Willamette Valley Oregon Temple

Willamette Valley Oregon Temple
Under construction
The temple in September 2026
Number	228
Site	10.5 acres (4.2 ha)
Floor area	30,000 sq ft (2,800 m2)
Official website • News & images
Additional information
Announced	April 4, 2021, by Russell M. Nelson [1]
Groundbreaking	29 October 2022, by Valeri V. Cordón [2]
Location	Springfield, Oregon, U.S.
Geographic coordinates	44°05′21″N123°01′56″W / 44.0892°N 123.0323°W / 44.0892; -123.0323
Baptistries	1
Ordinance rooms	2
Sealing rooms	2
Notes	Official name, anticipated size, location, and exterior rendering released on September 2, 2021. [3]
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The Willamette Valley Oregon Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints under construction in Springfield, Oregon, a suburb of Eugene. ^{[4] [5]}

It will be the third in Oregon, after the Portland Oregon and Medford Oregon temples.

History

Medford Portland Willamette Valley Columbia River Vancouver Meridian Temples in and near Oregon ( edit ) = Operating = Under construction = Announced = Temporarily closed

On April 4, 2021, during general conference, church president Russell M. Nelson announced plans to build the Willamette Valley Oregon Temple.

The location and a rendering for the temple were announced on September 2, 2021. The temple will be located in the far north end of Springfield, Oregon]], a suburb of Eugene. ^[5]

A groundbreaking ceremony, to signify beginning of construction, was held on October 29, 2022, led by Valeri V. Cordón, a general authority and first counselor in the church's North America West Area. ^[6]

See also

• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Oregon
• Comparison of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by geographic region
• Temple architecture (Latter-day Saints)

References

1. "Prophet Announces Twenty New Temples at April 2021 General Conference", Newsroom, LDS Church, 4 April 2021
2. https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/ground-broken-for-willamette-valley-oregon-temple
3. "Official Name Announced for Temple to be Built in Oregon", Newsroom, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, September 2, 2021
4. "Willamette Valley Oregon Temple". www.churchofjesuschrist.org. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
5. "Willamette Valley Oregon Temple". www.churchofjesuschrist.org. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
6. "Ground broken for Willamette Valley Oregon Temple". Church News. 2022-10-31. Retrieved 2023-10-18.