Columbus Ohio Temple |
60th operating temple |
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Physical Address
3870 Gateway BoulevardColumbus, Ohio 43228 United States |
Mailing Address
1935 Marblecliff Crossing CtColumbus, OH 43204-4968 Telephone: 614-351-5001
Fax: 614-351-5099 |
Announcement: 25 April 1998
Groundbreaking and Site Dedication: 12 September 1998 by John K. Carmack
Public Open House: 21–28 August 1999
Dedication: 4–5 September 1999 by Gordon B. Hinckley
Site: 1.35 acres.
Exterior Finish: Imperial Danby White variegated marble quarried from Vermont.
Ordinance Rooms: Two ordinance rooms (two-stage progressive) and two sealing.
Total Floor Area: 10,700 square feet.
Temple Locale
The Columbus Ohio Temple is located 150 miles south of Kirtland, Ohio, where the restored Church dedicated its first temple in 1836. The temple stands in a wooded area of western Columbus adjacent to a meetinghouse in the Columbus Ohio Stake. The beautiful white Vermont marble facing on the exterior was quarried near Sharon, Vermont, the birthplace of the Prophet Joseph Smith.
Temple Facts
The Columbus Ohio Temple is the first of the operating temples built in Ohio and the second latter-day temple built in Ohio, following the Kirtland Temple (1836).
"No jot, iota, or tittle of the temple rites is otherwise than uplifting and sanctifying. In every detail the endowment ceremony contributes to covenants of morality of life, consecration of person to high ideals, devotion to truth, patriotism to nation, and allegiance to God."
—James E. Talmage
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