Eket Nigeria Temple
The construction of the Eket Nigeria Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is one of six temples in Nigeria in various stages of construction. President Russell M. Nelson announced its construction during the 192th Semiannual General Conference in October 2022. Five other temples are planned for Abuja, Benin City, Calabar, Lagos, and Uyo. The Aba Nigeria Temple was dedicated in 2005 by Church President Gordon B. Hinckley (1910–2008).
Eket is an industrial city in southeastern Nigeria. Church membership in Nigeria is over 250,000 in 840 congregations.
"Kcee Udonsi was streaming general conference on his mobile device in his Nigerian apartment when he heard President Russell M. Nelson announce a new temple for Eket, Nigeria. Udonsi had anticipated a possible temple for Abuja, but not Eket, which is only an hour’s drive from where he lives in Uyo. Many Latter-day Saints can’t afford to travel the long distance to the Aba Nigeria Temple.
“'I was shocked and super excited. I never expected it,' Udonsi wrote in a message to Church News. 'Having a temple in Eket will be a great blessing for the Saints in that area. It will help strengthen testimonies and faith in Jesus Christ and strengthen family bonds. . . . The Lord indeed remembers His people wherever they are.'”[1]
Location
The Eket Nigeria Temple will be built on a 7-acre site located on Eket/Oron Road in Ikot Ibiok, Eket Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. Plans call for a one-story temple of approximately 18,850 square feet and a meetinghouse on the site. This will be the city’s first temple.[2]
Temples in Africa
- Aba Nigeria Temple
- Abidjan Ivory Coast Temple
- Abuja Nigeria Temple
- Accra Ghana Temple
- Antananarivo Madagascar Temple
- Beira Mozambique Temple
- Benin City Nigeria Temple
- Brazzaville Republic of the Congo Temple
- Calabar Nigeria Temple
- Cape Coast Ghana Temple
- Cape Town South Africa Temple
- Durban South Africa Temple
- Eket Nigeria Temple
- Freetown Sierra Leone Temple
- Harare Zimbabwe Temple
- Johannesburg South Africa Temple
- Kampala Uganda Temple
- Kananga Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple
- Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple
- Kumasi Ghana Temple
- Lagos Nigeria Temple
- Luanda Angola Temple
- Lubumbashi Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple
- Maputo Mozambique Temple
- Mbuji-Mayi Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple
- Monrovia Liberia Temple
- Nairobi Kenya Temple
- Praia Cape Verde Temple
- Uyo Nigeria Temple
