Birmingham Alabama Temple

Birmingham Alabama Temple
Number	98
Dedicated	September 3, 2000 (September 3, 2000) by Gordon B. Hinckley
Site	5.6 acres (2.3 hectares)
Floor area	10,700 sq ft (990 m2)
Height	71 ft (22 m)
Preceded by	Houston Texas Temple
Followed by	Santo Domingo Dominican Republic Temple
Official website • News & images
Additional information Announced September 11, 1998 Groundbreaking October 9, 1999 by Stephen A. West Open House August 19–26, 2000 Current President Robert M. McChesney Sr. (2013) Designed by Robert Waldrip and Church A&E Services Location 1927 Mount Olive Boulevard Gardendale, Alabama United States Exterior finish Imperial Danby White Marble quarried in Vermont Temple design Classic modern, single-spire design Ordinance rooms 2 (Movie, two-stage progressive sessions) Sealing rooms 2 Clothing rental No Cafeteria No Visitors' center No

Coordinates: 33°40′27.93359″N 86°49′16.84920″W / 33.6744259972°N 86.8213470000°W / 33.6744259972; -86.8213470000 The Birmingham Alabama Temple is the 98th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

History[]

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.^[2]

See also[]

Birmingham

Bentonville

Washington D.C.

Orlando

Fort Lauderdale

Tallahassee

Atlanta

Nauvoo

Indianapolis

Louisville

Baton Rouge

Kansas City

St. Louis

Raleigh

Columbus

Columbia

Memphis

Nashville

Richmond

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Temples in the Southeastern United States
Red = Operating
Blue = Under construction
Yellow = Announced
Black = Closed for renovation

• 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[]

• "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[]

External links[]

• Media related to Birmingham Alabama Temple at Wikimedia Commons
• Birmingham Alabama Temple Official site
• Birmingham Alabama Temple at ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org

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