Stake and ward councils are meetings of local congregations within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
A ward is a standard local congregation unit, while a stake is made up of several wards.
This arrangement is roughly comparable to diocese and archdiocese in the Roman Catholic faith.
These LDS Church council meetings include: In student and singles wards where not all these offices exist, the counselors of the elders quorum president are often involved in the ward council as well.
[citation needed] Descriptions of some other regular meetings within the church follow.