{"id":49596,"date":"2025-07-08T20:31:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T20:31:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/49596\/"},"modified":"2025-07-08T20:31:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T20:31:12","slug":"mormon-church-submits-permit-to-build-massive-27-million-temple-in-jacksonville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/49596\/","title":{"rendered":"Mormon church submits permit to build massive $27 million temple in Jacksonville"},"content":{"rendered":"

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.<\/strong> \u2013 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is working to build a massive $27 million temple in the Mandarin area.<\/p>\n

The nearly 29,000 square-foot building is planned for a 6.6-acre site at 3323 Loretto Road.<\/p>\n

The Jacksonville temple has plans for a basement, main level and mechanical mezzanine. The permit is being reviewed and the zoning review is pending. <\/p>\n

City records show the Church bought the land for $7.2 million in 2024. <\/p>\n

A second phase of the plan will feature a 20-lot subdivision, according to the Jacksonville Business Journal<\/a>. <\/p>\n

President Russell M. Nelson announced the temple in 2022<\/a>. <\/p>\n

The four other temples that are announced, under construction or in operation in Florida are the Fort Lauderdale Temple<\/a>, Orlando Temple<\/a>, Tallahassee Temple<\/a> and the Tampa Temple<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A temple is different from a church. Latter-day Saints believe that temples are the most sacred places on Earth and differ from churches designated for public weekly worship services.<\/p>\n

There are nearly 173,000 Latter-day Saints, also known as Mormons, in over 270 congregations in Florida, according to a news release. <\/p>\n

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