page_title: Bishop's storehouse
hierarchical_section_title: Bishop's storehouse
context_page_description: A bishop's storehouse in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints usually refers to a commodity resource center that is used by bishops of the church to provide goods to needy individuals. The storehouses stock basic foods and essential household items. The term can also be used figuratively to refer to all of the time, talents, skills, materials, compassion, and financial means of the members of the church that are available to be applied in the service of the needy.
  As of January 2010 there are 138 bishop's storehouses in operation.
context_section_description: A bishop's storehouse in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) usually refers to a commodity resource center that is used by bishops (lay leaders of local congregations analogous to pastors or parish priests in other Christian denominations) of the church to provide goods to needy individuals. The storehouses stock basic foods and essential household items. The term can also be used figuratively to refer to all of the time, talents, skills, materials, compassion, and financial means of the members of the church that are available to be applied in the service of the needy.
  As of January 2010 there are 138 bishop's storehouses in operation.
caption: Granary building at the LDS Church's Welfare Square in Salt Lake City, Utah. Welfare Square began in 1938 as a bishop's storehouse.[1]
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