Changing Signage at FamilySearch Centers

This message was sent to all MFD Directors and DTAs worldwide.

Dear Director for Temporal Affairs,

As communicated in this Church notice from January 10, 2023, all official family history centers now use the name FamilySearch Center. In accordance with this change, information and materials will soon be provided to your area meetinghouse facilities manager (AMFM) for use in working with facilities managers to install new interior signs at each FamilySearch Center in 2023.

AMFMs will be provided with a list of official FamilySearch Centers in their areas. The signs in these centers should be reviewed and replaced as facilities managers perform their scheduled work and site visits. The signs can be manufactured locally or ordered through eMarket. Facilities management groups will be provided with ordering information and a tool for reporting sign installation at each supported FamilySearch Center. 

Facilities managers should also evaluate exterior signs and ensure they are within current guidelines. If an exterior sign does not align with the guidelines, it should be replaced by 2026 as part of future building refresh and update cycles. This FamilySearch Center Signage & Standards Guide offers sign options and other information about the recommended center environment.

FamilySearch Center signs will not be installed at unofficial centers. For requests to commission or decommission a center, please refer to section 5 of the FamilySearch Center Operations Guide.

Project costs will be funded by the Family History Department.

Thank you,

Family History and Meetinghouse Facilities Departments