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Fairbanks Alaska Temple
Foundation work underway for temple, ancillary building, and meetinghouse
Under Construction
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Announcement:
1 October 2023Groundbreaking and Site Dedication:
27 September 2025 by Peter M. JohnsonSite:
7.59 acres | 3.1 hectaresArchitectural Features:
Single attached central spireOrdinance Rooms:
One instruction room, one sealing room, and one baptistryTotal Floor Area:
10,000 square feet | 929 square metersElevation:
445 feet | 136 metersGroundbreaking Ceremony
"We pray that this site will be a place of protection and spiritual safety," said Elder Peter M. Johnson, First Counselor in the North America West Area Presidency, in his site dedicatory prayer at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Fairbanks Alaska Temple held on Saturday, September 27, 2025. "We ask Thee, Father, to bless the rising generation, even the youth," he prayed, "with an enhanced testimony of Jesus Christ and to take more responsibility for their spiritual conversion as they worship, serve and work in the house of the Lord."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.
- "Groundbreaking Held for Fairbanks Alaska Temple," The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 27 Sept. 2025.
- "News for Temples in the Philippines and Alaska," The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 25 Nov. 2024.
- "The Church of Jesus Christ Will Build 20 New Temples," The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 1 Oct. 2023.
