News and Events

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News and Events

Upcoming Community Services:

Kirtland Community Thanksgiving Service

Annual service organized and led by the Kirtland Ministerial Alliance, a coalition of civic and pastoral leaders in the Kirtland community.
Thursday, November 25th at 7:00 PM
Temple doors open at 6:30 PM

Christmas Eve Service

The Christmas Eve Service is organized and presided over by the Eastern Great Lakes Mission Center of the Community of Christ.
Service begins on Friday, December 24th at 7:00 PM
Temple doors open at 6:30 PM

Temple Easter Series

Maundy Thursday Service, Thursday, April 1st at 7:30 PM
Temple doors open at 7:00 PM
Good Friday Service, Friday, April 2nd at 7:30 PM
Temple doors open at 7:00 PM
The sunrise Easter Service, April 4th, doors open at 7:00 AM and service begins at 7:30 AM.
Ringing of the bell at 9:00 AM
The Temple Easter Series is organized and presided over by the Eastern Great Lakes Mission Center of the Community of Christ.

Emma Hale Smith Hymn Festival

Monday, July 12th at 7:30 PM
Temple doors open at 7:00 PM
This annual event celebrates the life and times of Emma Smith, the "Elect Lady."
Tickets may be reserved for the music festival by contacting the Kirtland Temple Visitor Center.

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

Easter Service at the Kirtland Temple
Photo © 2008 Community of Christ

Emma Hymn Festival Locations

Kirtland, Ohio:
Monday, July 13 at 7:30 PM at Kirtland Temple; Doors open at 7:00 PM. Due to limited seating you must reserve a ticket before hand. Call 440.256.1830 for information

Independence, Missouri:
Sunday, September 27, 2009 at the Independence campus of Graceland University. Hosted by the John Whitmer Historical Association’s annual conference

Your Congregation:
Download materials here and let us know where you plan to host a similar event, info@kirtlandtemple.org

Hymn Festivals

Emma Smith Festival Resources

The fifth annual Emma Hale Smith Festival was held in the Lower Court of the Kirtland Temple on July 14, 2008. Nearly 300 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 anniversary of Emma Hale Smith’s birth.

Joseph Smith Festival Resources

A festival celebrating the 200th anniversary of Joseph Smith Jr.’s birth was held in the Lower Court of the Kirtland Temple on July 19, 2005. Nearly 300 people from a variety of faiths gathered in the Lower Court of the Temple to celebrate in song.

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

Kirtland Temple Historic Center
7809 Joseph Street
Kirtland, Ohio 44094
(440) 256-1830

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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