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Vancouver Washington Temple
Preparing for groundbreaking ceremony; permits issued for preliminary site construction; groundbreaking scheduled for Saturday, 23 August 2025
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Announcement:
1 October 2023Groundbreaking and Site Dedication:
23 August 2025 by Mark A. BraggSite:
15.11 acres | 6.1 hectaresArchitectural Features:
Single attached end spireOrdinance Rooms:
Four instruction rooms, three sealing rooms, and one baptistryTotal Floor Area:
43,000 square feet | 3,995 square metersHeight:
167 feet 3 inches | 51.0 metersElevation:
267 feet | 82 metersGroundbreaking Ceremony
Elder Mark A. Bragg, General Authority Seventy, will preside at the groundbreaking services for the Vancouver Washington Temple on Saturday, August 23, 2025. The two-story temple will be constructed on a 15.11-acre site at the northwest corner of Southeast 20th Street and Southeast Bybee Road in Camas. Preliminary construction activities are currently underway including site clearing, utility connections, and realignment of Bybee Road.1
Temple Rendering
On September 3, 2024, the official exterior rendering for the Vancouver Washington Temple was released to the public.2
Temple Site
On February 26, 2024, the location of the Vancouver Washington Temple was announced as a 15.11-acre site located northwest of the intersection of SE 20th Street and SE Bybee Road in the Vancouver suburb of Camas. Plans call for a multistory temple of approximately 43,000 square feet.3
Temple Announcement
On October 1, 2023, President Russell M. Nelson announced plans to construct the Vancouver Washington Temple at the October 2023 General Conference. It will be the sixth temple in Washington state and the second in the Portland metropolitan area. At the time of the announcement, dedicated temples in the state included the Columbia River Washington Temple, the Seattle Washington Temple, the Spokane Washington Temple, and the Moses Lake Washington Temple. The Tacoma Washington Temple had been announced in October 2022. Washington was home to more than 280,000 Latter-day Saints across 489 congregations.4
- "Groundbreaking Announced for Vancouver Washington Temple," The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 27 May 2025.
- "News for Temples in the Philippines and US," The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 3 Sept. 2024.
- "Renderings for Temples in England, Nevada and Texas," The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 26 Feb. 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.
