WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Washington County, Utah)
SANTA CLARA FIRST WARD
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
HISTORY
The Santa Clara First Ward was formed on August 27, 1978 when the Santa Clara Ward was split into the Santa Clara First Ward and the Santa Clara Second Ward. The dividing line was the irrigation ditch that ran through town from the west to the east. The First Ward was on the south side, and the Second Ward on the north side, the "Heighs".The Santa Clara Fifth Ward was split off from the Santa Clara First Ward in October of 1987.
BUILDINGS
TBDOFFICERS
BishopsVictor Frei (November 1974 to November 1979)
Kenneth Ence (November 1979 to August 1983)
Edward Royden Christian (August 1983 to October 1987)
James N. Ence (October 1987 to January 1993)
Ferron Leavitt (January 1993 to February 1998)
Keith Gubler (February 1998 to February 2003)
David Frei (February 2003 to ????)
REFERENCES
History of Santa Clara, Utah: a Blossom in the DesertCompiled and edited by Joyce Wittwer Whittaker
Published by the Santa Clara Historical Society, 2003.
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