WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Washington County, Utah)
SANTA CLARA UTAH STAKE
Church of Jesus Crist of Latter-day Saints
BOUNDARIES
The new Santa Clara Utah Stake extended westward from the middle of the wash running down between St. George and Santa Clara.HISTORY
The Santa Clara Utah Stake was formed on August 29, 1982 by splitting off from the St. George Utah West Stake. The new stake consisted of the Santa Clara First Ward, Santa Clara Second Ward, St. George 11th Ward, Ivins Ward, and Gunlock Ward.On August 25, 1991, the St. George Utah Dixie Downs Stake (changed later to the St. George Utah Snow Canyon Stake) was split off from the Santa Clara Utah Stake.
On February 11, 1996, the Ivins Utah Stake was split off from the Santa Clara Utah Stake.
The Santa Clara Utah Stake consisted of eight wards when the Santa Clara Eighth Ward was created in February 1996.
PRESIDENCIES
First Stake Presidency (August 29, 1982 to ???? ??, 1987)Dale Gubler, President (August 29, 1982 to ???? ??, ????)
Dennis ?????, First Counselor (August 29, 1982 to ???? ??, ????)
Brent C. Goodwin, Second Counselor (August 29, 1982 to ???? ??, ????)
Second Stake Presidency (???? ??, 1987 to February 11, 1996)
Brent C. Goodwin, President (???? ??, 1987 to February 11, 1996)
Thomas Randy Judd, First Counselor (???? ??, ???? to August 25, 1991)
Wendell Ray Gubler, First Counselor (August 25, 1991 to February 11, 1996)
Wendell Ray Gubler, Second Counselor (???? ??, ???? to August 25, 1991)
Irvin Lee Ence, Second Counselor (???? ??, ???? to February 11, 1996)
Third Stake Presidency (February 11, 1996 to February ??, 2002)
Irvin Lee Ence, President (February 11, 1996 to February ??, 2002)
Daniel Kemp Frei, First Counselor (February 11, 1996 to February ??, 2002?)
John J. Wadsworth, Second Counselor (February 11, 1996 to May ??, 1997)
Paul F. Graf, Second Counselor (May ??, 1997 to February ??, 2002?)
Fourth Stake Presidency (February ??, 2002 to ???? ??, ????)
Paul F. Graf, President (February ??, 2002 to ???? ??, ????)
Daniel Kemp Frei, First Counselor (February ??, 2002 to ???? ??, ????)
Lee P. Esplin, Second Counselor (February ??, 2002 to ???? ??, ????)
PHOTOS
TBDREFERENCES
History of Santa Clara, Utah: a Blossom in the DesertCompiled and edited by Joyce Wittwer Whittaker
Published by the Santa Clara Historical Society, 2003.
Pages 411-412