Open house set for new LDS stake

Measuring nearly 24,500 square feet, the completed multi-use building will serve as the central administrative facility for the Mormon community's eight wards and two branches based in Mountain Home, Glenns Ferry and Grand View. Capable of holding up to 1,550 people, it includes dedicated space for the community's three bishops and offices for stake administrators. Photo by Brian S. Orban

Mountain Home's LDS community will mark the end of a year-long construction project as they open the doors of their new stake building during an open house from 2-5 p.m. Oct. 23.

Located on South Haskett Street near the city's sole theater complex, the stake will serve as the central administrative facility for the Mormon community's eight wards and two branches based in Mountain Home, Glenns Ferry and Grand View.

"We're very excited about having the additional space," said church spokesperson David Johnson in a previous interview with the Mountain Home News. "It's been on the books for so long, and it's been something we've anticipated and looked forward to seeing for a long time."

Local Stake President Mel Chick poses with a shovel following a ground breaking ceremony for the new stake last October. Work on the $2.6 million facility started ahead of the planned ceremony to take advantage of the fall weather. Photo by Brian S. Orban

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