Birmingham England Temple Wiki
Quick Facts
ANNOUNCED
3 April 2022
ANNOUNCED BY
President Russell M. Nelson
GROUNDBREAKING
TBA
GROUNDBREAKING PRESIDED BY
TBA
DEDICATED
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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
- –
Dedicated
- London England [1958]
- Preston England [1998]
ANNOUNCED ORDER
269
Date | 2022 04 03 |
By | Russell M. Nelson |
Role | President |
Via | General Conference |
⮜Preceded by Barcelona Spain
Followed by Cusco Peru⮞
Announced 2022 04 03
- Wellington New Zealand
- Brazzaville Republic of the Congo
- Barcelona Spain
- Birmingham United Kingdom
- Cusco Peru
- Maceió Brazil
- Santos Brazil
- San Luis Potosí Mexico
- Mexico City Benemérito Mexico
- Tampa Florida
- Knoxville Tennessee
- Cleveland Ohio
- Wichita Kansas
- Austin Texas
- Missoula Montana
- Montpelier Idaho
- Modesto California
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.
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
Elevation
Feet | Meters |
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314 | 96 |
Site
Acres | Hectares |
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2.7 | 1.1 |
Interior
The temple is a single-story building of about 10,800 square feet.
Area | 10,800 f2 (1,003 m2) |
Floors above grade | 1 |
Floors below Grade | 0* |
Baptistries | 1* |
Initiatories | 4* |
Endowment Rooms | 1* |
Sealing Rooms | 1* |
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 |
Sources and Citations
References
↑1 | ”President Nelson Announces 17 New Temples,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 3 Apr. 2022. |
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↑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. |