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El Paso Texas Temple
Planning and approval phase; site location announced
Announcement:
6 October 2024Site:
6.4 acres | 2.6 hectaresTotal Floor Area:
22,300 square feet | 2,072 square metersElevation:
4,101 feet | 1,250 metersConstruction Status
The El Paso Texas Temple is currently in the planning stages. No groundbreaking date has been announced.
Temple Rendering
An official rendering of the El Paso Texas Temple has not yet been released to the public.
Temple Site
On October 19, 2026, the location for the El Paso Texas Temple was announced as a 6.4-acre site located at the northeast corner of Northern Pass Drive and Paseo del Norte Boulevard in El Paso. Plans call for a single-story temple of approximately 22,300 square feet.1
Temple Announcement
On October 6, 2024, President Russell M. Nelson announced plans to construct the El Paso Texas Temple at the 194th Semiannual General Conference. El Paso, located in Texas’ westernmost corner, is the seat of El Paso County and the sixth-largest city in the state. The temple will be the state's tenth. Other temples that are announced, under construction or in operation include the Austin Texas Temple, Dallas Texas Temple, Fort Worth Texas Temple, Houston Texas Temple, Houston Texas South Temple, Lubbock Texas Temple, McAllen Texas Temple, McKinney Texas Temple and San Antonio Texas Temple. Texas is home to more than 385,000 Latter-day Saints in more than 750 congregations. Missionary work in Texas began in 1843 during the early history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.2
- "Location Announced for the El Paso Texas Temple," The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 19 Oct. 2026.
- "The Prophet Announces 17 New Temples at the October 2024 General Conference," The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 6 Oct. 2024.
