Birmingham Alabama Temple

The Birmingham Alabama Temple is the 98th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

Birmingham Alabama Temple
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Number98
DedicationSeptember 3, 2000, by Gordon B. Hinckley
Site5.6 acres (2.3 ha)
Floor area10,700 sq ft (990 m2)
Height71 ft (22 m)
Official websiteNews & images
Church chronology

Houston Texas Temple

Birmingham Alabama Temple

Santo Domingo Dominican Republic Temple
Additional information
AnnouncedSeptember 11, 1998, by Gordon B. Hinckley
GroundbreakingOctober 9, 1999, by Stephen A. West
Open houseAugust 19–26, 2000
Current presidentBrian M. Williams[1]
Designed byRobert Waldrip and Church A&E Services
LocationGardendale, Alabama, United States
Geographic coordinates33°40′27.93359″N 86°49′16.84920″W / 33.6744259972°N 86.8213470000°W / 33.6744259972; -86.8213470000
Exterior finishImperial Danby White Marble quarried in Vermont
Temple designClassic modern, single-spire design
Baptistries1
Ordinance rooms2 (two-stage progressive)
Sealing rooms2
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History

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In 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

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Temples in the Southeastern United States (edit)
  •   = Operating
  •   = Under construction
  •   = Announced
  •   = Temporarily Closed

Additional reading

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  • "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

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  1. ^ "New Temple Leaders Called to Serve in 2022", Newsroom, LDS Church, October 24, 2022 [26 May 2022], retrieved October 24, 2022
  2. ^ Several dozen temples, built from identical plans.
  3. ^ 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.
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