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

Groundbreaking Ceremony

Elder Peter M. Johnson, First Counselor in the North America West Area Presidency, will preside at the groundbreaking services for the Fairbanks Alaska Temple on Saturday, September 27, 2025. The 10,000-square-foot temple, a meetinghouse, and an ancillary building will be constructed on a 7.59-acre site on Geist Road. The first congregation in Alaska was organized in July 1938. Today, nearly 34,000 Latter-day Saints in over 80 congregations call the state of Alaska home.¹

Temple Rendering

On November 25, 2024, the official exterior rendering of the Fairbanks Alaska Temple was released to the public.

Temple Site

On November 25, 2024, the location of the Fairbanks Alaska Temple was announced as a 7.59-acre site located along Geist Road in Fairbanks. Plans call for a single-story temple of approximately 10,000 square feet, a meetinghouse, and an accompanying ancillary building.²

Temple Announcement

On October 1, 2023, President Russell M. Nelson announced plans to construct the Fairbanks Alaska Temple at the October 2023 General Conference. It will be the second temple in Alaska after the Anchorage Alaska Temple. The east-central city of Fairbanks has the second-largest population in the state. At the time of the announcement, Alaska was home to approximately 35,000 Latter-day Saints across more than 80 congregations. In January, the First Presidency of the Church had announced that the Anchorage Alaska Temple would be reconstructed beginning in early 2024. A significantly larger temple would be built on the same property where the adjacent meetinghouse stood. The existing temple would stay open during construction.³

Temple Facts

The Fairbanks Alaska Temple will be the second temple built in Alaska, following the Anchorage Alaska Temple (1999).

The Fairbanks Alaska Temple will be the northernmost temple of the Church.

The groundbreaking ceremony for the Fairbanks Alaska Temple was held on Saturday, September 27, 2025. That evening, President Russell M. Nelson passed away at 101 years old—the oldest president in the history of the Church.