A neighboring Stake to the south, Central Valley Utah Stake (2139685), has conference scheduled this weekend also 11/15-11/16/25.
ReplyDeleteMaybe changes between both?
https://maps.churchofjesuschrist.org/stakes/509345
https://maps.churchofjesuschrist.org/stakes/2139685
Thank you Chris. I would imagine it will likely split.
DeleteI hope this is relevant to Church growth: The Church News recently shared that, during his Central African ministry, Elder Rasband formally dedicated the Kinshasa Democtratic Republic of the Congo MTC. Hopefully this will have a continued positive impact on the growth of the Church in Africa in general and the Africa Central Area in particular.
ReplyDeleteThe Addis Ababa Ethiopia District was split into 2 Districts - Addis Ababa District and Bishoftu District. Great to see growth but slow going for such a large population.
ReplyDeleteWhere did you find this information? I am not seeing anything online about it.
DeleteMatt, on the website, it says the District WILL have a conference this weekend 11/16/2025. So it's possible it may happen this weekend, not last weekend.
Deletehttps://maps.churchofjesuschrist.org/stakes/1123769
From the mission Facebook page (private group setting). Split this past weekend.
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ReplyDeleteI hope this is pertinent to Church growth: Some of you might recall that, a while ago, the Mexico Mexico City West Mission President was shot during an incident. His recovery necessitated his release, and the Church News shared information about the couple who replaced him and his wife.
ReplyDeleteElder Rasband dedicated the new MTC in Kinshasa recently. In coverage of this they link it partly to the high percentage of recent covers in the Africa Central Area who are young adults who want to serve missions. The MTC has already expanded to not just serving to instruct French speakers for serving in French speaking areas as missionaries but also to teach non-French speakers French and to give instruction in English. The statement is this is teaching French speakers English but the example given is a missionary coming from Dar-es-Salaam and heading to the Johannesburg South Africa mission. He may in fact know more French than English, but his first language is most likely Swahili.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like the new stake organized in Calgary this past weekend is indeed the Airdrie Alberta Stake, as Chris D guessed above. It has 6 wards and a branch. That's three new stakes for Alberta this year, one in greater Edmonton, one in greater Calgary, and one in the heavily LDS south!
ReplyDeletehttps://maps.churchofjesuschrist.org/stakes/504556
Caleb, actually according to the Meetinghouse website, the old Calgary Alberta North Stake (504556), was renamed the Airdrie Alberta Stake (504556), which RETAINED the above 5 Wards that i mentioned, plus added the Olds Ward (50709) and the Three Hills Branch (168033), both transferred from the Red Deer Alberta Stake (515477).
DeleteThe NEW Stake is the Calgary Alberta Nose Hill Stake (2291762), which includes :
Arbour Lake Ward (1984640) from the old Calgary North Stake
Dalhousie Ward (164100) (ex-Calgary 17th Ward) from the Calgary West Stake (511846)
Mount Pleasant Ward (50091) (ex-Calgary 6th Ward) from the Calgary Confederation Park Stake (521906)
Panorama Ward (265543) from the Confederation Park Stake (521906)
Symons Valley Ward (2106183) from the old Calgary North Stake
Tipton Road Ward (50970) (ex-Nose Hill Ward) from the old Calgary North Stake
https://maps.churchofjesuschrist.org/stakes/2291762
https://maps.churchofjesuschrist.org/stakes/504556
And the Calgary Alberta Confederation Park Stake (521906) was renamed the Calgary Alberta Prairie Winds Stake (521906),
Deletereceived the Drumheller Branch (50423) from the old North Stake
That leaves Calgary Alberta West Stake as the only coordinate stake in Calgary
DeleteAlso in the Calgary Stakes reshuffle, the Deerfoot Park Ward (167681), Macleod Ward (Tagalog) (2154374) and the Memorial Ward (Tagalog) (2136724), from the Calgary Alberta Bow River Stake (2056836), went to the old Calgary Alberta Confederation Park (now Prairie Winds) Stake (521906).
DeleteAnd the Bow Valley Ward (50482), of the Calgary Alberta West Stake (511846) was discontinued.
DeleteChanges in the Red Deer Alberta Stake (515477), unknown dates:
DeleteRed Deer 1st Ward (51306) - > Balmoral Ward (51306)
Red Deer 2nd Ward (366064) - > Kentwood Ward (366064)
Red Deer 3rd Ward (173983) - > Poplar Ridge Ward (173983)
Piper Creek Ward (2300907) - > New
And the Tuscany Ward (425265) was renamed the Bowness Ward (425265), in the Calgary Alberta West Stake, also.
