Groundbreaking of the Colorado Springs Colorado Temple
Ground was broken for the Colorado Springs Colorado Temple on Sept. 12, 2026, with Elder Karl D. Hirst — a General Authority Seventy and member of the United States Central Area presidency — presiding. Before dedicating the temple site for construction, Elder Hirst paused for a minute of silent reflection. He asked attendees to offer a “personal dedicatory prayer” and consider what it means for each of them to “dedicate” themselves to God.
In his dedicatory prayer on the site and construction process, Elder Hirst pleaded, “Please bless us, as the ground is cleared and dug out, that we might also be cleansed and made ready, with greater place for Jesus Christ as our foundation and our chief cornerstone.”
Timeline of the Colorado Springs Colorado Temple
The Colorado Springs Colorado Temple was announced by Church President Russell M. Nelson on Oct. 1, 2023. Ground was broken for the temple on Sept. 12, 2026, with Elder Karl D. Hirst presiding.
Architecture and Design of the Colorado Springs Colorado Temple
According to site plans released by the Church on Nov. 4, 2024, the Colorado Springs Colorado Temple will be a single-story building of approximately 45,000 square feet. The edifice will stand on an 18.6-acre site on the south corner of Flying Horse Club Drive and Barossa Valley Road in north Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Bordered by Veneto Way on the east, the site will also have a meetinghouse and accompanying utility building.