Portland Oregon Temple

The Portland Oregon Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) located on 7 acres (28,000 m2) of land near the intersection of Highway 217 and I-5 in Lake Oswego, Oregon. The temple's architecture features six white spires and a white marble exterior accented with green marble trim and topped with a green slate roof. It is 80,500 square feet (7,480 m2) in area, with four ordinance rooms and fourteen sealing rooms.[1]

The Portland Oregon Temple at night

Portland Oregon Temple
Number42
DedicationAugust 19, 1989, by Gordon B. Hinckley
Site7.3 acres (3.0 ha)
Floor area80,500 sq ft (7,480 m2)
Height181 ft (55 m)
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Additional information
AnnouncedApril 7, 1984, by Spencer W. Kimball
GroundbreakingSeptember 20, 1986, by Gordon B. Hinckley
Open houseJune 15 July 15 – 8, 1989
Designed byLeland A. Gray
LocationLake Oswego, Oregon, U.S.
Geographic coordinates45°25′31.24200″N 122°44′32.00639″W
Exterior finishWhite Vermont marble walls with green Vermont slate roof
Temple designModern, six-spire design
Baptistries1
Ordinance rooms4 (stationary)
Sealing rooms14
Clothing rentalYes
Visitors' centerYes
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History

The temple in Portland was the church's first in Oregon, dedicated in 1989, by Gordon B. Hinckley; with the Medford Oregon Temple completed in 2000.[2][3] In 1989, more than 314,000 people attended the public open house held before the temple was dedicated by Gordon B. Hinckley.[1]

University of New Mexico historian, Ferenc Morton Szasz, places the temple in a group of Post-World War II temples built in western American States, calling the group of Mormon temples "the most impressive religious structures of the entire western postwar building boom."[4]

The temple, the church's 42nd operating structure, serves members of stakes in the Portland metropolitan area, other parts of Oregon and two cities in Washington.

In 2012, the church added a visitor's center which is open to the public daily from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., which, along with the temple's grounds, continues to be enjoyed by the surrounding community.[1] The visitor's center was formally dedicated by Gary E. Stevenson in June 2013.[5]

In 2014, the temple celebrated the 25th year the temple has been in operation.[6]

In 2020, the Portland Oregon Temple was closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic.[7]

See also

Temples in and near Oregon ()
= Operating
= Under construction
= Announced
= Temporarily Closed

  • Portland Temple Sign
    Portland Temple Sign
  • Spire of the Portland Oregon Temple
    Spire of the Portland Oregon Temple
  • Portland Temple at night
    Portland Temple at night

References
  1. Newell, Cliff (August 28, 2014). "Reaching toward heaven, reaching out to people". Portland Tribune. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
  2. "Mormon Temple Will Rise in Southern Oregon". The Oregonian. Portland, Oregon. March 24, 1999.
  3. "Mormons Plan 2nd Ore. Temple". The Seattle Times. Seattle, Washington. (AP). April 4, 1999.
  4. Szasz, Ferenc Morton (2000). Religion in the Modern American West. University of Arizona Press. p. 107. ISBN 0816522456.
  5. Bartelt, Karen Wallace (June 15, 2013), "Portland Oregon Temple: Bishop Stevenson dedicates visitors' center", Church News
  6. Toone, Trent (August 7, 2014). "LDS Church's Portland Oregon Temple turns 25". Deseret News. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
  7. 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.
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