Alabang Philippines Temple

The Alabang Philippines Temple is a temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) under construction in Alabang, Muntinlupa, Philippines.

Alabang Philippines Temple
Under Construction
Number TBD
Announcement 2 April 2017
Groundbreaking 4 June 2020[1] by
Evan A. Schmutz[2]
Official website • News & images

History

In 1961, Gordon B. Hinckley and a small gathering of members at the Manila American Cemetery marked the beginning of the LDS Church in the Philippines.[4] With more than 800,000 members in the country, the Philippines has the fourth largest membership in the world after the United States, Mexico and Brazil.[4]

The Alabang Philippines Temple was announced by church president Thomas S. Monson in April 2017.[5] This temple was announced concurrently with 4 other temples.[6] At the time, the number of the church's total number of operating or announced temples was 182.[7]

A groundbreaking was originally scheduled for May 2, 2020, under the direction of D. Todd Christofferson.[8] However, the groundbreaking was delayed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.[9] The groundbreaking occurred on June 4, 2020, with the area president, Evan A. Schmutz, presiding. The groundbreaking for this temple marks the first time in the church's history that two temples are under construction at the same time in the Philippines..

The temple will be a two-story building with a tall, tapering spire over the main entrance, and a patron housing facility behind the building.[10]

The Alabang Philippines Temple will be the fourth LDS temple built in the Philippines, following the Manila (1984), Cebu City (2010), and Urdaneta (estimated for 2022) temples. Three more temples were announced in 2018 and 2019, which are the Davao (for which a groundbreaking was also held in 2020),[11] and the Cagayan de Oro and Bacolod temples. No information on groundbreakings have been communicated for the latter two temples.[4]

The Alabang and Manila temples are 13 miles apart.[12]

See also

References
  1. See this page for confirmation.
  2. See this link for details.
  3. "President Monson Announces Five New Temples: Mormon temples to be built in South America, Africa, Philippines and US". Newsroom. LDS Church. 2 April 2017.
  4. "First Presidency Announces Groundbreaking Date for 4th Temple in PH", Church News, 24 January 2020. Retrieved on 5 April 2020.
  5. Toone, Trent. "Church of Jesus Christ announces date for Layton temple groundbreaking", Deseret News, 23 January 2020. Retrieved on 5 April 2020.
  6. The Brasilia, Brazil, Nairobi Kenya, Pocatello Idaho, and Saratoga Springs Utah temples.
  7. "President Monson Announces Five New Temples", Newsroom, LDS Church, 2017-04-02
  8. Means, Sean P. "Groundbreaking for LDS Church's Layton Temple is set for May 30", The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 January 2020. Retrieved on 5 April 2020.
  9. Stack, Peggy Fletcher. "All Latter-day Saint temples to close due to coronavirus", The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 March 2020. Retrieved on 4 April 2020.
  10. Satterfield, Rick. "Alabang Philippines Temple", ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org, 2020. Retrieved on 5 April 2020.
  11. As verified here
  12. Taylor, Scott. "How far apart are these Mormon temples?", Deseret News, 19 October 2017. Retrieved on 28 March 2020.
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