Stake (Mormonism) Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a stake is an administrative unit composed of a number of congregations (wards or a branches). A stake must be composed of at least three wards, and up to a total of ten congregations. Most stakes are composed of five to eight wards. In an area where there are insufficient congregations to form a ward, a district (analogous to a stake, but smaller) is formed to oversee the congregations.A stake is comparable to a diocese in the Roman Catholic Church. The name "stake" is a reference to the stakes that upheld the tabernacle housing the Ark of the Covenant in Moses' time.
A stake is led by a Stake President. The Stake President is the leading Priesthood leader of the Stake and has two counselors. The Stake President and his two counselors make up the Stake Presidency. In addition to a Stake Presidency, each stake also has a body of twelve priesthood members called a Stake High Council. The council acts as the administrative body of the stake with representatives assigned to units (Wards or Branches) within a stake. The Stake High Council led by the Stake President is also a judicial body that tries members accused of grevious sins or apostasy.
The leading Priesthood leader in a district is called the District President. The District President may or may not have counselors, depending on the number of active members in the district.
The geographical area encompassed by a stake varies between countries and regions based on membership density. In densely Latter-day Saint Utah, a Stake might be a few square miles of area. An eastern Stake might take up thousands of square miles to comprise a sufficient amount of membership.
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