Show Davis Davis' County Coty is is weD RELIGION I Like the state of oC Utah Davis County is a well-churched well community com com- Representative groups of major religious denominations denominations denominations are found here in numbers num num- hers bers as well as some of oC the lesser known groups Among them are to be found the Unitarians Unitarians Unitarians Uni Uni- Luther nes Baptists Assembly of oC God The Community Church Cal Catholics s sand and the Church of C Jesus Christ Christof of oC Saints The Church is the dominant dominant dom dom- ch church however most of our communities have two or more churches and our larger communities such as Layton Clearfield an Bountiful have havea a great number of churches There are 68 Wards in 9 Slakes Stakes In addition there are 5 Seminaries ries where daily r religious rp- rp ligi us instruction Is given in buil buildings owned by the church and situated next to our High Schools The Catholic Church has several parishes in t this his h i s area They too give religious training in schools At present they are in the process of con con- strutting a large school building build- build ing ng with Church Chuich worship facilities facilities facilities facil facil- in Bountiful ul Some of the children of or other denominations attend parochial sch schools The lack of adequate buildings buildings build build- ings to house our church chuich membership membership mem memo would seem to be he one of oC the major needs in our com com- Our findings of 81 congregations con can congregations and 33 chapels leads I Ius us to this conclusion At least 12 church chuich buildings are now in progress in Davis C County o 0 u n t y y While facilities are not adequate adequate adequate ade ade- quate the programs ms of the church are aie not seriously curtailed curtailed curtailed cur cur- tailed f for r groups are meeting in homes in halls where they rotate meeting times and several several several sev sev- eral groups meet in the sante sanle building this is part particularly true of oC the Wards where whereas as high as 4 Wards are aie meeting meeting meet meet- ing in the same building budding in some some- instances and some are arc renting a additional space Man Many of our churches have related buildings where activities activities ties lies geared to the needs of youth are conducted such as athletics dances drama musi musi- cals etc 84 persons hold p. positions positions si- si of importance in their respective res- res r ics s. s churches This This' estimate is based on the interpretation of important positions of leadership leadership leadership lead lead- to mean Paster Priest Rabi Bishop Stake President The estimated number of lay leaders working in youth ing responsibilities is Our findings indicates a dedicated dedicated dedi dedi- caled youth leadership whose interest is based on the spiritual spiritual spiritual spirit spirit- ual social and cultural needs need of oC youth and whose love lov of boys boy and girls stimulates them to I give unselfishly of their time and talents There is increased leadership training courses ol olSee of- of See RELIGION on page 7 |