SALT LAKE CITY-This week, The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced area leadership assignments for 2022.

This entailed new area presidencies being called in Europe which go into effect August 1, 2022.

Additionally, the European countries have been divided into new areas of service.

The new areas, effective August 1, are as follows:

Europe Central

1. Germany* (where the Europe Central offices will be located)
2. France
3. Poland
4. Albania
5. Georgia
6. Romania
7. Andorra
8. Greece
9. San Marino
10. Armenia
11. Hungary
12. Serbia
13. Austria
14. Italy
15. Slovenia
16. Azerbaijan
17. Kosovo
18. Slovakia
19. Belgium
20. Liechtenstein
21. Spain
22. Bosnia and Herzegovina
23. Luxembourg
24. Switzerland
25. Bulgaria
26. Malta
27. Tajikistan
28. Croatia
29. Montenegro
30. Turkey
31. Cyprus
32. Netherlands
33. Turkmenistan
34. Czech Republic
35. North Macedonia
36. Uzbekistan

Europe East

1. Russia * (the headquarters for this area will be located in Russia)
2. Belarus
3. Kazakhstan
4. Kyrgyzstan

Europe North

1. United Kingdom * (the headquarters for this area will be located in the United Kingdom)
2. Greenland
3. Norway
4. Cape Verde
5. Iceland
6. Portugal
7. Denmark
8. Ireland
9. Sweden
10. Estonia
11. Latvia
12. Finland
13. Lithuania

At this time, Ukraine and Moldova are to be separate and will be overseen by Elder Kyrylo Pokhylko in his role as an assistant to the Europe North Area Presidency.

The Europe Central Area Presidency is as follows:

President: Massimo De Feo

First Counselor: Erich W. Kopischke

Second Counselor: Ruben V. Alliaud

The Europe East Area Presidency is as follows:

President: Alexey V. Samaykin

First Counselor: Nikolai Ustyuzhaninov

Second Counselor: Aleksandr A. Drachyov

The Europe North Area Presidency is as follows:

President: Hans T. Boom

First Counselor: Scott D. Whiting

Second Counselor: Alan T. Phillips

The Salt Lake City-based faith is also creating a new mission in Spain. The Spain Madrid North Mission will include areas from the existing Spain Madrid and Spain Barcelona Missions.

The England Bristol Mission will also be reinstated. It will be taken from portions of the England Birmingham and England London Missions. This will also cause the boundaries of the England Lees Mission to be realigned.

President Kevin E. Gallacher and his wife, Janine, will be reassigned to preside over the England Bristol Mission. They had been presiding over the England Birmingham Mission.

President Adam West and his wife, Heather, will assume leadership of the England Birmingham Mission. President Christopher L. Eastland and his wife, Trista, will preside over the Spain Madrid North Mission.

These changes will be made July 1, as is customary for all missions in the Church annually.

Friday, the Church also opened a new meetinghouse in downtown Salt Lake City. This is located only a block from Temple Square and will serve as both a meetinghouse for Latter-day Saints and as a commercial office tower.

This 39,000-square foot four-story meetinghouse is located on 95 State Street and has a separate entrance from the office tower.

The original structure, known as Social Hall, was constructed in 1852 under the direction of then-Church President Brigham Young.

The original social hall was used until 1922. Church leaders have officially named this building the Social Hall Avenue Meetinghouse.

A public open house will occur April 9 from 10:00 am-3:00 pm. It will be dedicated Sunday April 10 with the ceremony being conducted by Utah Area president, Elder Kevin W. Pearson.