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]
birmingham, alabama, temple, 98th, operating, temple, church, jesus, christ, latter, saints, church, number98dedicationseptember, 2000, gordon, hinckleysite5, acres, floor, area10, height71, official, website, news, imageschurch, chronology, houston, texas, te. The Birmingham Alabama Temple is the 98th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints LDS Church Birmingham Alabama TempleNumber98DedicationSeptember 3 2000 by Gordon B HinckleySite5 6 acres 2 3 ha Floor area10 700 sq ft 990 m2 Height71 ft 22 m Official website News amp imagesChurch chronology Houston Texas Temple Birmingham Alabama Temple Santo Domingo Dominican Republic TempleAdditional informationAnnouncedSeptember 11 1998GroundbreakingOctober 9 1999 by Stephen A WestOpen houseAugust 19 26 2000Current presidentBrian M Williams 1 Designed byRobert Waldrip and Church A amp E ServicesLocationGardendale Alabama United StatesExterior finishImperial Danby White Marble quarried in VermontTemple designClassic modern single spire designOrdinance rooms2 Movie two stage progressive rooms Sealing rooms2Clothing rentalNoVisitors centerNo edit Coordinates 33 40 27 93359 N 86 49 16 84920 W 33 6744259972 N 86 8213470000 W 33 6744259972 86 8213470000 Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 Additional reading 4 References 5 External linksHistory 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 LDS Church portal Birmingham Bentonville Washington D C Fort Lauderdale Jacksonville Orlando Tallahassee Tampa Atlanta Nauvoo Indianapolis Louisville Baton Rouge Kansas City St Louis Raleigh Columbus Columbia Knoxville Memphis Nashville Richmondclass notpageimage Temples in the Southeastern United StatesRed OperatingBlue Under constructionYellow AnnouncedBlack Temporarily Closed edit 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 AlabamaAdditional 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 2000References 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 vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Birmingham Alabama Temple amp oldid 1124723809, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
