The last month or so of our lives has been consumed with preparations for 2 open house events held here at our workplace, the Phoenix Haus. Here is the press release we prepared about this event:
New Europe Central Area Office opens its doors
On Thursday, 30 November 2023, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hosted an open house to celebrate the opening of their new Europe Central Area office in Frankfurt am Main. Special guests from government, religious, humanitarian, educational, and business organisations visited the open house and joined guided tours through the Phoenix Haus offices in Frankfurt’s Nieder-Eschbach district.
Elder Jack N. Gerard, counsellor in the Europe Central Area Presidency, welcomed guests as they began their tour of the offices, which form the heart of the Church’s administrative and outreach activities in Europe. Guests proceeded to meet office staff who described the various programmes and services coordinated from this new facility. Previously, the local Europe Central Area workforce had been located in five different facilities across the larger Frankfurt area.
On Saturday, 2 December 2023, employees at the area office welcomed their own families to another open house.
The Europe Central Area is one of 23 administrative and support areas of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and covers 33 countries, with more than 226,000 Church members and almost 700 congregations.
This press release can be found here.
Following the tours of the building, guests mingled in the multipurpose room where they learned about the Church’s humanitarian efforts, FamilySearch, and many other wonderful things we are doing in the world.
We had a This is a Shelter Box Tent set up in one area. The Church works with Shelter Box to provide instant housing for refugees and victims of disasters. These pop-up homes can house a family of five. I’ll write more about those in another post.
The day was a huge success. We had more than 100 visitors come to see our workplace and learn more about who we are and what we do. We are so happy to be here, sharing the good that’s done in the world.
Our Frankfurt Germany Mission 
On Thursday, 30 November 2023, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hosted an open house to celebrate the opening of their new Europe Central Area office in Frankfurt am Main. Special guests from government, religious, humanitarian, educational, and business organisations visited the open house and joined guided tours through the Phoenix Haus offices in Frankfurt’s Nieder-Eschbach district.
Elder Jack N. Gerard, counsellor in the Europe Central Area Presidency, welcomed guests as they began their tour of the offices, which form the heart of the Church’s administrative and outreach activities in Europe. Guests proceeded to meet office staff who described the various programmes and services coordinated from this new facility. Previously, the local Europe Central Area workforce had been located in five different facilities across the larger Frankfurt area.
On Saturday, 2 December 2023, employees at the area office welcomed their own families to another open house.
The Europe Central Area is one of 23 administrative and support areas of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and covers 33 countries, with more than 226,000 Church members and almost 700 congregations.