Richmond Virginia Temple
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N 37° 40.373 W 077° 32.132
18S E 276383 N 4172546
Located at the southeast intersection of Staples Mill Road and Mountain Road.
Waymark Code: WM15FB4
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 12/26/2021
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The Richmond Virginia Temple is the first temple built in Virginia. It is located north of Richmond proper in Glen Allen. It is of traditional temple design, much more modest than its neighboring temple to the north in Maryland. As of 2/14/2022, it is still under construction, however it should be completed by the end of 2022.
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Groundbreaking and Site Dedication: 11 April 2020 by Randall K. Bennett
Site: 11.17 acres | 4.5 hectares
Architectural Features: Single attached end spire with an angel Moroni statue
Ordinance Rooms: Four instruction rooms, three sealing rooms, and one baptistry
Total Floor Area: 40,531 square feet | 12,354 square meters
"The first temple to be constructed in the state of Virginia was announced by President Russell M. Nelson at the 188th Annual General Conference. "It is a dream come true," said Ruby Barley of the announcement. The 89-year-old and her family were among the first baptized in Spotsylvania County near Fredericksburg, Virginia. Jenni McCall, a Relief Society president in Stafford County was "ecstatic" about the announcement. "This will make such a difference to all of us," she said. Church members currently travel to the Washington D.C. Temple to participate in temple services, often enduring heavy stop-and-go traffic.
Missionaries for the Church first arrived in Virginia in the early 1840s. By 1841, approximately 80 people had joined the Church in Virginia. There are now nearly 100,000 members across the state, which had previously been the state with the most members without a temple. Richmond is the capital of Virginia, and its central location will serve the members in Virginia well." - (
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