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Missoula Montana Temple
Planning and approval phase; site location announced; exterior rendering released; groundbreaking not announced
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Announcement:
3 April 2022Site:
5.08 acres | 2.1 hectaresArchitectural Features:
Single attached central towerOrdinance Rooms:
One instruction room, two sealing rooms, and one baptistryTotal Floor Area:
19,000 square feet | 1,765 square metersElevation:
3,137 feet | 956 metersConstruction Status
The Missoula Montana Temple is currently in the planning stages. No groundbreaking date has been announced.
Temple Rendering
On December 23, 2024, the official exterior rendering of the Missoula Montana Temple was released to the public.1
Temple Site
The site location for the Missoula Montana Temple has been revealed as a 5.08-acre site located at the corner of Old Bitterroot Road and Lower Miller Creek Road on the southern side of Missoula. Plans call for a single-story temple of approximately 19,000 square feet with an accompanying ancillary building. It will be the third temple built in Montana. Detailed design plans continue. No rendering has been released, and no groundbreaking date has been scheduled.2
Temple Announcement
On April 3, 2022, President Russell M. Nelson announced plans to construct the Missoula Montana Temple at the April 2022 General Conference. Montana, located in the western United States and bordering Canada, is home to more than 50,000 Latter-day Saints and more than 125 congregations. The Missoula Montana Temple will be the third temple for the state. The first, the Billings Montana Temple, was dedicated in November 1999. The Helena Montana Temple was announced in April 2021.3
- "Six More Renderings Released for Temples in Mexico and the US," The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 23 Dec. 2024.
- "Locations for Temples in Colorado Springs and Missoula Released," The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 4 Nov. 2024.
- "President Nelson Announces 17 New Temples," The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 3 Apr. 2022.
