1910
Organization of Malta Ward
The Malta Ward was organized 13 Nov 1910 with Thomas Taylor Jr. as Bishop.
Malta Church History
Church History
A chronological record of Malta Ward organization, church buildings, ward divisions, and bishoprics from 1910 to the present.
1910-1977
Malta Ward
1910-1914
Bishop: Thomas E Taylor Junior
1st Counselor: Jesse L Hubbard
2nd Counselor: Robert Hutchinson
Ward Clerk: Alfred C Hubbard / Isaac J Neddo, Junior
1914-1915
Bishop: Thomas E Taylor Junior
1st Counselor: Robert Hutchinson
2nd Counselor: Isaac J Neddo, Junior
Ward Clerk: Alfred C Hubbard / Isaac J Neddo, Junior
1915
Raft River Stake Organized
The Raft River Stake was organized 27 Apr 1915 with John A Elison as president. He was called to move to Almo, Idaho, with his family to preside over the new stake. The year 1919 made another change for the stake, as it was decided to have stake headquarters in Malta. All the stake officers were called to move to Malta, in order to be where the stake meetings were held. – Book of Remembrance
1915-1916
Bishop: Aaron Zollinger
1st Counselor: Joseph Rasmussen
2nd Counselor: Isaac James Neddo, Junior
Ward Clerk: Joseph Rasmussen
1916-1925
Bishop: Isaac James Neddo Jr
1st Counselor: John O Smith
2nd Counselor: Leonard P Hall (1918-1928)
Ward Clerk: Richard G Harper (1920-1925)
1919
1919 Raft River Stake Headquarters Moved to Malta
Image. Second Church House - Built sometime between 1919-1921
1925-1936
Bishop: Orson Sanders
1st Counselor: John O Smith
2nd Counselor: Ira K Hall (1928-1930)
Ward Clerk: Harry A Shaw, Junior
1936-1941
Bishop: John O Smith (died of leg amputation)
1st Counselor: Rawlins J Harper
2nd Counselor: Lorin R Horne
Ward Clerk: Fredrick Gardiner
1941-1944
Bishop: Rawlins J Harper
1st Counselor: Lorin R Horne (1941), ES Miller (1943)
2nd Counselor: Orville Udy
Ward Clerk: Kenneth Hastings
1943
New Church Building
President J Reuben Clark and Bishop Worthlin were here in Malta to dedicate the Stake and Ward House 8 Aug 1943.
1944-1947
Bishop: Shirley H Barlow
1st Counselor: Lano Elison
2nd Counselor: Wesley Brunson
Ward Clerk: Afton Nye
1947-1955
Bishop: J Henry Thompson
1st Counselor: George W Neddo
2nd Counselor: Harvey J Wight
Ward Clerk: David Tell Taylor
1955-1961
Bishop: J Henry Thompson
1st Counselor: Harvey J Wight
2nd Counselor: Charles H Warr
Ward Clerk: David Tell Taylor / Wallace O Briggs
1961-1968
Bishop: Harvey J Wight
1st Counselor: Charles H Warr / Wallace O Briggs
2nd Counselor: Delwin J Harper
Ward Clerk: Reid Tew Allred
1968-1971
Bishop: Wallace O Briggs
1st Counselor: Golden Gardiner
2nd Counselor: Buddy Ward
Ward Clerk: ?
1971-1977
Bishop: Delwin J Harper
1st Counselor: Jay Cottle
2nd Counselor: Cleve G Smith
Ward Clerk: Kenneth Crump
1976
Current Church Building
President J Reuben Clark and Bishop Worthlin were here in Malta to dedicate the Stake and Ward House 8 Aug 1943.
1977-2017
Malta 1st Ward
1977
Malta 1st Organized
The Malta 1st Ward was organized 17 Apr 1977
1977-1978
Bishop: Delwin J Harper
1st Counselor: Earl Brent Udy
2nd Counselor: Jack Homer Hill
Ward Clerk: Rodney Hall
1978-1983
Bishop: Jerry Udy
1st Counselor: Earl Brent Udy / Dean Fredrickson
2nd Counselor: Michael R Telford
Ward Clerk: Elmo Elison
1983-1988
Bishop: Albert Jay Cottle
1st Counselor: Rod Garner / George Darrington
2nd Counselor: Stan Campbell
Ward Clerk: ?
1988-1994
Bishop: Alan Jay Harper
1st Counselor: Richard Lance Udy / Ronald Holtman
2nd Counselor: Larry Kempton
Ward Clerk: Zeldon Nelson
1994-2000
Bishop: George Darrington
1st Counselor: Devan William Tolman
2nd Counselor: Peter Grush
Ward Clerk: Juel Hurst
2000-2003
Bishop: Devan William Tolman
1st Counselor: Juel Hurst
2nd Counselor: Terry Wallace Briggs
Ward Clerk: Joseph Barrett Junior
2003-2008
Bishop: Juel Hurst
1st Counselor: Michael R Telford
2nd Counselor: Kirtland Yates
Ward Clerk: Jeremy Nelson
2008-2014
Bishop: Jeffrey C Johnson
1st Counselor: Ted Higley
2nd Counselor: Bryce Campbell
Ward Clerk: Lane Schumann
2014-2017
Bishop: Richard Hall
1st Counselor: Rawhide Clark
2nd Counselor: Jake Smith
Ward Clerk: John Campbell
Malta 2nd Ward
1977
Malta 2nd Organized
The Malta 2nd Ward was organized 17 Apr 1977
1977-1982
Bishop: Cleve G Smith
1st Counselor: Steven L Blake / Marvin Hall (1980)
2nd Counselor: Marvin Hall / Gary Harper (1980)
Ward Clerk: Newell Norman
1982-1987
Bishop: Gary B Harper
1st Counselor: Sid Norman / Jim Powers
2nd Counselor: Jim Powers / Stan Campbell
Ward Clerk: Olani Wallace
1987-1992
Bishop: Val Anderson
1st Counselor: Jack Wight
2nd Counselor: Ross Labrum / Gordon Henrie
Ward Clerk: Roland Zollinger
1992-1997
Bishop: Dennis Lee
1st Counselor: Jim Powers / Kim Smith
2nd Counselor: Kim Smith / Cregg Smith
Ward Clerk: Jim Rigby
1997-2003
Bishop: Todd Harris
1st Counselor: Jeff Greenwood
2nd Counselor: Brad Hutchison
Ward Clerk: Mike Peglau / Steve Rigby
2003-2008
Bishop: Max Jones
1st Counselor: Jim Powers
2nd Counselor: Darin Harper
Ward Clerk: Russell Zollinger
2008-2010
Bishop: Pat Manning
1st Counselor: Mike Christensen
2nd Counselor: Kurt Harris
Ward Clerk: Gus Oman
2010-2015
Bishop: Brad Hutchison
1st Counselor: Mike Christensen
2nd Counselor: Cregg Smith
Ward Clerk: Gus Oman
2014-2017
Bishop: Dallan Spencer
1st Counselor: Nolan Harper
2nd Counselor: Kurt Harris
Ward Clerk: Jerry Bankhead
2017-Present
Malta Ward Recombined
2017
Stake Boundaries Reorganized
30 Apr 2017 the two Malta Wards were combined
2017-2019
Bishop: Dallan Spencer
1st Counselor: Luke Smith
2nd Counselor: Alan Branch
Ward Clerk: Jerry Bankhead
2019-present
Bishop: Lane Schuman
1st Counselor: Zeb Bingham
2nd Counselor: Tracy Bankhead
Ward Clerk: Tyler Gilbert