MORMONS in Porthmadog have welcomed visitors to their brand new facility in the town.

Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints celebrated the opening of their new meeting house by inviting the public to an Open House, with special invitation to MP Liz Saville Roberts, and members of Porthmadog and Penrhyndeudraeth Town Councils.

Displays in Welsh and English on family history, service in the community, families, humanitarian aid and the youth and women’s programmes were on show around the building with tours given by local members and missionaries.

President Christopher Jones, currently serving in his sixth year as a lay minister, stated: “After many years of meeting in community venues in the area, from Barmouth to Penrhyndeudraeth, it is such a blessing to us to have a place of our own here in Porthmadog.

“The LDS church has been in the area since the late 1840s, and it is a special privilege to honour that legacy, as well as look to the future.

“We have so much to offer the community, and now we have somewhere to do it.”

Around 40 members of the congregation were available to explain their role and purpose, and important beliefs.

Through holding the open house, the congregation hopes to have shared a little of what is important to them, and how they serve in the communities in which they live according to a church official.