Colorado Springs Colorado Temple Wiki
Quick Facts
ANNOUNCED
1 October 2023
ANNOUNCED BY
President Russell M. Nelson
GROUNDBREAKING
TBA
GROUNDBREAKING PRESIDED BY
TBA
DEDICATED
TBA
DEDICATED BY
TBA
Additional Facts
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Description
Colorado, located in the Intermountain West of the United States, was home to nearly 150,000 Latter-day Saints in 310 congregations. The first congregation of the Church in Colorado was organized in January 1897, one year after a mission was established in the area.[1]”The Church of Jesus Christ Will Build 20 New Temples,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 1 Oct. 2023. https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/october-2023-general-conference-temples.
Colorado Springs has the second-largest population in the state.
History
Announced
On 1 October 2023, President Russell M. Nelson announced plans to construct the Kahului Hawaii Temple at the October 2023 General Conference.[2]”The Church of Jesus Christ Will Build 20 New Temples,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 1 Oct. 2023. https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/october-2023-general-conference-temples. The Temple was announced in conjunction with 19 other temples.
The Colorado Springs Colorado temple will likely be the fourth temple in Colorado, proceeded by the Denver Colorado Temple and the Fort Collins Colorado Temple. The Grand Junction Colorado Temple was under construction.
ANNOUNCED ORDER
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| Date | 1 October 2023 |
| By | Russell M. Nelson |
| Role | President |
| Via | General Conference |
⮜Preceded by Vancouver Washington
Followed by Tulsa Oklahoma⮞
Announced 2023 10 01
- Savai’i Samoa
- Cancún Mexico
- Piura Peru
- Huancayo Peru
- Viña del Mar Chile
- Goiãnia Brazil
- João Pessoa Brazil
- Calabar Nigeria
- Cape Coast Ghana
- Luanda Angola
- Mbuji-Mayi Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Laoag Philippines
- Osaka Japan
- Kahului Maui Hawaii
- Fairbanks Alaska
- Vancouver Washington
- Colorado Springs Colorado
- Tulsa Oklahoma
- Roanoke Virginia
- Ulaanbaatar Mongolia
Location Announced
On 4 November 2024 the Church announced the location of the Colorado Springs Colorado Temple as a 18.6-acre site located south of the intersection of Flying Horse Club Drive and Barossa Valley Road in the Northgate neighborhood of Colorado Springs.
Details
Location
A 8.6-acre site located south of the intersection of Flying Horse Club Drive and Barossa Valley Road has been chosen as the location for the temple.
Site
A meetinghouse and a grounds maintenance building are also planned for the site.
Interior
Plans call for a single-story temple of approximately 45,000 square feet
| Area | 45,000 f2 (2,129 m2) |
| Floors above grade | 1 |
| Floors below Grade | # |
| Baptistries | # |
| Initiatories | # |
| Endowment Rooms | # |
| Sealing Rooms | # |
Region
TEMPLES IN UTAH by county
| Box Elder | 1 | Brigham City |
| Cache | 2 | Logan · Smithfield |
| Carbon | 1 | Price |
| Davis | 3 | Bountiful · Layton · Syracuse |
| Iron | 1 | Cedar City |
| Salt Lake | 6 | Draper · Jordan River · Oquirrh Mountain · Salt Lake · Taylorsville · West Jordan |
| San Juan | 1 | Monticello |
| Sanpete | 2 | Ephraim · Manti |
| Tooele | 1 | Deseret Peak |
| Uintah | 1 | Vernal |
| Utah | 8 | Lehi · Lindon · Mount Timpanogos · Orem · Payson · Provo Rock Canyon · Provo City Center · Saratoga Springs |
| Wasatch | 1 | Heber Valley |
| Washington | 2 | Red Cliffs · St. George |
| Weber | 1 | Ogden |
Sources and Citations
References
| ↑1, ↑2 | ”The Church of Jesus Christ Will Build 20 New Temples,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 1 Oct. 2023. https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/october-2023-general-conference-temples. |
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