Birmingham England Temple Wiki

Quick Facts

ANNOUNCED
3 April 2022

ANNOUNCED BY
President Russell M. Nelson

GROUNDBREAKING
TBA

GROUNDBREAKING PRESIDED BY
TBA

DEDICATED
date

DEDICATED BY
person and title

DEDICATION ORDER
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LOCATION
185-187 Penns Lane
Royal Sutton Coldfield
Birmingham
United Kingdom

PHONE
phone link

Additional Facts

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Description

There are more than 190,000 members of the Church of Jesus Christ in the United Kingdom

History

Missionaries arrived in England in 1837, only seven years after the Church was established. England is home to the oldest continuous congregation of the Church. Today, the Church has 325 congregations in the United Kingdom.[1]”President Nelson Announces 17 New Temples,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 3 Apr. 2022.

Announcement

On April 3, 2022, President Russell M. Nelson announced plans to construct the Birmingham England Temple at the April 2022 General Conference. It was announced in conjunction with 16 other temples.[2]”President Nelson Announces 17 New Temples,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 3 Apr. 2022. https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/prophet-new-temples-april-2022

England Temples at the time of Announcement

Announced

  • –

Under Construction

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Dedicated

ANNOUNCED ORDER
269

Date2022 04 03
ByRussell M. Nelson
RolePresident
ViaGeneral Conference

⮜Preceded by Barcelona Spain
Followed by Cusco Peru⮞

Location Announcement

On December 18, 2023, the property for the Birmingham England Temple was announced as a 2.7-acre site at 185-187 Penns Lane where the meetinghouse for the Wylde Green Ward and the offices for the England Birmingham Mission are located.[3]”Renderings for Temples in England, Nevada and Texas,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 26 Feb. 2024.

Render Released

On February 26, 2024, the official exterior rendering for the Birmingham England Temple was released to the public.[4]”Renderings for Temples in England, Nevada and Texas,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 26 Feb. 2024.

Official render of the Birmingham England Temple. Copyright Intellectual Reserve.

Details

Location

A 2.7-acre site at 185-187 Penns Lane where the meetinghouse for the Wylde Green Ward and the offices for the England Birmingham Mission are located has been chosen as the location for the temple.

Location

185-187 Penns Lane
Royal Sutton Coldfield
Birmingham
United Kingdom

Latitude#
Longitude#

Phone

phone

Elevation

FeetMeters
31496

Site

AcresHectares
2.71.1

Interior

The temple is a single-story building of about 10,800 square feet.

Area10,800 f2 (1,003 m2)
Floors above grade1
Floors below Grade0*
Baptistries1*
Initiatories4*
Endowment Rooms1*
Sealing Rooms1*
*estimated

Region

TEMPLES IN EUROPE by country

Austria1Vienna
Belgium1Brussels
Denmark1Copenhagen
Finland1Helsinki
France1Paris
Germany3Frankfurt · Freiberg · Hamburg
Hungary1Budapest
Ireland1Dublin
Italy2Milan · Rome
Netherlands1The Hague
Norway1Oslo
Portugal1Lisbon
Russia1Russia
Spain2Barcelona · Madrid
Switzerland1Bern
Ukraine1Kyiv
United Kingdom4Birmingham · Edinburgh · London · Preston

Sources and Citations

References

References
↑1 ”President Nelson Announces 17 New Temples,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 3 Apr. 2022.
↑2 ”President Nelson Announces 17 New Temples,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 3 Apr. 2022. https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/prophet-new-temples-april-2022
↑3, ↑4 ”Renderings for Temples in England, Nevada and Texas,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 26 Feb. 2024.