The Detroit Michigan Temple is the 63rd operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). It is located in Bloomfield Hills, a suburb of Detroit.
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| Number | 63 | |||
| Dedication | October 23, 1999, by Gordon B. Hinckley | |||
| Site | 6.34 acres (2.57 ha) | |||
| Floor area | 10,700 sq ft (990 m2) | |||
| Height | 71 ft (22 m) | |||
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| Announced | August 10, 1998, by Gordon B. Hinckley | |||
| Groundbreaking | October 10, 1998, by Jay E. Jensen | |||
| Open house | October 8–16, 1999 | |||
| Current president | Kaplin S. Jones (2021) | |||
| Designed by | John Coakley, Sr. | |||
| Location | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, United States | |||
| Geographic coordinates | 42°33′58.55759″N 83°13′47.93880″W / 42.5662659972°N 83.2299830000°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 | |||
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History
editThe Detroit Michigan temple was announced in August 1998. It was one of several dozen temples planned for construction by church president Gordon B. Hinckley during the late 1990s. The estimated $5 million structure would be the church's first temple built in Michigan.[2] Ground was broken, to signify the beginning of construction, on October 10, 1998. The construction of the temple occurred over the following year, highlighted by an Angel Moroni statue being added to the steeple in July 1999.[3] During a public open house, about 28,000 people toured the temple,[4] seeing the beautiful architecture and furnishings as well as learning about the purpose of LDS temples.
Hinckley dedicated the temple on October 23, 1999. The temple features a classic modern single spire design constructed with Imperial Danby White marble quarried in Vermont. It has a total floor area of 10,700 square feet (990 m2), two ordinance rooms, and two sealing rooms.
The temple serves church members in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, northwest Ohio and the church's London Ontario Stake, which includes the border towns of Sarnia and Windsor in Ontario. Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan and the eastern third of the Upper Peninsula is also in the temple district. As of 2022, Southwest Michigan around Benton Harbor, Kalamazoo, Battle Creek, and Niles are currently assigned to the Chicago Illinois Temple.[5][6]
The Detroit Michigan Temple is located on the same property as the primary meetinghouse of Bloomfield Hills Michigan Stake, called the stake center. The stake center was built in the 1950s under the direction of then-stake president George W. Romney. It was dedicated in 1957 by David O. McKay, the church president at the time.
In the fall of 2012, construction was done to enclose the entrance way to give more assembly space for groups gathering to enter the temple.
In 2020, like all the church's other temples, the Detroit Michigan Temple was closed for a time in response to the coronavirus pandemic.[7]
See also
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- 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 Michigan
Additional reading
edit- "First Presidency announces temples for Spokane, Detroit", Church News, August 29, 1998
- "Ground broken for two new temples", Church News, October 17, 1998
- Cady, Jeanne (July 17, 1999), "Angel Moroni statue tops Detroit temple", Church News
- Michalek, Patricia (October 23, 1999), "Detroit open house visitors feel 'serenity of the temple'", Church News
- Hill, Greg (October 30, 1999), "'A temple in their midst'", Church News
References
edit- ^ Several dozen temples, built from identical plans.
- ^ Crumm, David (September 25, 1998). "For Mormons, planned temple answers prayers". The Detroit Free Press. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
- ^ Crumm, David (July 9, 1999). "Mormon temple is touched by an angel". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
- ^ Michalek, Patricia (October 23, 1999). "Detroit open house visitors feel 'serenity of the temple'". Deseret News - Church News. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
- ^ "Chicago Illinois Temple Temple District". Temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
- ^ "Chicago Illinois Temple". Deseret News - Church News. March 2010. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
- ^ 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- Detroit Michigan Temple Official site
- Detroit Michigan Temple at ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org