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Quick Facts

ANNOUNCED
4 April 2021

ANNOUNCED BY
President Russell M. Nelson

GROUNDBREAKING
TBA

GROUNDBREAKING PRESIDED BY
TBA

DEDICATED
TBA

DEDICATED BY
TBA


DEDICATION ORDER
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LOCATION
Y11 Suntreso Rd
Bantama
Kumasi
Ghana

PHONE
phone link

Additional Facts

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Description

There are nearly 90,000 Latter-day Saints spread throughout 300 congregations in Ghana. With its beautiful variety of flowers and plants, Kumasi is known as the “Garden City” and is in the southern rain forest region of Ghana.

History

Missionary work began in the country in May 2002.[1]The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, “At April 2021 Conference, Prophet Announces 20 More Temples to Be Constructed,” 4 Apr. 2021.

Announcement

Plans to construct the Kumasi GhanaTemple were announced by President Russell M. Nelson on 4 April 2021, at the 191st Annual General Conference.[2]The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, “At April 2021 Conference, Prophet Announces 20 More Temples to Be Constructed,” 4 Apr. 2021.

The Kumasi Ghana Temple will be the second temple in the country; the first is the Accra Ghana Temple, dedicated in 2004.

ANNOUNCED ORDER
235

Date2021 04 04
ByRussell M. Nelson
RolePresident
ViaGeneral Conference

⮜Preceded by Vienna Austria
Followed by Beira Mozambique

Location Announcement

On May 1, 2023, the site for the Kumasi Ghana Temple was announced as a 2.08-acre parcel located at Y11 Suntreso Rd in the Bantama neighborhood of Kumasi. Plans call for a two-story temple of approximately 22,750 square feet, including an arrival center and accompanying an existing meetinghouse.[3]”Locations of Temples in Africa and Europe Released,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 1 May 2023.

Details

Location

A 2.08-acre parcel located at Y11 Suntreso Rd in the Bantama neighborhood of Kumasi has been chosen as the location for the temple.

Location

Y11 Suntreso Rd
Bantama
Kumasi
Ghana

Latitude#
Longitude#

Phone

phone

Elevation

FeetMeters
917280

Site

AcresHectares
2.080.8

Interior

Plans call for a two-story temple of approximately 22,750 square feet

Area22,750 f2 (2,114 m2)
Floors above grade2
Floors below Grade1*
Baptistries1*
Initiatories#
Endowment Rooms1*
Sealing Rooms1*
*estimated

Region

Angola1Luanda
Cabo Verde1Praia
DRC4Kananga · Kinshasa · Lubumbashi · Mbuji-Mayi
Ghana3Accra · Cape Coast · Kumasi
Ivory Coast1Abidjan
Kenya1Nairobi
Liberia1Monrovia
Madagascar1Antananarivo
Mozambique1Beira · Maputo
Nigeria5Aba · Abuja · Benin City · Calabar · Eket · Lagos
ROC1Brazzaville
Sierra Leone1Freetown
South Africa3Cape Town · Durban · Johannesburg
Uganda1Kampala
United Arab Emirates1Dubai
Zimbabwe1Harare

Sources and Citations

References

References
1, 2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, “At April 2021 Conference, Prophet Announces 20 More Temples to Be Constructed,” 4 Apr. 2021.
3 ”Locations of Temples in Africa and Europe Released,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 1 May 2023.