ReplyDeleteMatt, If you will allow me to post this here. I have complied a list of 247 Stake that have scheduled Stake Conference this weekend 11/15-11/16 :
ReplyDelete11/16/25 Kananga Democratic Republic of the Congo Ndesha
11/16/25 Matadi Democratic Republic of the Congo
11/16/25 Hillcrest South Africa
11/16/25 Luanda Angola
11/16/25 Mutare Zimbabwe
11/16/25 Aba Nigeria South
11/16/25 Abomosu Ghana
11/16/25 Abuja Nigeria Lugbe
11/16/25 Akamkpa Nigeria
11/16/25 Benin City Nigeria Oregbeni
11/16/25 Cococodji Benin
11/16/25 Ebimpé Cote d'Ivoire
11/16/25 Ejisu Ghana
11/16/25 Freetown Sierra Leone East
11/16/25 Gardnersville Liberia
11/16/25 Ijebu-Ode Nigeria
11/16/25 Koforidua Ghana
11/16/25 Lagos Nigeria Egbeda
11/16/25 Quatre Etages Cote d'Ivoire
11/16/25 Umuahia Nigeria South
11/16/25 Yamoransa Ghana
11/16/25 Gwangju Korea
11/16/25 Hokkaido Japan South
11/16/25 Jeonju Korea
11/16/25 Nagoya Japan
11/16/25 Belo Horizonte Brazil
11/16/25 Bento Gonçalves Brazil
11/16/25 Colombo Brazil
11/16/25 Diadema Brazil
11/16/25 Fortaleza Brazil Castelão
11/16/25 Franca Brazil
11/16/25 Gravataí Brazil
11/16/25 Guarujá Brazil
11/16/25 Londrina Brazil Tiradentes
11/16/25 Maceió Brazil Litoral
11/16/25 Manaus Brazil Rio Negro
11/16/25 Mauá Brazil
11/16/25 Osasco Brazil
11/16/25 Piracicaba Brazil Rezende
11/16/25 Porto Alegre Brazil North
11/16/25 Recife Brazil Boa Viagem
11/16/25 Ribeirão Preto Brazil West
11/16/25 Santo Ângelo Brazil
11/16/25 Sorocaba Brazil
11/16/25 São Bernardo Brazil Rudge Ramos
11/16/25 São José dos Campos Brazil South
11/16/25 São Paulo Brazil Grajaú
11/16/25 São Paulo Brazil Mogi das Cruzes
11/16/25 São Paulo Brazil Pirituba
11/16/25 Vila Velha Brazil
11/16/25 Volta Redonda Brazil
11/16/25 Kitchener Ontario
11/16/25 Montréal Québec Mount Royal
11/16/25 Vancouver British Columbia
11/16/25 Winnipeg Manitoba West
11/16/25 Guayana Venezuela
11/16/25 Ponce Puerto Rico
11/16/25 Punto Fijo Venezuela
11/16/25 San Cristóbal Venezuela Pirineos
11/16/25 Valencia Venezuela Los Sauces
11/16/25 Alessandria Italy
11/16/25 Bern Switzerland
11/16/25 Bordeaux France
11/16/25 Brussels Belgium
11/16/25 Budapest Hungary
11/16/25 Düsseldorf Germany
11/16/25 Geneva Switzerland
11/16/25 Heidelberg Germany
11/16/25 Lleida Spain
11/16/25 Lyon France
11/16/25 Munich Germany
11/16/25 Rennes France
11/16/25 Rome Italy East
11/16/25 Cheltenham England
11/16/25 Chorley England
11/16/25 Jyväskylä Finland
11/16/25 Stockholm Sweden
If anyone knows which of these may split or merge. I'm open to suggestions? If you feel this is not relevant to the ideals of the Blog. Feel free to delete or not post it at all.
11/16/25 Aguascalientes México Jardines
ReplyDelete11/16/25 Atlixco México
11/16/25 Chalco México Solidaridad
11/16/25 Chalco México
11/16/25 Ciudad Juárez México East
11/16/25 Ciudad Mante México
11/16/25 Coatzacoalcos México
11/16/25 Galeana México
11/16/25 Mexicali México
11/16/25 Monclova México
11/16/25 México City Ecatepec
11/16/25 México City Los Heroes Tecamac
11/16/25 Oaxaca México Atoyac
11/16/25 Playa del Carmen
11/16/25 Toluca México
11/16/25 Veracruz México Mocambo
11/16/25 Adelaide Australia Marion
11/16/25 Bora Bora Tahiti
11/16/25 Brisbane Australia Cleveland
11/16/25 Brisbane Australia North
11/16/25 Lae Papua New Guinea
11/16/25 Nuku'alofa Tonga Matahau
11/16/25 Nuku'alofa Tonga
11/16/25 Paea Tahiti
11/16/25 Port Vila Vanuatu
11/16/25 Savaii Samoa Fagamalo
11/16/25 Upolu Samoa Faleasi'u
11/16/25 Bacolod Philippines South
11/16/25 Cagayan de Oro Philippines East
11/16/25 Cagayan de Oro Philippines
11/16/25 Gapan Philippines
11/16/25 Goa Philippines
11/16/25 Lubao Philippines
11/16/25 Mandaue Philippines
11/16/25 Mangaldan Philippines
11/16/25 Marikina Philippines East
11/16/25 Quezon City Philippines South
11/16/25 San Jose del Monte Philippines North
11/16/25 Siniloan Philippines
11/16/25 Taytay Philippines
11/16/25 Tuguegarao Philippines South
11/16/25 Chiclayo Perú El Dorado
11/16/25 Chimbote Perú
11/16/25 Huánuco Perú Amarilis
11/16/25 La Paz Bolivia Copacabana
11/16/25 Lima Peru La Victoria
11/16/25 Lima Perú Campoy
11/16/25 Lima Perú Carabayllo
11/16/25 Lima Perú Maranga
11/16/25 Lima Perú Miramar
11/16/25 Lima Perú San Luis
11/16/25 Neiva Colombia
11/16/25 Pereira Colombia
11/16/25 Potosí Bolivia
11/16/25 Pucallpa Perú
11/16/25 Riobamba Ecuador
11/16/25 Santa Cruz Bolivia Equipetrol
11/16/25 Santa Cruz Bolivia La Libertad
11/16/25 Valledupar Colombia
11/16/25 Ammon Idaho North
11/16/25 Boise Idaho Amity
11/16/25 Brighton Colorado
11/16/25 Casper Wyoming
11/16/25 Chariton River Missouri
11/16/25 Colorado Springs East
11/16/25 Fountain Colorado
11/16/25 Fruita Colorado
11/16/25 Lakeville Minnesota
11/16/25 Montpelier Idaho
11/16/25 Olathe Kansas
11/16/25 Ontario Oregon
11/16/25 Rexburg Idaho West
11/16/25 Rigby Idaho Garfield
11/16/25 Rexburg Idaho YSA 5th
11/16/25 Rexburg Idaho YSA 11th
11/16/25 Altoona Pennsylvania
ReplyDelete11/16/25 Columbus Ohio North
11/16/25 Dayton Ohio
11/16/25 Silver Spring Maryland
11/16/25 Washington DC YSA North
11/16/25 Charlotte North Carolina Central
11/16/25 Crestwood Kentucky
11/16/25 Greenville South Carolina
11/16/25 Jackson Mississippi
11/16/25 Madison Tennessee
11/16/25 Naples Florida
11/16/25 Raleigh North Carolina South
11/16/25 Roswell Georgia
11/16/25 Simpsonville South Carolina
11/16/25 Allen Texas
11/16/25 Bartlesville Oklahoma
11/16/25 Buckeye Arizona
