The Birmingham Alabama Temple is the 98th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
| Birmingham Alabama Temple | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
 | ||||
| Number | 98 | |||
| Dedication | September 3, 2000, by Gordon B. Hinckley | |||
| Site | 5.6 acres (2.3 ha) | |||
| Floor area | 10,700 sq ft (990 m2) | |||
| Height | 71 ft (22 m) | |||
| Official website • News & images | ||||
| Church chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Additional information | ||||
| Announced | September 11, 1998, by Gordon B. Hinckley | |||
| Groundbreaking | October 9, 1999, by Stephen A. West | |||
| Open house | August 19–26, 2000 | |||
| Current president | Brian M. Williams[1] | |||
| Designed by | Robert Waldrip and Church A&E Services | |||
| Location | Gardendale, Alabama, United States | |||
| Geographic coordinates | 33°40′27.93359″N 86°49′16.84920″W / 33.6744259972°N 86.8213470000°W | |||
| Exterior finish | Imperial Danby White Marble quarried in Vermont | |||
| Temple design | Classic modern, single-spire design | |||
| Baptistries | 1 | |||
| Ordinance rooms | 2 (two-stage progressive) | |||
| Sealing rooms | 2 | |||
| () | ||||
History
editIn 1998, when the LDS Church announced the intent to build a temple in Alabama two sites were originally considered. The first site revealed that the earth was too unstable for construction of the necessary size. Obstacles also prevented the project from being built on the second site. Finally in April 1999, the LDS Church selected a third site and decided that the temple would be built in the suburb of Gardendale where the church already owned property to build a meetinghouse. The excess land proved an adequate size for one of the LDS Church's new smaller temples. From the groundbreaking to the dedication of the temple took only eleven months.
Gordon B. Hinckley dedicated the Birmingham Alabama Temple on September 3, 2000. The Birmingham Alabama Temple has a total of 10,700 square feet (990 m2), two ordinance rooms, and two sealing rooms.
In 2020, the Birmingham Alabama Temple was closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic.[3]
See also
edit
= Operating
= Under construction
= Announced
= Temporarily Closed
- Comparison of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by geographic region
- Temple architecture (Latter-day Saints)
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Alabama
Additional reading
edit- "5 new temples in U.S., Mexico announced", Church News, October 24, 1998
- "Ground broken for temple in Alabama", Church News, October 16, 1999
- "Dedication dates announced for temples in Mexico, U.S.", Church News, May 20, 2000
- Dockstader, Julie A. (September 9, 2000), "'God is smiling down on us'", Church News
- "Birmingham Alabama: 'May the Church grow and prosper here'", Church News, September 9, 2000
- "Facts and figures: Birmingham Alabama Temple", Church News, September 9, 2000
References
edit- ^ "New Temple Leaders Called to Serve in 2022", Newsroom, LDS Church, October 24, 2022 [26 May 2022], retrieved October 24, 2022
- ^ Several dozen temples, built from identical plans.
- ^ Stack, Peggy Fletcher. "All Latter-day Saint temples to close due to coronavirus", The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 March 2020. Retrieved on 28 March 2020.
External links
edit
Media related to Birmingham Alabama Temple at Wikimedia Commons- Birmingham Alabama Temple Official site
- Birmingham Alabama Temple at ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org
 | This article related to the Latter Day Saint movement is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |