Church membership in Washington has grown from 67,000 members in 1970 to nearly 230,000 in 2001. With the growth church, leaders felt another temple should be built within the state. This temple serves members in eastern Washington and northern Oregon.
Some parts of the temple foundation includes 2-inch river rock used as fill in concrete forms. During construction of the temple, people were allowed access to open bins of this river rock at the edge of the construction site. Many people wrote names of children, loved ones, etc. on the rocks that were later incorporated into the building itself.
The temple was announced in April 2000 and groundbreaking ceremonies followed that same year. Stephen A. West, a member of the Second Quorum of the Seventy, who himself served as a missionary in the area many years before, presided at the groundbreaking ceremony.[2]
Before the temple was dedicated it was opened to the public. Nearly 65,000 people visited the temple during the open house period. LDS Church president Gordon B. Hinckley dedicated the Columbia River Washington Temple on November 18, 2001. Allan D. Alder and his wife, Roma, of Hermiston, Oregon were the first temple president and matron (2001–2004).
The Columbia River Washington Temple has a total of 16,880 square feet (1,568 m2), with two ordinance rooms and two sealing rooms. This temple marked a return to the use of murals to decorate one or more of the ordinance rooms used in the endowment ceremony. Murals reflecting the progressive nature of the endowment had been a standard feature of temples from those first constructed in Utah through the Los Angeles Temple, which was dedicated in 1956. The Columbia River Washington Temple has a first room decorated with murals which leads into a second room without murals. This pattern has been followed in most temples dedicated since.[citation needed]
In 2020, like all the church's other temples, the Columbia River Washington Temple was closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic.[3]
^"New Temple Leaders Called to Serve in 2022", Newsroom, LDS Church, October 24, 2022 [26 May 2022], retrieved October 24, 2022
^Harriet Sutherland (November 4, 2000), "Columbia River Washington Temple construction begins", Church News
^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
Official Columbia River Washington Temple page
Columbia River Washington Temple at ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org
January 30, 2023
columbia, river, washington, temple, 107th, operating, temple, church, jesus, christ, latter, saints, church, number107dedicationnovember, 2001, gordon, hinckleysite2, acres, floor, area16, official, website, news, imageschurch, chronology, perth, australia, t. The Columbia River Washington Temple is the 107th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints LDS Church Columbia River Washington TempleNumber107DedicationNovember 18 2001 by Gordon B HinckleySite2 88 acres 1 17 ha Floor area16 880 sq ft 1 568 m2 Official website News amp imagesChurch chronology Perth Australia Temple Columbia River Washington Temple Snowflake Arizona TempleAdditional informationAnnouncedApril 2 2000GroundbreakingOctober 28 2000 by Stephen A WestOpen houseOctober 27 November 10 2001Current presidentKelly W Brown 1 Designed byA amp E Services Joseph E Marty ArchitectLocationRichland Washington United StatesExterior finishBethel white granite from Vermont and ItalyTemple designClassic modern single spire designOrdinance rooms2 two stage progressive rooms Sealing rooms2Clothing rentalNoVisitors centerNo edit Coordinates 46 13 36 23880 N 119 16 29 61480 W 46 2267330000 N 119 2748930000 W 46 2267330000 119 2748930000The Columbia River Washington Temple located in Richland near Badger Mountain is the third temple in the state of Washington following the Seattle Washington and Spokane Washington temples Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditChurch membership in Washington has grown from 67 000 members in 1970 to nearly 230 000 in 2001 With the growth church leaders felt another temple should be built within the state This temple serves members in eastern Washington and northern Oregon Some parts of the temple foundation includes 2 inch river rock used as fill in concrete forms During construction of the temple people were allowed access to open bins of this river rock at the edge of the construction site Many people wrote names of children loved ones etc on the rocks that were later incorporated into the building itself The temple was announced in April 2000 and groundbreaking ceremonies followed that same year Stephen A West a member of the Second Quorum of the Seventy who himself served as a missionary in the area many years before presided at the groundbreaking ceremony 2 Before the temple was dedicated it was opened to the public Nearly 65 000 people visited the temple during the open house period LDS Church president Gordon B Hinckley dedicated the Columbia River Washington Temple on November 18 2001 Allan D Alder and his wife Roma of Hermiston Oregon were the first temple president and matron 2001 2004 The Columbia River Washington Temple has a total of 16 880 square feet 1 568 m2 with two ordinance rooms and two sealing rooms This temple marked a return to the use of murals to decorate one or more of the ordinance rooms used in the endowment ceremony Murals reflecting the progressive nature of the endowment had been a standard feature of temples from those first constructed in Utah through the Los Angeles Temple which was dedicated in 1956 The Columbia River Washington Temple has a first room decorated with murals which leads into a second room without murals This pattern has been followed in most temples dedicated since citation needed In 2020 like all the church s other temples the Columbia River Washington Temple was closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic 3 See also Edit LDS Church portal Columbia River Moses Lake Seattle Spokane Tacoma Vancouver Portlandclass notpageimage Temples in Washington or with districts extending into WashingtonRed OperatingBlue Under constructionYellow AnnouncedBlack Temporarily Closed The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints in Washington 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 References Edit New Temple Leaders Called to Serve in 2022 Newsroom LDS Church October 24 2022 26 May 2022 retrieved October 24 2022 Harriet Sutherland November 4 2000 Columbia River Washington Temple construction begins Church News 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 EditOfficial Columbia River Washington Temple page Columbia River Washington Temple at ChurchofJesusChristTemples org Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Columbia River Washington Temple amp oldid 1124722864, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