11/16/25 Cypress Texas
11/16/25 Forney Texas
11/16/25 Kyle Texas
11/16/25 Las Vegas Nevada Sunrise
11/16/25 Phoenix Arizona
11/16/25 Richmond Texas
11/16/25 Rio Rancho New Mexico
11/16/25 Tempe Arizona West
11/16/25 Tomball Texas
11/16/25 Gilbert Arizona YSA
11/16/25 Capistrano Valley California
11/16/25 Chico California
11/16/25 Danville California
11/16/25 Hermiston Oregon
11/16/25 Laie Hawaii
11/16/25 Lancaster California
11/16/25 Moses Lake Washington East
11/16/25 North Hollywood California
11/16/25 Santa Cruz California
11/16/25 Temecula California North
11/16/25 Vancouver Washington
11/16/25 Laie Hawaii YSA 2nd
11/16/25 Laie Hawaii Married Student
11/16/25 Central Valley Utah
11/16/25 Duchesne Utah
11/16/25 Eagle Mountain Utah Eagle Valley
11/16/25 Elk Ridge Utah
11/16/25 Garland Utah
11/16/25 Heber City Utah
11/16/25 Herriman Utah Mountain Ridge
11/16/25 Herriman Utah Towne Center
11/16/25 Hyrum Utah West
11/16/25 Kanab Utah
11/16/25 Lehi Utah Cedar Hollow
11/16/25 Monroe Utah
11/16/25 Nibley Utah West
11/16/25 North Salt Lake Utah Parkway
11/16/25 Ogden Utah Mount Lewis
11/16/25 Ogden Utah Weber
11/16/25 Orem Utah Cherry Hill
11/16/25 Orem Utah Stonewood
11/16/25 Payson Utah South
11/16/25 Preston Idaho East
11/16/25 Richfield Utah East
11/16/25 Salt Lake Big Cottonwood
11/16/25 Salt Lake Bonneville
11/16/25 Sandy Utah Alta View
11/16/25 Sandy Utah Granite View
11/16/25 Santaquin Utah North
11/16/25 Saratoga Springs Utah Mount Saratoga
11/16/25 South Jordan Utah Glenmoor
11/16/25 South Salt Lake
11/16/25 St George Utah Crimson Ridge
11/16/25 St George Utah Snow Canyon
11/16/25 Tooele Utah South
11/16/25 West Haven Utah North
11/16/25 West Jordan Utah Heritage
11/16/25 Logan Utah YSA 7th
11/16/25 Spanish Fork Utah YSA
11/16/25 Lehi Utah 3rd Stake (Tongan)
11/16/25 Salt Lake Utah South (Tongan)
11/16/25 West Jordan Utah Wasatch Meadows (Spanish)
For US outside of Utah, these are ones that might split:
DeleteRoswell Georgia Stake 9 Wards
Allen Texas Stake 10 Wards, 1 Branch
Cypress Texas Stake 10 Wards
Phoenix Arizona 9 Wards
Richmond Texas Stake 9 Wards, 1 Branch
Rio Rancho New Mexico 9 Wards
Tomball Texas Stake 10 Wards, 1 Branch
Laie Hawaii Stake 12 Wards
Rexburg Idaho YSA 11th Stake 12 Wards
Rexburg Idaho YSA 5th Stake 11 Wards
Rigby Idaho Garfield Stake 11 Wards
Rexburg Idaho West Stake 10 Wards
Ontario Oregon Stake 11 Wards
Fountain Colorado Stake 9 Wards, 1 Branch
Colorado Springs East Stake 9 Wards
Ammon Idaho North Stake 12 Wards
Of these, most likely new stakes: Rexburg Idaho YSA, Houston Metro, Laie Hawaii split, Ammon Idaho North split
Potential consolidations (each having 5 wards):
Danville California
Lancaster California Stake (nearby stakes also have 5 wards each with common stake conference date of Nov 7-8, 2026)
Moses Lake Washington East Stake
However, I don't think any of these stakes are likely to consolidate this stake conference.
Hi everyone! First time posting.
ReplyDeleteI’m from southeastern Veracruz, Mexico. I noticed Minatitlán and Coatzacoalcos were mentioned so I have some info.
-Currently, Coatzacoalcos doesn’t have plans or even rumors about a possible split.
-There were some rumors about Minatitlán becoming a stake again two years ago, but that was before the new requirements a stake were published in 2023. The district has 7 branches distributed in 7 meetinghouses. I don’t have concrete info about each of the branches but I know some of them have similar numbers to wards in the nearby stakes. Maybe if they made some realignments they could have a 5-ward stake, but again, I don’t know the exact numbers. Honestly, if they become a stake we would be so happy about it. They were 2 stakes before being merged into a district, their recovery would be great news!
-There are 4 stakes (Acayucan, Coatzacoalcos, Los Tuxtla, Tuxtepec) and 2 districts (Minatitlán, Las Choapas) in southeastern Veracruz. If we get one more stake, I don’t think it would be long until we become a new mission. We keep praying for progress in this region.
Thanks for reading!
Thank you for posting Ale
DeleteThe Church recently established a visitor's center in Poland. My thanks once again to you all.
ReplyDeleteWith 11 branches in the district, I wonder how close they are to having a stake. On the downside every branch is distant from each other. No metro has two branches, which may indicate many of these are small but exist because nothing else is around. On the upside, only five of the eleven branches need to be wards. If it became a stake I'd imagine the stake would not cover the entire country like the district is doing.
DeleteAs far as I know most of the branches are still a bit of a ways off from becoming wards, but growth has definitely accelerated there too.
DeleteDavid and Pascal, My hopes and dreams are that it will happen for the posted District Conference on September 13th, 2026. A year from now. Considering they don't have any scheduled on the website for the first six months of 2026. I'm hopeful that the September 2026 District Conference will be to organize the first Stake in Poland.
DeleteAs i posted in my District conferences dates from here to 2027. The Sofia Bulgaria District has a conference planned for October 2026 and the Debrecen Hungary in November 2026. None of the 3 scheduled January to July 1st. So I hope we hear good things next September to December 2026.
