Redlands California Temple

Redlands California Temple
Number	116
Dedication	September 14, 2003, by Gordon B. Hinckley
Site	4.6 acres (1.9 ha)
Floor area	17,300 sq ft (1,610 m2)
Official website • News & images
Church chronology
← Brisbane Australia Temple Redlands California Temple → Accra Ghana Temple
Additional information
Announced	April 21, 2001, by Gordon B. Hinckley
Groundbreaking	December 1, 2001, by Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Open house	August 9 – September 6, 2003
Current president	Daryl Henry Carlson
Designed by	Lloyd Platt & Associates with Higginson & Cartozian
Location	Redlands, California, United States
Geographic coordinates	34°2′56.5″N 117°8′26.1″W
Exterior finish	Light gray granite
Temple design	Classic modern, single-spire design
Baptistries	1
Ordinance rooms	2 (movie, two-stage progressive)
Sealing rooms	3
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The Redlands California Temple is the 116th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The intent to construct the temple was announced April 21, 2001, by the church's First Presidency.

History

The intent to construct a temple Redlands, California was announced on April 21, 2001. Redlands is in the San Bernardino, California area, an area which since 1851 has had a large population of Latter-day Saints, some of whom are descendants of colonists that first established the community. The original community was established with the encouragement of church president Brigham Young but the settlers were called back to Utah in 1857.

The site for the Redlands California Temple was dedicated in December 2001 and construction began soon after. Church members helped in the construction by donating rocks for its building. Some of these rocks were from the area where the original Latter-day Saint colonists of 1851 camped. Young children also donated their pennies to buy the palm trees that are now planted around the temple. The temple sits on 4.6 acres (19,000 m²) and is 17,300 square feet (1,610 m²). It has two ordinance rooms and three sealing rooms.

After construction was completed, a public open house was held from August 9 through September 6, 2003. About 11,000 people volunteered to help with the open house and more than 140,000 people toured the temple and learn more about its purpose. The temple was built on a lot that was originally home to an orange grove; during the open house some guests were served orange juice made from the orange trees that once stood there.

Church president Gordon B. Hinckley dedicated the Redlands California Temple on September 14, 2003. About 23,000 members attended the four dedication services. The Redlands temple was the fifth to be built in California, and as of 2010, serves approximately 70,000 members in the area.

In 2020, like all the church's others, the Redlands California Temple was closed for a time in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

See also

Bakersfield Feather River Fresno Modesto Oakland Redlands Sacramento San Diego San Jose Temples in California () Los Angeles Temples Los Angeles Newport Beach Yorba Linda Temples in the Los Angeles metropolitan area () = Operating = Under construction = Announced = Temporarily Closed ()

• 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 California

External links

• Media related to Redlands California Temple at Wikimedia Commons
• Official Redlands California Temple page
• Redlands California Temple at ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org