Kyiv Ukraine Temple

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Kyiv Ukraine Temple
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Kyiv Ukraine Temple in 2020
Kyiv Ukraine Temple
Number134
Dedication29 August 2010, by Thomas S. Monson [1]
Site12.35 acres (5.00 ha)
Floor area22,184 sq ft (2,061.0 m2)
Height137.8 ft (42.0 m)
Official website • News & images
Church chronology
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Additional information
Announced20 July 1998, by Gordon B. Hinckley
Groundbreaking23 June 2007, by Paul B. Pieper
Open house7–21 August 2010
Current presidentBorys Evgen’evich Vyshnevskyi
Designed byMHTN and Strabag AG
LocationSofiivska Borshchahivka, Ukraine
Geographic coordinates 50°24′15.04080″N30°23′43.16639″E / 50.4041780000°N 30.3953239972°E / 50.4041780000; 30.3953239972
Exterior finishAmarelo Macieira granite with quartzite crystals
Baptistries1
Ordinance rooms2 (Two-stage progressive)
Sealing rooms2
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The Kyiv Ukraine Temple is the 134th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Located in Sofiivska Borshchahivka, [2] near Kyiv (the capital of Ukraine), it is the 11th temple of the LDS Church in Europe, the first located within the territory of the former Soviet Union, [3] and the second in the former Eastern Bloc (the Freiberg Germany Temple, dedicated in 1985 in the former German Democratic Republic, was the first).

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History

Announced in 1998, the temple was open to the public for a two-week open house from 7–21 August 2010. [4] The temple was dedicated on 29 August 2010 by church president Thomas S. Monson. [3]

The plans to build a temple in Ukraine were announced by the LDS Church on 20 July 1998. [5] However, the project was delayed for nine years as the church encountered difficulty in obtaining the three to four hectares of land it wanted for the project. [6] On 23 June 2007, ground was broken for the construction project by Paul B. Pieper, who was then the first counselor in the presidency of the church's Europe East Area. [7]

In 2020, the Kyiv Ukraine Temple was closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic. [8] In February 2022, the temple was closed due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but reopened on October 16 of the same year. [9] [10] [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Kyiv Ukraine Temple Details", Church News , September 4, 2010, retrieved 2012-10-15
  2. ↑ "Kyiv Ukraine Temple". ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org.
  3. 1 2 Avant, Gerry (August 30, 2010), "President Monson dedicates Kyiv Ukraine Temple, first in former Soviet Union", Church News , retrieved 2012-10-15
  4. ↑ "Dedication and Open House Dates Announced for the Kyiv Ukraine Temple", Newsroom, LDS Church, April 21, 2010, retrieved 2012-10-15
  5. ↑ "A temple in Ukraine", Church News , August 8, 1998, retrieved 2012-10-15
  6. ↑ Moore, Carrie A. (September 28, 2002), "LDS Church making inroads in Ukraine", Deseret News , retrieved 2012-10-15
  7. ↑ "Ground broken for first Eastern Europe temple", Church News, July 7, 2007, retrieved 2012-10-15
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ the temple's LDS Church website
  10. ↑ Walch, Tad (February 25, 2022). "First Presidency asks world leaders to seek peace in Ukraine as church closes Kyiv temple". Deseret News. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  11. ↑ Taylor, Scott (16 Oct 2022). "Church reopens Kyiv Ukraine Temple for ordinance work on a limited basis". Church News. Deseret News. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
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