falisrm Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 I'm creating a survey or study to know how your ward is doing statistically. Is it growing with members and baptisms or is it shrinking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven22 Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 My ward is shrinking. Everybody is moving out because the cost of living in my area is expensive. Missionary work in the area is going very slow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_uk Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 My wife tells me it's shrinking for various reasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miztrniceguy Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 seems to be growing...people moving in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilered Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 Growing - Our ward has been split twice in 8 years and is almost ready to split again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palerider Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 I believe there is a thread about this already.....2-3 pages long and full of research material....you can send me my check later...:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightynancy Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 Our stake is shrinking by about 100 people a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveler Posted July 27, 2008 Report Share Posted July 27, 2008 My ward has been shrinking. It is a Utah ward in a upscale neighborhood. At one time we had 20 missionaries serving. We now have 5. It is not that we have had families move away as it is that we have had families not move away. Because Utah wards cover a small area and because most families in the neighborhood are members there is not a lot of turnover. I use to attend with my wife and 5 children - my children are now married or at school. I am an "empty nester". So are at least half the families. We have become a ward of grandparents. The traveler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrawberryFields Posted July 27, 2008 Report Share Posted July 27, 2008 My ward is shrinking much like travelers. They are getting older and shorter too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moksha Posted July 27, 2008 Report Share Posted July 27, 2008 I keep wondering why the three wards that go to my stake center to don't consolidate into two wards instead, due to shrinking numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
california_ave Posted July 27, 2008 Report Share Posted July 27, 2008 Stagnant. My local observation is consistent with what Pew has reported for US: less than 1% growth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robspectre Posted July 28, 2008 Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 Im in a small branch. Seems to be growing but slow. One step at a time I suppose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maya Posted July 28, 2008 Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 My ward is growing. It is close to workingplaces so people move in to work here around. How ever this IS a VERY expencive neibourhood to live in. Cant get a house under 580.000$ or nothing else under 350.000$. Worst is you cant move to country as it is such a long way to church. 1 hours dirve houses would be around 250.000$... GOD houses and you might get something with 150.000$. The ward I moved here from some 20 years a go was a brand new ward with hardly enough people. Now there is two all too big wards there. One has 72 kids in it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HEthePrimate Posted July 28, 2008 Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 It's kind of hard to tell about my ward. It's in a constant state of flux because of the student population. However, we did have a baptism last Saturday, and people keep having babies, so my guess would be that it's slowly growing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainrider Posted July 28, 2008 Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 Definitely shrinking.......our whole Stake is shrinking. People wanting to bail out of Commiefornia........including myself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LogansMommy Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 not growing or shrinking... staying the same... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NateHowe Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 Our ward is losing some to move-outs, and replacing them as fast as possible with births. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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