- FKA: North Carolina Stake (1961)
- FKA: Kinston North Carolina Stake (1972)
- Oldest stake of the church in North Carolina
Stake History
2020 New Stake Presidency
KINSTON NORTH CAROLINA STAKE: (November 22, 2020) President — Damon Loren Rappleyea, 45, East Carolina University associate professor; succeeding David C. Walker; wife, Rebecca Michelle Laughman Rappleyea. Counselors — Kevin Matthew Nelson, 44, NC Farm Bureau Insurance agent; wife, Emily Marlowe Hancock Nelson. Darren Orville Day, 51, Day Law Firm owner; wife, Ruthenia Moreira E Silva Day.[1]
2021 Stake Division
The Morehead City North Carolina Stake was organized from a division of the Kinston North Carolina Stake (renamed Greenville North Carolina Stake) and the Wilmington North Carolina Stake. The new stake includes the following six wards and one branch: the Harkers Island, Havelock, Jacksonville 2nd, Jacksonville 3rd, Morehead City, and New Bern Wards, and the Camp Lejeune Military Branch. The new stake is the Church's first new stake organized in North Carolina since 2015. There are now 18 stakes in North Carolina.[2]
Lenoir County Home Centered Church Opportunities
We teach that true religion begins in the home: "Home Centered / Church Supported". To that end families may consider the following local resources and programs to strengthen your core beliefs and values:
1. Come Follow Me: - Daily & Weekly family gospel study
2. Vanguard Scouting: - Featuring age-appropriate Family Activities, Service, Crafts, Field Trips, & Outdoor Adventures. The Benefits of Scouting are many, and there are lots of personal growth ideas to help your family pursue the new Churchwide Children & Youth Program.
3. LIFE School Curriculum: an LDS gospel based homeschool program that is built on the foundation of the scriptures, giving the child a sense of who he is and setting him on the path of discovering his divine mission. It is presented in a four year chronological rotation, integrating all areas of study to create a clear picture of the history of our world.
4. Family History: Resources to help you explore your family tree
- Mormon Pioneers - 200+ stories of early faithful Latter-day Saint pioneers.
- Familypedia - Come help build North Carolina's largest Family History online Encyclopedia.
5. Local Recreation:
- Lenoir County, North Carolina Scouting - Outdoor Trails, camping, museums and other family attractions.
- Pioneer Treks -
Raleigh North Carolina Temple
The Raleigh North Carolina Temple is the 68th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This is the first temple built in North Carolina. The legacy of the Saints in this state extends back to the days when Jedediah M. Grant (1816-1856) first preached the gospel there in 1838.
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