Kinshsa Temple

Here is the text of the Wikipedia article on the Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple. It may be about to be deleted so I will post it here to presever until May when we will hopefully have more sources to recreate the article.

The '''Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple''' is a [[Temple (LDS Church)|temple]] of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (LDS Church) under construction in [[Kinshasa]], [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]. The intent to construct the temple was announced by [[President of the Church (LDS Church)|church president]] [[Thomas S. Monson]] on 1 October 2011. The temple was announced concurrently with the [[Barranquilla Colombia Temple|Barranquilla Colombia]], [[Durban_South_Africa_Temple|Durban South Africa]], [[Star Valley Wyoming Temple|Star Valley Wyoming]], and [[Provo City Center Temple|Provo City Center]] temples. When announced, this increased the total number of temples worldwide to 166.

A groundbreaking ceremony, to signify the beginning of construction, took place on 12 February 2016, with [[Neil L. Andersen]] presiding.<ref>[http://www.blacklds.org/917/917 article on temple ground breaking]</ref> A public open house is scheduled for March 2019.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/kinshasa-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-temple/|title=Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple|access-date=2018-12-08|language=en}}</ref><ref>[https://gephardtdaily.com/local/lds-church-breaks-ground-for-new-temple-in-africa/ source on Temple groundbreaking]</ref> The lead negotiator for the temple, both with the government and with local subcontrators, has been [[Norman Kamosi]], a former Air Congo executive and member of the Congolese Parliament.  Kamosi joined the LDS Church in Washington DC, after having fled there when Kabile came to power.<ref>[https://interpreterfoundation.org/continue-in-humility-stories-of-the-saints-in-the-dr-congo-part-5/ article on Kamosi]</ref>

The temple is scheduled to be dedicated on April 14, 2019 and will be the fourth operating temple in Africa.<ref name=CongoDedication>{{cite news |url= https://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/open-house-dedication-dates-announced-kinshasa-democratic-republic-congo-temple |title= Open House and Dedication Dates Announced for the Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple: Fourth operating temple in Africa |work= Newsroom |publisher= [[LDS Church]] |date= 1 October 2019 }}</ref>

The temple is a single-story building with a concrete and fill structure and a steel superstructure. Like most other temples, the building is topped with a statue of the [[Angel Moroni]]. The temple is built on a 10-acre site that it shares with other existing buildings owned by the LDS Church.<ref>https://www.reaveley.com/projects-item/kinshasa-drc-lds-temple/|title=Kinshasa DRC LDS Temple</ref>

==See also==
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* [[List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]
* [[List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by geographic region#Africa|List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by geographic region]]
* [[Comparison of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]
* [[Temple architecture (Latter-day Saints)]]
* [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Democratic Republic of the Congo]]

==References==
*[https://www.abc4.com/news/top-stories/construction-underway-for-lds-temple-in-kinshasha/369122403 Construction underway for LDS temple in Kinshasha]
*[https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/kinshasa-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-temple/ article on temple]
*[https://www.ldsdaily.com/world/temple-news-updates-week-august-7/ article on progress of the construction]
*[https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2018/10/04/this-week-mormon-land/ another article on Kinshasa Temple]
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[[Category:Buildings and structures in Kinshasa]]
[[Category:Places of worship in the Democratic Republic of the Congo]]
[[Category:Proposed places of worship of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]
[[Category:The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Africa]]

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