08/16/26 Reykjavik Iceland
09/06/26 Europe Central Turkic and Persian-Speaking
09/13/26 Warsaw Poland
09/20/26 Donetsk Ukraine
09/20/26 Odessa Ukraine
10/18/26 Sofia Bulgaria
10/18/26 Baleares Spain
11/08/26 Nicosia Cyprus
11/18/26 Adriatic North
11/22/26 Debrecen Hungary
https://maps.churchofjesuschrist.org/stakes/607053
https://maps.churchofjesuschrist.org/stakes/609315
https://maps.churchofjesuschrist.org/stakes/1025082
I would be surprised if the Warsaw District would become a stake soon. As far as I know the only ward sized branch, is the one in Warsaw. The current situation might be different because of ukrainian refugee members. But i do not think the church would create a stake, when many of those members might leave Poland in a few years. At the moment the only district in europe that i think could become a stake soon is the Baleras Spain district, because Spain has the strongest growth in baptism and immigration of members from south america. Eastern Europe struggels with emigration of strong active members.
DeleteThat’s exciting that they have remodeled and reopened the visitors center. It looks much nicer than it used to.
DeleteI would be so happy if they created a stake in Poland but from my understanding most of the branches are very small. In looking at the branch presidents names at least 5 are English so I’m guessing missionaries are serving in those positions. Warsaw might be getting close. I would be very (happily) surprised if any others were that large. Growth has been slow in Poland but I hope that is changing. I know things have picked up somewhat in the past few years, especially with all the Ukrainians coming in.
Hopefully this is pertinent to church growth. Was ecstatic today to hear of the dedication of our first church building ever in Azerbaijan. https://www.moronichannel.org/newsroom/church-of-jesus-christ-opens-first-chapel-in-one-of-worlds-most-muslim-nations/
ReplyDeleteI sincerely hope this leads to growth and maybe some missionary opportunities. I spoke Arabic on my mission in Southern California several years ago so I interacted a lot with individuals of the Muslim faith and they are some of the most kind and gracious people I've been blessed to know. Azerbaijan is obviously a majority muslim country so the rules on proselytizing are probably very strict if even allowed at all but just getting a church presence and a building somewhere is a huge deal, even if it's only expats that can participate for now. I will continue to pray for missionary opportunities for the good people of this branch in reaching individuals in Azerbaijan.
Elder Rasband on his visit to the Seychelles set apart the one male full time missionary there as the group leader and that man's wife who is also a full time missionary as leader of the relief society. He also met with the vice president of the Seychelles. He was accompanied by Elder Duncan of the presidency of the 70, Elder Mutombo the Area President and President Onekawa, the president of the Kenya Nairobi East Mission that includes the Seychelles. From there Elder Rasband went to Ethiopia where he met with the President of the Ethiopia and the leader of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints donated a building to an Ethiopian Orthodox Church congregation in Utah that was starting being used a few months ago. Elder Rasband was involved in that process.
ReplyDeleteI hope this is relevant to Church growth: With reference to organizational changes, the Church has announced the new Presiding Bishopric: Presiding Bishop W. Christopher Waddell and Bishops L. Todd Budge and Sean Douglas. Given that Bishop Douglas has been serving as Mexico Area President, there will be a change in that area presidency in the near term as well. Bishops Waddell & Budge turn 70 in 2029, so this is either a short-term change or else the two will continue to serve past 70. This is the first time since April 2012 that we have an all-American Presiding Bishopric. My thanks once again to you all.
ReplyDeleteThe First Presidency announced the new Presiding Bishopric today: Presiding Bishop W. Christopher Waddell and Bishops L. Todd Budge and Sean Douglas. Bishop Douglas is currently serving as the Mexico Area President, so there will be a near-term change in that area presidency. I don't know whether this information can be considered as relevant to Church growth, but it is an interesting thing to see the progressive changes in assignments with each of these changes.
ReplyDeleteFor any interested, like Matt, for growth on the Ward/Branch level.
ReplyDeleteIn the Asia Area in the last 6 months, in the Hong Kong China Tolo Harbour Stake (517186), the Tai Wai Ward (213985) has since been consolidated.
And in the Vasakhapatnam India District (1099361) :
Gajuwaka Branch -> No name changes
Visakhapatnam 1st Branch (371637) -> Daba Gardens 1st Branch (Telugu)
Visakhapatnam 2nd Branch (540099) -> Daba Gardens 2nd Branch (English)
Visakhapatnam 3rd Branch (1998153) -> Madhurawada 2nd Branch (English)
New branch - > Madhurawada 1st Branch (Telugu) (2296055)
New branch - > Rajam Branch (Telugu) (2314509)
If Matt will continue to allow me to post these, here is my consolidated list of 302 Stakes/Districts with planned Stake Conference next weekend, 11/22-11/23.
