The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will launch four new missions later this year and, at the same time, consolidate a dozen others in the U.S. and around the globe, leaders announced Wednesday.
In July, new missions will open in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa East; Guatemala Antigua; Perú Limatambo and Philippines Antipolo, a news release states.
The church also will realign the boundaries of 12 missions, merging them with adjoining missions. Regions affected include Argentina Posadas, California Irvine, California Long Beach, California Rancho Cucamonga, Canada Halifax, Florida Tallahassee, Georgia Macon, Idaho Nampa, Japan Sendai, Korea Daejeon, New York Utica and Virginia Chesapeake.