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

Groundbreaking Ceremony

On Saturday, September 7, 2024, groundbreaking services were held for the Wichita Kansas Temple. Elder Steven R. Bangerter, First Counselor in the North America Central Area Presidency, presided. In his site dedicatory prayer, he said: "Please bless us this day that, as we turn this dirt as a symbol of a new beginning, that we may feel Thy Holy Spirit within our hearts as a manifestation of the divine mission of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, that we may each feel a new beginning with renewed commitment to live our lives according to His teachings and filled with His love."¹

Temple Rendering

On July 22, 2024, the official exterior rendering of the Wichita Kansas Temple was released to the public.²

Temple Site

The location of the Wichita Kansas Temple has been announced as a 6.42-acre site located on North Meridian Avenue in the Moorings Plaza development in northern Wichita. Plans call for a single-story temple of approximately 9,950 square feet.³

Temple Announcement

On April 3, 2022, President Russell M. Nelson announced plans to construct the Wichita Kansas Temple at the April 2022 General Conference. This will be the state’s first temple. There are more than 38,000 Latter-day Saints in about 75 congregations in Kansas, a state located near the center of the United States. Wichita is the most populous city in the state. Missionaries first taught the native Shawnee and Delaware people in the Kansas area in 1831. The first branch was organized in 1882 in the central part of the state, east of Salina.⁴