ReplyDelete11/23/25 Diata Republic of the Congo
11/23/25 Kananga Democratic Republic of the Congo Nganza
11/23/25 Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo Mapela
11/23/25 Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo Mpasa
11/23/25 Kintambo Democratic Republic of the Congo
11/23/25 Yaounde Cameroon
11/23/25 Harare Zimbabwe Chitungwiza
11/23/25 Toamasina Madagascar
11/23/25 Zimpeto Mozambique
11/23/25 Aba Nigeria North
11/23/25 Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire Niangon South
11/23/25 Accra Ghana Lartebiokorshie
11/23/25 Ashaiman Ghana
11/23/25 Benin City Nigeria Uzebu
11/23/25 Caldwell Liberia
11/23/25 Cape Coast Ghana
11/23/25 Gagnoa Cote d'Ivoire
11/23/25 Ibesikpo Nigeria
11/23/25 Ile-Ife Nigeria
11/23/25 Kissy Sierra Leone
11/23/25 Kumasi Ghana Dichemso
11/23/25 Lagos Nigeria Ikotun
11/23/25 Lomé Togo Agoe
11/23/25 Makurdi Nigeria
11/23/25 Onitsha Nigeria
11/23/25 Port Harcourt Nigeria
11/23/25 Port Harcourt Nigeria West
11/23/25 Bangkok Thailand
11/23/25 Phnom Penh Cambodia South
11/23/25 Ubon Thailand
11/23/25 Barrigada Guam
11/23/25 Kiryu Japan
11/23/25 Ulaanbaatar Mongolia East
11/23/25 Ananindeua Brazil
11/23/25 Apucarana Brazil
11/23/25 Carapicuiba Brazil
11/23/25 Contagem Brazil
11/23/25 Feira de Santana Brazil North
11/23/25 Goiânia Brazil
11/23/25 Joinville Brazil North
11/23/25 Manaus Brazil Cidade Nova
11/23/25 Mossoró Brazil
11/23/25 Natal Brazil Potengi
11/23/25 Navegantes Brazil
11/23/25 Pacajus Brazil
11/23/25 Palmas Brazil
11/23/25 Petrolina Brazil
11/23/25 Rio Branco Brazil
11/23/25 Calgary Alberta Bow River
11/23/25 Hamilton Ontario
11/23/25 Magrath Alberta
11/23/25 Taber Alberta
11/23/25 Cagua Venezuela
11/23/25 Caracas Venezuela Palo Verde
11/23/25 Maturín Venezuela
11/23/25 San Cristóbal Dominican Republic
11/23/25 Santo Domingo Dominican Republic El Almirante
11/23/25 Santo Domingo Dominican Republic San Gerónimo
11/23/25 Antigua Guatemala
11/23/25 Chinandega Nicaragua
11/23/25 Choloma Honduras
11/23/25 Choluteca Honduras
11/23/25 Chulac Guatemala
11/23/25 Coatepeque Guatemala
11/23/25 Comayagua Honduras
11/23/25 Comayagüela Honduras Bulevar
11/23/25 David Panamá
11/23/25 Guatemala Central
11/23/25 Guatemala City El Molino
11/23/25 Guatemala City Villa Hermosa
11/23/25 Guápiles Costa Rica
11/23/25 Heredia Costa Rica
11/23/25 Huehuetenango Guatemala Calvario
11/23/25 Juayua El Salvador
11/23/25 Masatepe Nicaragua
11/23/25 Quetzaltenango Guatemala Santa Fé
11/23/25 San Pedro Sula Honduras
11/23/25 Sonzacate El Salvador
11/23/25 Moscow Russia
11/23/25 Barcelona Spain
11/23/25 Frankfurt Germany
11/23/25 Madrid Spain Central
11/23/25 Paris France
11/23/25 Valencia Spain
11/23/25 Ashton England
11/23/25 Assomada Cape Verde
11/23/25 Bristol England
11/23/25 Dundee Scotland
11/23/25 Hull England
11/23/25 Manchester England
11/23/25 Plymouth England
11/23/25 Setúbal Portugal
11/23/25 Stockholm Sweden South
11/23/25 Thames East England
11/23/25 Ciudad Juárez México La Cuesta
ReplyDelete11/23/25 Ciudad del Carmen México
11/23/25 Colima México
11/23/25 Guadalajara México Bugambilias
11/23/25 Juchitán México Las Flores
11/23/25 Los Tuxtla México
11/23/25 Mazatlán México
11/23/25 Monterrey México Lincoln
11/23/25 Mérida México Caucel
11/23/25 México City Cuautepec
11/23/25 México City Madero
11/23/25 México City Tecamac
11/23/25 México City Tlalpan
11/23/25 Nealtican México
11/23/25 Puebla México La Libertad
11/23/25 Querétaro México El Sol
11/23/25 Tampico México
11/23/25 Zacatecas México
11/23/25 Coomera Australia
11/23/25 Daru Papua New Guinea
11/23/25 Hamilton New Zealand Glenview
11/23/25 Kaikohe New Zealand
11/23/25 Neiafu Vava'u Tonga Central
11/23/25 Nuku'alofa Tonga Capital
11/23/25 Nuku'alofa Tonga Malapo
11/23/25 Pago Pago Samoa Mapusaga
11/23/25 Pago Pago Samoa
11/23/25 Port Moresby Papua New Guinea
11/23/25 Riverina Australia
11/23/25 Taravao Tahiti
11/23/25 Te Matau a Maui New Zealand
11/23/25 Bacolod Philippines North
11/23/25 Bayambang Philippines
11/23/25 Laoag Philippines
11/23/25 Lapu-Lapu Philippines
11/23/25 Montalban Philippines
11/23/25 Olongapo Philippines
11/23/25 San Francisco Philippines
11/23/25 San Gabriel Philippines
11/23/25 Santa Cruz Laguna Philippines
11/23/25 Sipocot Philippines
11/23/25 Tacloban Philippines
11/23/25 Tumauini Philippines
11/23/25 Arequipa Perú Hunter
11/23/25 Bogotá Colombia La Libertad
11/23/25 Boyacá Colombia
11/23/25 Cartagena Colombia Los Alpes
11/23/25 Chiclayo Perú La Victoria
11/23/25 Cochabamba Bolivia Sarco
11/23/25 Durán Ecuador North
11/23/25 Guayaquil Ecuador Huancavilca
11/23/25 Iquitos Perú San Juan
11/23/25 Libertad Ecuador
11/23/25 Lima Perú Independencia
11/23/25 Lima Perú Mayorazgo
11/23/25 Los Chillos Ecuador
11/23/25 Machala Ecuador
11/23/25 Palmira Colombia
11/23/25 Puno Perú Central
11/23/25 Quevedo Ecuador North
11/23/25 Tarapoto Perú
11/23/25 Tarija Bolivia Tabladita
11/23/25 Aconcagua Chile
11/23/25 Antofagasta Chile La Portada
11/23/25 Antofagasta Chile
11/23/25 Arica Chile Costanera
11/23/25 Bell Ville Argentina
11/23/25 Buenos Aires Argentina Adrogué
11/23/25 Buenos Aires Argentina Aldo Bonzi
