Our Chapel in Battambang

This post will give you a sense of the physical facilities serving the members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Battambang.  This is where we spend approximately nine hours each Sunday because we attend the church meetings of all three branches that meet here. Also, we spend additional time here during the week as we teach piano, support the weekly English class and attend other meetings.

The building and lot are surrounded by a wall with entrance through a single gated driveway.  There is a guard there 24 hours a day.  There are signs on either side of the gate, one in Khmer and the other in English. The blue sign invites people to learn English on Wednesday evenings from 5:00-6:30 PM
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These are the steps at the main entrance.  It is a favorite place for group photos.  This is one taken at our first Zone Conference.

Here are various views of the building and the large parking lot required by the government.  Our car is the only one parked there most Sundays.  The many motos, bicycles, and a few tuk tuks that bring members to church are all parked in a relatively small area.

These are shots of an interior classroom and the chapel area.  The church building is large and quite beautiful in a functional way.  During most times during the day or evening there are members, usually young people there, if only for personal social purposes. 

It is a great blessing for the local members to have such a building to worship in - a building that would be far beyond their means to provide for themselves.