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Michigan LDS congregation plans to rebuild a year after deadly arson attack

The Grand Blanc Michigan Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints plans to break ground on a new meetinghouse at the site where one was destroyed by arson in September 2025. The attack killed one person and critically injured another.

The congregation has been meeting in temporary locations since the fire. Church officials announced plans to rebuild on the original site, with construction expected to begin in coming months.

September 18, 2026 at 7:02 PM MT · via KSL · 8 sources

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via The Salt Lake Tribune · September 18, 2026
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Historian: Joseph Smith may have found objects beyond gold plates
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