Brussels Belgium Temple Wiki

Quick Facts

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Description

About 7,000 Latter-day Saints in a dozen congregations reside in Belgium. Brussels, a major international center, is the European country’s capital.

History

A convert from Turkey was the first member to arrive in Belgium in 1888. Missionaries laboring in Switzerland and Germany were also sent to Belgium. The first chapels built for French-speaking members in Europe were all completed in the 1930s.

The Church undertook a massive consolidation of wards and branches in Belgium in 2017 that resulted in the only ward or branch being closed in several cities. Today, there are 12 congregations in Belgium and two congregations in neighboring Luxembourg. Local members have noted that travel to The Hague Netherlands Temple is difficult for many Belgian members due to reliance on public transportation. Moreover, Belgium was the sovereign European country with the most members without a temple announced or dedicated prior to the announcement of the Brussels Belgium Temple (there were 6,605 members in Belgium as of year-end 2019). The new temple will likely service the two Belgian stakes (Antwerp [organized in 1994] and Brussels [organized in 1977]) and the Lille France Stake. Finally, members report that a site for the new temple has appeared to have already been secured. It is anticipated that the new temple may provide greater awareness of the Church in Europe, given Brussels’ prominence in European politics and cosmopolitan demography.

Announcement

Location Announcement

On June 17, 2024, the location of the Brussels Belgium Temple was announced as an interior renovation of an existing building located at Ave des Arts 52 in Brussels. The building will house the multistory temple of approximately 25,500 square feet, a meetinghouse, and arrival facilities.^[2]”Open House and Dedication Date Announced for the Deseret Peak Utah Temple,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 17 Jun. 2024.

Details

Location

Interior

Region

TEMPLES IN EUROPE _{by country}

Austria	1	Vienna
Belgium	1	Brussels
Denmark	1	Copenhagen
Finland	1	Helsinki
France	1	Paris
Germany	3	Frankfurt · Freiberg · Hamburg
Ireland	1	Dublin
Italy	2	Milan · Rome
Netherlands	1	The Hague
Norway	1	Oslo
Portugal	1	Lisbon
Russia	1	Russia
Spain	2	Barcelona · Madrid
Switzerland	1	Kyiv
United Kingdom	4	Birmingham · Edinburgh · London · Preston

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