07-05-2025
LDS Church releases renderings of Colorado Springs Temple
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints released renderings of the previously-announced Colorado Springs, Colorado Temple.
The site which will house the temple is over 18 acres in size. According to the church, the temple will be approximately 45 thousand square feet and just one story high. The plans also include a meetinghouse to be built on the property.
President Russel M. Nelson announced the new temple during the October 2023 general conference. 'We continue to build more temples to make these sacred possibilities become a reality in each of your lives.'
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Colorado is home to 310 Latter-Day Saint congregations and two temples, one in Denver and another in Fort Collins. The Grand Junction, Colorado temple, which broke ground on Apr. 16, 2022, is also under construction.
According to church statistics, there are 367 Latter-Day Saint temples either in operation, under construction/renovation, or planned.
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