Additional land was acquired from the Army in 1950 to increase the mission area to over 85 acres (340,000 m2).

Over time it was intended that a normal church structure would be established in the mission areas.

The first church built in a mission area is sometimes called the mother church.

In that sense, the church here has always been a mission area.

America has only one modernization program in each major mission area.

"I'll know in about thirty minutes how long it will take for them to get to the mission area."

"It is beginning to emerge as a new mission area in its own right."

What other mission areas that system might evolve to are still open for debate and development.

However at this time missionaries continued to serve outside of regular mission areas.

He traveled home by way of his former mission area in Ohio.