Congregations serving young single adults in five stakes were reorganized on Sunday, April 30, 2023, during a special Sacrament meeting presided over by President Darrell L. Moseley, with four other stake presidents participating. The resulting changes reorganized the Spokane Young Single Adult (YSA) Ward as the Eagle Peak YSA Ward and created the Spokane RiverContinue reading “Reorganization of YSA Wards Aims to Gather Young Single Adults Across Spokane”
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Regal Branch Created as Part of Ongoing Miracle
On Sunday, February 26, 2023, Area Seventy Elder Hal C. Hunsaker presided over the Lincoln Heights Ward Sacrament meeting in which the Regal Branch of the Church was organized to better serve and gather African Latter-day Saints throughout Spokane County, particularly those who speak the Swahili language, the first of its kind in Washington State.Continue reading “Regal Branch Created as Part of Ongoing Miracle”
Worldwide Magazine Features Spokane Stake’s African Saints
The February 2023 issue of the Liahona Magazine, the Church’s worldwide monthly magazine for friends and members, features multiple articles related to the service and life of African saints living in Spokane, as well as dedicated members and missionaries who have fostered Zion within our stake. The magazine’s welcome article is written by Phil andContinue reading “Worldwide Magazine Features Spokane Stake’s African Saints”
New Bishop Sustained in Spokane 1st Ward
On Sunday, January 29, 2023, Spokane Stake President Darrell Moseley reorganized the bishopric of the one of the stake’s oldest wards, the Spokane 1st Ward. Bishop George Frederick [Rick] Whitehead was called and sustained as Bishop, succeeding C. Sean Bates, who had served in the position since 2018. Bishop Whitehead’s counselors were also called, BrotherContinue reading “New Bishop Sustained in Spokane 1st Ward”
New Spokane YSA Ward Bishopric Sustained
On Sunday, January 8, 2023, Spokane Stake President Darrell Moseley reorganized the bishopric of the Spokane Young Single Adult (YSA) Ward, sustaining and setting apart Jason Smith, formerly of the Spokane 2nd Ward, as Bishop, succeeding Aaron Binns. Bishop Smith’s counselors were also sustained, Mark Jenkins as 1st Counselor and Tanner Mullen as 2nd Counselor.Continue reading “New Spokane YSA Ward Bishopric Sustained”
Spokane 2nd Ward Joins the Spokane Stake
On Sunday, August 28, 2022, members of the Spokane 2nd and Manito wards met together in a special Sacrament meeting with stake leaders from the Spokane West Stake and Spokane Stake, where proposed stake and ward boundaries were considered for a sustaining vote. With the unanimous support of those present, the Spokane 2nd Ward joinedContinue reading “Spokane 2nd Ward Joins the Spokane Stake”
Shelter in Spokane Receives 60 New Beds from the Church
The Volunteers of America’s (VOA) new four-story shelter, Hope House, received 60 new twin beds from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Wednesday, April 21. About 30 members and 20 missionaries from the Spokane Stake met at the new shelter located in Downtown Spokane on Saturday, April 24, to help unpack boxesContinue reading “Shelter in Spokane Receives 60 New Beds from the Church”
The Healing Power of Music
Mick and Stacy Wetzel, musicians of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from the Verdugo Hills Ward in the La Crescenta Stake, California, presented a deeply moving fireside at the Spokane Stake Center on Sunday, March 21, 2021 at 7 pm. The theme of the firesideContinue reading “The Healing Power of Music”
By Small and Simple Things
This post was originally published on the Friends of the Spokane Stake Facebook Page October 18, 2020. “By small and simple things are great things brought to pass.” Alma 37:6 Something as simple as acting on an impression or helping someone in a busy grocery store can change the course of lives. That is howContinue reading “By Small and Simple Things”