Detroit Michigan Temple

The Detroit Michigan Temple is the 63rd operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

Detroit Michigan Temple
Number	63
Dedicated	October 23, 1999 (October 23, 1999) by Gordon B. Hinckley
Site	3.1 acres (1.3 hectares)
Floor area	10,700 sq ft (990 m^2)
Height	71 ft (22 m)
Preceded by	Columbia South Carolina Temple
Followed by	Halifax Nova Scotia Temple
Official website • News & images
Additional information Announced August 10, 1998 Groundbreaking October 10, 1998 by Jay E. Jensen Open House October 8–16, 1999 Current President Steven A. Hedquist (2013) Designed by Joan Coakley Location 37425 Woodward Avenue Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 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

The Detroit Michigan Temple is located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.

History

Ground was broken on October 10, 1998. During the temple open house about 28,000 people toured the temple, seeing the beautiful architecture and furnishings as well as learning about the purpose of LDS temples.

Gordon B. Hinckley dedicated the Detroit Michigan Temple on October 23, 1999. The Detroit Michigan 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, north-west Ohio and the 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. South-west Michigan around Benton Harbor, Kalamazoo, Battle Creek and Niles is currently assigned to the Chicago Illinois Temple.

The Detroit Michigan Temple is located on the same property as the Bloomfield Hills Michigan 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, who was president of the LDS Church 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, the Detroit Michigan Temple was closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic.[1]

See also

• 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

• "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

1. 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

• Detroit Michigan Temple Official site
• Detroit Michigan Temple at ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org