Church unveils new stake in PF
The new Post Falls Stake presidency. From left: Travis Roth, President Bradley Moss and Tim Bastedo.
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Elder Naumann, President Bradley Moss, President Morton, President Sharp and Elder Bragg.
The new leaders of the Post Falls Stake with their wives and two visiting authorities. From left: Elder Seigfried A. Naumann, Travis Roth, Kim Roth, Bradley S. Moss, Sharee Moss, Timothy Bastedo, Sara Bastedo and Elder Mark A. Bragg.
POST FALLS — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is growing in Kootenai County. A new stake has formed in Post Falls.
Called the Post Falls Stake, it consists of approximately 3,100 members and will be presided over by President Bradley S. Moss with counselors Travis Roth and Timothy Bastedo.
“This division of stakes will create growth like we have never seen before,” President Moss said.
The weekend-long event to create the stake concluded on Feb. 20 and was presided over by Elder Mark A. Bragg, North America Area president, and Elder Siegfried A. Nauman, Area Seventy.
Elder Nauman stated, “We don’t build new stakes without strength and growth of our members.”
Elder Bragg reminded the congregation, “Through unity, regardless of personal views, revelation will come, and we will be able to bless others as we attend church together and serve one another.”
Elder Bragg concluded the meeting with a blessing on the people of this area and a declaration: "We would have a temple in this area of our own, someday.”
LDS local history
• The first stake (larger group of wards or branches/congregations, from 5-12 units) in Idaho was formed in 1887, in Bear Lake.
• The first branch (small group or congregation of church members) was formed in Coeur d’Alene in 1948.
• In 1962, the first Coeur d’Alene Stake was formed with 359 members and the stake president was Gerald Browning.
• On Feb. 7, 1999, the Hayden Lake Stake was formed with 2,511 members and the stake president was Ronald McIntire.
• There were 136 stakes in Idaho as of 2021.
• There are 6,548 members in the Hayden Lake Stake and 4,922 in the Coeur d’Alene Stake.
• 59% of the people living in Coeur d’Alene have a religious affiliation (source: 2020 census data), and 6.1% belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
