The Chicago Illinois Temple is the thirty-fifth temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is the second of three church temples that have been built in Illinois (The first and the third being the Nauvoo Temple and the Nauvoo Illinois Temple).
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| Number | 35 | |||
| Dedication | August 9, 1985, by Gordon B. Hinckley | |||
| Site | 13 acres (5.3 ha) | |||
| Floor area | 37,062 sq ft (3,443.2 m2) | |||
| Height | 112 ft (34 m) | |||
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| Announced | April 1, 1981, by Spencer W. Kimball | |||
| Groundbreaking | August 13, 1983, by Gordon B. Hinckley | |||
| Open house | July 15 – August 3, 1985 | |||
| Rededicated | October 8, 1989, by Gordon B. Hinckley | |||
| Current president | Jack D. Ward[1] | |||
| Designed by | Wight & Co and Church A&E Services | |||
| Location | Glenview, Illinois, United States | |||
| Geographic coordinates | 42°5′12.6″N 87°51′34.2″W / 42.086833°N 87.859500°W | |||
| Exterior finish | Temple granite | |||
| Temple design | Modern adaptation of six-spire design | |||
| Baptistries | 1 | |||
| Ordinance rooms | 5 (stationary) | |||
| Sealing rooms | 3 | |||
| Notes | Rededication in 1989 was for the addition only | |||
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The temple in Chicago is able to accommodate a broad spectrum of church members, from various ethnic and cultural backgrounds including Spanish, Polish, Korean and other Asian cultures, as well as members who are deaf.
History
Located in the Chicago suburb of Glenview, the site of Chicago Illinois Temple was dedicated on August 13, 1985 by Gordon B. Hinckley, a member of the church's First Presidency. The structure itself was constructed in Gray buff marble and its roof features gray slate. Architects used a revolutionary design for LDS temples, adapting the traditional six-spire design and adding modern motifs.
Construction of the temple also allowed local Latter-day Saints to contribute their means, talents, and time. This included children donating pennies, young women making dolls for the temple nursery, and women crocheting and tatting altar cloths. Many hours were donated in helping with the public open house, held July 15 – August 3, 1985, during which over one hundred thousand people toured the temple.[citation needed] Hinckley dedicated the temple on August 9, 1985. The temple now has a total of 29,751 square feet (2,764.0 m2), five ordinance rooms, and four sealing rooms.
Four years after the dedication, the temple was closed and expanded that more than doubled its size.[2]
On December 24, 2008, a frozen sprinkler pipe burst in the ceiling, with water-damaged furniture, carpet and wood trim that all had to be replaced.[2]
In 2020, like all the church's other temples, the Chicago Illinois Temple was closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic.[3]
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 Illinois
References
- ^ "New Temple Leaders Called to Serve in 2022", Newsroom, LDS Church, October 24, 2022 [26 May 2022], retrieved October 24, 2022
- ^ a b Taylor, Scott. "LDS Church not just temple-building, but temple-renovating", Deseret News, 27 March 2017. Retrieved on 28 March 2020.
- ^ 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
Media related to Chicago Illinois Temple at Wikimedia Commons- Chicago Illinois Temple Official site
- Chicago Illinois Temple at ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org
