New LDS chapel to be dedicated in Swan Valley; replaces meetinghouse that burned down in 2016
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SWAN VALLEY — A massive fire destroyed The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel in Swan Valley in 2016. Since then the congregation has been looking forward to the day when they could use and worship in their own building again.
After months of construction that day will finally arrive next week. On Sept. 1, church members will be hosting an open house to show off the new chapel.
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“Our lively, interactive, and welcoming open house will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.,” local church spokeswoman Sharon Parry said in a news release. “Computers and assistants will be at the ready to help people find ancestors, and there will be a wide array of valley historical pictures and artifacts. We have a rich history of Swan Valley with characters as well as tradition. We welcome folks who both have a casual interest in the new meetinghouse as well as those whose roots go deep in this beautiful area.”
The new chapel replaces a meetinghouse that stood in the area from 1949 until the fire on Dec. 6, 2016. The cause of the fire was never determined, but the blaze reduced the entire chapel to cinders.
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