11/23/25 Buenos Aires Argentina Chacabuco
11/23/25 Buenos Aires Argentina Moreno
11/23/25 Calama Chile
11/23/25 Ciudad del Este Paraguay
11/23/25 Colina Chile
11/23/25 Córdoba Argentina Sierras
11/23/25 Durazno Uruguay
11/23/25 Las Piedras Uruguay
11/23/25 Los Ángeles Chile North
11/23/25 Maipú de Cuyo Argentina
11/23/25 Montevideo Uruguay Flores
11/23/25 Montevideo Uruguay Maroñas
11/23/25 Osorno Chile Rahue
11/23/25 Quilpué Chile
11/23/25 Rancagua Chile Tupahue
11/23/25 Resistencia Argentina South
11/23/25 Rosario Argentina North
11/23/25 Salta Argentina West
11/23/25 San Juan Argentina Nuevo Cuyo
11/23/25 Tacuarembó Uruguay
11/23/25 Treinta y Tres Uruguay
11/23/25 Arvada Colorado
ReplyDelete11/23/25 Billings Montana
11/23/25 Blackfoot Idaho East
11/23/25 Blackfoot Idaho South
11/23/25 Boise Idaho
11/23/25 Champaign Illinois
11/23/25 Des Moines Iowa Mount Pisgah
11/23/25 Glendive Montana
11/23/25 Grace Idaho
11/23/25 Grand River Missouri
11/23/25 Great Falls Montana
11/23/25 Hazelwood Missouri
11/23/25 Idaho Falls North
11/23/25 Idaho Falls West
11/23/25 Lincoln Nebraska
11/23/25 Nampa Idaho Ridgevue
11/23/25 Platte City Missouri
11/23/25 Worland Wyoming
11/23/25 Rexburg Idaho YSA 8th
11/23/25 Annapolis Maryland
11/23/25 Brooklyn New York
11/23/25 Centreville Virginia
11/23/25 Cherry Hill New Jersey
11/23/25 Dayton Ohio East
11/23/25 Indianapolis Indiana
11/23/25 North Shore Massachusetts
11/23/25 Richmond Virginia
11/23/25 Suitland Maryland
11/23/25 Westland Michigan
11/23/25 Cookeville Tennessee
11/23/25 Jacksonville Florida East
11/23/25 Lexington Kentucky North
11/23/25 Little Rock Arkansas
11/23/25 North Little Rock Arkansas
11/23/25 Sandhills North Carolina
11/23/25 St Robert Missouri
11/23/25 Tupelo Mississippi
11/23/25 Albuquerque New Mexico North
11/23/25 Bloomfield New Mexico
11/23/25 College Station Texas
11/23/25 Gilbert Arizona Val Vista
11/23/25 Goodyear Arizona
11/23/25 Killeen Texas
11/23/25 Las Vegas Nevada Central
11/23/25 Las Vegas Nevada Desert Foothills
11/23/25 Snowflake Arizona
11/23/25 Tucson Arizona South
11/23/25 Auburn California
11/23/25 Beaverton Oregon West
11/23/25 Coos Bay Oregon
11/23/25 Federal Way Washington
11/23/25 Graham Washington
11/23/25 Moreno Valley California
11/23/25 Ridgecrest California
11/23/25 Spokane Washington North
11/23/25 Vista California
11/23/25 Waipahu Hawaii
11/23/25 Wenatchee Washington
11/23/25 San Francisco California East (Tongan)
11/23/25 Centerville Utah
11/23/25 Draper Utah
11/23/25 Escalante Utah
11/23/25 Farr West Utah
11/23/25 Hooper Utah
11/23/25 Layton Utah East
11/23/25 Layton Utah Legacy
11/23/25 Logan Utah
11/23/25 Mapleton Utah West
11/23/25 Nephi Utah North
11/23/25 Ogden Utah Weber North
11/23/25 Orem Utah Heatheridge
11/23/25 Orem Utah Sharon
11/23/25 Parowan Utah
11/23/25 Payson Utah Mount Nebo
11/23/25 Pleasant Grove Utah
11/23/25 Provo Utah Bonneville
11/23/25 Provo Utah West
11/23/25 Salt Lake Cannon
11/23/25 Salt Lake Emigration
11/23/25 Salt Lake Granite
11/23/25 Salt Lake Holladay
11/23/25 Salt Lake Hunter Central
11/23/25 Salt Lake Pioneer
11/23/25 Salt Lake Riverside
11/23/25 Salt Lake Rose Park
11/23/25 Sandy Utah Cottonwood Creek
11/23/25 Sandy Utah Crescent South
11/23/25 Smithfield Utah West
11/23/25 St George Utah Boulder Ridge
11/23/25 St George Utah Hidden Valley
11/23/25 Syracuse Utah West
11/23/25 Taylorsville Utah Central
11/23/25 Taylorsville Utah Heritage Park
11/23/25 Vineyard Utah
11/23/25 Wellington Utah
11/23/25 Avarua Cook Islands
11/23/25 Okinawa Japan Military
11/23/25 Bani Dominican Republic
11/23/25 Santa Cruz Marinduque Philippines
11/23/25 Islamabad Pakistan
11/23/25 Masbate Philippines
11/23/25 Minatitlán México Tecnológico
11/23/25 Novosibirsk Russia
11/23/25 La Fría Venezuela
11/23/25 Bangued Philippines
11/23/25 Guadeloupe
11/23/25 Roxas Philippines Isabela
11/23/25 Kampong Cham Cambodia
11/23/25 Okrika Nigeria
11/23/25 Hanoi Vietnam
11/23/25 Rostov-na-Donu Russia
11/23/25 Abengourou Cote d'Ivoire
11/23/25 Mauritius
11/23/25 Kisumu Kenya
11/23/25 Chimoio Mozambique
11/23/25 Lesser Antilles North
11/23/25 Dakar Senegal
11/23/25 Dar es Salaam Tanzania Chang'ombe
Little Rock/NLR has a joint stake conference. I highly doubt either is large enough to create an entirely new stake between the two. Maumelle in NLR Stake use to be part of the Pinnacle Mountain Ward. So maybe a realignment of the two might be part of it. Searcy does not have a stake conference.
DeleteThe church bought 14 acres or so for over 7 million dollars - zoned commercial. Lots of speculation, but it's unclear what that would be. The largest speculation was temple. Another is meetinghouse. If you look at the map of Home Storage Centers, there is a gap in this part of the country. Little Rock-Memphis would serve as an ideal location. I would be surprised if this gets addressed during stake conference - especially if its a temple announcement.
As i posted previously, I consider given the dates posted going no further than 11/23/25. The Salt Lake Riverside Stake (501425) to be consolidated with Salt Lake Pioneer Stake (500542), or Salt Lake Rose Park (502421), or both next weekend.
