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The '''Benin City Nigeria Temple''' will be the third temple of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] built in Nigeria. President [[Russell M. Nelson]] announced its construction during the 190th Annual General Conference in April 2020.
 
The '''Benin City Nigeria Temple''' will be the third temple of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] built in Nigeria. President [[Russell M. Nelson]] announced its construction during the 190th Annual General Conference in April 2020.
  
Church membership in Nigeria is over 211,000 in 758 congregations.  
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The Church of Jesus Christ was officially established in Nigeria in 1978. Church membership in Nigeria is over 220,000 in 770 congregations.  
 
==Location==
 
==Location==
  
The Benin City Nigeria Temple is currently in the planning stages. No location has been announced by [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints].
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The Benin City Nigeria Temple will be built on a 2.17-acre site located at 16 Commercial Ave., Benin City, Nigeria. Plans call for a two-story temple of approximately 30,700 square feet, as well as an arrival center and patron housing.
  
 
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==Temples in Africa==
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==Videos==
* [[Aba Nigeria Temple]]
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* [[Abidjan Ivory Coast Temple|Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire Temple]]
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* [[Accra Ghana Temple]]
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==External Links==
* [[Antananarivo Madagascar Temple]]
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* [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/temples/details/benin-city-nigeria-temple?lang=eng Official Benin City Nigeria Temple page]
* [[Beira Mozambique Temple]]
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* [https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/benin-city-nigeria-temple/ Benin City Nigeria Temple page]
* [[Benin City Nigeria Temple]]
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* [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/manual/families-and-temples/what-is-the-purpose-of-the-temple?lang=eng What is the Purpose of the Temple]
* [[Brazzaville Republic of the Congo Temple]]
 
* [[Cape Town South Africa Temple]]
 
* [[Durban South Africa Temple]]
 
* [[Freetown Sierra Leone Temple]]
 
* [[Harare Zimbabwe Temple]]
 
* [[Johannesburg South Africa Temple]]
 
* [[Kananga Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple]]
 
* [[Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple]]
 
* [[Kumasi Ghana Temple]]
 
* [[Lagos Nigeria Temple]]
 
* [[Lubumbashi Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple]]
 
* [[Monrovia Liberia Temple]]
 
* [[Nairobi Kenya Temple]]
 
* [[Praia Cape Verde Temple]]
 
 
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Latest revision as of 14:28, 13 September 2023

The Benin City Nigeria Temple will be the third temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints built in Nigeria. President Russell M. Nelson announced its construction during the 190th Annual General Conference in April 2020.

The Church of Jesus Christ was officially established in Nigeria in 1978. Church membership in Nigeria is over 220,000 in 770 congregations.

Location

The Benin City Nigeria Temple will be built on a 2.17-acre site located at 16 Commercial Ave., Benin City, Nigeria. Plans call for a two-story temple of approximately 30,700 square feet, as well as an arrival center and patron housing.


Temples in Africa

Videos

External Links