Community of Christ Temple

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Christian worship center headquarters building religious building temple

The Community of Christ Temple is a distinctive spiral-shaped worship and administrative center of the Community of Christ denomination, renowned as a religious landmark and pilgrimage site in Independence, Missouri.

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian worship center → headquarters building → religious building → temple →
architect	Gyo Obata →
architecturalFirm	HOK (Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum) →
architecturalStyle	modern architecture →
city	Independence, Missouri →
completedIn	1994 →
constructionStarted	1990 →
country	United States →
dedicatedIn	1994 →
dedicatedTo	healing of the spirit → pursuit of peace → reconciliation →
function	administrative center → pilgrimage site → religious landmark → worship center →
hasVisitorCenter	yes →
height	approximately 300 feet → approximately 91 meters →
houses	chapel → meditation spaces → meeting rooms → offices of Community of Christ → sanctuary →
locatedIn	Independence, Missouri → Jackson County, Missouri → Missouri → United States →
material	concrete → glass → stainless steel →
near	Community of Christ Auditorium → Independence Temple Lot →
notableFeature	spiral-shaped spire → stainless steel spire →
openTo	public →
operatedBy	Community of Christ →
ownedBy	Community of Christ →
partOf	Community of Christ World Headquarters complex →
religiousAffiliation	Community of Christ →
symbolism	represents the church’s commitment to peace → spiral suggests ascension toward God →
usedFor	church conferences → daily prayer for peace → ecumenical gatherings → educational events → worship services →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Independence, Missouri →	hasLandmark
Independence, Missouri →	hasNotableSite
Independence Temple Lot →	hasStructureOnOrAdjacent
Independence Visitors Center of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints →	near