The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints



This new church building on Justin Close occupies a site close to Oxford Road and the campuses of Manchester Metropolitan University and the Universtity of Manchester.  The "mormonnewsroom" website has a news release dated March 24, 2014 entitled, "Young singles attend dedication of new building in Manchester".  The article says that, "... Sunday afternoon 16th March saw the dedication of the new Young Single Adult Building in Manchester, England by Elder D. Todd Christofferson of the Quorum of the Twelve. The 5 storey facility was full from the cultural hall on the top floor to the baptismal font area in the basement. ... This is the first new YSA building to be erected in Europe and is another historic milestone in Church History in the British Isles. ... The contemporary designed structure lies at the heart of the Academic Centre of Manchester, which has the largest student population in Europe. Its large windows afford views of the University of Manchester, The Manchester Metropolitan University and the Royal Northern College of Music, which together have a combined student population of over 75,000 from 154 countries."






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