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Grand Rapids Michigan Temple
Groundbreaking ceremony held on 7 December 2024; full-scale construction pending
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Announcement:
2 October 2022Groundbreaking and Site Dedication:
7 December 2024 by Mathias HeldSite:
10.32 acres | 4.2 hectaresArchitectural Features:
Single attached end towerOrdinance Rooms:
One instruction room, two sealing rooms, and one baptistryTotal Floor Area:
20,123 square feet | 1,869 square metersHeight:
95 feet | 29.0 metersElevation:
786 feet | 240 metersGroundbreaking Ceremony
Elder Mathias Held of the North America Northeast Area Presidency presided at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Grand Rapids Michigan Temple on Saturday, December 7, 2024. "We can witness before our eyes how the work is rolling forward, how the Lord is hastening His work at this very special time," he said. In his site dedicatory prayer, he asked that God "hallow and protect this temple site, which will come to be a place of great spiritual strength and power."["News for Temple Groundbreakings in Michigan and Colombia," The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 9 Dec. 2024.]
Temple Rendering
On November 6, 2023, the official exterior rendering of the Grand Rapids Michigan Temple was released to the public.1 An updated rendering, showing a redesigned tower over the entrance, was published on November 11, 2024.2
Temple Site
On November 7, 2022, the location of the Grand Rapids Michigan Temple was announced as a 10.5-acre site located at 2400 Forest Hill Avenue in Grand Rapids. Plans call for a single-story temple of approximately 20,000 square feet.
Temple Announcement
On October 2, 2022, President Russell M. Nelson announced plans to construct the Grand Rapids Michigan Temple at the October 2022 General Conference. The temple will be the second House of the Lord in Michigan, located in United States Midwest. The Detroit Michigan Temple was dedicated in 1999 by President Gordon B. Hinckley. The Church’s first building in Detroit was completed in 1928. Michigan is home to more than 45,000 Latter-day Saints in 96 congregations. Grand Rapids is the second-largest city in Michigan and the seat of Kent County.3
- "See the Location of the new Temple in Viña del Mar, Chile," The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 6 Nov. 2023.
- "Dedication News for Abidjan Ivory Coast Temple, Updates for Temples in California and Michigan," The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 11 Nov. 2024.
- "The Church of Jesus Christ Will Build 18 New Houses of the Lord," The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 2 Oct. 2022.