ReplyDeletehttps://maps.churchofjesuschrist.org/stakes/501425
https://maps.churchofjesuschrist.org/stakes/500542
https://maps.churchofjesuschrist.org/stakes/502421
And I also consider based on the posted dates going no further past 11/23/25, the Taylorsville Utah Central Stake (506575) to be consolidated with the Taylorsville Utah Heritage Park Stake (508950) next weekend.
https://maps.churchofjesuschrist.org/stakes/506575
https://maps.churchofjesuschrist.org/stakes/508950
The Uganda Kampala Mission Branch (1170244) was recently renamed the Uganda Kampala Dispersed Members Unit (1170244)
ReplyDeletehttps://maps.churchofjesuschrist.org/wards/1170244
Rwanda Kigali Mission Branch (2190044) -> Rwanda Kigali Dispersed Members Unit (2190044)
ReplyDeleteRepublic of the Congo Brazzavile Mission Branch (2021919) -> Republic of the Congo Brazzaville Dispersed Members Unit (2021919)
Cameroon Yaoundé Mission Branch (2142511) -> Cameroon Yaoundé Dispersed Members Unit (2142511)
Democratic Republic of the Congo Kananga Mission Branch (2217481) -> Democratic Republic of the Congo Kananga Dispersed Members Unit (2217481)
Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa East Dispersed Members Unit (2149257) -> Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa East Dispersed Members Unit (2149257)
Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa South Mission Branch (2246945) -> Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa South Dispersed Members Unit (2246945)
Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa West Mission Branch (410705) -> Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa West Dispersed Members Uni (410705)
Democratic Republic of the Congo Kolwezi Mission Branch (2247038) -> Democratic Republic of the Congo Kolwezi Dispersed Members Unit (2247038)
So far, it appears all of the Mission Branches have been renamed Dispersed Members Unit on the Meetinghouse website. I could keep listing them. But it may take a while to find them all.
The "Africa Central Area - South Sudan Branch (2274469) has been consolidated with the Uganda Kampala Dispersed Members Unit (1170244)
ReplyDeleteAs was reported a week ago on another site, the Salt Lake Rose Park Stake (502421). That will have a Stake Conference again next week possibly to consolidate the Salt Lake Riverside Stake on 11/23. Was realigned a few weeks ago, to go form 8 Wards to 5 Wards currently.
ReplyDeleteRose Park 1st Ward (4669) renamed American Beauty Ward (4669)
Rose Park 2nd Ward (3387) - > consolidated
Rose Park 4th Ward (3859) renamed Oakley Park Ward (3859)
Rose Park 9th Ward (1112) - > consolidated
Rose Park 10th Ward (1236) renamed Talisman Ward (1236)
Rose Park Center Ward (1937) - > consolidated
Starcrest Ward (194964) renamed Westpointe Ward (194964)
Mount Ensign 2nd Ward (Spanish) (255157) renamed Escalante Ward (Spanish) (255157)
https://maps.churchofjesuschrist.org/stakes/502421
The Makelekele Republic of the Congo Stake (2025302), recently had a Stake Conference. And another planned in 2 weeks from now, November 29-30. With 9 Wards and 2 Branches. I wonder if we will see changes or realignment of the Stake then? Or if it's just a General Authority visiting?
ReplyDeletehttps://maps.churchofjesuschrist.org/stakes/2025302
From the Makelekele facebook page, in the comments from a Ward split last week. The comment reads in french "Seul objectif le Pieu de Nganga Lingolo et merci a tous les membres du Pieu de Makelekel pour votre soutien", which roughly translates "Only objective the Stake of Nganga Lingolo and thanks to all members of the Stake of Makelekele for your support"
ReplyDeletehttps://www.facebook.com/MKLStake/
Searching the map, there is a community not far southwest from Brazzaville, called Nganga Lingolo.
https://www.bing.com/maps/search?mepi=58%7E%7EEmbedded%7ELargeMapLink&ty=18&vdpid=8081467191897096193&v=2&sV=1&qpvt=Nganga+Lingolo&FORM=MIRE&q=Nganga+Lingolo%2C+Pool+Department%2C+Republic+of+the+Congo&ppois=-4.334389686584473_15.143661499023438_Nganga+Lingolo%2C+Pool+Department%2C+Republic+of+the+Congo_%7E&cp=-4.334390%7E15.143661&lvl=11&style=r
I just noticed that mission branches are now being referred to as “Dispersed Members Units” on meetinghouse locator. Is this recent? I actually like the change, it reminds that we need to gather the dispersed chosen ones of the Lord
ReplyDeleteVisual evidence of the growth and gathering of Israel. This is an edited post to my family,
ReplyDeleteThe Gathering of Israel- I frequently make morning visits to the Lindon Walmart on Monday to purchase things I don’t need but want that I ran out of over the weekend. Invariably, there will be Elder and Sister missionaries of the Orem COJCOLDS mission doing their weekly shopping in Walmart. Often they are accosted by shoppers like me inquiring about where they are from, etc. Today I was somewhat emotional seeing these missionaries as our granddaughter will depart early tomorrow for her mission in São Paulo Brazil. I passed two Elders, one was African American and the other was from Mexico with strong indigenous facial features. I visited with two sets of sister missionaries. One Sister was from the Philippines and the other Sister was from Brazil. The other two sister missionaries were from western Michigan and Lethbridge Canada. Remember this is in Orem/Lindon Utah. In my mind, I saw the gathering of Israel in front of me in Walmart.
The Alaminos Philippines District has finally been updated as the Alaminos Philippines Stake (614556)
ReplyDeletehttps://maps.churchofjesuschrist.org/stakes/614556
Looking at meetinghouse locator I see that mission branches are now being referred to as Dispersed Members Units. Is this recent?
