Birmingham England Temple Wiki

Quick 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

Name Announcement

An official name announcement for the temple was made on 15 August 2022. The Temple, which had been announced as the Brimingham United Kingdom Temple, would officially be known as the Brimingham England Temple, following the already established names for the Preston England and London England Temples.^[3]“Temple Update: Names for Two New Temples.” newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org, 15 Aug. 2022, newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/temple-news-names-birmingham-england-teton-river-valley. The name announcement was made in conjunction with the official name announcement for the Teton River Idaho Temple (formerly the Rexburg Idaho North Temple.)

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.^[4]”Renderings for Temples in England, Nevada and Texas,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 26 Feb. 2024.

Render Released

Groundbreaking Announced

The Church announced the groundbreaking for the Birmingham England Temple on 21 January 2025. The groundbreaking services for the Birmingham England Temple will be held on Saturday, March 22, 2025. Elder Scott D. Whiting, Europe North Area President, will preside.^[6]“News for Temple Groundbreakings in the Philippines and England.” newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org, 21 Jan. 2025, newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/temple-groundbreakings-tacloban-city-philippines-birmingham-england-huntsville-alabama. The announcement also featured the location announcement for the Huntsville Alabama Temple, and a report on the groundbreaking for the Tacloban Philippines Temple, which had occurred the preceding Saturday.

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
Hungary	1	Budapest
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	Bern
Ukraine	1	Kyiv
United Kingdom	4	Birmingham · Edinburgh · London · Preston

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