Kirtland Temple
A National Historic Landmark

Please join us at the Kirtland Temple and at other sites for meaningful events. At the Kirtland Temple, we offer annual Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter services as well as our Emma Hale Smith Hymn Festival. All are welcome to worship and celebrate!

Special Events:

All are invited to worship in the Kirtland Temple for the following special services:

Kirtland Temple Easter Series

The Easter sunrise service will be held, Sunday morning, March 31, 2013. Doors will open at 7:00 Doors will open at 7:00 a.m. and the service begins at 7:30 a.m.

All are invited to the Emma Hale Smith Hymn Festival, held in the lower court of the Kirtland Temple on Tuesday evening, July 9, 2013.
Doors open at 7:00 p.m. The Festival will begin at 7:30 p.m.
This is a ticked event. Tickets are free. Ticket reservations may be made by calling the Kirtland Temple Visitor Center at 440-256-1830. Seating is limited to 300. First come first serve.
Proceeds from the offering of this event will go to the Kirtland Temple Endowment fund--dedicated to the preservation of the Kirtland Temple.

Kirtland Community Thanksgiving Service

The annual service is organized and led by the Kirtland Ministerial Alliance, a coalition of civic and pastoral leaders from the Kirtland Community.
The Community Thanksgiving Service will be held on Tuesday evening, November 26, 2013, at 7:30 p.m.
Doors open at 7:00 p.m.

Christmas Hymn Sing, December 15, 2013

The Christmas Hymn Sing will be held Sunday evening, December 15, 2013. Doors will open at 7:00 p.m. and the service begins at 7:30 p.m.

Christmas Eve Service

The Christmas Eve Service will be held Tuesday evening, December 24, 2013. Temple doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the service will begin at 7:00 p.m.
This service is open to the public and sponsored by Community of Christ.

 

Please check back with us regularly for additional event information.

 

 

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Download a script for an Emma Hymn Festival in your congregation!

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Easter Service at the Kirtland Temple
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Hymn Festivals

Emma Smith Festival Resources

The eighth annual Emma Hale Smith Festival was held in the Lower Court of the Kirtland Temple on July 10, 2011. Nearly 200 people gathered to celebrate the life and times of Emma Hale Smith through many of the hymns she selected in the early hymnals. July 10th marked the 204th anniversay of Emma Hale Smith's birth.

All are invited to worship and celebrate with us in the Temple at these services.

 


 

 

Kirtland Temple Mission Statement:
Engaging visitors in the legacy of the Kirtland Temple, embracing the sacred and secular significance of the historic site, and promoting religious tolerance and open dialogue among all people.


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