Temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Elder Carlos A. Godoy, President of the Africa South Area, presided at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Cape Town South Africa Temple on Saturday, October 25, 2025. "We are especially grateful, Father, for the holy temples which are Thy houses among us, where heaven and earth meet," he said in his site dedicatory prayer. "May this holy house stand as a light upon a hill, a place of peace, reverence and inspiration for all who come near." The soil was turned inside of a mound bordered with white stones, each inscribed with the names of Primary children from the Bellville and Cape Town stakes.

Elder Carlos A. Godoy, Africa South Area President, will preside at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Cape Town South Africa Temple on Saturday, October 25, 2025. The single-story temple of approximately 9,500 square feet will be constructed on a 3.79-acre property, located next to the mission office in the Observatory neighborhood of Cape Town. An arrival center and meetinghouse will also be constructed on site.

The official exterior rendering for the Cape Town South Africa Temple was released to the public today. Plans call for a single-story temple of approximately 9,500 square feet with an accompanying arrival center and meetinghouse. The temple complex will constructed on a 3.79-acre site by the mission office at 3 Liesbeek Road in the Observatory neighborhood of Cape Town. It will be the third temple built in South Africa, joining the Johannesburg South Africa Temple and the Durban South Africa Temple.