ReplyDeleteNew Stakes 11/16/26
ReplyDeleteElk Ridge Utah West Stake (2319942)
Organized 16 November 2025
- Elk Ridge 5th Ward
- Elk Ridge 6th Ward
- Elk Ridge 8th Ward
- Elk Ridge 9th Branch (Care Center)
- Elk Ridge 10th Ward
- Elk Ridge 11th Ward
- Elk Ridge 13th Ward
- Elk Ridge 14th Ward
Elk Ridge West Stake (2319942)
ReplyDeletehttps://maps.churchofjesuschrist.org/stakes/2319942
Among other recent changes on the Ward/Branch level, the Cottonwood Heights Utah Brighton Stake (506648), recently had the following realignments :
ReplyDeleteBrighton 1st Ward (264) -> Brighton Hils Ward (264)
Brighton 3rd Ward (73911) -> Bengal Heights Ward (73911)
Brighton 4th Ward (82732) -> Butler Park Ward (82732)
Brighton 5th Ward (95982) -> consolidated
Brighton 6th Ward (95990) -> consolidated
Brighton 7th Ward (106704) -> Danish Creek Ward (106704)
Hillside Ward (1562) -> no name change (previously known as Cottonwood Heights 2nd Ward)
The Sousa Brazil District (1104187) was recently consolidated with the Caico Brazil Stake (542709)
ReplyDeleteCajazeiras Branch (1008188) -> Caicó Brazil Stake
Estação Branch (1074660) -> consolidated
Pau dos Ferros Branch (2056119) -> Caicó Brazil Stake
Pombal Branch (1216376) -> consolidated
Sousa Branch (463094) -> Caicó Brazil Stake
https://maps.churchofjesuschrist.org/stakes/542709
In the Caicó and Sousa Brazil merger, the Sousa Branch (463094) was renamed Sousa Ward (463094). The Vila do Príncipe Ward (433845) was discontinued, along with the Estação Branch (1074660) and Pombal Branch (1216376).
ReplyDeleteThe Ghana Cape Coast Mission (475807) recently organized the Mankessim Ghana District (2310511)
ReplyDeletehttps://maps.churchofjesuschrist.org/stakes/2310511
https://maps.churchofjesuschrist.org/missions/475807
Very intriguing news. For now, the composition of the new district only shows 2 branches, both located in Mankessim, and it appears to be a division of the Yamoransa Ghana Stake. I imagine more updates are coming, because it does not seem feasible to split off from a stake and not have other branches that would make more sense being in the new district. I can see as many as 4 other branches being transferred from the Yamoransa Ghana Stake. The Denkyira and Mando Branches would have to drive through Mankessim to attend conferences in Yamoransa, so these 2 are the biggest contenders. The other 2 would be able to travel without passing through Mankessim, but it would be a quicker drive than going to Yamoransa, the Saltpond and Otuam Branches.
DeleteThe European Newsroom has shared this report. My thanks once again to you all.
ReplyDeleteSome ward level changes in Australia,
ReplyDeleteIn the Melbourne Australia Maroondah Stake (518263), a new YSA ward was just created on the 16th November called Jells Park YSA Ward (2302942). This is Melbourne's first YSA ward.
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1EMhWubi12/
In the Canberra Australia Stake (523216), the Canberra Branch (Tongan) (2315122) was also created on 16 November. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16Kw1xpj51/
Some other changes in Australia that I'm not exactly sure when it happened.
In the Sydney Fairfield Stake (1989650), the Cumberland Ward (Tongan) (2296853) was created, bringing the stake to 6 Tongan wards.
In the Gold Coast Australia Stake (524484) the Burleigh Ward was discontinued and combined with the Robina Ward (198161). https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17kozHaW5b/
In the Northern Queensland Australia District (606022), the Cairns 1st Branch and Cairns 2nd Branch combined into the Cairns Branch (20168).
Facebook comments saying that two stakes were created on Sunday, one in Elk Ridge Utah and another in Saint Anthony Idaho (with two new wards created apparently.)
ReplyDeleteI am seeing some references on Facebook that the first missionaries are being assigned to Azerbaijan. Not confirmed as far as I can tell.
ReplyDeleteI wonder what mission that would fall under and also in the future would a new mission be created
DeleteBryansb1984, earlier this year Azerbaijan became part of the new "Europe Central Turkic and Persian Speaking Mission (2300990)" organized on or near July 1st, 2025.
Deletehttps://maps.churchofjesuschrist.org/missions/2300990
And the "Europe Central Turkic and Persian Speaking District (2236303)"
https://maps.churchofjesuschrist.org/stake/2236303
I hope this is relevant to Church growth: In view of Bishop Sean Douglas' new role as Second Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric, the First Presidency has announced changes in the Mexico and United States Southwest Area Presidencies that are effective immediately. My thanks once again to you all.
ReplyDeleteOther Matt here.
ReplyDeleteLooks like St Anthony Idaho Stake hasn't split yet, but added 3 new wards at the stake conference.
In the St Anthony Idaho Stake (500607) realignment, for any interested :
DeleteWiford 2nd Ward (178918) - > Cottonwood Ward (178918)
Egin Bench Ward (26603) - > Egin Bench Ward (26603)
new unit - > Fort Henry Ward (2303892)
Twin Groves 2nd Ward (1192779) - > Hog Hollow Ward (1192779)
Parker 2nd Ward (275344) - > Juniper Mountain Ward (275344)
Parker 1st Ward (28495) - > Parker Ward (28495)
St Anthony 3rd Ward (23884) - > Riverview Ward (23884)
new unit - > Sand Creek Ward (2303876)
St Anthony 1st Ward (25917) - > St Anthony Ward (25917)
St Anthony 4th Ward (25925) - > Targhee Ward (25925)
Twin Groves 1st Ward (29327) - > Twin Groves Ward (29327)
new unit - > White Sands Ward (2303884)
Wilford 1st Ward (29513) - > Wilford Ward (29513)
St Anthony 2nd Ward (30228) - Yellowstone Ward (30228)
https://maps.churchofjesuschrist.org/stakes/500607
My in-laws are in this ward, said to expect a split next summer.
DeleteI am hoping this is pertinent to Church growth: The First Presidency has announced area leadership changes in the wake of Bishop Sean Douglas' call to the Presiding Bishopric. And Elder David A. Bednar is mi.nistering in the Middle East, where I hope we will soon see news about the Dubai United Arab Emirates Temple. I was glad to see both announcements and hope this information is insightful to at least some of you. My thanks once again to you all.
ReplyDeleteAfrica West Area President and GA Seventy Elder Alfred Kyungu became the first Church leader to visit the Republic of Chad. My thanks once again to you all.
ReplyDeleteFor those that have noticed Matt's update today of the Stakes / Districts sidebar list,
ReplyDeleteHe also added the recently organized new "Luiza Democratic Republic of the Congo District (2319543), from 3 Mission Branches in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Kananga Mission (2217547).
https://maps.churchofjesuschrist.org/stakes/2319543
https://maps.churchofjesuschrist.org/mission/2217547
New Stake crated this past Sunday in the Taylor/Snowflake Area in Northern Arizona.
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