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The BYU Jerusalem Center announced Friday that it will relocate all students and faculty to Greece where studies will continue.
“The Jerusalem Center Fall 2023 Program is currently relocating to Greece,” center officials said in a security update on October 13. “In addition to the 93 students and faculty, faculty families and service couples will also relocate to Greece.”
The announcement comes in response to ongoing military conflict in the region. Since the attack in southern Israel on Saturday, October 7, the center has issued daily reports about the status of Jerusalem and the safety of students on the center’s campus.
The news of the relocation came one day after the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ issued a statement October 12 about the violence in the Middle East .
“We are devastated by the recent eruption of violence and loss of life in the Middle East,” the First Presidency stated. “Violence of this nature is abhorrent to us and is not in harmony with the gospel of Jesus Christ, which is a gospel of peace. At such times, our hearts ache for all victims of this atrocity.
“As servants of God, we affirm that He calls upon all of us to love our neighbors as ourselves, and we pray for a peaceful resolution of all conflicts.”
The Jerusalem Center, operated by Church-sponsored Brigham Young University, opened in 1989.